- 1. Which of the following departments is part of the Faculty of Law?
A) Department of Private Law
B) Department of Structural Engineering
C) Department of Clinical Pharmacology
D) Department of Computer Science
- 2. Where is the university's endowment deposited?
A) Investment Office
B) South African Reserve Bank
C) National Student Financial Aid Scheme
D) UCT Foundation
- 3. What is the name of the office that manages the university's endowment?
A) Investment Office
B) The Financial Aid Bureau
C) Distinguishing UCT Office
D) Endowment Control Board
- 4. What is the name of the university's fundraising campaign aimed at raising its endowment?
A) Green Campus Initiative
B) Fossil Free UCT
C) UCT4Palestine
D) Distinguishing UCT
- 5. What was the amount of the university's designated endowment as of 2019?
A) R1.415 billion
B) R676 million
C) R809 million
D) R2.5 billion
- 6. What was the amount of the university's undesignated endowment as of 2019, excluding infrastructure funds?
A) R133 million
B) R2.5 billion
C) R676 million
D) R1.428 billion
- 7. How much money had been raised for infrastructure projects to be added to the undesignated endowment as of 2019?
A) R133 million
B) R676 million
C) R1.2 billion
D) R539 million
- 8. What is the total undesignated endowment amount that the university aims to increase to R1 billion?
A) R676 million
B) R539 million
C) R809 million
D) R2.5 billion
- 9. When was Fossil Free UCT formally established?
A) 2015
B) 2019
C) 2017
D) 2010
- 10. Which student organisation was most notable in the Fossil Free UCT campaign?
A) Palestinian Solidarity Front
B) UCT4Palestine
C) SRC
D) Green Campus Initiative
- 11. In what year did UCT's Convocation pass a non-binding resolution supporting fossil fuel divestment?
A) 2015
B) 2019
C) 2017
D) 2024
- 12. Which groups called on the university's management to divest from Israeli companies?
A) Palestinian Solidarity Front and the SRC
B) Investment Office and UCT Foundation
C) Green Campus Initiative and Fossil Free UCT
D) National Student Financial Aid Scheme
- 13. Did the university management agree to divest from Israeli companies?
A) Yes, following the 2017 Convocation resolution.
B) No, the university refused to do so.
C) Yes, immediately after the SRC demand.
D) Yes, after an agreement with the Investment Office.
- 14. Which group organised 'encampment' protests in 2024 by setting up 10-20 tents on campus?
A) The SRC
B) Green Campus Initiative
C) Fossil Free UCT
D) UCT4Palestine
- 15. How many tents were roughly set up during the 2024 encampment protests?
A) 200+ tents
B) 10-20 tents
C) 1-5 tents
D) 50-100 tents
- 16. How much did the university receive in state subsidies in the 2017–2018 financial year?
A) R1.428 billion
B) R539 million
C) R1.415 billion
D) R1.2 billion
- 17. How much did the university receive in tuition fees in the 2017–2018 financial year?
A) R2.5 billion
B) R1.415 billion
C) R539 million
D) R1.428 billion
- 18. How much did the university receive in other income in the 2017–2018 financial year?
A) R133 million
B) R676 million
C) R1.428 billion
D) R539 million
- 19. How much was committed to student financial aid for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the 2017–2018 period?
A) R539 million
B) R2.5 billion
C) R1.415 billion
D) R1.2 billion
- 20. What is the acronym of the government scheme that contributed to student financial aid alongside the university and its partners?
A) SRC
B) NSFAS
C) UCT
D) GCI
- 21. How many total students were enrolled at the university as of 2018?
A) 27,907
B) 18,421
C) 29,074
D) 4,542
- 22. What percentage of the student body were black South African as of 2018?
A) 25%
B) 18%
C) 15%
D) 22%
- 23. What percentage of the student body were white South African as of 2018?
A) 18%
B) 25%
C) 22%
D) 15%
- 24. What percentage of students identified as another race as of 2018?
A) 22%
B) 18%
C) 25%
D) 15%
- 25. What percentage of the student body were international students as of 2018?
A) 22%
B) 15%
C) 25%
D) 18%
- 26. How many students were enrolled in 2016?
A) 4,542
B) 29,074
C) 10,653
D) 27,907
- 27. How many undergraduate students were enrolled in 2016?
A) 27,907
B) 10,653
C) 18,421
D) 29,074
- 28. How many postgraduate students were enrolled in 2016?
A) 10,653
B) 1,179
C) 4,542
D) 18,421
- 29. How many total staff members were employed in 2016?
A) 29,074
B) 3,363
C) 1,179
D) 4,542
- 30. How many academic staff members were employed in 2016?
A) 10,653
B) 4,542
C) 3,363
D) 1,179
- 31. How many professional, administrative, support and service staff members were employed in 2016?
A) 3,363
B) 1,179
C) 18,421
D) 4,542
- 32. What was the timeframe covered by the UCT Employment Equity Plan mentioned in the text?
A) 2017 to 2018
B) April 2010 to 2015
C) 2016 to 2021
D) 2015 to 2020
- 33. According to the Employment Equity Plan, what specific targets were specified for adjustments in SA black staff representation?
A) Between 30% to 50%
B) Between about 5% to 10%
C) Between 15% to 25%
D) Between 1% to 3%
- 34. By 2015, the staff makeup was expected to achieve parity or more SA black staff than SA white in all categories EXCEPT which positions?
A) Senior lecturer and professor positions
B) Administrative and support staff positions
C) Junior lecturer positions
D) Service and maintenance staff positions
- 35. Who is noted as the UCT spokesperson providing 2017 professor employment figures?
A) The SRC President
B) Elijah Moholola
C) The Head of the Investment Office
D) Fossil Free UCT
- 36. How many white professors were employed by UCT in 2017?
A) 7
B) 67
C) 45
D) 38
- 37. How many black African, Cape Coloured or Indian South African professors were employed by UCT in 2017?
A) 45
B) 7
C) 67
D) 38
- 38. How many foreign national professors were employed by UCT in 2017?
A) 45
B) 38
C) 7
D) 67
- 39. How many professors did not disclose their race in 2017?
A) 67
B) 7
C) 38
D) 45
- 40. Which of the following is listed as a department under the Faculty of Law?
A) Department of Public Law
B) Department of Mechanical Engineering
C) Department of Finance
D) Department of Genetics
- 41. Which of the following faculties is listed in the text alongside Law and Science?
A) Faculty of Humanities
B) Faculty of Veterinary Science
C) Faculty of Agriculture
D) Faculty of Theology
- 42. Which of the following faculties is included in the text alongside Health Sciences?
A) Faculty of Pharmacy
B) Faculty of Dentistry
C) Faculty of Veterinary Science
D) Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
- 43. What type of independent organisation is the UCT Foundation?
A) Student union
B) For-profit corporation
C) Government agency
D) Nonprofit organisation
- 44. Which organization specifically compelled UCT through environmental activism lobbying to divest from fossil fuels?
A) Distinguishing UCT campaign
B) UCT4Palestine
C) Fossil Free UCT
D) NSFAS
- 45. What type of resolution was passed by UCT's Convocation in 2017 regarding fossil fuel divestment?
A) Financial penalty
B) Non-binding resolution
C) Government decree
D) Legally binding mandate
- 46. In what year did UCT4Palestine organize 'encampment' protests?
A) 2015
B) 2018
C) 2024
D) 2017
- 47. Did the university formally authorise UCT4Palestine to occupy campus grounds during the 2024 protests?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only after the tents were removed
D) Only for a limited time
- 48. Which of the following sources makes up part of the university's income?
A) Real estate sales
B) Foreign military aid
C) Government grants
D) Corporate stock dividends
- 49. What was NOT a listed source of the university's income in the text?
A) Donations
B) Tuition fees
C) Research income
D) Lottery funding
- 50. Which department is listed under the Faculty of Law in the text?
A) Department of Applied Mathematics
B) Department of Commercial Law
C) Department of Nursing
D) Department of Fine Art
- 51. How many faculties compose the university?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Eight
- 52. How many departments comprise the six faculties together?
A) 50
B) 57
C) 47
D) 67
- 53. Who helms the faculties?
A) A Dean
B) A Provost
C) A Chancellor
D) A Director
- 54. Who administers the administrative and operational matters of the faculties?
A) A Director
B) A Coordinator
C) A Dean
D) The Senate
- 55. Which body has delegated substantial powers to the faculties in academic matters?
A) The Council
B) The Senate
C) The Directorate
D) The Board of Deans
- 56. Which faculty has the highest student population?
A) Humanities
B) Commerce
C) Law
D) Health Sciences
- 57. Which multidisciplinary center ranks on an equal level as the faculties?
A) Graduate School of Business
B) Center for Higher Education Development
C) Education Development Unit
D) School of Information Technology
- 58. What is the School of Information Technology classified as?
A) A department
B) An independent university
C) A coordinating mechanism
D) A faculty
- 59. Which unit is listed under the Faculty of Commerce alongside the Graduate School of Business?
A) Academic Development Unit
B) Center for Higher Education Development
C) Education Development Unit
D) Student Development Unit
- 60. How many student residences does the university have?
A) 30
B) 15
C) 19
D) 22
- 61. What is the colloquial term for student residences at the university?
A) Hall
B) Hostel
C) Dorm
D) Res
- 62. In what year was College House established?
A) 1916
B) 1887
C) 1899
D) 1918
- 63. Where are postgraduate students usually housed in the residence system?
A) Off-campus housing only
B) First-tier residences
C) Second-tier residences
D) Third-tier residences
- 64. In what year did the university begin operating under its incorporation?
A) 1916
B) 1920
C) 1918
D) 1887
- 65. Who is the titular head of the university?
A) The Vice Chancellor
B) The Registrar
C) The chancellor
D) The President of the Convocation
- 66. What kind of power does the chancellor's position hold?
A) Financial oversight power only
B) Judicial power
C) Absolute executive power
D) Ceremonial position without executive power
- 67. Who is the current Chancellor of the university?
A) Graça Machel
B) Mosa Moshabela
C) Nobuhle Nkabane
D) Precious Moloi-Motsepe
- 68. Whose second consecutive 10-year term expired before Precious Moloi-Motsepe took office?
A) Reno Morar's
B) Mr Norman Arendse's
C) Royston Pillay's
D) Ms Graça Machel's
- 69. Who is the current Minister of Higher Education to whom the council is accountable?
A) Precious Moloi-Motsepe
B) Nobuhle Nkabane
C) Mosa Moshabela
D) Graça Machel
- 70. How many broad stakeholder representatives compose the University Council?
A) 30
B) 50
C) 15
D) 19
- 71. Who is the current chair and presiding officer of the University Council?
A) Reno Morar
B) Mr Norman Arendse (SC)
C) Royston Pillay
D) Mosa Moshabela
- 72. Who acts as the secretary of the Council and Senate?
A) The President of the Convocation
B) The Registrar
C) The Chief Operations Officer
D) The Chancellor
- 73. Who is the current Registrar of the university?
A) Kassi Carl Manlan
B) Reno Morar
C) Mr Norman Arendse
D) Royston Pillay
- 74. Who is the President of the Convocation?
A) Mosa Moshabela
B) Mr Kassi Carl Manlan
C) Norman Arendse
D) Royston Pillay
- 75. What body provides a platform for former members of the university to participate and engage with matters affecting the university?
A) The Department of Student Housing
B) The Leadership Lekgotla
C) The University Council
D) The Convocation
- 76. Who is the most senior executive of the university?
A) The Registrar
B) The Chair of the Council
C) The Vice Chancellor
D) The Chancellor
- 77. Who is the current Vice Chancellor of the university?
A) Mosa Moshabela
B) Norman Arendse
C) Precious Moloi-Motsepe
D) Reno Morar
- 78. To whom is the Vice Chancellor accountable?
A) The Minister of Higher Education directly without the council
B) The Convocation
C) The Chancellor
D) The council
- 79. Who is the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Internationalisation?
A) Susanne Harris
B) Professor Harsha Kathard
C) Professor Elelwani Ramugondo
D) Mosa Moshabela
- 80. Who is the Chief Operations Officer?
A) Reno Morar
B) Royston Pillay
C) Norman Arendse
D) Mr Kassi Carl Manlan
- 81. What is the Afrikaans name for the University of Cape Town?
A) Universiteit van Kaapstad
B) Universiteit van Stellenbosch
C) Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
D) Kaapstad Universiteit
- 82. What is the Xhosa name for the University of Cape Town?
A) iYunivesithi yaseKapa lase
B) iYunivesithi yaseMzantsi
C) iYunivesithi yaseKapa
D) iYunivesithi yaseRhawuti
- 83. In which country is the University of Cape Town located?
A) Botswana
B) Zimbabwe
C) South Africa
D) Namibia
- 84. In what year was the university established as the South African College?
A) 1829
B) 1918
C) 1880
D) 1928
- 85. In which language are degrees solely offered at UCT?
A) English and Afrikaans
B) English
C) Xhosa
D) Afrikaans
- 86. Which of the following is a suburb where UCT campuses are located?
A) Sea Point
B) Stellenbosch
C) Bellville
D) Rondebosch
- 87. How many of the world's top universities make up the GULF?
A) 6
B) 100
C) 57
D) 26
- 88. How many UCT staff members are part of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa?
A) 30,000
B) 88
C) 5
D) 57
- 89. Where was the founding meeting of the South African College held?
A) Parliament House
B) Cape Town City Hall
C) Groote Kerk
D) Groote Schuur
- 90. When was a small tertiary-education facility introduced at the college?
A) 1874
B) 1886
C) 1918
D) 1829
- 91. Who designed the UCT crest in 1859?
A) Charles Davidson Bell
B) Alfred Beit
C) Cecil John Rhodes
D) Paul Daniel Hahn
- 92. Which professor of chemistry convinced the council to admit four women on a trial basis in 1886?
A) Charles Davidson Bell
B) Alfred Beit
C) Cecil John Rhodes
D) Paul Daniel Hahn
- 93. To honour whose jubilee were women admitted permanently?
A) Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
B) King Edward's Coronation
C) King George's Silver Jubilee
D) Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee
- 94. The formal establishment of UCT as a university was based partly on which bequest?
A) Charles Davidson Bell bequest
B) Alfred Beit bequest
C) Paul Daniel Hahn bequest
D) Cecil John Rhodes bequest
- 95. In what year did the university move the bulk of its facilities to Groote Schuur?
A) 1929
B) 1918
C) 1928
D) 1829
- 96. On the slopes of which peak is Groote Schuur located?
A) Lion's Head
B) Devil's Peak
C) Signal Hill
D) Table Mountain
- 97. Who bequeathed the land at Groote Schuur to the nation as a site for a national university?
A) Julius Wernher
B) Alfred Beit
C) Otto Beit
D) Cecil John Rhodes
- 98. In what year did UCT celebrate its centenary?
A) 1958
B) 1918
C) 1929
D) 1928
- 99. In what year did the university withdraw the appointment of black lecturer Archie Mafeje?
A) 1968
B) 1980
C) 1960
D) 1990
- 100. Who was the black lecturer whose appointment was withdrawn by UCT in 1968?
A) Steve Biko
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Oliver Tambo
D) Archie Mafeje
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