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