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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) Delimitation of constituencies
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) Pressure groups
C) Civil Society
D) Public corporation
  • 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) Political parties
B) A ward
C) Members of House of Assembly
D) The electorate
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) Nobody can be prevented from voting
B) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
C) It extends the franchise to all adults
D) It is faster than other systems
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Ports Authority
B) Nigeria Teachers Institute
C) Niger National Shipping Line
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) His constituency
B) His political party
C) The electorate
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) Be a good politician
B) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Ensure a representative government
D) Maintain law and order
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Plebiscite
B) Nomination
C) Second ballot
D) Re-run election
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) Specific issues
B) All of the above
C) It involves public issues
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) Civil Service
B) Public Service
C) Political party
D) Ministry
  • 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) Impeachment of government
C) Delimitation of the country
D) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
  • 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) Administrative class
B) The Executive class
C) The Charismatic class
D) The Professional 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) Selected by the parliament
B) Passed to the executive
C) Executed
D) Implemented
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of justice
B) Ministry of information
C) House of Assembly
D) Cabinet meeting
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Unqualified personnel
B) Partisan leaders
C) Well trained personnel
D) Unskilled leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Individual
B) Ministers
C) Private organization
D) Government
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Independent decisions
B) All of the above
C) Board of directors
D) Created by a special Act
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) The legislature
B) Cabinet members
C) Primary elections
D) Telephone calls
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) All of the above
B) Strategic projects
C) Huge capital investment
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Handling correspondence.
B) They advice the government
C) Preparation of budget
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) 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) 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) Election of representatives
C) It grants power to the executive
D) Legitimacy
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
B) The political parties should nominate best candidates
C) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
D) The electoral body should select the best candidates
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Supervisory officers
B) Security officers
C) Electoral commision
D) Polling agents
  • 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) Run off election
D) Direct election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
B) Free and fair elections
C) Manipulation of results
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) Screening of the government
B) Raising literacy level
C) Cabinet reshuffles
D) Press freedom
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or Principal
B) Minister or commissioner
C) Minister or Director General
D) Head of department or Administrative
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by Government
B) Expression by family members
C) Public opinion is static
D) Expression by private individual
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Red Tapism
B) Over duplication of functions
C) Tenure of office
D) Lukewarm attitude
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Recall election
B) Plebiscite
C) Run off election
D) Referendum
  • 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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