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