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SS 2 Government 3rd Test
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  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
B) Counting and publication of election results
C) Delimitation of constituencies
D) Compilation of electoral register
  • 2. 2. Direct democracy emanated from the ______
A) Romans
B) Greeks
C) Americans
D) German
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Convicts
B) Ministers
C) Legislators
D) Tax payers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) The electorate
B) Political parties
C) Members of House of Assembly
D) A ward
  • 5. 5. Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called _____
A) Primaries
B) Party conventions
C) Running mates
D) Second ballots
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Ports Authority
B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
C) Niger National Shipping Line
D) Nigeria Teachers Institute
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the elites
B) Political views of important groups
C) Important political views of large segment of the population
D) Opinion of the rulling party
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) His political party
B) His constituency
C) The government
D) The electorate
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Returning officer
B) Supervisory Presiding Officer
C) Resident Electoral Commisioner
D) Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Maintain law and order
B) Be a good politician
C) Ensure a representative government
D) Avoid gerrymandering
  • 11. 11. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Labour unions
B) Well equipped police force
C) Uniformed citizenry
D) Presence of pressure groups
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) All of the above
B) Specific issues
C) It involves public issues
D) It is the opinion shared
  • 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) Public Service
B) Ministry
C) Political party
D) Civil Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Neutrality
B) Anonymity
C) Impartiality
D) All of the above
  • 15. 15. The civil service is divided into departments called ______
A) Ministries
B) Region
C) Units
D) Constituencies
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) They are not expected to give information to the public
B) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
C) They are not expected to form any association
D) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
  • 17. 17. The work of the clerical class in the civil service include _____
A) Running errands
B) Driving the staffs
C) Cleaning of the offices
D) Moving of files
  • 18. 18. The executive class of the civil service are holders of ______
A) HND
B) M.sc
C) 2nd degree
D) P.hd
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Executed
B) Selected by the parliament
C) Implemented
D) Passed to the executive
  • 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. The civil service commision recruit high level manpower into the civil service through _____
A) Merits
B) Open competition and by interview
C) Election
D) Nomination
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Government
B) Private organization
C) Individual
D) Ministers
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) All of the above
B) Board of directors
C) Independent decisions
D) Created by a special Act
  • 24. 24. One of the main reason for setting up Public Corporations is _____
A) To satisfy government's interest
B) For the development of the corporation
C) To generate investments for both local and foreign businessman
D) To encourage privatization
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) All of the above
B) Strategic projects
C) To prevent exploitation
D) Huge capital investment
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Preparation of budget
B) They advice the government
C) Handling correspondence.
D) All of the above
  • 27. 27. Favouritism as part of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria means _______
A) When they allow only Graduate into the service
B) When they favour other Nations over Nigerians
C) When they favour the civil servants over each other
D) When they favour the government over the civil servants
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Bureaucracy
B) All of the above
C) Political instability
D) Low incentive
  • 29. 29. Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by _____
A) Aliens
B) Prisoners
C) Refugees
D) Citizens
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral body should select the best candidates
B) The political parties should nominate best candidates
C) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
D) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
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