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SS 2 Government 3rd Test
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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) Delimitation of constituencies
C) Counting and publication of election results
D) Compilation of electoral register
  • 2. 2. Direct democracy emanated from the ______
A) Americans
B) German
C) Greeks
D) Romans
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Legislators
B) Tax payers
C) Ministers
D) Convicts
  • 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. Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called _____
A) Party conventions
B) Running mates
C) Second ballots
D) Primaries
  • 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) Opinion of the elites
D) Important political views of large segment of the population
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The government
B) His constituency
C) His political party
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) 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. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Presence of pressure groups
B) Uniformed citizenry
C) Labour unions
D) Well equipped police force
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) Specific issues
B) It is the opinion shared
C) It involves public 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) Public Service
B) Civil Service
C) Ministry
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Impartiality
B) Neutrality
C) Anonymity
D) All of the above
  • 15. 15. The civil service is divided into departments called ______
A) Constituencies
B) Region
C) Units
D) Ministries
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) They are not expected to form any association
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) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
  • 17. 17. The work of the clerical class in the civil service include _____
A) Running errands
B) Cleaning of the offices
C) Moving of files
D) Driving the staffs
  • 18. 18. The executive class of the civil service are holders of ______
A) P.hd
B) M.sc
C) HND
D) 2nd degree
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Passed to the executive
B) Selected by the parliament
C) Implemented
D) Executed
  • 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. The civil service commision recruit high level manpower into the civil service through _____
A) Open competition and by interview
B) Nomination
C) Merits
D) Election
  • 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) Independent decisions
B) Created by a special Act
C) Board of directors
D) All of the above
  • 24. 24. One of the main reason for setting up Public Corporations is _____
A) To encourage privatization
B) To generate investments for both local and foreign businessman
C) For the development of the corporation
D) To satisfy government's interest
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Huge capital investment
B) To prevent exploitation
C) Strategic projects
D) All of the above
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Preparation of budget
B) They advice the government
C) Handling correspondence.
D) All of the above
  • 27. 27. Favouritism as part of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria means _______
A) When they favour other Nations over Nigerians
B) When they favour the civil servants over each other
C) When they favour the government over the civil servants
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) Bureaucracy
B) Low incentive
C) Political instability
D) All of the above
  • 29. 29. Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by _____
A) Aliens
B) Citizens
C) Prisoners
D) Refugees
  • 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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