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