SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 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) 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) 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) Tax payers
C) Convicts
D) Legislators
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) The electorate
B) Members of House of Assembly
C) A ward
D) Political parties
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
B) It extends the franchise to all adults
C) It is faster than other systems
D) Nobody can be prevented from voting
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Niger National Shipping Line
B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
C) Nigeria Ports Authority
D) Nigeria Teachers Institute
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Political views of important groups
C) Important political views of large segment of the population
D) Opinion of the elites
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The electorate
B) His political party
C) The government
D) His constituency
  • 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) Ensure a representative government
B) Be a good politician
C) Maintain law and order
D) Avoid gerrymandering
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Nomination
B) Second ballot
C) Plebiscite
D) Re-run election
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It involves public issues
B) Specific issues
C) It is the opinion shared
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) Public Service
B) Civil Service
C) Ministry
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) All of the above
B) Anonymity
C) Neutrality
D) Impartiality
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
B) Delimitation of the country
C) Impeachment of government
D) Drafting of bill
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
B) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
C) They are not expected to give information to the public
D) They are not expected to form any association
  • 17. 17. All the following are structures of the civil service except _____
A) The Charismatic class
B) Administrative class
C) The Executive class
D) The Professional 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) Selected by the parliament
B) Executed
C) Implemented
D) Passed to the executive
  • 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 justice
D) Ministry of information
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Unskilled leaders
B) Partisan leaders
C) Unqualified personnel
D) Well trained personnel
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Private organization
B) Individual
C) Government
D) Ministers
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) All of the above
B) Board of directors
C) Independent decisions
D) Created by a special Act
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Primary elections
B) Telephone calls
C) Cabinet members
D) The legislature
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) All of the above
C) Huge capital investment
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) They advice the government
B) All of the above
C) Preparation of budget
D) Handling correspondence.
  • 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) Direct election
B) Re-run election
C) Bye-election
D) Primary election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Low incentive
B) All of the above
C) Bureaucracy
D) Political instability
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) Election of representatives
B) It fosters democracy
C) It grants power to the executive
D) Legitimacy
  • 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 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) 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) Public voting
B) Primary election
C) Direct election
D) Run off election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Vote during election
B) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
C) Manipulation of results
D) Free and fair elections
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Bureau of information
B) Mass media
C) Families
D) Opinion poll
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Screening of the government
B) Cabinet reshuffles
C) Raising literacy level
D) Press freedom
  • 36. 36. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is either a _____ or _____
A) Minister or Director General
B) Minister or commissioner
C) Minister or Principal
D) Head of department or Administrative
  • 37. 37. Which of the following is a characteristics of public opinion?
A) Expression by family members
B) Expression by Government
C) Public opinion is static
D) Expression by private individual
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Over duplication of functions
B) Red Tapism
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) Referendum
C) Recall election
D) Plebiscite
  • 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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