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AIC Government (SS2) 1st Term Exam
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  • 1. Local government laws are known as___
A) Bye-laws
B) decrees
C) acts
D) orders
  • 2. The major function of an electoral commission is to____
A) appoint the staffs of local government
B) appoint staffs
C) support parties
D) make arrangement for the conduct of elections
  • 3. An election conducted to resolve important political issues facing a country is called____
A) primary election
B) general election
C) referendum
D) bye-election
  • 4. Free and fair election can exist where there is a____
A) referendum
B) plebiscite
C) double voting
D) secret balloting
  • 5. One of the important functions of political parties is _____
A) advising on the appointment of judges
B) educating the electorate through rallies and campaigns
C) educating the people on how to rig election
D) hiring personnel for political leaders
  • 6. Public opinion enables the government to____
A) organize political conferences
B) find out what the people think about its activities
C) punish political opponents
D) employ more workers
  • 7. Elections are held for the purpose of___
A) uniting the people
B) ensuring a peaceful change of government
C) creating more political parties
D) strengthening the powers of the political leaders
  • 8. The appointment, promotion, and discipline of civil servants are the responsibility of____
A) Judicial Service Commission
B) Civil Service Union
C) Electoral Commission
D) Civil Service Commission
  • 9. One of the functions of local government is to____
A) interpret laws
B) make bye-laws
C) mint currency
D) defend the nation
  • 10. Public corporations are setup by ___
A) ministers
B) an act of parliament
C) governors
D) board of directors
  • 11. One of the reasons for the establishment of local government is to___
A) win support of local chiefs
B) give more powers to the traditional rulers
C) divide the people in order to rule them
D) bring government nearer to the people
  • 12. Local government administration promotes____
A) democracy at grassroot
B) governors
C) partisan politics
D) politicians
  • 13. Which of the following is a feature of electoral commission?
A) control by government
B) support for the ruling party
C) political neutrality
D) privately funded
  • 14. Citizenship in a modern state expresses the status of a person who possesses _____
A) social rights only
B) exclusive economic rights
C) Some religious rights
D) Full political right
  • 15. Which of the following manages a public corporation?
A) Chambers of Commerce
B) An Accountant-General
C) An Auditor-General
D) Board of Directors
  • 16. Local governments are essential because they____
A) encourage division in a country
B) train local people in the art of governing
C) implement government policies at national levels
D) make laws for a nation
  • 17. Which of the following is an example of a general election?
A) Bye-election
B) Student union election
C) Local election
D) Presidential election
  • 18. The purpose of an election is to____
A) give political education to the rich
B) allow the counting of votes in public
C) allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
D) provide social amenities for the electorate
  • 19. The head of the caliphate in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system was called____
A) Waziri
B) Emir
C) King
D) Village head
  • 20. In the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial political system, the emir was assisted by____ advisers.
A) 4
B) 8
C) 3
D) 5
  • 21. Legislative arm of government performs____functions.
A) law making
B) law reading
C) law implementation
D) law interpretation
  • 22. The head of Civil service in Nigeria is called___
A) Cleric
B) Secretary
C) Administraror
D) Minister
  • 23. One of these is a reason for setting up public corporations
A) Provision of poor quality products.
B) Competition
C) Provision of essential services.
D) Control of government.
  • 24. Local government was created through___
A) loans and fines
B) an Act of parliament
C) public corporations
D) the constitution
  • 25. The seven hereditary kingmakers in the Oyo empire are called___
A) The Ogboni
B) The Aremo
C) The Oyomesi
D) Provincial governors
  • 26. In the Igbo pre-colonial political system,the young men of the same age group who performed political functions were ___
A) The age grades
B) The council of elders
C) The farmers
D) The judges
  • 27. Public opinion can be formed through____
A) information
B) elections
C) adjudication
D) statistics
  • 28. ____deals with an issue affecting most citizens of a particular country.
A) Referendum
B) Opinion poll
C) Election
D) Public opinion
  • 29. ____makes it easier for the people to remove a bad government from office.
A) Corruption
B) War
C) Disunity
D) Election
  • 30. One of these is a type of election.
A) Incomplete election
B) Segregational election
C) General election
D) Artificial election
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