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SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
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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. A body of department in the executive arm of government that assist in the planning and implementation of government policies is the ______
A) Public corporation
B) Pressure groups
C) Civil Service
D) Civil Society
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Ministers
B) Legislators
C) Convicts
D) Tax payers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) A ward
B) Members of House of Assembly
C) Political parties
D) The electorate
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) Nobody can be prevented from voting
B) It is faster than other systems
C) It extends the franchise to all adults
D) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Teachers Institute
B) Nigeria Ports Authority
C) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
D) Niger National Shipping Line
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Opinion of the elites
C) Political views of important groups
D) Important political views of large segment of the population
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The government
B) His constituency
C) The electorate
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) Maintain law and order
B) Ensure a representative government
C) Avoid gerrymandering
D) Be a good politician
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Re-run election
B) Plebiscite
C) Nomination
D) Second ballot
  • 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) Political party
B) Civil Service
C) Public Service
D) Ministry
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) All of the above
B) Impartiality
C) Neutrality
D) Anonymity
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Impeachment of government
B) Drafting of bill
C) Delimitation of the country
D) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) They are not expected to give information to the public
B) They are not expected to form any association
C) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
D) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Professional class
B) Administrative class
C) The Charismatic class
D) The Executive class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) Governor General
B) The Commisioner
C) The Director General
D) Chief Executive
  • 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) Cabinet meeting
B) Ministry of justice
C) House of Assembly
D) Ministry of information
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Unqualified personnel
B) Unskilled leaders
C) Partisan leaders
D) Well trained personnel
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Individual
B) Ministers
C) Government
D) Private organization
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Created by a special Act
B) Independent decisions
C) Board of directors
D) All of the above
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) The legislature
B) Telephone calls
C) Primary elections
D) Cabinet members
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) All of the above
C) To prevent exploitation
D) Huge capital investment
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) All of the above
B) Preparation of budget
C) They advice the government
D) Handling correspondence.
  • 27. 27. The Election that takes place to fill a vacant elective post as a result of disqualification, resignation or death of individual holding that office is _______
A) Primary election
B) Direct election
C) Bye-election
D) Re-run election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Political instability
B) All of the above
C) Low incentive
D) Bureaucracy
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It grants power to the executive
B) Election of representatives
C) Legitimacy
D) It fosters democracy
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
B) The electoral body should select the best candidates
C) The political parties should nominate best candidates
D) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Electoral commision
B) Polling agents
C) Security officers
D) Supervisory officers
  • 32. 32. A system where the electorate select the members of parliament who in turn vote on behalf of the people is ______
A) Run off election
B) Direct election
C) Public voting
D) Primary election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
B) Vote during election
C) Manipulation of results
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Bureau of information
B) Families
C) Mass media
D) Opinion poll
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Raising literacy level
C) Screening of the government
D) Press freedom
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Head of department or Administrative
B) Minister or commissioner
C) Minister or Principal
D) Minister or Director General
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Public opinion is static
B) Expression by Government
C) Expression by private individual
D) Expression by family members
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Lukewarm attitude
B) Tenure of office
C) Red Tapism
D) Over duplication of functions
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Run off election
B) Referendum
C) Recall election
D) Plebiscite
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Short period of voting
B) Less costly
C) All of the above
D) Electoral malpractice
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