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