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