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) Compilation of electoral register
C) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
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 Service
B) Public corporation
C) Civil Society
D) Pressure groups
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Tax payers
B) Legislators
C) Convicts
D) Ministers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) The electorate
B) A ward
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 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) Niger National Shipping Line
B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
C) Nigeria Ports Authority
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 elites
C) Political views of important groups
D) Opinion of the rulling party
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) His political party
B) The government
C) The electorate
D) His constituency
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Returning officer
B) Presiding Officer
C) Resident Electoral Commisioner
D) Supervisory Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Maintain law and order
B) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Ensure a representative government
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) Nomination
B) Re-run election
C) Second ballot
D) Plebiscite
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It is the opinion shared
B) All of the above
C) It involves public issues
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) Civil Service
B) Ministry
C) Political party
D) Public Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Anonymity
B) Impartiality
C) Neutrality
D) All of the above
  • 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 Professional class
D) The Executive class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) Chief Executive
B) The Director General
C) The Commisioner
D) Governor General
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Executed
B) Passed to the executive
C) Implemented
D) Selected by the parliament
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Cabinet meeting
B) Ministry of information
C) Ministry of justice
D) House of Assembly
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Unqualified personnel
B) Well trained personnel
C) Partisan leaders
D) Unskilled leaders
  • 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) Created by a special Act
B) Board of directors
C) All of the above
D) Independent decisions
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Telephone calls
B) Primary elections
C) Cabinet members
D) The legislature
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Huge capital investment
B) To prevent exploitation
C) Strategic projects
D) All of the above
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) They advice the government
B) Preparation of budget
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) 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) All of the above
B) Low incentive
C) Bureaucracy
D) Political instability
  • 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) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
B) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
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) Security officers
B) Electoral commision
C) Supervisory 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) Direct election
C) Run off election
D) Primary election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Vote during election
B) Manipulation of results
C) Free and fair elections
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) Bureau of information
C) Families
D) Mass media
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Raising literacy level
B) Screening of the government
C) Press freedom
D) Cabinet reshuffles
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or commissioner
B) Minister or Director General
C) Head of department or Administrative
D) Minister or Principal
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Public opinion is static
B) Expression by private individual
C) Expression by family members
D) Expression by Government
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Lukewarm attitude
B) Tenure of office
C) Red Tapism
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) Referendum
C) Run off election
D) Plebiscite
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) All of the above
B) Short period of voting
C) Electoral malpractice
D) Less costly
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