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