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