SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Compilation of electoral register
B) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
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) Pressure groups
B) Public corporation
C) Civil Society
D) Civil Service
  • 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) Political parties
B) The electorate
C) A ward
D) Members of House of Assembly
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
B) It is faster than other systems
C) Nobody can be prevented from voting
D) It extends the franchise to all adults
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Teachers Institute
B) Nigeria Ports Authority
C) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
D) Niger National Shipping Line
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Political views of important groups
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 electorate
B) The government
C) His political party
D) His constituency
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Supervisory Presiding Officer
B) Resident Electoral Commisioner
C) Presiding Officer
D) Returning officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Maintain law and order
B) Avoid gerrymandering
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) Plebiscite
B) Re-run election
C) Nomination
D) Second ballot
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) Specific issues
B) It involves public issues
C) All of the above
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) Civil Service
C) Ministry
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) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
B) Drafting of bill
C) Delimitation of the country
D) Impeachment of government
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) They are not expected to form any association
B) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
C) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
D) They are not expected to give information to the public
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) Administrative class
B) The Professional class
C) The Charismatic class
D) The Executive class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Director General
B) The Commisioner
C) Chief Executive
D) Governor General
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Executed
B) Implemented
C) Selected by the parliament
D) Passed to the executive
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of information
B) Cabinet meeting
C) House of Assembly
D) Ministry of justice
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Well trained personnel
B) Unskilled leaders
C) Unqualified personnel
D) Partisan leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Private organization
B) Individual
C) Ministers
D) Government
  • 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) 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) Strategic projects
C) Huge capital investment
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Preparation of budget
B) They advice the government
C) Handling correspondence.
D) All of the above
  • 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) Bye-election
C) Direct 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) Election of representatives
B) It grants power to the executive
C) Legitimacy
D) It fosters democracy
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
B) The political parties should nominate best candidates
C) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
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) Supervisory officers
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) Vote during election
B) Manipulation of results
C) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Bureau of information
B) Families
C) Opinion poll
D) Mass media
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Raising literacy level
B) Press freedom
C) Screening of the government
D) Cabinet reshuffles
  • 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 Government
B) Expression by family members
C) Public opinion is static
D) Expression by private individual
  • 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) Run off election
C) Plebiscite
D) Referendum
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Electoral malpractice
B) Short period of voting
C) All of the above
D) Less costly
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