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SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
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  • 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) Counting and publication of election results
C) Compilation of electoral register
D) Delimitation of constituencies
  • 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) Public corporation
B) Civil Service
C) Civil Society
D) Pressure groups
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Legislators
B) Ministers
C) Tax payers
D) Convicts
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Political parties
B) The electorate
C) Members of House of Assembly
D) A ward
  • 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 Ports Authority
B) Nigeria Teachers Institute
C) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
D) Niger National Shipping Line
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Important political views of large segment of the population
B) Opinion of the rulling party
C) Opinion of the elites
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) Supervisory Presiding Officer
C) Presiding Officer
D) Resident Electoral Commisioner
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Be a good politician
B) Ensure a representative government
C) Avoid gerrymandering
D) Maintain law and order
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Re-run election
B) Plebiscite
C) Second ballot
D) Nomination
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It is the opinion shared
B) It involves public issues
C) Specific issues
D) All of the above
  • 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) Civil Service
B) Ministry
C) Political party
D) Public Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Anonymity
B) Neutrality
C) All of the above
D) Impartiality
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Delimitation of the country
B) Impeachment of government
C) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
D) Drafting of bill
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) They are not expected to form any association
B) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
C) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
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 Charismatic class
B) The Executive class
C) The Professional class
D) Administrative class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) The Director General
B) The Commisioner
C) Chief Executive
D) Governor General
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Executed
C) Implemented
D) Selected by the parliament
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of information
B) Cabinet meeting
C) House of Assembly
D) Ministry of justice
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Partisan leaders
B) Unskilled leaders
C) Unqualified personnel
D) Well trained personnel
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Individual
B) Ministers
C) Government
D) Private organization
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Created by a special Act
B) Independent decisions
C) All of the above
D) Board of directors
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Primary elections
B) The legislature
C) Telephone calls
D) Cabinet members
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) All of the above
B) Strategic projects
C) Huge capital investment
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) All of the above
B) Handling correspondence.
C) They advice the government
D) Preparation of budget
  • 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) Primary election
B) Direct election
C) Re-run election
D) Bye-election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Political instability
B) Low incentive
C) Bureaucracy
D) All of the above
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It fosters democracy
B) It grants power to the executive
C) Legitimacy
D) Election of representatives
  • 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
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Electoral commision
B) Polling agents
C) Security officers
D) Supervisory officers
  • 32. 32. A system where the electorate select the members of parliament who in turn vote on behalf of the people is ______
A) Public voting
B) Primary election
C) Direct election
D) Run off election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Manipulation of results
B) Vote during election
C) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Bureau of information
B) Opinion poll
C) Families
D) Mass media
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Raising literacy level
B) Screening of the government
C) Cabinet reshuffles
D) Press freedom
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Head of department or Administrative
B) Minister or commissioner
C) Minister or Director General
D) Minister or Principal
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Public opinion is static
B) Expression by private individual
C) Expression by family members
D) Expression by Government
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Red Tapism
B) Over duplication of functions
C) Lukewarm attitude
D) Tenure of office
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Run off election
B) Plebiscite
C) Referendum
D) Recall election
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) All of the above
B) Short period of voting
C) Electoral malpractice
D) Less costly
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