Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Question 50

Practice objective / multiple choice question 50 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 50 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • GOVERNMENT • objective

Nigeria adopted four constitutions in the years 1960, 1963, 1979 and 1999. The intervals between successive constitutions are therefore 3, 16 and 20 years respectively. A scholar claims that the interval between constitutions is decreasing by a constant factor each time. Test this claim by (i) computing the ratios of the second interval to the first and the third interval to the second, and (ii) stating whether the ratios indicate a constant factor. Conclude whether the scholar's claim is supported.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. The ratios are 5.33 and 1.25, which are not equal; the claim is not supported.
B. The ratios are 5.33 and 1.25, which are equal; the claim is supported.
C. The ratios are 5.33 and 1.00, which are not equal; the claim is not supported.
D. The ratios are 4.00 and 1.25, which are not equal; the claim is not supported.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The ratios are 5.33 and 1.25, which are not equal; the claim is not supported.

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Government Question 50. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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