Neco 2022 Civic Education Question 10

Practice objective / multiple choice question 10 from the 2022 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2022 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 10 NECO • 2022 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

In a local council election, three political parties received the following number of votes: Party A - \(45\) 000 votes, Party B - \(30\) 000 votes, Party C - \(25\) 000 votes. There are \(10\) council seats to be allocated using the largest remainder method with a quota equal to the total number of votes divided by the number of seats. (a) What is the quota? (b) How many seats does each party obtain after the initial allocation based on whole quotas? (c) After allocating the remaining seats using the largest remainders, what is the final distribution of seats among the parties?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Quota = 10,000 votes; final seats - Party A: 5, Party B: 3, Party C: 2
B. Quota = 10,000 votes; final seats - Party A: 5, Party B: 2, Party C: 3
C. Quota = 9,000 votes; final seats - Party A: 5, Party B: 3, Party C: 2
D. Quota = 10,000 votes; final seats - Party A: 4, Party B: 4, Party C: 2
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Quota = 10,000 votes; final seats - Party A: 5, Party B: 3, Party C: 2

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This is Neco 2022 Civic Education Question 10. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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