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Government of Tanzania (11)Culture (10)Promotion of Life Skills (7)Democracy (5)Economic and Social Development (5)Human Rights (4)Responsible Citizenship (4)Family Life (3)Our Nation (2)Work (2)

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Who serves as the secretary to a district council in Tanzania?

  1. The elected mayor
  2. The executive director
  3. The elected chairperson
  4. The deputy chairperson
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Correct answer: B. The executive director

1. The district executive director is appointed by the President. 2. Besides coordinating council development programmes and administration, the director serves as secretary to the council. 3. The chairperson heads the district council and is elected from among the councillors. 4. The mayor heads a town, municipal or city council, not a district council, and is also elected from among the councillors. 5. The deputy mayor and deputy chairperson are elected as assistants to those two, so neither is the council's secretary. _Source: NECTA CSEE 2022 Civics 011, Question 1: Multiple Choice, item (i)_

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The mayor is the head of which type of council?

  1. A town, municipal or city council
  2. A rural village council
  3. A ward development council
  4. A rural district council
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Correct answer: A. A town, municipal or city council

1. Tanzania's local government has different council types for rural and urban areas. 2. Urban authorities are the town, municipal and city councils, and each is headed by a mayor. 3. The rural equivalent is the district council, which is headed by a chairperson instead. 4. Both the mayor and the chairperson are elected from among the councillors. 5. Confusing the two is what leads candidates to name the mayor as head of a district council. _Source: NECTA CSEE 2022 Civics 011, Question 1: Multiple Choice, item (i)_

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What is the proper name for a place where old records such as files, diaries and letters are kept?

  1. Archives
  2. Antiquities
  3. Museum
  4. Library
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Correct answer: A. Archives

1. Archives house important written information about the past — books, files, letters and diaries. 2. Academics and other interested people use them to read and reconstruct past events. 3. Antiquities are objects that have existed a very long time, such as remains of ancient buildings, mosques, churches and tombs. 4. A museum stores and exhibits objects of historical, scientific, artistic or cultural interest to the public. 5. A library holds books, films, records and music for use or borrowing by the public, which is a different purpose from preserving original records. _Source: NECTA CSEE 2022 Civics 011, Question 1: Multiple Choice, item (ii)_

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