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SS 2 Government 1st Term Exam
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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) Compilation of electoral register
C) Counting and publication of election results
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) Public corporation
B) Civil Service
C) Civil Society
D) Pressure groups
  • 3. 3. Public corporations are controlled by all the following except ______
A) Tax payers
B) Ministers
C) Convicts
D) Legislators
  • 4. 4. Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form _____
A) Political parties
B) A ward
C) Members of House of Assembly
D) The electorate
  • 5. 5. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
A) It extends the franchise to all adults
B) It is faster than other systems
C) Nobody can be prevented from voting
D) It ensures the anonymity of each voters
  • 6. 6. Which of the following is not a public corporation?
A) Nigeria Teachers Institute
B) Nigeria Steel Development Authority
C) Nigeria Ports Authority
D) Niger National Shipping Line
  • 7. 7. Which of the following best describes public opinion?
A) Political views of important groups
B) Opinion of the elites
C) Important political views of large segment of the population
D) Opinion of the rulling party
  • 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) Resident Electoral Commisioner
B) Returning officer
C) Presiding Officer
D) Supervisory Presiding Officer
  • 10. 10. Voting at elections is one of the ways to ______
A) Ensure a representative government
B) Maintain law and order
C) Avoid gerrymandering
D) Be a good politician
  • 11. 11. The yes or no vote of the people, especially on issues of national importance is referred to as ____
A) Nomination
B) Re-run election
C) Plebiscite
D) Second ballot
  • 12. 12. Features of public opinion include _____
A) It involves public issues
B) All of the above
C) Specific issues
D) It is the opinion shared
  • 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) Public Service
C) Civil Service
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. Features of civil servants include ______
A) All of the above
B) Neutrality
C) Anonymity
D) Impartiality
  • 15. 15. The functions of the civil service include ____
A) Enforcement of rules on government institutions
B) Drafting of bill
C) Delimitation of the country
D) Impeachment of government
  • 16. 16. The anonymity of a civil servants means ______
A) A civil servant is not expected to join any group
B) They are not expected to give information to the public
C) Civil servant is not expected to reveal or speak to the Press
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) The Professional class
C) The Executive class
D) Administrative class
  • 18. 18. The Administrative head and the accounting officer of a ministry is ____''
A) Governor General
B) The Director General
C) Chief Executive
D) The Commisioner
  • 19. 19. The civil service ensures that the policies made are ______
A) Executed
B) Selected by the parliament
C) Implemented
D) Passed to the executive
  • 20. 20. The bills drafted by civil service are prepared by some experts in the ______
A) Ministry of information
B) House of Assembly
C) Cabinet meeting
D) Ministry of justice
  • 21. 21. Tribalism, nepotism and favouritism can lead to the appointment of _____ into the Civil Service
A) Partisan leaders
B) Unqualified personnel
C) Well trained personnel
D) Unskilled leaders
  • 22. 22. Public corporation is owned by the ______
A) Ministers
B) Private organization
C) Government
D) Individual
  • 23. 23. Features of Public corporation include _____
A) Board of directors
B) Independent decisions
C) All of the above
D) Created by a special Act
  • 24. 24. Public opinion is measured through _______
A) Telephone calls
B) Cabinet members
C) Primary elections
D) The legislature
  • 25. 25. Reasons for setting up Public Corporations include ______
A) Strategic projects
B) Huge capital investment
C) To prevent exploitation
D) All of the above
  • 26. 26. Functions of the civil service include ______
A) Handling correspondence.
B) Preparation of budget
C) All of the above
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) Bye-election
D) Primary election
  • 28. 28. One of the factors that can hinder the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria
A) Political instability
B) Low incentive
C) Bureaucracy
D) All of the above
  • 29. 29. Functions of Election include all the following except _____
A) Legitimacy
B) It grants power to the executive
C) Election of representatives
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) 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) Supervisory officers
C) Electoral commision
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) Direct election
B) Primary election
C) Public voting
D) Run off election
  • 33. 33. Functions of Electoral commision include the following
A) Free and fair elections
B) Vote during election
C) They represent the candidates or political parties at the polling unit
D) Manipulation of results
  • 34. 34. Public opinion is formed through all but one
A) Mass media
B) Opinion poll
C) Bureau of information
D) Families
  • 35. 35. Which of the following is the importance of public opinion?
A) Cabinet reshuffles
B) Screening of the government
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 private individual
C) Expression by Government
D) Public opinion is static
  • 38. 38. All but one is not a problem of civil service
A) Tenure of office
B) Lukewarm attitude
C) Over duplication of functions
D) Red Tapism
  • 39. 39. A yes or no vote of the people particularly on law in given political system is _______
A) Run off election
B) Recall election
C) Plebiscite
D) Referendum
  • 40. 40. Merits of the Electoral college include _____
A) All of the above
B) Less costly
C) Electoral malpractice
D) Short period of voting
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