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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) bye-election
B) general election
C) referendum
D) primary election
  • 4. Free and fair election can exist where there is a____
A) double voting
B) plebiscite
C) secret balloting
D) referendum
  • 5. One of the important functions of political parties is _____
A) hiring personnel for political leaders
B) educating the people on how to rig election
C) advising on the appointment of judges
D) educating the electorate through rallies and campaigns
  • 6. Public opinion enables the government to____
A) organize political conferences
B) punish political opponents
C) employ more workers
D) find out what the people think about its activities
  • 7. Elections are held for the purpose of___
A) uniting the people
B) ensuring a peaceful change of government
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) defend the nation
B) make bye-laws
C) mint currency
D) interpret laws
  • 10. Public corporations are setup by ___
A) board of directors
B) an act of parliament
C) governors
D) ministers
  • 11. One of the reasons for the establishment of local government is to___
A) win support of local chiefs
B) give more powers to the traditional rulers
C) bring government nearer to the people
D) divide the people in order to rule them
  • 12. Local government administration promotes____
A) democracy at grassroot
B) politicians
C) partisan politics
D) governors
  • 13. Which of the following is a feature of electoral commission?
A) support for the ruling party
B) privately funded
C) control by government
D) political neutrality
  • 14. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _____
A) exclusive economic rights
B) social rights only
C) Some religious rights
D) Full political right
  • 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) Student union election
B) Local election
C) Bye-election
D) Presidential election
  • 18. The purpose of an election is to____
A) allow the counting of votes in public
B) give political education to the rich
C) allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
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) Emir
C) Village head
D) King
  • 20. In the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system, the emir was assisted by____ advisers.
A) 4
B) 5
C) 3
D) 8
  • 21. Legislative arm of government performs____functions.
A) law interpretation
B) law making
C) law implementation
D) law reading
  • 22. The head of Civil service in Nigeria is called___
A) Administraror
B) Minister
C) Cleric
D) Secretary
  • 23. One of these is a reason for setting up public corporations
A) Control of government.
B) Provision of essential services.
C) Provision of poor quality products.
D) Competition
  • 24. Local government was created through___
A) public corporations
B) the constitution
C) an Act of parliament
D) loans and fines
  • 25. The seven hereditary kingmakers in the Oyo empire are called___
A) The Aremo
B) Provincial governors
C) The Ogboni
D) The Oyomesi
  • 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) adjudication
B) information
C) statistics
D) elections
  • 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) War
B) Election
C) Disunity
D) Corruption
  • 30. One of these is a type of election.
A) Artificial election
B) Incomplete election
C) General election
D) Segregational election
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