SECOND CYCLE ADMINSTRATION PAPER II (MINOR) FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION (IMC)
1. The head of government of Cameroon is the
A. Governor
B. President
C. Prime Minister
D. Secretary General
2. Public servants are recruited to serve in different ministries of Cameroon through
A. Direct recruitment
B. Competitive examinations
C. Secondment
D. Political appointments
E. All of the above
3. Cameroon’s civil service is a career service because there is a system of
A. Regularised promotions
B. Continous promotions
C. Internal promotion
D. Non promotion
E. A and B
4. Entry into Cameroon’s professional schools is usually by examinations for the
A. General public
B. In-service candidates
C. Experts
D. A and D
E. A, B and C
LOCAL AND URBAN ADMINISTRATION
5. The chief executive of the region is the
A. Prefect
B. Secretary General
C. Governor
D. Mayor
E. Councillor
6. As an agent of central government the D.O maintains the link between the
A. Council and division
B. Division and region
C. Division and capital
D. Sub-division and Division
Sub-division and Region
7. The S.D.O is assisted by the
A. Secretary general
B. 1st and 2nd assistants
C. Treasurer
D. A and B
E. A, B and C
8. Which of the following administrative units has the function of selecting councilors and one of them as mayor?
A. Country
B. District
C. Council
D. Division
E. Region
9. Which of these administrative units is the immediate division of national government in Cameroon?
A. Country
B. District
C. Council
D. Division
E. Region
10. The mayor is in charge of policy making and implementation and does this together with which officials?
A. Municipal councilors
B. Prefects
C. Chiefs
D. Secretary generals
11. Which of these sources of funding is used to finance council or inter council projects?
A. Rates
B. Licences
C. Fines
D. FEICOM
E. Fees
12. The ineffectiveness of municipal administration in the country can be attributed to the
A. Administrative personnel
B. Poor funding
C. Control measures
D. A, B and C.
13. Which of these elections mobilises the greatest number of citizens in the country?
A. Presidential election
B. Legislative election
C. Municipal election
D. Senate election
E. Election of mayor
OFFICE TECHNIQUES AND PROCUREMENT
14. The value of money when buying goods is the
A. Purchasing power
B. Purchasing agent
C. Purchasing order
D. Purchasing money mortage
E. Purchasing power parity
15. The purchaser re-conveying property to a third party or to a seller at time of purchase to secure the payment of the balance of the purchase price
A. Purchasing power
B. Purchasing agent
C. Purchasing order
D. Purchasing money mortage
E. Purchasing power parity
16. A rate of exchange established that equates the domestic purchasing power of two currencies is considered as
A. Purchasing power
B. Purchasing agent
C. Purchasing order
D. Purchasing money mortage
17. The quantity of a commodity offered for sale per unit of time is considered as
A. Demand
B. Price
C. Supply
D. Opportunity cost
E. Monopoly
18. A situation in which one firm dominates the industry and in which that firm can, to a large extent, determine the price at which it wishes to sell is
A. Demand
B. Price
C. Suppy
D. Opportunity cost
E. Mopology
19. The cost of production which does not vary is considered
A. Variable cost
B. Fixed Cost
C. Transport Cost
D. Opportunity cost
E. None of the above
RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS
20. What do you consider an intellectual stimulus calling for an answer in the form of scientific inquiry in research?
A. Objective
B. Methodology
C. Literature review
D. Research problem
E. Research question
21. What do we refer to a smaller group selected from a large population that is representative of the larger of the larger population?
A. Objective
B. Methodology
C. Sample
D. Entire Population
E. Target Population
22. What do you consider a characteristic or attribute that can assume different values?
A. Sample
B. Method
C. Variable
D. Datum
E. Scale
23. What are the basic distinctions made between sampling methods?
A. Rationality
B. Probability
C. Non-probability
D. A, B and C
E. B and C
24. There is no way to specific that each sampling unit of the population has a possibility of being included in the sample.
A. Rationality
B. Probability
C. Irrationality
D. Non-probability
E. Normal
25. Which of these is not a major design of a probability sample?
A. Cluster
B. Stratified
C. Quota
D. Simple random
E. Systematic
CIVIL SERVICE STRUCTURE
26. In Cameroon, which of these positions is non-elective?
A. President
B. National Assembly President
C. Senate President
D. Prime Minister
E. B and C
27. Which of these terms best describes civil service relationships?
A. Vertical
B. Horizontal
C. Parallel
D. Assymetical
E. Hierarchical
28. Which of the following terms best describes the administrative systems in Cameroon?
A. Traditional
B. Charismatic
C. Mixed
D. Confused
29. The functions performed by the minister’s cabinet are:
A. Advisory
B. Legislative
C. Judiciary
D. Administrative
D. None of the above
30. What does administration entails?
A. Talking
B. Meetings
C. Discussions
D. Writing
E. A and B
31. The delays in the treatment of files in administration is general referred to as;
A. Administrative bottleneck
B. Bureaucracy
C. Efficiency
D. Inefficiency
E. A and B
32. Law and order in the state is the jurisdiction of the ministry of:
A. Armed Forces
B. Justice
C. Public service
D. Finance
E. None of the above
LOCAL AND URBAN ADMINSTRATION
33. The chief executive of a region in Cameroon represents :
A. Minister of territorial administration
B. Prime Minister
C. President
D. A and B
E. None of the Above
34. The chief executive of sub-division in Cameroon represents:
A. Minister of Territorial administration
B. Minister of Public Service
C. Prime Minister
D. President
E. A and B
35. Which of these officials is under the control of the Government delegate?
A. S.D.O
B. D.O
C. Governor
D. Mayor
E. A and B
36. Which of these authorities is responsible for registering birth certificates?
A. Government delegate
B. Minister
C. Municipal administrator
D. S.D.O
E. D.O
37. Who is the chief executive officer of a district?
A. Mayor
B. Municipal Administrator
C. Sub-Prefect
D. A and B
E. D.O
38. With regards to development, which of these officials has more responsibility in a city council?
A. Mayor
B. S.D.O
C. Municipal administrator
D. Government delegate
Section C: Research Methods
39. A tentative response to a research question is known as
A. Objectives
B. Significance
C. Research statement
D. Hypothesis
E. Government delegate
40. The sole responsibility of choosing a topic lies with:
A. Lecturers
B. Supervisors
C. Research Co-ordinators
D. Researcher
E. B and D
41. Which of these are levels or scales of measurement?
42. Which of these are the most common methods of survey research?
A. Telephone
B. Mailed questionnaire
C. Personal interview
D. B and C
E. A, B and C
43. The importance of research is described as:
A. Necessity
B. Scope
C. Limitations
D. Significance
E. B and C
OFFICE TECHNIQUES AND PROCUREMENT
44. The value of money when buying goods is the
A. Purchasing power
B. Purchasing agent
C. Purchasing order
D. Purchasing money mortgage
E. Purchasing power parity
45. The purchaser re-conveying property to a third party or to a seller at the time of purchase to secure the payment of the balance of the purchase price
A. Purchasing power
B. Purchasing agent
c. Purchasing order
D. Purchasing money mortgage
E. Purchasing power parity
46. A rate of exchange established that equates the domestic purchasing power of two currencies is considered as;
A. Purchasing power
B. Purchasing agent
c. Purchasing order
D. Purchasing money mortgage
E. Purchasing power parity
47. The quantity of a commodity offered for sale per unit time is considered as
A. Demand
B. Price
C. Supply
D. Opportunity cost
E. Monopoly
48. The ability to procure goods and services is considered
A. Demand
B. Price
C. Supply
D. Opportunity cost
E. Monopoly
49. The cost of production which does not vary is considered
A. Variable cost
B. Fixed cost
C. Transport cost
E. None of the above
50. Which of these elections mobilises the greatest number of citizens in the country?
A. Persidential election
B. Legislative election
C. Municipal election
D. Senate election
E. Election of Mayor