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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) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
B) Counting and publication of election results
C) Compilation of electoral register
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) Civil Society
C) Civil Service
D) Pressure groups
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Legislators
B) Tax payers
C) Ministers
D) Convicts
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) A ward
B) Members of House of Assembly
C) The electorate
D) Political parties
  • 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) Niger National Shipping Line
B) Nigeria Teachers Institute
C) Nigeria Ports Authority
D) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Important political views of large segment of the population
C) Opinion of the elites
D) Political views of important groups
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The government
B) The electorate
C) His political party
D) His constituency
  • 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) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Ensure a representative government
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) Plebiscite
B) Second ballot
C) Nomination
D) Re-run election
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) Specific issues
B) All of the above
C) It is the opinion shared
D) It involves public issues
  • 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) Political party
C) Civil Service
D) Public Service
  • 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) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
D) Delimitation of the country
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) They are not expected to form any association
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) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Charismatic class
B) The Professional class
C) Administrative class
D) The Executive class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Director General
B) The Commisioner
C) Chief Executive
D) Governor General
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Selected by the parliament
B) Implemented
C) Passed to the executive
D) Executed
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of justice
B) Ministry of information
C) Cabinet meeting
D) House of Assembly
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Partisan leaders
B) Well trained personnel
C) Unqualified personnel
D) Unskilled leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Government
B) Individual
C) Private organization
D) Ministers
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Independent decisions
B) Created by a special Act
C) Board of directors
D) All of the above
  • 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) Huge capital investment
B) To prevent exploitation
C) All of the above
D) Strategic projects
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) They advice the government
B) Preparation of budget
C) All of the above
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) Re-run election
D) Bye-election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) All of the above
B) Bureaucracy
C) Low incentive
D) Political instability
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It fosters democracy
B) Election of representatives
C) It grants power to the executive
D) Legitimacy
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral body should select the best candidates
B) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
C) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
D) The political parties should nominate best candidates
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Supervisory officers
B) Electoral commision
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) Direct election
B) Run off election
C) Primary election
D) Public voting
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Vote during election
B) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
C) Manipulation of results
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Opinion poll
B) Bureau of information
C) Families
D) Mass media
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Press freedom
B) Cabinet reshuffles
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 Director General
B) Head of department or Administrative
C) Minister or Principal
D) Minister or commissioner
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Public opinion is static
B) Expression by private individual
C) Expression by Government
D) Expression by family members
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Over duplication of functions
B) Tenure of office
C) Lukewarm attitude
D) Red Tapism
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Referendum
B) Recall election
C) Plebiscite
D) Run off election
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Electoral malpractice
B) Less costly
C) All of the above
D) Short period of voting
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