PES SS3 Government (Objective) Mock 3 Exam 2025/2026
  • 1. Power differs from influence in that it is ______________
A) Coercive while influence is harmful
B) Persuasive while influence is directive
C) Coercive while influence is persuasive
D) Arrogant while influence is corruptive
  • 2. The standing committee of a legislature is one ____________
A) That perform adhoc functions
B) That has statutory responsibities
C) That has legislators as members
D) Whose members stand while deliberating
  • 3. Where the constitution is supreme, unconstitutional acts of the executive and the legislature can be checked by the courts through ____________
A) Vote of no confidence
B) Impeachment
C) Recall
D) Judicial review
  • 4. The central decision - making organ of a confederation is made up of ______________
A) Technocrats appointed by the units
B) Politicians nominated by the government of member states.
C) Representatives of pressure group
D) Politicians elected from the confederal constituencies
  • 5. Which of the following is true of a parliamentary system of government?
A) Removal of government by impeachment
B) Clear separation of government
C) Strict operation of bicameral legislature
D) Adherence to majority rule
  • 6. A major feature of authoritarianism is that the government is ____________
A) Consensual
B) Centralized
C) Decentralized
D) Personalized
  • 7. The central point of capitalism as expounded by Karl Marx, is that _______________
A) Capitalists shall always increase worker earnings capacity through wages
B) Workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their Labour
C) Capitalists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands
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) Unwritten
B) Rigid
C) Written
D) Flexible
  • 9. An important function of a constitution is that it ______________
A) Facilitates cross-fertilization of ideas of governance.
B) Provides a framework for the study of government.
C) Serves as the fountain head of authority for the exercise of power.
D) Promotes citizen participation in government and administration
  • 10. When a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle of ________
A) Checks and balances
B) Separation of powers
C) Probity and accountability
D) Collective responsibility
  • 11. In the legislative process, a bill is a ________
A) Law passed by the legislature
B) Motion rejected after debate
C) Motion accepted for debate
D) Proposal before 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) Promotes social equality
D) Is cheap to maintain
  • 13. The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to ___________
A) Life, liberty and property.
B) Life, speech and association
C) Association, property and social security
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) Banning of interest groups
B) Encouragement of opposition and instability
C) Inability to attract foreign assistance
D) High cost of conducting elections
  • 16. Associational interest groups are organized to __________
A) Support the government
B) Further the interest of members
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) Widely publicized
C) Active in the public realm
D) No longer a secret
  • 18. The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they ___________
A) Are not allowed to vote.
B) Have no dealings with politicians
C) Are not allowed to join any organization or group.
D) Are not allowed to be involved in partisan politics
  • 19. The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to _____________
A) Prevent opposition to government
B) Make civil servants a functional elite
C) Ensure loyalty and support
D) Enhance efficiency in administration
  • 20. The Western Zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from _______
A) Bida
B) Gwandu
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) Divide and rule
C) Trade association
D) Persuasion
  • 23. A major function of the warrant chiefs was to _____________
A) Take charge of local administration
B) Prevent tribal wars
C) Supervise native courts and markets
D) Stop ritual killings
  • 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) President
B) Governor - General
C) Queen of England
D) Prime Minister
  • 26. Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when ______________
A) Issues under consideration are personal
B) Legislators cannot reach a consensus
C) Issues under consideration are technical
D) Legislators have to proceed on a recess
  • 27. One major disadvantage of public opinion is that __________
A) A vocal minority claims to represent the majority
B) Gossip and rumours thrive
C) Leaders are unnecessarily criticized
D) The critics of government policies are always harassed
  • 28. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _______________
A) Some religious rights
B) Full political rights
C) Social rights only
D) Exclusive economic rights
  • 29. Communism is a system which recognizes _______________--
A) The existence of the state
B) The existence of the individual
C) The ability of the individual
D) Class stratification
  • 30. The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the ______________
A) Electoral commission
B) National Assembly
C) Political parties
D) Boundary commission
  • 31. The structure of the civil service is based on ______________
A) Lateral organization
B) Hierarchical organization
C) Patronage system
D) Merit system
  • 32. A common feature of a multi - party system is that the government is formed by _______________
A) The party with the highest votes
B) All the registered parties
C) A coalition of political parties
D) The major political party
  • 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) A holder of a first university degree
C) Knowledge in civil service rule
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) Highest legislative body
C) Council of state
D) Head of state
  • 35. A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is _____________
A) Membership drive
B) Idealogy
C) The voting pattern
D) The objective
  • 36. Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on _________
A) Total votes in an election
B) An area
C) Contribution to the national economy
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) Centralized
D) Delegated
  • 38. When did Nigeria gain her independence?
A) 1st, October 1963
B) 21st, October 1999
C) 31st, October 1690
D) 1st, October 1960
  • 39. The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in ___________
A) 1959
B) 1960
C) 1951
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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