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) Counting and publication of election results
C) Swearing in of the members of the House of Assembly
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) Public corporation
B) Civil Service
C) Pressure groups
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 is faster than other systems
B) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
C) It extends the franchise to all adults
D) Nobody can be prevented from voting
  • 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) Opinion of the rulling party
B) Important political views of large segment of the population
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) 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) Maintain law and order
B) Avoid gerrymandering
C) Be a good politician
D) Ensure a representative government
  • 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) All of the above
B) It involves public issues
C) It is the opinion shared
D) Specific issues
  • 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) Ministry
B) Civil Service
C) Public Service
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Neutrality
B) Anonymity
C) All of the above
D) Impartiality
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Impeachment of government
B) Delimitation of the country
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) Administrative class
B) The Professional class
C) The Executive class
D) The Charismatic class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) Governor General
B) The Director General
C) The Commisioner
D) Chief Executive
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Selected by the parliament
B) Implemented
C) Passed to the executive
D) Executed
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of justice
B) House of Assembly
C) Cabinet meeting
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) Well trained personnel
D) Unqualified personnel
  • 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) All of the above
B) Independent decisions
C) Created by a special Act
D) Board of directors
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Cabinet members
B) The legislature
C) Primary elections
D) Telephone calls
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) Huge capital investment
C) All of the above
D) To prevent exploitation
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) They advice the government
B) Preparation of budget
C) Handling correspondence.
D) All of the above
  • 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) Bye-election
C) Primary election
D) Re-run election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Bureaucracy
B) Political instability
C) Low incentive
D) All of the above
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) Election of representatives
B) Legitimacy
C) It grants power to the executive
D) It fosters democracy
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
B) The political parties should nominate best candidates
C) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
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) Supervisory officers
C) Security officers
D) Polling agents
  • 32. 32. A system where the electorate select the members of parliament who in turn vote on behalf of the people is ______
A) Direct election
B) Primary election
C) Public voting
D) Run off election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
B) Vote during election
C) Free and fair elections
D) Manipulation of results
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Mass media
B) Opinion poll
C) Families
D) Bureau of information
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Raising literacy level
C) Press freedom
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 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) Public opinion is static
C) Expression by Government
D) Expression by private individual
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Tenure of office
B) Over duplication of functions
C) Lukewarm attitude
D) Red Tapism
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Recall election
B) Run off election
C) Referendum
D) Plebiscite
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) Electoral malpractice
B) Less costly
C) All of the above
D) Short period of voting
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