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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) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
C) Compilation of electoral register
D) Counting and publication of election results
  • 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) Public corporation
C) Civil Society
D) Pressure groups
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Legislators
B) Convicts
C) Tax payers
D) Ministers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Political parties
B) Members of House of Assembly
C) A ward
D) The electorate
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
B) It is faster than other systems
C) Nobody can be prevented from voting
D) It extends the franchise to all adults
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
B) Niger National Shipping Line
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 elites
C) Opinion of the rulling party
D) Important political views of large segment of the population
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) His constituency
B) His political party
C) The government
D) The electorate
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Resident Electoral Commisioner
B) Presiding Officer
C) Supervisory Presiding Officer
D) Returning officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Be a good politician
B) Ensure a representative government
C) Maintain law and order
D) Avoid gerrymandering
  • 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) Re-run election
D) Nomination
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) All of the above
B) Specific issues
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) Political party
B) Civil Service
C) Public Service
D) Ministry
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) All of the above
C) Anonymity
D) Neutrality
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Delimitation of the country
B) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
C) Drafting of bill
D) Impeachment of government
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
B) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
C) They are not expected to form any association
D) They are not expected to give information to the public
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Professional class
B) The Charismatic class
C) The Executive class
D) Administrative class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Director General
B) The Commisioner
C) Governor 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) Ministry of information
B) Ministry of justice
C) House of Assembly
D) Cabinet meeting
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Partisan leaders
B) Well trained personnel
C) Unskilled leaders
D) Unqualified personnel
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Ministers
B) Private organization
C) Government
D) Individual
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Board of directors
B) All of the above
C) Independent decisions
D) Created by a special Act
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Telephone calls
B) Primary elections
C) Cabinet members
D) The legislature
  • 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) Preparation of budget
B) Handling correspondence.
C) All of the above
D) They advice the government
  • 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) Re-run election
C) Direct election
D) Bye-election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Low incentive
B) Political instability
C) Bureaucracy
D) All of the above
  • 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 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) Supervisory officers
B) Polling agents
C) Electoral commision
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) Public voting
B) Primary election
C) Direct election
D) Run off election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Manipulation of results
B) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
C) Vote during election
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Opinion poll
B) Families
C) Bureau of information
D) Mass media
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Screening of the government
C) Press freedom
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) Expression by private individual
B) Public opinion is static
C) Expression by Government
D) Expression by family members
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Tenure of office
B) Lukewarm attitude
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) Plebiscite
B) Recall election
C) Run off election
D) Referendum
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Less costly
B) All of the above
C) Short period of voting
D) Electoral malpractice
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