PES SS3 Government (Objective) Mock 3 Exam 2025/2026
  • 1. Power differs from influence in that it is ______________
A) Persuasive while influence is directive
B) Coercive while influence is persuasive
C) Coercive while influence is harmful
D) Arrogant while influence is corruptive
  • 2. The standing committee of a legislature is one ____________
A) That has statutory responsibities
B) Whose members stand while deliberating
C) That perform adhoc functions
D) That has legislators as members
  • 3. Where the constitution is supreme, unconstitutional acts of the executive and the legislature can be checked by the courts through ____________
A) Recall
B) Impeachment
C) Vote of no confidence
D) Judicial review
  • 4. The central decision - making organ of a confederation is made up of ______________
A) Politicians elected from the confederal constituencies
B) Technocrats appointed by the units
C) Representatives of pressure group
D) Politicians nominated by the government of member states.
  • 5. Which of the following is true of a parliamentary system of government?
A) Strict operation of bicameral legislature
B) Clear separation of government
C) Adherence to majority rule
D) Removal of government by impeachment
  • 6. A major feature of authoritarianism is that the government is ____________
A) Consensual
B) Decentralized
C) Centralized
D) Personalized
  • 7. The central point of capitalism as expounded by Karl Marx, is that _______________
A) Capitalists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands
B) Workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their Labour
C) Capitalists shall always increase worker earnings capacity through wages
D) Capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers Labour.
  • 8. A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is ________________
A) Written
B) Flexible
C) Rigid
D) Unwritten
  • 9. An important function of a constitution is that it ______________
A) Promotes citizen participation in government and administration
B) Facilitates cross-fertilization of ideas of governance.
C) Serves as the fountain head of authority for the exercise of power.
D) Provides a framework for the study of government.
  • 10. When a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle of ________
A) Separation of powers
B) Probity and accountability
C) Collective responsibility
D) Checks and balances
  • 11. In the legislative process, a bill is a ________
A) Proposal before the legislature
B) Motion accepted for debate
C) Motion rejected after debate
D) Law passed by the legislature
  • 12. One of the advantages of a bicameral over unicameral legislature is that it ____________
A) Is cheap to maintain
B) Takes less time for the bills to be passed
C) Promotes social equality
D) Prevents the passage of ill-considered bills.
  • 13. The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to ___________
A) Association, property and social security
B) Life, liberty and property.
C) Life, speech and association
D) Free education, employment and freedom of thought
  • 14. The manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats is called ____________
A) Delimitation
B) Gerrymandering
C) Rigging
D) Devolution
  • 15. One argument against a multi-party system is _____________
A) Inability to attract foreign assistance
B) High cost of conducting elections
C) Encouragement of opposition and instability
D) Banning of interest groups
  • 16. Associational interest groups are organized to __________
A) Achieve goals affecting other associations
B) Further the interest of members
C) Support the government
D) Specifically lobby the government
  • 17. Public opinion is a view that is _________
A) No longer a secret
B) Widely publicized
C) Held by the majority
D) Active in the public realm
  • 18. The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they ___________
A) Are not allowed to be involved in partisan politics
B) Have no dealings with politicians
C) Are not allowed to join any organization or group.
D) Are not allowed to vote.
  • 19. The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to _____________
A) Prevent opposition to government
B) Ensure loyalty and support
C) Enhance efficiency in administration
D) Make civil servants a functional elite
  • 20. The Western Zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from _______
A) Gwandu
B) Abuja
C) Bida
D) Ilorin
  • 21. Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because _________________
A) They had no definite political boundaries
B) They were not independent
C) Their population was too small
D) They had no formal government
  • 22. The method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria was _____________
A) Persuasion
B) Divide and rule
C) Dialogue
D) Trade association
  • 23. A major function of the warrant chiefs was to _____________
A) Supervise native courts and markets
B) Take charge of local administration
C) Stop ritual killings
D) Prevent tribal wars
  • 24. After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because ___________
A) The second world War enhanced colonial rule
B) Colonial rule became less oppressive
C) The second world War boosted their morale.
D) Colonial rule was in disarray
  • 25. When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the _______________
A) Governor - General
B) Queen of England
C) President
D) Prime Minister
  • 26. Delegated legislature becomes unavoidable when ______________
A) Issues under consideration are technical
B) Legislators have to proceed on a recess
C) Legislators cannot reach a consensus
D) Issues under consideration are personal
  • 27. One major disadvantage of public opinion is that __________
A) Leaders are unnecessarily criticized
B) A vocal minority claims to represent the majority
C) The critics of government policies are always harassed
D) Gossip and rumours thrive
  • 28. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _______________
A) Full political rights
B) Some religious rights
C) Exclusive economic rights
D) Social rights only
  • 29. Communism is a system which recognizes _______________--
A) The existence of the state
B) The existence of the individual
C) Class stratification
D) The ability of the individual
  • 30. The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the ______________
A) Political parties
B) Electoral commission
C) National Assembly
D) Boundary commission
  • 31. The structure of the civil service is based on ______________
A) Lateral organization
B) Patronage system
C) Merit system
D) Hierarchical organization
  • 32. A common feature of a multi - party system is that the government is formed by _______________
A) The major political party
B) A coalition of political parties
C) All the registered parties
D) The party with the highest votes
  • 33. To qualify for absorption into the administration cadre of the civil service in Nigeria, an applicant must be ______________
A) Knowledge in civil service rule
B) A holder of a first university degree
C) Specifically trained in public administration
D) A senior Civil servant
  • 34. The final interpretation of the provisions of a federal constitution is vested in the _________________
A) Highest court of the land.
B) Council of state
C) Highest legislative body
D) Head of state
  • 35. A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is _____________
A) The objective
B) Membership drive
C) Idealogy
D) The voting pattern
  • 36. Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on _________
A) Gender participation in politics
B) Total votes in an election
C) An area
D) Contribution to the national economy
  • 37. The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impractical because power is _________
A) Fused
B) Separated
C) Delegated
D) Centralized
  • 38. When did Nigeria gain her independence?
A) 1st, October 1960
B) 1st, October 1963
C) 21st, October 1999
D) 31st, October 1690
  • 39. The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in ___________
A) 1959
B) 1963
C) 1960
D) 1951
  • 40. Which of these constitutions recognized the local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria _________
A) 1946 constitution
B) 1963 constitution
C) 1960 constitution
D) 1979 constitution
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