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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) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
C) Counting and publication of election results
D) Delimitation of constituencies
  • 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) Tax payers
C) Legislators
D) Ministers
  • 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) Running mates
B) Second ballots
C) Party conventions
D) Primaries
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Niger National Shipping Line
B) Nigeria Ports Authority
C) Nigeria Teachers Institute
D) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Important political views of large segment of the population
B) Opinion of the rulling party
C) Opinion of the elites
D) Political views of important groups
  • 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) 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) Be a good politician
B) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Ensure a representative government
D) Maintain law and order
  • 11. 11. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Labour unions
B) Well equipped police force
C) Presence of pressure groups
D) Uniformed citizenry
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) Specific issues
B) It involves public issues
C) All of the above
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) Ministry
B) Public Service
C) Civil Service
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Neutrality
B) All of the above
C) Impartiality
D) Anonymity
  • 15. 15. The civil service is divided into departments called ______
A) Constituencies
B) Ministries
C) Units
D) Region
  • 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) Running errands
B) Cleaning of the offices
C) Driving the staffs
D) Moving of files
  • 18. 18. The executive class of the civil service are holders of ______
A) HND
B) 2nd degree
C) P.hd
D) M.sc
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Executed
C) Implemented
D) Selected by the parliament
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) House of Assembly
B) Cabinet meeting
C) Ministry of justice
D) Ministry of information
  • 21. 21. The civil service commision recruit high level manpower into the civil service through _____
A) Election
B) Open competition and by interview
C) Merits
D) Nomination
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Ministers
B) Individual
C) Government
D) Private organization
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Independent decisions
B) All of the above
C) Created by a special Act
D) Board of directors
  • 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 encourage privatization
D) To generate investments for both local and foreign businessman
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) All of the above
C) Huge capital investment
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Preparation of budget
B) All of the above
C) They advice the government
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 favour other Nations over Nigerians
B) When they allow only Graduate into the service
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) 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) Refugees
C) Prisoners
D) Citizens
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
B) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
C) The electoral body should select the best candidates
D) The political parties should nominate best candidates
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