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