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