SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Counting and publication of election results
B) Compilation of electoral register
C) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
D) Delimitation of constituencies
  • 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) Pressure groups
B) Civil Service
C) Civil Society
D) Public corporation
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Ministers
B) Legislators
C) Tax payers
D) Convicts
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) The electorate
B) Political parties
C) Members of House of Assembly
D) A ward
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) Nobody can be prevented from voting
B) It is faster than other systems
C) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
D) It extends the franchise to all adults
  • 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 elites
D) Opinion of the rulling party
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The electorate
B) His constituency
C) The government
D) His political party
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Returning officer
B) Presiding Officer
C) Supervisory Presiding Officer
D) Resident Electoral Commisioner
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Be a good politician
B) Ensure a representative government
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) Re-run election
B) Second ballot
C) Plebiscite
D) Nomination
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It involves public issues
B) All of the above
C) Specific issues
D) It is the opinion shared
  • 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) Political party
B) Ministry
C) Civil Service
D) Public Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) All of the above
C) Neutrality
D) Anonymity
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Delimitation of the country
B) Drafting of bill
C) Impeachment of government
D) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) They are not expected to form any association
B) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
C) They are not expected to give information to the public
D) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Charismatic class
B) The Professional class
C) Administrative class
D) The Executive class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) Governor General
B) Chief Executive
C) The Director General
D) The Commisioner
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Executed
C) Selected by the parliament
D) Implemented
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) House of Assembly
B) Ministry of information
C) Ministry of justice
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) Well trained personnel
D) Unqualified 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) Independent decisions
B) Board of directors
C) All of the above
D) Created by a special Act
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Telephone calls
B) Cabinet members
C) Primary elections
D) The legislature
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) All of the above
B) Huge capital investment
C) Strategic projects
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) All of the above
B) Preparation of budget
C) They advice the government
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) Re-run election
B) Primary election
C) Bye-election
D) Direct election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Bureaucracy
B) Political instability
C) All of the above
D) Low incentive
  • 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) The electoral body should select the best candidates
B) The political parties should nominate best candidates
C) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
D) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Security officers
B) Electoral commision
C) Polling agents
D) Supervisory officers
  • 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) Run off election
C) Direct election
D) Primary election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Free and fair elections
B) Vote during election
C) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
D) Manipulation of results
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Mass media
B) Bureau of information
C) Families
D) Opinion poll
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Raising literacy level
B) Cabinet reshuffles
C) Screening of the government
D) Press freedom
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or commissioner
B) Minister or Principal
C) Head of department or Administrative
D) Minister or Director General
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by private individual
B) Expression by Government
C) Expression by family members
D) Public opinion is static
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Lukewarm attitude
B) Red Tapism
C) Over duplication of functions
D) Tenure of office
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Run off election
B) Recall election
C) Plebiscite
D) Referendum
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Less costly
B) Electoral malpractice
C) All of the above
D) Short period of voting
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