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AIC Government (SS2) 1st Term Exam
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  • 1. Local government laws are known as___
A) orders
B) decrees
C) acts
D) Bye-laws
  • 2. The major function of an electoral commission is to____
A) support parties
B) appoint staffs
C) appoint the staffs of local government
D) make arrangement for the conduct of elections
  • 3. An election conducted to resolve important political issues facing a country is called____
A) general election
B) referendum
C) primary election
D) bye-election
  • 4. Free and fair election can exist where there is a____
A) plebiscite
B) referendum
C) secret balloting
D) double voting
  • 5. One of the important functions of political parties is _____
A) advising on the appointment of judges
B) hiring personnel for political leaders
C) educating the people on how to rig election
D) educating the electorate through rallies and campaigns
  • 6. Public opinion enables the government to____
A) find out what the people think about its activities
B) punish political opponents
C) employ more workers
D) organize political conferences
  • 7. Elections are held for the purpose of___
A) creating more political parties
B) ensuring a peaceful change of government
C) strengthening the powers of the political leaders
D) uniting the people
  • 8. The appointment, promotion, and discipline of civil servants are the responsibility of____
A) Electoral Commission
B) Civil Service Commission
C) Civil Service Union
D) Judicial Service Commission
  • 9. One of the functions of local government is to____
A) interpret laws
B) mint currency
C) make bye-laws
D) defend the nation
  • 10. Public corporations are setup by ___
A) an act of parliament
B) board of directors
C) ministers
D) governors
  • 11. One of the reasons for the establishment of local government is to___
A) give more powers to the traditional rulers
B) divide the people in order to rule them
C) bring government nearer to the people
D) win support of local chiefs
  • 12. Local government administration promotes____
A) politicians
B) partisan politics
C) democracy at grassroot
D) governors
  • 13. Which of the following is a feature of electoral commission?
A) privately funded
B) political neutrality
C) support for the ruling party
D) control by government
  • 14. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _____
A) social rights only
B) Some religious rights
C) Full political right
D) exclusive economic rights
  • 15. Which of the following manages a public corporation?
A) An Accountant-General
B) Chambers of Commerce
C) An Auditor-General
D) Board of Directors
  • 16. Local governments are essential because they____
A) implement government policies at national levels
B) encourage division in a country
C) make laws for a nation
D) train local people in the art of governing
  • 17. Which of the following is an example of a general election?
A) Presidential election
B) Local election
C) Bye-election
D) Student union election
  • 18. The purpose of an election is to____
A) allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
B) provide social amenities for the electorate
C) allow the counting of votes in public
D) give political education to the rich
  • 19. The head of the caliphate in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system was called____
A) Emir
B) Village head
C) Waziri
D) King
  • 20. In the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system, the emir was assisted by____ advisers.
A) 5
B) 3
C) 8
D) 4
  • 21. Legislative arm of government performs____functions.
A) law reading
B) law making
C) law interpretation
D) law implementation
  • 22. The head of Civil service in Nigeria is called___
A) Secretary
B) Administraror
C) Minister
D) Cleric
  • 23. One of these is a reason for setting up public corporations
A) Provision of poor quality products.
B) Control of government.
C) Provision of essential services.
D) Competition
  • 24. Local government was created through___
A) an Act of parliament
B) public corporations
C) the constitution
D) loans and fines
  • 25. The seven hereditary kingmakers in the Oyo empire are called___
A) The Aremo
B) The Oyomesi
C) Provincial governors
D) The Ogboni
  • 26. In the Igbo pre-colonial political system,the young men of the same age group who performed political functions were ___
A) The council of elders
B) The judges
C) The age grades
D) The farmers
  • 27. Public opinion can be formed through____
A) information
B) statistics
C) adjudication
D) elections
  • 28. ____deals with an issue affecting most citizens of a particular country.
A) Opinion poll
B) Referendum
C) Election
D) Public opinion
  • 29. ____makes it easier for the people to remove a bad government from office.
A) Election
B) Corruption
C) Disunity
D) War
  • 30. One of these is a type of election.
A) Incomplete election
B) Artificial election
C) Segregational election
D) General election
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