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) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
C) Counting and publication of election results
D) Compilation of electoral register
  • 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) Pressure groups
C) Public corporation
D) Civil Society
  • 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) A ward
B) Members of House of Assembly
C) Political parties
D) The electorate
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) It extends the franchise to all adults
B) Nobody can be prevented from voting
C) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
D) It is faster than other systems
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
B) Nigeria Ports Authority
C) Niger National Shipping Line
D) Nigeria Teachers Institute
  • 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) Political views of important groups
D) Opinion of the elites
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The government
B) His political party
C) His constituency
D) The electorate
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Supervisory Presiding Officer
B) Returning officer
C) Resident Electoral Commisioner
D) Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Maintain law and order
B) Be a good politician
C) Ensure a representative government
D) Avoid gerrymandering
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Second ballot
B) Re-run election
C) Plebiscite
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) Political party
B) Ministry
C) Public Service
D) Civil Service
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) All of the above
C) Anonymity
D) Neutrality
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Impeachment of government
B) Drafting of bill
C) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
D) Delimitation of the country
  • 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) They are not expected to give information to the public
D) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Professional class
B) Administrative class
C) The Executive class
D) The Charismatic class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) Chief Executive
B) Governor General
C) The Director General
D) The Commisioner
  • 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) Cabinet meeting
B) Ministry of information
C) Ministry of justice
D) House of Assembly
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Unskilled leaders
B) Unqualified personnel
C) Well trained personnel
D) Partisan leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Individual
B) Private organization
C) Government
D) Ministers
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Created by a special Act
B) Independent decisions
C) Board of directors
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) All of the above
B) To prevent exploitation
C) Huge capital investment
D) Strategic projects
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Preparation of budget
B) All of the above
C) Handling correspondence.
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) Direct election
C) Primary election
D) Bye-election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Bureaucracy
B) Low incentive
C) Political instability
D) All of the above
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) It grants power to the executive
B) It fosters democracy
C) Legitimacy
D) Election of representatives
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
B) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
C) The electoral body should select the best candidates
D) The political parties should nominate best candidates
  • 31. 31. Moving around and get supervise the conduct of elections is the work of _____
A) Supervisory officers
B) Electoral commision
C) Polling agents
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) Primary election
B) Run off election
C) Direct election
D) Public voting
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Manipulation of results
B) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
C) Vote during election
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Mass media
B) Families
C) Opinion poll
D) Bureau of information
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Press freedom
B) Raising literacy level
C) Cabinet reshuffles
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) Head of department or Administrative
D) Minister or commissioner
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by Government
B) Expression by private individual
C) Expression by family members
D) Public opinion is static
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Over duplication of functions
B) Tenure of office
C) Red Tapism
D) Lukewarm attitude
  • 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) Less costly
B) Electoral malpractice
C) All of the above
D) Short period of voting
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