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