Concours ENAM Professionnel — cadres en activité

Under Law No. 2014-021, which State representative ordinarily exercises legality control over acts of communes?

• AThe Chef de District
• BThe Préfet
• CThe Commissaire Général
• DThe president of the communal council

What does Law No. 2014-021 require when a decentralized territorial collectivity transmits an act subject to legality control?

• ATransmission only after the act has been in force for thirty days
• BImmediate transmission to the State representative, who issues a receipt
• CPrior approval by both chambers of Parliament
• DPublication in the national gazette instead of transmission

After receiving a territorial collectivity's act, within what period may the competent State representative refer an unlawful or irregular act to the competent court under Law No. 2014-021?

• AEight days
• BFifteen days
• CThirty days
• DTwo months

A commune's transmitted decision appears seriously unlawful and is about to be implemented. Which statement best describes the State representative's role under Law No. 2014-021?

• AThe State representative automatically replaces the commune's decision with a preferred p…
• BThe State representative imposes a final criminal sentence on the commune's executive
• CThe State representative must wait for implementation because no interim remedy exists
• DThe State representative may refer the act to the competent court and may request a stay…

Which mapping of territorial level to State representative follows Law No. 2014-021?

• AProvince—Commissaire Général; Region—Préfet; Communes—Chef de District
• BProvince—Préfet; Region—Chef de District; Communes—Commissaire Général
• CProvince—mayor; Region—senator; Communes—Préfet
• DProvince—minister; Region—mayor; Communes—regional council president

Which statement correctly distinguishes a decentralized territorial collectivity from a deconcentrated administrative district?

• AA district has elected organs and financial autonomy, while a collectivity acts only for…
• BA collectivity has separate legal personality and autonomous organs, while a deconcentrat…
• CBoth are separate sovereign states with legislative independence
• DThere is no legal distinction because both terms describe the same institution

Several communes face the same urgent public-safety threat and their individual measures are insufficient. Which intervention is contemplated by Law No. 2014-020?

• AThe communal councils permanently transfer all police powers to Parliament
• BThe public accountant suspends local democracy until the threat ends
• CThe State representative may take necessary measures across the affected communes in the…
• DThe regional deliberative council automatically becomes a criminal court

Under Law No. 2014-020, what may a mayor do when the commune needs State security forces to execute municipal police responsibilities?

• ACreate a national armed force independent of the State
• BOrder the courts to place police officers under judicial detention
• CRequisition private property without any legal conditions
• DRequest the assistance of State forces from the State representative

What period does Law No. 2014-020 define as the financial year for a decentralized territorial collectivity?

• A1 January through 31 December
• B1 July through 30 June
• CThe twelve months following each local election
• DA period chosen separately by every communal council

Who is the principal authorizing officer (ordonnateur principal) for a decentralized territorial collectivity's budget under Law No. 2014-020?

• AThe public accountant assigned to the collectivity
• BThe head of the collectivity's executive organ
• CThe president of the competent administrative court
• DThe State representative responsible for legality control

A local service has an annual appropriation of 250 million ariary. Commitments total 225 million and payments total 180 million. What are the commitment and payment execution rates?

• A72% and 90%, respectively
• B80% and 72%, respectively
• C90% and 72%, respectively
• D90% and 80%, respectively

Which transparency right concerning a collectivity's budget follows Law No. 2014-020?

• AOnly elected council members may ever see the voted budget
• BThe budget remains confidential until the next election
• CCitizens may inspect it only after proving a personal financial interest
• DA citizen may request a copy at personal expense, alongside the law's public-display requ…

What principal vocation does Article 153 of Madagascar's Constitution assign to regions?

• AAn essentially economic and social vocation, including coordination, planning, territoria…
• BExclusive authority over national defense and foreign affairs
• CA purely judicial vocation limited to hearing appeals
• DSole responsibility for issuing the national currency

A commune begins drafting a development program without consulting fokontany leaders. Which constitutional consideration is most directly relevant?

• AOnly national ministries may prepare any development program
• BArticle 152 provides that fokontany leaders participate in preparing the commune's develo…
• CThe Constitution prohibits local participation in environmental matters
• DThe High Constitutional Court must write every communal project plan

A program objective is to improve reliable rural water access. Which indicator best measures an outcome rather than an input?

• AAmount budgeted for vehicle fuel
• BNumber of procurement staff assigned
• CPercentage of target households receiving reliable safe-water service
• DNumber of internal planning meetings held

Project A will provide a defined service to 12,000 beneficiaries for 600 million ariary. Project B provides the same-quality service to 15,000 beneficiaries for 825 million. Based only on cost per beneficiary, which conclusion is correct?

• AProject B is more cost-effective because it reaches more people in total
• BBoth projects cost exactly 50,000 ariary per beneficiary
• CProject B costs less per beneficiary because its total budget is larger
• DProject A is more cost-effective: 50,000 ariary per beneficiary versus 55,000 for Project…

Under Article 137 of Madagascar's Constitution, when does a duly ratified or approved treaty have authority superior to ordinary laws?

• AFrom publication, subject to the treaty's application by the other party
• BOnly after every court separately incorporates it into a judgment
• CImmediately upon signature, even if ratification is constitutionally required
• DOnly after it is rewritten word for word as an ordinary statute

How is Madagascar's nine-member High Constitutional Court constituted under Article 114?

• AAll nine members are elected by the National Assembly for five years
• BThree are appointed by the President, two elected by the National Assembly, two elected b…
• CFive are appointed by the Prime Minister and four by regional councils for renewable terms
• DEach province appoints one member and the Supreme Court appoints the remainder

Which description of the Administrative Joint Commission (Commission Administrative Paritaire) follows Madagascar's general civil service statute?

• AIt is a criminal court that alone may sentence a civil servant
• BIt fixes national tax rates and votes the State budget
• CIt is a consultative body for matters including recruitment, tenure, advancement, and dis…
• DIt replaces every supervisor in annual performance appraisal

Which comparison between detachment (détachement) and availability (disponibilité) is correct under Law No. 2003-011?

• ABoth positions preserve identical advancement and pension rights in every case
• BAvailability preserves advancement rights, while detachment always ends pension rights
• CDetachment and availability are disciplinary sanctions of the first degree
• DA detached official retains advancement and pension rights in the original corps, while a…