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