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