AIC Government (SS2) 1st Term Exam
  • 1. Local government laws are known as___
A) decrees
B) Bye-laws
C) orders
D) acts
  • 2. The major function of an electoral commission is to____
A) make arrangement for the conduct of elections
B) support parties
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) bye-election
B) primary election
C) referendum
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) punish political opponents
B) employ more workers
C) find out what the people think about its activities
D) organize political conferences
  • 7. Elections are held for the purpose of___
A) creating more political parties
B) ensuring a peaceful change of government
C) strengthening the powers of the political leaders
D) uniting the people
  • 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) make bye-laws
B) defend the nation
C) interpret laws
D) mint currency
  • 10. Public corporations are setup by ___
A) governors
B) board of directors
C) ministers
D) an act of parliament
  • 11. One of the reasons for the establishment of local government is to___
A) give more powers to the traditional rulers
B) bring government nearer to the people
C) divide the people in order to rule them
D) win support of local chiefs
  • 12. Local government administration promotes____
A) politicians
B) democracy at grassroot
C) partisan politics
D) governors
  • 13. Which of the following is a feature of electoral commission?
A) privately funded
B) support for the ruling party
C) control by government
D) political neutrality
  • 14. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _____
A) exclusive economic rights
B) social rights only
C) Full political right
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) implement government policies at national levels
B) encourage division in a country
C) make laws for a nation
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) give political education to the rich
B) allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
C) provide social amenities for the electorate
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) King
B) Waziri
C) Village head
D) Emir
  • 20. In the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system, the emir was assisted by____ advisers.
A) 4
B) 8
C) 3
D) 5
  • 21. Legislative arm of government performs____functions.
A) law interpretation
B) law implementation
C) law making
D) law reading
  • 22. The head of Civil service in Nigeria is called___
A) Minister
B) Administraror
C) Secretary
D) Cleric
  • 23. One of these is a reason for setting up public corporations
A) Provision of essential services.
B) Provision of poor quality products.
C) Control of government.
D) Competition
  • 24. Local government was created through___
A) an Act of parliament
B) loans and fines
C) the constitution
D) public corporations
  • 25. The seven hereditary kingmakers in the Oyo empire are called___
A) The Ogboni
B) The Aremo
C) The Oyomesi
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 age grades
B) The judges
C) The council of elders
D) The farmers
  • 27. Public opinion can be formed through____
A) information
B) statistics
C) elections
D) adjudication
  • 28. ____deals with an issue affecting most citizens of a particular country.
A) Election
B) Public opinion
C) Opinion poll
D) Referendum
  • 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) Segregational election
C) Incomplete election
D) General election
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