SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Delimitation of constituencies
B) Compilation of electoral register
C) Counting and publication of election results
D) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
  • 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 Service
C) Civil Society
D) Pressure groups
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Ministers
B) Convicts
C) Legislators
D) Tax payers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Political parties
B) Members of House of Assembly
C) The electorate
D) A ward
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) It is faster than other systems
B) It extends the franchise to all adults
C) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
D) Nobody can be prevented from voting
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
B) Niger National Shipping Line
C) Nigeria Ports Authority
D) Nigeria Teachers Institute
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Important political views of large segment of the population
C) Opinion of the elites
D) Political views of important groups
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The electorate
B) The government
C) His constituency
D) His political party
  • 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) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Be a good politician
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) Nomination
B) Plebiscite
C) Re-run election
D) Second ballot
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) Specific issues
B) All of the above
C) It is the opinion shared
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) Public Service
B) Political party
C) Civil Service
D) Ministry
  • 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) Impeachment of government
B) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
C) Drafting of bill
D) Delimitation of the country
  • 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) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
D) They are not expected to give information to the public
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Charismatic class
B) Administrative class
C) The Executive class
D) The Professional class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) Chief Executive
B) Governor General
C) The Director General
D) The Commisioner
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Implemented
B) Selected by the parliament
C) Passed to the executive
D) Executed
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Cabinet meeting
B) Ministry of justice
C) Ministry of information
D) House of Assembly
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Partisan leaders
B) Unqualified personnel
C) Well trained personnel
D) Unskilled leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Private organization
B) Government
C) Ministers
D) Individual
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) All of the above
B) Independent decisions
C) Created by a special Act
D) Board of directors
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Cabinet members
B) The legislature
C) Telephone calls
D) Primary elections
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) All of the above
B) Strategic projects
C) To prevent exploitation
D) Huge capital investment
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) All of the above
B) Handling correspondence.
C) Preparation of budget
D) They advice the government
  • 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) Direct election
D) Bye-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) Bureaucracy
D) Low incentive
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It fosters democracy
B) Legitimacy
C) Election of representatives
D) It grants power to the executive
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The political parties should nominate best candidates
B) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
C) The electoral body should select the best candidates
D) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Polling agents
B) Security officers
C) Supervisory 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) Public voting
B) Direct election
C) Primary 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) Manipulation of results
C) Vote during election
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Bureau of information
B) Opinion poll
C) Mass media
D) Families
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Screening of the government
B) Raising literacy level
C) Cabinet reshuffles
D) Press freedom
  • 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) Minister or commissioner
D) Head of department or Administrative
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by family members
B) Expression by Government
C) Public opinion is static
D) Expression by private individual
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Tenure of office
B) Over duplication of functions
C) Red Tapism
D) Lukewarm attitude
  • 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) All of the above
B) Electoral malpractice
C) Short period of voting
D) Less costly
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