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