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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) Counting and publication of election results
B) Delimitation of constituencies
C) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
D) Compilation of electoral register
  • 2. 2. Direct democracy emanated from the ______
A) Greeks
B) German
C) Americans
D) Romans
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Tax payers
B) Convicts
C) Legislators
D) Ministers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Members of House of Assembly
B) The electorate
C) A ward
D) Political parties
  • 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 Steel Development Authority
B) Nigeria Teachers Institute
C) Niger National Shipping Line
D) Nigeria Ports Authority
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Political views of important groups
B) Important political views of large segment of the population
C) Opinion of the rulling party
D) Opinion of the elites
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) His constituency
B) The electorate
C) The government
D) His political party
  • 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) Maintain law and order
C) Be a good politician
D) Avoid gerrymandering
  • 11. 11. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Well equipped police force
B) Labour unions
C) Presence of pressure groups
D) Uniformed citizenry
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It involves public issues
B) All of the above
C) It is the opinion shared
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) Political party
D) Civil Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) All of the above
C) Neutrality
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) 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 form any association
D) They are not expected to give information to the public
  • 17. 17. The work of the clerical class in the civil service include _____
A) Driving the staffs
B) Cleaning of the offices
C) Moving of files
D) Running errands
  • 18. 18. The executive class of the civil service are holders of ______
A) M.sc
B) P.hd
C) 2nd degree
D) HND
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Selected by the parliament
C) Executed
D) Implemented
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of justice
B) House of Assembly
C) Cabinet meeting
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) Private organization
B) Government
C) Individual
D) Ministers
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Board of directors
B) Created by a special Act
C) All of the above
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 satisfy government's interest
D) To encourage privatization
  • 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) All of the above
B) They advice the government
C) Preparation of budget
D) Handling correspondence.
  • 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 government over the civil servants
D) When they favour the civil servants over each other
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Bureaucracy
B) Political instability
C) All of the above
D) Low incentive
  • 29. 29. Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by _____
A) Prisoners
B) Citizens
C) Aliens
D) Refugees
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral body should select the best candidates
B) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
C) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
D) The political parties should nominate best candidates
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