SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Counting and publication of election results
B) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
C) Compilation of electoral register
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) Civil Society
B) Pressure groups
C) Public corporation
D) Civil Service
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Convicts
B) Ministers
C) Tax payers
D) Legislators
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) A ward
B) Members of House of Assembly
C) Political parties
D) The electorate
  • 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) 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 Steel Development Authority
C) Niger National Shipping Line
D) Nigeria Ports Authority
  • 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) The government
B) The electorate
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) Presiding Officer
C) Returning officer
D) Resident Electoral Commisioner
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Ensure a representative government
B) Maintain law and order
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) Re-run election
C) Second ballot
D) Nomination
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It involves public issues
B) Specific issues
C) It is the opinion shared
D) All of the above
  • 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) Civil Service
C) Ministry
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Anonymity
B) Neutrality
C) Impartiality
D) All of the above
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Drafting of bill
B) Delimitation of the country
C) Impeachment of government
D) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
B) They are not expected to give information to the public
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) The Professional class
B) Administrative 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) Governor General
C) Chief Executive
D) The Commisioner
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Implemented
C) Selected by the parliament
D) Executed
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of justice
B) Cabinet meeting
C) House of Assembly
D) Ministry of information
  • 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) Private organization
B) Ministers
C) Government
D) Individual
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) All of the above
B) Independent decisions
C) Board of directors
D) Created by a special Act
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) The legislature
B) Primary elections
C) Telephone calls
D) Cabinet members
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) All of the above
B) Huge capital investment
C) Strategic projects
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 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) Direct election
B) Primary 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) Bureaucracy
C) Political instability
D) All of the above
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It fosters democracy
B) Election of representatives
C) It grants power to the executive
D) Legitimacy
  • 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) The electoral body should select the best candidates
D) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
  • 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) Direct election
B) Primary election
C) Public voting
D) Run off 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) Bureau of information
B) Opinion poll
C) Families
D) Mass media
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Press freedom
C) Raising literacy level
D) Screening of the government
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or Director General
B) Minister or commissioner
C) Minister or Principal
D) Head of department or Administrative
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by Government
B) Expression by family members
C) Expression by private individual
D) Public opinion is static
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Lukewarm attitude
B) Over duplication of functions
C) Red Tapism
D) Tenure of office
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Referendum
B) Plebiscite
C) Run off election
D) Recall election
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Short period of voting
B) All of the above
C) Electoral malpractice
D) Less costly
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