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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) was established in 1952 following the acceptance of the Jeffrey Report, which recommended the creation of a regional examining body for West Africa. Headquartered in Accra, Ghana, the Council was chartered to conduct examinations in the public interest and award certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally. Financial support for WAEC's operational activities is derived primarily from examination fees paid by candidates, supplemented by statutory annual subventions provided by the member countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Liberia. Unlike municipal educational boards that rely on local property taxation, WAEC operates an independent treasury system overseen by a finance committee representing all five sovereign member states.

According to the passage, what constitutes the primary source of financial support for WAEC's operational activities?

  1. Candidate examination fees complemented by annual subventions from member nations.Answer
  2. B
    Local property taxes collected directly by municipal educational boards.
  3. C
    Direct revenue generated exclusively through international certificate evaluation charges.
  4. D
    Independent treasury grants established directly by the Jeffrey Report.

Answer

Candidate examination fees complemented by annual subventions from member nations.
The passage explicitly notes that funding for WAEC's operational activities comes primarily from candidate examination fees, supplemented by annual subventions from member states.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the detail regarding WAEC's financial support in the text.
Identified the sentence stating that financial support is derived primarily from candidate examination fees and statutory annual subventions.
Literal comprehension requires retrieving explicit facts directly stated in the passage.
2
Compare the retrieved passage statement with the options provided.
Matched the exact fact with the option stating candidate examination fees complemented by member nation subventions.
Ensures accurate identification of explicitly stated details without making unwarranted extrapolations.

Key Concept

Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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