PES SS3 Government (Objective) Mock 3 Exam 2025/2026
  • 1. Power differs from influence in that it is ______________
A) Arrogant while influence is corruptive
B) Coercive while influence is persuasive
C) Persuasive while influence is directive
D) Coercive while influence is harmful
  • 2. The standing committee of a legislature is one ____________
A) That perform adhoc functions
B) Whose members stand while deliberating
C) That has statutory responsibities
D) That has legislators as members
  • 3. Where the constitution is supreme, unconstitutional acts of the executive and the legislature can be checked by the courts through ____________
A) Recall
B) Vote of no confidence
C) Impeachment
D) Judicial review
  • 4. The central decision - making organ of a confederation is made up of ______________
A) Technocrats appointed by the units
B) Politicians elected from the confederal constituencies
C) Representatives of pressure group
D) Politicians nominated by the government of member states.
  • 5. Which of the following is true of a parliamentary system of government?
A) Clear separation of government
B) Removal of government by impeachment
C) Adherence to majority rule
D) Strict operation of bicameral legislature
  • 6. A major feature of authoritarianism is that the government is ____________
A) Decentralized
B) Centralized
C) Consensual
D) Personalized
  • 7. The central point of capitalism as expounded by Karl Marx, is that _______________
A) Capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers Labour.
B) Workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their Labour
C) Capitalists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands
D) Capitalists shall always increase worker earnings capacity through wages
  • 8. A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is ________________
A) Written
B) Rigid
C) Flexible
D) Unwritten
  • 9. An important function of a constitution is that it ______________
A) Promotes citizen participation in government and administration
B) Provides a framework for the study of government.
C) Facilitates cross-fertilization of ideas of governance.
D) Serves as the fountain head of authority for the exercise of power.
  • 10. When a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle of ________
A) Probity and accountability
B) Collective responsibility
C) Checks and balances
D) Separation of powers
  • 11. In the legislative process, a bill is a ________
A) Motion accepted for debate
B) Motion rejected after debate
C) Proposal before the legislature
D) Law passed by the legislature
  • 12. One of the advantages of a bicameral over unicameral legislature is that it ____________
A) Takes less time for the bills to be passed
B) Prevents the passage of ill-considered bills.
C) Is cheap to maintain
D) Promotes social equality
  • 13. The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to ___________
A) Free education, employment and freedom of thought
B) Life, speech and association
C) Life, liberty and property.
D) Association, property and social security
  • 14. The manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats is called ____________
A) Gerrymandering
B) Delimitation
C) Rigging
D) Devolution
  • 15. One argument against a multi-party system is _____________
A) Inability to attract foreign assistance
B) Encouragement of opposition and instability
C) Banning of interest groups
D) High cost of conducting elections
  • 16. Associational interest groups are organized to __________
A) Specifically lobby the government
B) Achieve goals affecting other associations
C) Support the government
D) Further the interest of members
  • 17. Public opinion is a view that is _________
A) Active in the public realm
B) No longer a secret
C) Held by the majority
D) Widely publicized
  • 18. The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they ___________
A) Are not allowed to join any organization or group.
B) Are not allowed to vote.
C) Are not allowed to be involved in partisan politics
D) Have no dealings with politicians
  • 19. The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to _____________
A) Make civil servants a functional elite
B) Enhance efficiency in administration
C) Prevent opposition to government
D) Ensure loyalty and support
  • 20. The Western Zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from _______
A) Gwandu
B) Ilorin
C) Bida
D) Abuja
  • 21. Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because _________________
A) They were not independent
B) They had no formal government
C) Their population was too small
D) They had no definite political boundaries
  • 22. The method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria was _____________
A) Persuasion
B) Dialogue
C) Divide and rule
D) Trade association
  • 23. A major function of the warrant chiefs was to _____________
A) Supervise native courts and markets
B) Prevent tribal wars
C) Stop ritual killings
D) Take charge of local administration
  • 24. After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because ___________
A) Colonial rule was in disarray
B) The second world War boosted their morale.
C) The second world War enhanced colonial rule
D) Colonial rule became less oppressive
  • 25. When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _______________
A) Queen of England
B) Prime Minister
C) Governor - General
D) President
  • 26. Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when ______________
A) Issues under consideration are technical
B) Legislators cannot reach a consensus
C) Legislators have to proceed on a recess
D) Issues under consideration are personal
  • 27. One major disadvantage of public opinion is that __________
A) A vocal minority claims to represent the majority
B) Leaders are unnecessarily criticized
C) The critics of government policies are always harassed
D) Gossip and rumours thrive
  • 28. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _______________
A) Some religious rights
B) Exclusive economic rights
C) Social rights only
D) Full political rights
  • 29. Communism is a system which recognizes _______________--
A) The existence of the state
B) Class stratification
C) The ability of the individual
D) The existence of the individual
  • 30. The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the ______________
A) Political parties
B) Electoral commission
C) National Assembly
D) Boundary commission
  • 31. The structure of the civil service is based on ______________
A) Hierarchical organization
B) Lateral organization
C) Patronage system
D) Merit system
  • 32. A common feature of a multi - party system is that the government is formed by _______________
A) A coalition of political parties
B) The major political party
C) The party with the highest votes
D) All the registered parties
  • 33. To qualify for absorption into the administration cadre of the civil service in Nigeria, an applicant must be ______________
A) Specifically trained in public administration
B) Knowledge in civil service rule
C) A holder of a first university degree
D) A senior Civil servant
  • 34. The final interpretation of the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the _________________
A) Head of state
B) Highest court of the land.
C) Council of state
D) Highest legislative body
  • 35. A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is _____________
A) The objective
B) Membership drive
C) The voting pattern
D) Idealogy
  • 36. Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on _________
A) An area
B) Contribution to the national economy
C) Total votes in an election
D) Gender participation in politics
  • 37. The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impractical because power is _________
A) Separated
B) Fused
C) Delegated
D) Centralized
  • 38. When did Nigeria gain her independence?
A) 1st, October 1960
B) 31st, October 1690
C) 1st, October 1963
D) 21st, October 1999
  • 39. The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in ___________
A) 1951
B) 1959
C) 1960
D) 1963
  • 40. Which of these constitutions recognized the local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria _________
A) 1979 constitution
B) 1946 constitution
C) 1963 constitution
D) 1960 constitution
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