SS 2 Government 3rd Test
  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Compilation of electoral register
B) Delimitation of constituencies
C) Counting and publication of election results
D) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
  • 2. 2. Direct democracy emanated from the ______
A) Romans
B) German
C) Greeks
D) Americans
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Legislators
B) Convicts
C) Tax payers
D) Ministers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) The electorate
B) Political parties
C) A ward
D) Members of House of Assembly
  • 5. 5. Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called _____
A) Running mates
B) Party conventions
C) Primaries
D) Second ballots
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
B) Nigeria Ports Authority
C) Nigeria Teachers Institute
D) Niger National Shipping Line
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Opinion of the elites
C) Important political views of large segment of the population
D) Political views of important groups
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The government
B) The electorate
C) His political party
D) His constituency
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Supervisory Presiding Officer
B) Returning officer
C) Resident Electoral Commisioner
D) Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Be a good politician
B) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Ensure a representative government
D) Maintain law and order
  • 11. 11. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Presence of pressure groups
B) Well equipped police force
C) Uniformed citizenry
D) Labour unions
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It is the opinion shared
B) It involves public issues
C) Specific issues
D) All of the above
  • 13. 13. A body or department in the executive arm of government with the duty of assisting the executive in the planning and implementation of government policies is _______
A) Ministry
B) Civil Service
C) Political party
D) Public Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) Neutrality
C) All of the above
D) Anonymity
  • 15. 15. The civil service is divided into departments called ______
A) Region
B) Ministries
C) Constituencies
D) Units
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
B) They are not expected to give information to the public
C) They are not expected to form any association
D) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
  • 17. 17. The work of the clerical class in the civil service include _____
A) Moving of files
B) Cleaning of the offices
C) Running errands
D) Driving the staffs
  • 18. 18. The executive class of the civil service are holders of ______
A) 2nd degree
B) P.hd
C) M.sc
D) HND
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Implemented
B) Executed
C) Selected by the parliament
D) Passed to the executive
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of information
B) Ministry of justice
C) House of Assembly
D) Cabinet meeting
  • 21. 21. The civil service commision recruit high level manpower into the civil service through _____
A) Nomination
B) Election
C) Open competition and by interview
D) Merits
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Private organization
B) Government
C) Ministers
D) Individual
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Created by a special Act
B) All of the above
C) Board of directors
D) Independent decisions
  • 24. 24. One of the main reason for setting up Public Corporations is _____
A) To encourage privatization
B) To satisfy government's interest
C) For the development of the corporation
D) To generate investments for both local and foreign businessman
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) Huge capital investment
C) All of the above
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Handling correspondence.
B) Preparation of budget
C) All of the above
D) They advice the government
  • 27. 27. Favouritism as part of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria means _______
A) When they favour the government over the civil servants
B) When they favour other Nations over Nigerians
C) When they allow only Graduate into the service
D) When they favour the civil servants over each other
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Low incentive
B) All of the above
C) Political instability
D) Bureaucracy
  • 29. 29. Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by _____
A) Aliens
B) Prisoners
C) Citizens
D) Refugees
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral body should select the best candidates
B) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
C) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
D) The political parties should nominate best candidates
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