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) Civil Society
B) Public corporation
C) Civil Service
D) Pressure groups
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Ministers
B) Tax payers
C) Legislators
D) Convicts
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) A ward
B) The electorate
C) Political parties
D) Members of House of Assembly
  • 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) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
B) Nigeria Ports Authority
C) Niger National Shipping Line
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) Opinion of the rulling party
C) Opinion of the elites
D) Political views of important groups
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) His constituency
B) The government
C) The electorate
D) His political party
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Resident Electoral Commisioner
B) Returning officer
C) Presiding Officer
D) Supervisory Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Be a good politician
B) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Maintain law and order
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) Nomination
B) Plebiscite
C) Re-run election
D) Second ballot
  • 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) Civil Service
C) Public Service
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) All of the above
B) Impartiality
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) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
B) They are not expected to give information to the public
C) They are not expected to form any association
D) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Charismatic class
B) The Executive class
C) The Professional class
D) Administrative class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Commisioner
B) The Director General
C) Governor General
D) Chief Executive
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Implemented
C) Executed
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 justice
C) Cabinet meeting
D) Ministry of information
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Partisan leaders
B) Unqualified personnel
C) Unskilled leaders
D) Well trained personnel
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Ministers
B) Government
C) Individual
D) Private organization
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Independent decisions
B) All of the above
C) Created by a special Act
D) Board of directors
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) The legislature
B) Cabinet members
C) Telephone calls
D) Primary elections
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) All of the above
B) Strategic projects
C) Huge capital investment
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) They advice the government
B) All of the above
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) Direct election
B) Re-run election
C) Bye-election
D) Primary election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Political instability
B) All of the above
C) Bureaucracy
D) Low incentive
  • 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 political parties should nominate best candidates
B) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
C) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
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) Polling agents
B) Security officers
C) Electoral commision
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) Direct election
B) Run off election
C) Primary election
D) Public voting
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Vote during election
B) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
C) Free and fair elections
D) Manipulation of results
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Bureau of information
B) Mass media
C) Families
D) Opinion poll
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Raising literacy level
C) Press freedom
D) Screening of the government
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Head of department or Administrative
B) Minister or commissioner
C) Minister or Principal
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 family members
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) Referendum
B) Plebiscite
C) Recall election
D) Run off election
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Less costly
B) Electoral malpractice
C) Short period of voting
D) All of the above
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