SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Electoral Commision in Nigeria ?
A) Delimitation of constituencies
B) Compilation of electoral register
C) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
D) Counting and publication of election results
  • 2. 2. A body of department in the executive arm of government that assist in the planning and implementation of government policies is the ______
A) Civil Service
B) Public corporation
C) Pressure groups
D) Civil Society
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Legislators
B) Convicts
C) Tax payers
D) Ministers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Members of House of Assembly
B) The electorate
C) A ward
D) Political parties
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) Nobody can be prevented from voting
B) It is faster than other systems
C) It extends the franchise to all adults
D) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Teachers Institute
B) Niger National Shipping Line
C) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
D) Nigeria Ports Authority
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Opinion of the elites
C) Important political views of large segment of the population
D) Political views of important groups
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The electorate
B) His political party
C) His constituency
D) The government
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Returning officer
B) Resident Electoral Commisioner
C) Supervisory Presiding Officer
D) Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Be a good politician
B) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Maintain law and order
D) Ensure a representative government
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Nomination
B) Re-run election
C) Second ballot
D) Plebiscite
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) Specific issues
B) All of the above
C) It involves public issues
D) It is the opinion shared
  • 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) Political party
B) Public Service
C) Ministry
D) Civil Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) Neutrality
C) All of the above
D) Anonymity
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Delimitation of the country
B) Impeachment of government
C) Drafting of bill
D) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
B) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
C) They are not expected to form any association
D) They are not expected to give information to the public
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Executive class
B) The Professional class
C) The Charismatic class
D) Administrative class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Director General
B) Governor General
C) Chief Executive
D) The Commisioner
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Implemented
B) Executed
C) Selected by the parliament
D) Passed to the executive
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of justice
B) Cabinet meeting
C) Ministry of information
D) House of Assembly
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Unqualified personnel
B) Well trained personnel
C) Partisan leaders
D) Unskilled leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Private organization
B) Ministers
C) Individual
D) Government
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Board of directors
B) Independent decisions
C) Created by a special Act
D) All of the above
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) The legislature
B) Cabinet members
C) Telephone calls
D) Primary elections
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Huge capital investment
B) To prevent exploitation
C) All of the above
D) Strategic projects
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Handling correspondence.
B) Preparation of budget
C) All of the above
D) They advice the government
  • 27. 27. The Election that takes place to fill a vacant elective post as a result of disqualification, resignation or death of individual holding that office is _______
A) Re-run election
B) Bye-election
C) Direct election
D) Primary election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Bureaucracy
B) Political instability
C) All of the above
D) Low incentive
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) Legitimacy
B) It fosters democracy
C) It grants power to the executive
D) Election of representatives
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral body should select the best candidates
B) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
C) The political parties should nominate best candidates
D) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Polling agents
B) Electoral commision
C) Supervisory officers
D) Security officers
  • 32. 32. A system where the electorate select the members of parliament who in turn vote on behalf of the people is ______
A) Run off election
B) Public voting
C) Direct election
D) Primary election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Manipulation of results
B) Vote during election
C) Free and fair elections
D) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Mass media
B) Families
C) Bureau of information
D) Opinion poll
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Press freedom
C) Raising literacy level
D) Screening of the government
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or Director General
B) Minister or Principal
C) Minister or commissioner
D) Head of department or Administrative
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by family members
B) Public opinion is static
C) Expression by Government
D) Expression by private individual
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Lukewarm attitude
B) Red Tapism
C) Over duplication of functions
D) Tenure of office
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Referendum
B) Plebiscite
C) Recall election
D) Run off election
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Electoral malpractice
B) All of the above
C) Short period of voting
D) Less costly
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