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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) 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. Direct democracy emanated from the ______
A) Romans
B) Greeks
C) German
D) Americans
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Tax payers
B) Legislators
C) Convicts
D) Ministers
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Members of House of Assembly
B) Political parties
C) A ward
D) The electorate
  • 5. 5. Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called _____
A) Second ballots
B) Primaries
C) Party conventions
D) Running mates
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Teachers Institute
B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
C) Niger National Shipping Line
D) Nigeria Ports Authority
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Important political views of large segment of the population
B) Opinion of the elites
C) Political views of important groups
D) Opinion of the rulling party
  • 8. 8. An elected politician represents all the following except _____
A) The government
B) His political party
C) The electorate
D) His constituency
  • 9. 9. The electoral officer charged with the responsibility of announcing election results is the _______
A) Resident Electoral Commisioner
B) Supervisory Presiding Officer
C) Returning officer
D) Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Maintain law and order
B) Ensure a representative government
C) Be a good politician
D) Avoid gerrymandering
  • 11. 11. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Well equipped police force
B) Labour unions
C) Presence of pressure groups
D) Uniformed citizenry
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It is the opinion shared
B) It involves public issues
C) All of the above
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) Public Service
B) Ministry
C) Civil Service
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) Anonymity
B) All of the above
C) Impartiality
D) Neutrality
  • 15. 15. The civil service is divided into departments called ______
A) Units
B) Constituencies
C) Region
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) They are not expected to form any association
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) Cleaning of the offices
B) Driving the staffs
C) Moving of files
D) Running errands
  • 18. 18. The executive class of the civil service are holders of ______
A) 2nd degree
B) HND
C) M.sc
D) P.hd
  • 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) Ministry of justice
C) House of Assembly
D) Ministry of information
  • 21. 21. The civil service commision recruit high level manpower into the civil service through _____
A) Nomination
B) Open competition and by interview
C) Election
D) Merits
  • 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) Independent decisions
C) Board of directors
D) Created by a special Act
  • 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) To satisfy government's interest
D) For the development of the corporation
  • 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) 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 civil servants over each other
B) When they allow only Graduate into the service
C) When they favour the government over the civil servants
D) When they favour other Nations over Nigerians
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) All of the above
B) Low incentive
C) Political instability
D) Bureaucracy
  • 29. 29. Civil rights in a country are enjoyed by _____
A) Prisoners
B) Citizens
C) Refugees
D) Aliens
  • 30. 30. What is the meaning of free and fair elections?
A) Electorate should not be intimidated during election
B) The electoral body should select the best candidates
C) The political parties should nominate best candidates
D) The electoral commision should allow all citizens to vote
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