SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 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) Compilation of electoral register
D) Counting and publication of election results
  • 2. 2. A body of department in the executive arm of government that assist in the planning and implementation of government policies is the ______
A) Civil Society
B) Public corporation
C) Pressure groups
D) Civil Service
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Tax payers
B) Convicts
C) Ministers
D) Legislators
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Political parties
B) A ward
C) The electorate
D) Members of House of Assembly
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) Nobody can be prevented from voting
B) It extends the franchise to all adults
C) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
D) It is faster than other systems
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Ports Authority
B) Niger National Shipping Line
C) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
D) Nigeria Teachers Institute
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Important political views of large segment of the population
B) Political views of important groups
C) Opinion of the rulling party
D) Opinion of the elites
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The electorate
B) His political party
C) The government
D) His constituency
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Supervisory Presiding Officer
B) Resident Electoral Commisioner
C) Returning officer
D) Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Ensure a representative government
B) Be a good politician
C) Avoid gerrymandering
D) Maintain law and order
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Plebiscite
B) Re-run election
C) Second ballot
D) Nomination
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It involves public issues
B) It is the opinion shared
C) All of the above
D) Specific issues
  • 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) Ministry
B) Public Service
C) Political party
D) Civil Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) Neutrality
C) Anonymity
D) All of the above
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Delimitation of the country
B) Drafting of bill
C) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
D) Impeachment of government
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
B) They are not expected to form any association
C) They are not expected to give information to the public
D) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) Administrative class
B) The Charismatic class
C) The Executive class
D) The Professional class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Commisioner
B) Governor General
C) The Director General
D) Chief Executive
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Executed
B) Implemented
C) Selected by the parliament
D) Passed to the executive
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of justice
B) Ministry of information
C) House of Assembly
D) Cabinet meeting
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Partisan leaders
B) Unskilled leaders
C) Unqualified personnel
D) Well trained personnel
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Ministers
B) Private organization
C) Government
D) Individual
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Board of directors
B) All of the above
C) Created by a special Act
D) Independent decisions
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Telephone calls
B) Primary elections
C) Cabinet members
D) The legislature
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) To prevent exploitation
B) Strategic projects
C) All of the above
D) Huge capital investment
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) They advice the government
B) Preparation of budget
C) All of the above
D) Handling correspondence.
  • 27. 27. The Election that takes place to fill a vacant elective post as a result of disqualification, resignation or death of individual holding that office is _______
A) Direct election
B) Bye-election
C) Re-run election
D) Primary election
  • 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. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It grants power to the executive
B) Legitimacy
C) Election of representatives
D) It fosters democracy
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
B) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
C) The political parties should nominate best candidates
D) The electoral body should select the best candidates
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Supervisory officers
B) Security officers
C) Electoral commision
D) Polling agents
  • 32. 32. A system where the electorate select the members of parliament who in turn vote on behalf of the people is ______
A) Public voting
B) Primary election
C) Direct election
D) Run off election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
B) Free and fair elections
C) Manipulation of results
D) Vote during election
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Opinion poll
B) Families
C) Mass media
D) Bureau of information
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Screening of the government
B) Press freedom
C) Raising literacy level
D) Cabinet reshuffles
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or Director General
B) Minister or Principal
C) Head of department or Administrative
D) Minister or commissioner
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by Government
B) Public opinion is static
C) Expression by family members
D) Expression by private individual
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Red Tapism
B) Over duplication of functions
C) Tenure of office
D) Lukewarm attitude
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Run off election
B) Plebiscite
C) Recall election
D) Referendum
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) All of the above
B) Electoral malpractice
C) Short period of voting
D) Less costly
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