Correct Answer: D. it depends on the flow of the Nile in a particular year

Correct Answer: D. for failing

Correct Answer: D. I, II & III

Correct Answer: C. became very angry

Correct Answer: D. 39

Explanation

The median is the middle number of the set, when it is listed in order from smallest to largest or vice versa. In this case we have an odd amount of numbers so we just count from each side until we find the number in the middle. 15,24,27,28,28,39,44,47,61,77,88 This gives us a final answer of 39 for the median.

Correct Answer: D. 6 thousandths

Correct Answer: B. fixed assests + current assests + liabilities = capital

Explanation

The simplest presentation of capital employed is total assets minus current liabilities. Sometimes, it is equal to all current equity plus interest-generating loans (non-current liabilities).

Correct Answer: B. The Richards Constitution

Explanation

(a) A public recurrent expenditure is government spending on items that recur or repeat themselves on yearly basis, e.g. salaries, wages, expenditures on repairs

and maintenance, etc.

(b) The reasons for the rapid increase in government expenditure are:

(i) increase in employment and high salary and wage bills have increased government expenditure.

(ii) increase in price of commodities.

(iii) increase in population has led to greater demand for social services

(iv) huge resources are committed to the settlement of increasing internal and external debts.

(v) need to develop faster has led to huge expenditure on capital projects such as dams, roads, other infrastructure etc.

(vi) social disruptions such as wars, ethnic clashes, natural disasters etc have increased government expenditure

(vii) change over of governments - government spend on elections, legislators and local governments, etc

(viii) corruption e.g. over invoicing, inflation of contracts etc.

Explanation

(a) Democracy is seen as a system where power of governance is with the people, though exercised by some individuals elected by the electorate through popular and periodic elections.

b) Conditions necessary for its successful operations

(i) Tolerance: People should be ready to accommodate one another's views and actions, despite their political differences.

(ii) Rule of Law: Rule of law must be obeyed and respected by every body in the political system.

(iii) Opposition: Opposition groups in the society should be tolerated by the government.

(iv) Independent Electoral Commission: This body should be independent to safeguard and promote its activities judiciously without fear or favour.

(v) Popular participation: To create an avenue for popular participation , the electorate should be adequately educated and well informed too.

(vi) Free and fair election: For a successful operation of democracy, the elections must be free and fair.

(vii) Choice: Enthronement of leaders into positions in government must be based on choice. The people should be able to elect honest and acceptable leaders.

(viii) Democratic principles: The people should be ready to demonstrate their desire to accommodate democratic principles.

(ix) Activities of the government: The activities of the government should be open

(x) Independent judiciary: This body should be independent of the executive and legislative arms of government. Judiciary should be ready to entertain cases impartially.