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PES SS3 Government (Objective) Mock 3 Exam 2025/2026
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  • 1. Power differs from influence in that it is ______________
A) Persuasive while influence is directive
B) Arrogant while influence is corruptive
C) Coercive while influence is persuasive
D) Coercive while influence is harmful
  • 2. The standing committee of a legislature is one ____________
A) That has statutory responsibities
B) Whose members stand while deliberating
C) That perform adhoc functions
D) That has legislators as members
  • 3. Where the constitution is supreme, unconstitutional acts of the executive and the legislature can be checked by the courts through ____________
A) Judicial review
B) Recall
C) Impeachment
D) Vote of no confidence
  • 4. The central decision - making organ of a confederation is made up of ______________
A) Politicians elected from the confederal constituencies
B) Representatives of pressure group
C) Politicians nominated by the government of member states.
D) Technocrats appointed by the units
  • 5. Which of the following is true of a parliamentary system of government?
A) Strict operation of bicameral legislature
B) Removal of government by impeachment
C) Clear separation of government
D) Adherence to majority rule
  • 6. A major feature of authoritarianism is that the government is ____________
A) Personalized
B) Centralized
C) Decentralized
D) Consensual
  • 7. The central point of capitalism as expounded by Karl Marx, is that _______________
A) Workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their Labour
B) Capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers Labour.
C) Capitalists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands
D) Capitalists shall always increase worker earnings capacity through wages
  • 8. A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is ________________
A) Rigid
B) Written
C) Flexible
D) Unwritten
  • 9. An important function of a constitution is that it ______________
A) Serves as the fountain head of authority for the exercise of power.
B) Facilitates cross-fertilization of ideas of governance.
C) Promotes citizen participation in government and administration
D) Provides a framework for the study of government.
  • 10. When a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle of ________
A) Collective responsibility
B) Separation of powers
C) Probity and accountability
D) Checks and balances
  • 11. In the legislative process, a bill is a ________
A) Motion rejected after debate
B) Law passed by the legislature
C) Proposal before the legislature
D) Motion accepted for debate
  • 12. One of the advantages of a bicameral over unicameral legislature is that it ____________
A) Promotes social equality
B) Takes less time for the bills to be passed
C) Prevents the passage of ill-considered bills.
D) Is cheap to maintain
  • 13. The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to ___________
A) Free education, employment and freedom of thought
B) Association, property and social security
C) Life, liberty and property.
D) Life, speech and association
  • 14. The manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats is called ____________
A) Devolution
B) Delimitation
C) Gerrymandering
D) Rigging
  • 15. One argument against a multi-party system is _____________
A) High cost of conducting elections
B) Inability to attract foreign assistance
C) Banning of interest groups
D) Encouragement of opposition and instability
  • 16. Associational interest groups are organized to __________
A) Further the interest of members
B) Specifically lobby the government
C) Achieve goals affecting other associations
D) Support the government
  • 17. Public opinion is a view that is _________
A) Widely publicized
B) Held by the majority
C) Active in the public realm
D) No longer a secret
  • 18. The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they ___________
A) Are not allowed to vote.
B) Are not allowed to join any organization or group.
C) Have no dealings with politicians
D) Are not allowed to be involved in partisan politics
  • 19. The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to _____________
A) Ensure loyalty and support
B) Enhance efficiency in administration
C) Make civil servants a functional elite
D) Prevent opposition to government
  • 20. The Western Zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from _______
A) Bida
B) Gwandu
C) Ilorin
D) Abuja
  • 21. Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because _________________
A) Their population was too small
B) They had no definite political boundaries
C) They were not independent
D) They had no formal government
  • 22. The method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria was _____________
A) Dialogue
B) Trade association
C) Persuasion
D) Divide and rule
  • 23. A major function of the warrant chiefs was to _____________
A) Prevent tribal wars
B) Supervise native courts and markets
C) Stop ritual killings
D) Take charge of local administration
  • 24. After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because ___________
A) Colonial rule became less oppressive
B) Colonial rule was in disarray
C) The second world War enhanced colonial rule
D) The second world War boosted their morale.
  • 25. When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _______________
A) President
B) Governor - General
C) Prime Minister
D) Queen of England
  • 26. Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when ______________
A) Issues under consideration are personal
B) Legislators have to proceed on a recess
C) Issues under consideration are technical
D) Legislators cannot reach a consensus
  • 27. One major disadvantage of public opinion is that __________
A) Leaders are unnecessarily criticized
B) Gossip and rumours thrive
C) The critics of government policies are always harassed
D) A vocal minority claims to represent the majority
  • 28. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _______________
A) Social rights only
B) Exclusive economic rights
C) Some religious rights
D) Full political rights
  • 29. Communism is a system which recognizes _______________--
A) The existence of the state
B) The existence of the individual
C) Class stratification
D) The ability of the individual
  • 30. The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the ______________
A) Political parties
B) National Assembly
C) Electoral commission
D) Boundary commission
  • 31. The structure of the civil service is based on ______________
A) Merit system
B) Patronage system
C) Lateral organization
D) Hierarchical organization
  • 32. A common feature of a multi - party system is that the government is formed by _______________
A) The party with the highest votes
B) All the registered parties
C) A coalition of political parties
D) The major political party
  • 33. To qualify for absorption into the administration cadre of the civil service in Nigeria, an applicant must be ______________
A) Knowledge in civil service rule
B) A senior Civil servant
C) Specifically trained in public administration
D) A holder of a first university degree
  • 34. The final interpretation of the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the _________________
A) Highest court of the land.
B) Council of state
C) Head of state
D) Highest legislative body
  • 35. A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is _____________
A) Idealogy
B) The voting pattern
C) Membership drive
D) The objective
  • 36. Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on _________
A) Contribution to the national economy
B) An area
C) Gender participation in politics
D) Total votes in an election
  • 37. The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impractical because power is _________
A) Centralized
B) Separated
C) Fused
D) Delegated
  • 38. When did Nigeria gain her independence?
A) 1st, October 1963
B) 21st, October 1999
C) 31st, October 1690
D) 1st, October 1960
  • 39. The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in ___________
A) 1960
B) 1959
C) 1951
D) 1963
  • 40. Which of these constitutions recognized the local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria _________
A) 1979 constitution
B) 1960 constitution
C) 1963 constitution
D) 1946 constitution
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