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PES SS2 Civic Education (OBJ) 3rd Term Exam 2025/2026
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  • 1. Nigeria runs a democratic system modeled after which country?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States of America
C) Canada
D) France
E) Germany
  • 2. How many key institutions are mentioned as important for keeping elections credible and power in check in Nigeria?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) Five
E) Six
  • 3. Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the three key democratic institutions in Nigeria?
A) The Judiciary
B) The Military
C) INEC
D) Political Parties
E) The Legislature
  • 4. What does INEC stand for?
A) Independent Nigerian Election Commission
B) Independent National Electoral Council
C) Independent National Electoral Commission
D) Integrated National Electoral Commission
E) International National Election Committee
  • 5. What is the primary role of INEC in Nigeria?
A) To judge election petitions
B) To appoint government ministers
C) To register political parties only
D) To organize, conduct and supervise all elections in Nigeria.
E) To make laws for the country
  • 6. INEC is usually described as the _________ of the electoral process.
A) Manager
B) Umpire
C) Player
D) Spectator
E) Coach
  • 7. INEC supervises elections in Nigeria from presidential to __________ level.
A) Local government
B) Senatorial
C) State
D) Ward
E) Federal
  • 8. One of the key functions of INEC is to maintain the national register of voters and introduce what for accreditation?
A) National ID and PVCs
B) Voters card and Driver's License
C) PVCs and BVAS
D) PVCs and Passport
E) BVAS and Voter's card
  • 9. Which of the following is a function of INEC during election management?
A) Judging election petitions
B) Appointing the President
C) Making laws for elections
D) Printing ballot papers, deploying staff and setting timetables
E) Funding political parties
  • 10. Since 1999, INEC has conducted how many general elections successfully?
A) Eight
B) Nine
C) Five
D) Six
E) Seven
  • 11. Critics say INEC's autonomy is limited because the chairman is confirmed by who?
A) The House of Representatives
B) The Senate
C) The President
D) The Governors
E) The Judiciary
  • 12. Political parties are described as the vehicles for doing what?
A) Making laws
B) Contesting Power
C) Appointing INEC Chairman
D) Conducting elections
E) Judging cases
  • 13. Which two legal documents form the framework for political parties in Nigeria?
A) UN Charter + 1999 Constitution.
B) Electoral Act 2010 + 1999 Constitution
C) Section 222 of 1999 Constitution + Penal Code
D) Section 24 of 1999 Constitution + Electoral Act 2022
E) Section 222 of 1999 Constitution + Electoral Act of 2022.
  • 14. For INEC to register a political party, it must have national spread, HQ in Abuja and branches in how many states?
A) 12 states
B) 18 states
C) 24 states
D) 30 states
E) 36 states
  • 15. PDP ruled Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 and is associated with which ideology?
A) Progressive
B) Communist
C) Social Democratic
D) Conservative
E) Liberal
  • 16. Which party ruled from 2015 to present and was formed from the merger of ACN, CPC, ANPP and a faction of APGA?
A) APC
B) LP
C) SDP
D) PDP
E) NNPP
  • 17. The slogan "Power to the people" is associated with which party?
A) LP
B) NNPP
C) APC
D) ANPP
E) PDP
  • 18. One of the functions of political parties is candidate nomination through what?
A) Appointment by INEC
B) Primaries: Direct, Indirect or Consensus.
C) Court nomination
D) Selection by the President
E) Random ballot
  • 19. Policy formulation and manifestos on economy,security and restructuring is another function of________________
A) The Military
B) INEC
C) Political Parties
D) The Senate
E) The Judiciary
  • 20. The first opposition party to win the presidency in Nigeria was _____________________
A) LP in 2023
B) ANPP in 2003
C) ACN in 2011
D) APC in 2015
E) PDP in 1999
  • 21. The challenge where politicians switch parties for election tickets rather than beliefs is called _______________
A) Campaign finance
B) Internal democracy
C) Weal Ideology/Cross-carpeting
D) Vote buying
E) Godfatherism
  • 22. Which challenge refers to party structures being controlled by wealthy financiers who handpick candidates?
A) Campaign finanace
B) Godfatherism
C) Cross-carpeting
D) Internal democracy
E) Weak ideology
  • 23. An election is defined as the process where citizens vote to choose leaders like President, Governor or _____________
A) Judge
B) Governor's aide
C) INEC Chairman
D) Minister
E) Senator
  • 24. Which of the following is an importance of elections?
A) It removes the need for INEC
B) It gives power to the military
C) It bans political parties
D) It gives power to the people; leaders rule because citizens voted for them
E) It makes voting compulsory for children
  • 25. Elections promote democracy by allowing what kind of change of government?
A) Hereditary change
B) Court-ordered change
C) Violent change
D) Peaceful change
E) Military change
  • 26. One importance of elections is that it holds leaders accountable because bad leaders _______________
A) Are appointed by INEC
B) Cannot be removed
C) Can be voted out after four years
D) Are promoted immediatelY
E) Rule for life
  • 27. Elections also help to _________________
A) Remove the Judiciary
B) Increase government borrowing
C) Cancel voter registration
D) Protect citizens' right: people choose leaders who will defend their interests
E) Ban all ethnic groups
  • 28. The first main step in the election process in Nigeria is ____________
A) Political campaigns
B) Voter registration and collection of PVC
C) Voting day
D) Counting and collation
E) Declaration of result
  • 29. On voting day, voters are verified using____________
A) Driver's License
B) Voter's card only
C) BVAS
D) National ID
E) Passport
  • 30. The candidate with the highest valid votes is announced as winner by _________________
A) The Senate
B) Political Parties
C) The Judiciary
D) The President
E) INEC
  • 31. What is the first civic duty of every citizen with a PVC?
A) Campaign for a party
B) Register and vote
C) Work for INEC
D) Join a political party
E) Monitor election results
  • 32. Voters should choose leaders based on ______________
A) Popularity on social media
B) Money, tribe or religion
C) Family and ethnic ties only
D) Who gives the biggest gifts
E) Merit, not money, tribe or religion
  • 33. Which of these is NOT advised for voters to do?
A) Choose leaders based on merit
B) Register and vote
C) Vote wisely
D) Participate in the process
E) Sit at home on election day
  • 34. Electoral malpractices are described as illegal or dishonest actions that affect the __________________
A) Speed of elections
B) Number of political parties
C) Location of polling units
D) Fairness of the process of choice of the people
E) Cost of running elections
  • 35. The act of manipulating election results to favour a candidate is called __________________
A) Rigging
B) Ballot box snatching
C) Multiple voting
D) Intimidation
E) Vote buying
  • 36. Stealing or destroying ballot boxes to disrupt voting is known as ________________
A) Ballot box snatching
B) Underage voting
C) Multiple voting
D) Rigging
E) Vote buying
  • 37. Giving money or gifts to voters in exchange for their votes is called _________________
A) Vote buying
B) Intimidation
C) Underage voting
D) Rigging
E) Multiple voting
  • 38. Allowing people below the voting age to vote is an example of __________________
A) Underage voting
B) Vote buying
C) Ballot box snatching
D) Rigging
E) Multiple voting
  • 39. One effect of electoral malpractices is that it ______________
A) Increases public trust in democracy
B) Reduces cost of elections
C) Encourages more people to vote
D) Improves governance
E) Leads to bad leadership and poor governance
  • 40. Which of these is a solution to electoral malpractices?
A) Reducing polling units
B) Banning all political parties
C) Cancelling elections
D) Voter education to teach citizens their rights
E) Allowing only one candidate
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