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AIC Government (SS2) 1st Term Exam
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  • 1. Local government laws are known as___
A) Bye-laws
B) decrees
C) acts
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 the staffs of local government
D) appoint staffs
  • 3. An election conducted to resolve important political issues facing a country is called____
A) primary election
B) referendum
C) bye-election
D) general election
  • 4. Free and fair election can exist where there is a____
A) referendum
B) secret balloting
C) double voting
D) plebiscite
  • 5. One of the important functions of political parties is _____
A) educating the people on how to rig election
B) educating the electorate through rallies and campaigns
C) advising on the appointment of judges
D) hiring personnel for political leaders
  • 6. Public opinion enables the government to____
A) employ more workers
B) find out what the people think about its activities
C) punish political opponents
D) organize political conferences
  • 7. Elections are held for the purpose of___
A) strengthening the powers of the political leaders
B) creating more political parties
C) ensuring a peaceful change of government
D) uniting the people
  • 8. The appointment, promotion, and discipline of civil servants are the responsibility of____
A) Civil Service Union
B) Electoral Commission
C) Civil Service 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) 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) give more powers to the traditional rulers
B) win support of local chiefs
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) partisan politics
C) governors
D) politicians
  • 13. Which of the following is a feature of electoral commission?
A) privately funded
B) control by government
C) support for the ruling party
D) political neutrality
  • 14. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _____
A) Some religious rights
B) Full political right
C) exclusive economic rights
D) social rights only
  • 15. Which of the following manages a public corporation?
A) An Accountant-General
B) An Auditor-General
C) Chambers of Commerce
D) Board of Directors
  • 16. Local governments are essential because they____
A) train local people in the art of governing
B) make laws for a nation
C) implement government policies at national levels
D) encourage division in a country
  • 17. Which of the following is an example of a general election?
A) Bye-election
B) Student union election
C) Presidential election
D) Local election
  • 18. The purpose of an election is to____
A) provide social amenities for the electorate
B) give political education to the rich
C) allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
D) allow the counting of votes in public
  • 19. The head of the caliphate in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system was called____
A) Emir
B) Village head
C) King
D) Waziri
  • 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 interpretation
D) law implementation
  • 22. The head of Civil service in Nigeria is called___
A) Cleric
B) Administraror
C) Minister
D) Secretary
  • 23. One of these is a reason for setting up public corporations
A) Control of government.
B) Provision of poor quality products.
C) Provision of essential services.
D) Competition
  • 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) The Ogboni
C) Provincial governors
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 council of elders
B) The age grades
C) The farmers
D) The judges
  • 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) Election
B) Referendum
C) Opinion poll
D) Public opinion
  • 29. ____makes it easier for the people to remove a bad government from office.
A) War
B) Election
C) Corruption
D) Disunity
  • 30. One of these is a type of election.
A) General election
B) Artificial election
C) Incomplete election
D) Segregational election
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