SS 2 Government 3rd Test
  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
B) Compilation of electoral register
C) Delimitation of constituencies
D) Counting and publication of election results
  • 2. 2. Direct democracy emanated from the ______
A) Romans
B) Americans
C) Greeks
D) German
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Convicts
B) Tax payers
C) Ministers
D) Legislators
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) The electorate
B) Political parties
C) Members of House of Assembly
D) A ward
  • 5. 5. Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called _____
A) Second ballots
B) Running mates
C) Party conventions
D) Primaries
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
B) Niger National Shipping Line
C) Nigeria Teachers Institute
D) Nigeria Ports Authority
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Important political views of large segment of the population
C) Opinion of the elites
D) Political views of important groups
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) His political party
B) His constituency
C) The electorate
D) The government
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Supervisory Presiding Officer
B) Resident Electoral Commisioner
C) Presiding Officer
D) Returning officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Avoid gerrymandering
B) Ensure a representative government
C) Be a good politician
D) Maintain law and order
  • 11. 11. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Well equipped police force
B) Uniformed citizenry
C) Presence of pressure groups
D) Labour unions
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It is the opinion shared
B) It involves public issues
C) All of the above
D) Specific issues
  • 13. 13. A body or department in the executive arm of government with the duty of assisting the executive in the planning and implementation of government policies is _______
A) Public Service
B) Ministry
C) Civil Service
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Neutrality
B) All of the above
C) Impartiality
D) Anonymity
  • 15. 15. The civil service is divided into departments called ______
A) Region
B) Ministries
C) Units
D) Constituencies
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
B) They are not expected to form any association
C) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
D) They are not expected to give information to the public
  • 17. 17. The work of the clerical class in the civil service include _____
A) Moving of files
B) Cleaning of the offices
C) Driving the staffs
D) Running errands
  • 18. 18. The executive class of the civil service are holders of ______
A) HND
B) 2nd degree
C) M.sc
D) P.hd
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Selected by the parliament
C) Implemented
D) Executed
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of information
B) Cabinet meeting
C) Ministry of justice
D) House of Assembly
  • 21. 21. The civil service commision recruit high level manpower into the civil service through _____
A) Nomination
B) Election
C) Open competition and by interview
D) Merits
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Individual
B) Private organization
C) Government
D) Ministers
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Independent decisions
B) Created by a special Act
C) Board of directors
D) All of the above
  • 24. 24. One of the main reason for setting up Public Corporations is _____
A) To satisfy government's interest
B) To generate investments for both local and foreign businessman
C) To encourage privatization
D) For the development of the corporation
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) All of the above
C) To prevent exploitation
D) Huge capital investment
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) All of the above
B) Preparation of budget
C) Handling correspondence.
D) They advice the government
  • 27. 27. Favouritism as part of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria means _______
A) When they favour the government over the civil servants
B) When they favour the civil servants over each other
C) When they allow only Graduate into the service
D) When they favour other Nations over Nigerians
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Low incentive
B) All of the above
C) Bureaucracy
D) Political instability
  • 29. 29. Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by _____
A) Refugees
B) Aliens
C) Prisoners
D) Citizens
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
B) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
C) The political parties should nominate best candidates
D) The electoral body should select the best candidates
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