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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) Bye-laws
D) orders
  • 2. The major function of an electoral commission is to____
A) support parties
B) make arrangement for the conduct of elections
C) appoint staffs
D) appoint the staffs of local government
  • 3. An election conducted to resolve important political issues facing a country is called____
A) primary election
B) bye-election
C) general election
D) referendum
  • 4. Free and fair election can exist where there is a____
A) plebiscite
B) referendum
C) double voting
D) secret balloting
  • 5. One of the important functions of political parties is _____
A) hiring personnel for political leaders
B) advising on the appointment of judges
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) organize political conferences
C) employ more workers
D) punish political opponents
  • 7. Elections are held for the purpose of___
A) uniting the people
B) creating more political parties
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) Civil Service Union
C) Civil Service Commission
D) Judicial Service Commission
  • 9. One of the functions of local government is to____
A) defend the nation
B) make bye-laws
C) interpret laws
D) mint currency
  • 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) win support of local chiefs
B) give more powers to the traditional rulers
C) divide the people in order to rule them
D) bring government nearer to the people
  • 12. Local government administration promotes____
A) democracy at grassroot
B) governors
C) politicians
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) Chambers of Commerce
D) An Accountant-General
  • 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) Student union election
B) Bye-election
C) Local election
D) Presidential election
  • 18. The purpose of an election is to____
A) allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
B) allow the counting of votes in public
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) Emir
B) Waziri
C) Village head
D) King
  • 20. In the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system, the emir was assisted by____ advisers.
A) 5
B) 4
C) 8
D) 3
  • 21. Legislative arm of government performs____functions.
A) law implementation
B) law making
C) law interpretation
D) law reading
  • 22. The head of Civil service in Nigeria is called___
A) Administraror
B) Cleric
C) Minister
D) Secretary
  • 23. One of these is a reason for setting up public corporations
A) Control of government.
B) Competition
C) Provision of poor quality products.
D) Provision of essential services.
  • 24. Local government was created through___
A) public corporations
B) loans and fines
C) the constitution
D) an Act of parliament
  • 25. The seven hereditary kingmakers in the Oyo empire are called___
A) The Oyomesi
B) The Ogboni
C) The Aremo
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 council of elders
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) Election
B) Referendum
C) Public opinion
D) Opinion poll
  • 29. ____makes it easier for the people to remove a bad government from office.
A) Election
B) Corruption
C) War
D) Disunity
  • 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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