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