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