AIC Government (SS2) 1st Term Exam
  • 1. Local government laws are known as___
A) Bye-laws
B) orders
C) acts
D) decrees
  • 2. The major function of an electoral commission is to____
A) support parties
B) make arrangement for the conduct of elections
C) appoint staffs
D) appoint the staffs of local government
  • 3. An election conducted to resolve important political issues facing a country is called____
A) general election
B) referendum
C) primary election
D) bye-election
  • 4. Free and fair election can exist where there is a____
A) double voting
B) plebiscite
C) referendum
D) secret balloting
  • 5. One of the important functions of political parties is _____
A) educating the people on how to rig election
B) educating the electorate through rallies and campaigns
C) advising on the appointment of judges
D) hiring personnel for political leaders
  • 6. Public opinion enables the government to____
A) find out what the people think about its activities
B) punish political opponents
C) employ more workers
D) organize political conferences
  • 7. Elections are held for the purpose of___
A) strengthening the powers of the political leaders
B) ensuring a peaceful change of government
C) creating more political parties
D) uniting the people
  • 8. The appointment, promotion, and discipline of civil servants are the responsibility of____
A) Judicial Service Commission
B) Civil Service Union
C) Civil Service Commission
D) Electoral Commission
  • 9. One of the functions of local government is to____
A) defend the nation
B) mint currency
C) make bye-laws
D) interpret laws
  • 10. Public corporations are setup by ___
A) board of directors
B) ministers
C) an act of parliament
D) governors
  • 11. One of the reasons for the establishment of local government is to___
A) give more powers to the traditional rulers
B) win support of local chiefs
C) bring government nearer to the people
D) divide the people in order to rule them
  • 12. Local government administration promotes____
A) politicians
B) governors
C) democracy at grassroot
D) partisan politics
  • 13. Which of the following is a feature of electoral commission?
A) privately funded
B) political neutrality
C) control by government
D) support for the ruling party
  • 14. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _____
A) Some religious rights
B) Full political right
C) exclusive economic rights
D) social rights only
  • 15. Which of the following manages a public corporation?
A) An Auditor-General
B) Board of Directors
C) Chambers of Commerce
D) An Accountant-General
  • 16. Local governments are essential because they____
A) make laws for a nation
B) implement government policies at national levels
C) encourage division in a country
D) train local people in the art of governing
  • 17. Which of the following is an example of a general election?
A) Presidential election
B) Student union election
C) Bye-election
D) Local election
  • 18. The purpose of an election is to____
A) give political education to the rich
B) allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
C) allow the counting of votes in public
D) provide social amenities for the electorate
  • 19. The head of the caliphate in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system was called____
A) Waziri
B) Village head
C) King
D) Emir
  • 20. In the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system, the emir was assisted by____ advisers.
A) 8
B) 4
C) 3
D) 5
  • 21. Legislative arm of government performs____functions.
A) law reading
B) law implementation
C) law interpretation
D) law making
  • 22. The head of Civil service in Nigeria is called___
A) Administraror
B) Secretary
C) Minister
D) Cleric
  • 23. One of these is a reason for setting up public corporations
A) Control of government.
B) Provision of essential services.
C) Competition
D) Provision of poor quality products.
  • 24. Local government was created through___
A) an Act of parliament
B) public corporations
C) loans and fines
D) the constitution
  • 25. The seven hereditary kingmakers in the Oyo empire are called___
A) Provincial governors
B) The Aremo
C) The Oyomesi
D) The Ogboni
  • 26. In the Igbo pre-colonial political system,the young men of the same age group who performed political functions were ___
A) The farmers
B) The council of elders
C) The age grades
D) The judges
  • 27. Public opinion can be formed through____
A) statistics
B) adjudication
C) information
D) elections
  • 28. ____deals with an issue affecting most citizens of a particular country.
A) Referendum
B) Public opinion
C) Election
D) Opinion poll
  • 29. ____makes it easier for the people to remove a bad government from office.
A) War
B) Disunity
C) Corruption
D) Election
  • 30. One of these is a type of election.
A) Incomplete election
B) General election
C) Artificial election
D) Segregational election
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