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PES SS2 Civic Education (OBJ) 3rd Term Exam 2025/2026
  • 1. Nigeria runs a democratic system modeled after which country?
A) France
B) Germany
C) United Kingdom
D) United States of America
E) Canada
  • 2. How many key institutions are mentioned as important for keeping elections credible and power in check in Nigeria?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Six
D) Five
E) Three
  • 3. Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the three key democratic institutions in Nigeria?
A) The Judiciary
B) The Military
C) Political Parties
D) The Legislature
E) INEC
  • 4. What does INEC stand for?
A) Independent Nigerian Election Commission
B) International National Election Committee
C) Integrated National Electoral Commission
D) Independent National Electoral Council
E) Independent National Electoral Commission
  • 5. What is the primary role of INEC in Nigeria?
A) To judge election petitions
B) To register political parties only
C) To appoint government ministers
D) To organize, conduct and supervise all elections in Nigeria.
E) To make laws for the country
  • 6. INEC is usually described as the _________ of the electoral process.
A) Umpire
B) Coach
C) Spectator
D) Player
E) Manager
  • 7. INEC supervises elections in Nigeria from presidential to __________ level.
A) State
B) Senatorial
C) Local government
D) Federal
E) Ward
  • 8. One of the key functions of INEC is to maintain the national register of voters and introduce what for accreditation?
A) National ID and PVCs
B) PVCs and Passport
C) BVAS and Voter's card
D) PVCs and BVAS
E) Voters card and Driver's License
  • 9. Which of the following is a function of INEC during election management?
A) Making laws for elections
B) Appointing the President
C) Judging election petitions
D) Printing ballot papers, deploying staff and setting timetables
E) Funding political parties
  • 10. Since 1999, INEC has conducted how many general elections successfully?
A) Eight
B) Nine
C) Five
D) Seven
E) Six
  • 11. Critics say INEC's autonomy is limited because the chairman is confirmed by who?
A) The Governors
B) The Judiciary
C) The House of Representatives
D) The President
E) The Senate
  • 12. Political parties are described as the vehicles for doing what?
A) Contesting Power
B) Making laws
C) Judging cases
D) Appointing INEC Chairman
E) Conducting elections
  • 13. Which two legal documents form the framework for political parties in Nigeria?
A) UN Charter + 1999 Constitution.
B) Electoral Act 2010 + 1999 Constitution
C) Section 222 of 1999 Constitution + Penal Code
D) Section 24 of 1999 Constitution + Electoral Act 2022
E) Section 222 of 1999 Constitution + Electoral Act of 2022.
  • 14. For INEC to register a political party, it must have national spread, HQ in Abuja and branches in how many states?
A) 30 states
B) 18 states
C) 36 states
D) 24 states
E) 12 states
  • 15. PDP ruled Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 and is associated with which ideology?
A) Communist
B) Social Democratic
C) Liberal
D) Progressive
E) Conservative
  • 16. Which party ruled from 2015 to present and was formed from the merger of ACN, CPC, ANPP and a faction of APGA?
A) SDP
B) NNPP
C) APC
D) LP
E) PDP
  • 17. The slogan "Power to the people" is associated with which party?
A) APC
B) NNPP
C) ANPP
D) PDP
E) LP
  • 18. One of the functions of political parties is candidate nomination through what?
A) Random ballot
B) Primaries: Direct, Indirect or Consensus.
C) Court nomination
D) Appointment by INEC
E) Selection by the President
  • 19. Policy formulation and manifestos on economy,security and restructuring is another function of________________
A) The Military
B) Political Parties
C) The Senate
D) The Judiciary
E) INEC
  • 20. The first opposition party to win the presidency in Nigeria was _____________________
A) ACN in 2011
B) APC in 2015
C) ANPP in 2003
D) PDP in 1999
E) LP in 2023
  • 21. The challenge where politicians switch parties for election tickets rather than beliefs is called _______________
A) Weal Ideology/Cross-carpeting
B) Vote buying
C) Internal democracy
D) Godfatherism
E) Campaign finance
  • 22. Which challenge refers to party structures being controlled by wealthy financiers who handpick candidates?
A) Godfatherism
B) Internal democracy
C) Weak ideology
D) Campaign finanace
E) Cross-carpeting
  • 23. An election is defined as the process where citizens vote to choose leaders like President, Governor or _____________
A) INEC Chairman
B) Senator
C) Minister
D) Judge
E) Governor's aide
  • 24. Which of the following is an importance of elections?
A) It makes voting compulsory for children
B) It bans political parties
C) It gives power to the people; leaders rule because citizens voted for them
D) It gives power to the military
E) It removes the need for INEC
  • 25. Elections promote democracy by allowing what kind of change of government?
A) Military change
B) Hereditary change
C) Violent change
D) Peaceful change
E) Court-ordered change
  • 26. One importance of elections is that it holds leaders accountable because bad leaders _______________
A) Are promoted immediatelY
B) Rule for life
C) Cannot be removed
D) Are appointed by INEC
E) Can be voted out after four years
  • 27. Elections also help to _________________
A) Remove the Judiciary
B) Protect citizens' right: people choose leaders who will defend their interests
C) Cancel voter registration
D) Increase government borrowing
E) Ban all ethnic groups
  • 28. The first main step in the election process in Nigeria is ____________
A) Voting day
B) Voter registration and collection of PVC
C) Declaration of result
D) Counting and collation
E) Political campaigns
  • 29. On voting day, voters are verified using____________
A) National ID
B) BVAS
C) Passport
D) Voter's card only
E) Driver's License
  • 30. The candidate with the highest valid votes is announced as winner by _________________
A) The Senate
B) Political Parties
C) The President
D) INEC
E) The Judiciary
  • 31. What is the first civic duty of every citizen with a PVC?
A) Register and vote
B) Campaign for a party
C) Join a political party
D) Work for INEC
E) Monitor election results
  • 32. Voters should choose leaders based on ______________
A) Popularity on social media
B) Who gives the biggest gifts
C) Merit, not money, tribe or religion
D) Family and ethnic ties only
E) Money, tribe or religion
  • 33. Which of these is NOT advised for voters to do?
A) Choose leaders based on merit
B) Vote wisely
C) Register and vote
D) Participate in the process
E) Sit at home on election day
  • 34. Electoral malpractices are described as illegal or dishonest actions that affect the __________________
A) Location of polling units
B) Cost of running elections
C) Number of political parties
D) Speed of elections
E) Fairness of the process of choice of the people
  • 35. The act of manipulating election results to favour a candidate is called __________________
A) Rigging
B) Ballot box snatching
C) Vote buying
D) Multiple voting
E) Intimidation
  • 36. Stealing or destroying ballot boxes to disrupt voting is known as ________________
A) Underage voting
B) Rigging
C) Vote buying
D) Multiple voting
E) Ballot box snatching
  • 37. Giving money or gifts to voters in exchange for their votes is called _________________
A) Vote buying
B) Intimidation
C) Underage voting
D) Rigging
E) Multiple voting
  • 38. Allowing people below the voting age to vote is an example of __________________
A) Rigging
B) Multiple voting
C) Vote buying
D) Ballot box snatching
E) Underage voting
  • 39. One effect of electoral malpractices is that it ______________
A) Increases public trust in democracy
B) Leads to bad leadership and poor governance
C) Encourages more people to vote
D) Reduces cost of elections
E) Improves governance
  • 40. Which of these is a solution to electoral malpractices?
A) Cancelling elections
B) Reducing polling units
C) Allowing only one candidate
D) Banning all political parties
E) Voter education to teach citizens their rights
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