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CSEE (Form 4) Government of Tanzania — practice questions

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Who serves as the secretary to a district council in Tanzania?Read the answer and worked solution →The mayor is the head of which type of council?Read the answer and worked solution →Match the office to its councilRead the answer and worked solution →District council or city council?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the formal name for the constituency of an elected member of a District Council?Read the answer and worked solution →A district commissioner in Tanzania takes office by being:Read the answer and worked solution →Members of Parliament fulfil their role of legislation when they:Read the answer and worked solution →Legislature or Executive?Read the answer and worked solution →Order the local government unitsRead the answer and worked solution →Match the office to how it is filledRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the local structureRead the answer and worked solution →

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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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Match the office to its council

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Executive director
    Right
    Secretary to the council
  2. Left
    Chairperson
    Right
    Heads a district council
  3. Left
    Mayor
    Right
    Heads a city or town council
  4. Left
    Deputy mayor
    Right
    Assists the mayor
  5. Left
    NIDA
    Right
    Issues national identity cards
Instructions
Tap an office on the left, then what it does or where it sits.

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