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