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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) Delimitation of constituencies
B) Counting and publication of election results
C) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
D) Compilation of electoral register
  • 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) Civil Service
B) Pressure groups
C) Public corporation
D) Civil Society
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Convicts
B) Ministers
C) Tax payers
D) Legislators
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) The electorate
B) Political parties
C) A ward
D) Members of House of Assembly
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
B) Nobody can be prevented from voting
C) It is faster than other systems
D) It extends the franchise to all adults
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Niger National Shipping Line
B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
C) Nigeria Teachers Institute
D) Nigeria Ports Authority
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Political views of important groups
B) Opinion of the rulling party
C) Opinion of the elites
D) Important political views of large segment of the population
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The electorate
B) The government
C) His constituency
D) His political party
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Resident Electoral Commisioner
B) Returning officer
C) Presiding 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) 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) 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) Public Service
B) Political party
C) Ministry
D) Civil Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Anonymity
B) Neutrality
C) Impartiality
D) All of the above
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Impeachment of government
B) Delimitation of the country
C) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
D) Drafting of bill
  • 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) Administrative class
B) The Executive class
C) The Professional class
D) The Charismatic class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Commisioner
B) Governor General
C) The Director General
D) Chief Executive
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Executed
B) Passed to the executive
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 information
D) Ministry of justice
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Well trained personnel
B) Unqualified personnel
C) Unskilled leaders
D) Partisan leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Private organization
B) Individual
C) Government
D) Ministers
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Created by a special Act
B) Independent decisions
C) All of the above
D) Board of directors
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Cabinet members
B) The legislature
C) Primary elections
D) Telephone calls
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) To prevent exploitation
C) All of the above
D) Huge capital investment
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Handling correspondence.
B) Preparation of budget
C) They advice the government
D) All of the above
  • 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) Direct election
B) Bye-election
C) Primary election
D) Re-run election
  • 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) Political instability
D) Bureaucracy
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It fosters democracy
B) It grants power to the executive
C) Legitimacy
D) Election of representatives
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The political parties should nominate best candidates
B) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
C) The electoral body should select the best candidates
D) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Electoral commision
B) Supervisory officers
C) Polling agents
D) Security 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) Public voting
C) Direct election
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) Manipulation of results
C) Free and fair elections
D) Vote during election
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Bureau of information
B) Mass media
C) Families
D) Opinion poll
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Press freedom
C) Screening of the government
D) Raising literacy level
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or Principal
B) Head of department or Administrative
C) Minister or commissioner
D) Minister or Director General
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by family members
B) Expression by private individual
C) Public opinion is static
D) Expression by Government
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Red Tapism
B) Lukewarm attitude
C) Tenure of office
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) Plebiscite
C) Referendum
D) Recall election
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Electoral malpractice
B) Short period of voting
C) All of the above
D) Less costly
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