CXC PRACTICE

The main reason for the origin of the Caribbean Community is:

• The need for economic cooperation

• The formation of Carifta

• The existence of one type of people

• The maintenance of the University of the West Indies.

Carifta came into being on: d) May 1, 1971.

• a) May 1,1968

• b) July 1, 1968

• c) August 1, 1968

• d) May 1, 1971.

After the inception of CARIFITA, three functional institution were set up except:

• a) The Commonwealth Caribbean Regional Secretariat

• b) The Caribbean Development Bank

• c) The more Developed Countries

• d) The Caribbean Examination Council

The supreme policy-making body of CARICOM is:

• a) The Heads of Government Conference

• b) The foreign affairs ministers

• c) The Standing Committee of Ministers of Education

• d) The Common Market of Ministers.

One of these is not a common service of Caricom:

• a) British West Indian Airways

• b) University of the West Indies

• c) The West Indies Shipping Service

• d) Caribbean Examination Council

The Caribbean Development Bank is situated in:

• a) Barbados

• b) Guyana

• c) Jamaica

• d) Antigua

The difference between the MDC‟s and the LDC‟s is:

• a) One of a degree of economic development

• b) One of a degree of political development

• c) One of a degree of social development

• One of a degree of educational development.

The concept of “economic integration” means:

• a) Cooperation among the different states

• b) The maintenance of federation

• c) Cooperation in economic development

• d) Cooperation in cultural affairs

“Established in 1973, its immediate objective has been to provide relevant regionally and internationally recognized secondary school leaving examination”. To which of the following institution does the above statement refers?

• a) University of the West Indies

• b) Council of Legal Examination

• c) Caribbean Examination Council

• d) University of Guyana

Caricom is an example of a:

• a) Unilateral Treaty

• b) Multilateral Treaty

• c) Bilateral treaty

• d) Trilateral Treaty.