GOVERNMENT FIRST TERM OBJ EXAM – SS2

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GOVERNMENT FIRST TERM OBJ EXAM – SS2

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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. You have 30 minutes to answer 100 questions.
  2. Each question carries equal marks.
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Student Name

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1. Indirect election is best described as?

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2. The Electorate is defined as ________

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3. An electoral system which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is called?

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4. The grant of the right to vote is called

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5. Which of the following is not an electoral malpractice?

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6. The impartiality of the civil servants is important to the governance structure because they work for the interest of the

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7. The administrative head of the ministry is the

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8. In an environment of press freedom, the media plays the role of

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9. An institution under the executive arm of government responsible for formulating and implementing government policies is the ________

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10. The productivity of public corporations is believed to be enhanced when there is

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11. The major problem facing electoral management bodies in West Africa is _______

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12. The agency responsible for investigating allegations of maladministration and punishing offending career officers in the executive is the?

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13. The removal of government direct control and monopoly in manufacturing and service sectors is called __________

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14. Recruitment and promotion of civil servants in Nigeria remain the responsibility of

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15. Which state institution is referred to as the bureaucratic wing responsible for the running of government offices, agencies and departments?

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16. Civil servants are typically protected by

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17. The principle of civil service that guarantees the employment of public workers is

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18. The institution established by the constitution to be responsible for recruiting personnel into the civil service is the ___________

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19. An order compelling a lower court or public corporation to perform in accordance with legitimacy is called_________

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20. The office of the ombudsman is created to acts as

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21. A person who is denied the right to vote is described as

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22. Nigerian Ports Authority is an example of

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23. Persons legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates form

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24. Which of the following factors limits the expression of public opinion?

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25. In the proportional representation electoral system, seats in the legislature are allocated based on

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26. The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they

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27. Which of the following functions is performed by the civil service?

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28. The public Service Commission performs the following functions except

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29. An effective way of strengthening societal institutions is through the expression of ____________

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30. Which of the following is a disadvantage of proportional representation?

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31. All of the following are examples of public corporation in Nigeria EXCEPT?

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32. The needs of the citizen are made known to the government through ____?

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33. Public opinion can be measured through all of the following except the?

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34. A “Yes” or No” vote on a specific political issue in a country is called ________

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35. The process by which people vote to elect their representatives is called

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36. Public corporations and parastatals are typically established by

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37. The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to

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38. The police perform all the following functions except ________

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39. The appointment and dissolution of the board of directors of the public corporation fall under _______?

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40. What is NOT a function of the civil service?

 

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41. Elections plays a major role in the democratic process because, it

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42. An electoral system in which the electorate elects a small group of people who in turn elects political office holders is known as

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43. The body responsible for the execution of the policies of government is the ______

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44. The official routine observed in carrying out functions in the civil service is commonly known as

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45. The Nigeria Police is an agency of the

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46. Public corporation has a legal personality which means that

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47. The civil service cadre responsible for the general supervision and control of ministries is the

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48. A referendum is a device to ensure that

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49. The Barclay’s Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late 1970s for transacting business with …

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50. Coalition government arises when

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51. One of the function of the electoral management body is to

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52. A minister controls public corporations by

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53. Citizens can seek redress against injustice from the state through the?

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54. Undue political interference in the work of electoral management bodies in West Africa has the potential to

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55. The civil service in Nigeria operates under the principle of

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56. For an election to be fair and free Electoral Commission must be

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57. The main function of public opinion is to

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58. The zoning system in Nigerian politics refers to

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59. A multi-member constituency is used to facilitate the operation of

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60. The anonymity of a civil servant means that he

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61. A citizen is barred from active politics when employed as a

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62. The act of removing an elected official by the electorate is referred to as

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63. The simple plurality electoral system is often criticized because _________

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64. A major consequence of the privatization exercise in Nigeria is

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65. Indirect election is best described as?

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66. The administrative head of a public corporation in Nigeria is the

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67. The Civil Services helps the government to

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68. Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

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69. Franchise can be described as the right to

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70. Public corporations can be controlled by

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71. The area from which one or more members or representatives are elected in public offices is called the electoral ……..

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72. The anonymity of civil servants means that they should not be?

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73. Lawyers recruited into the civil service belong to the

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74. Which of the following categories of people can vote in periodic elections?

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75. Public Corporations can deliver on their mandate if

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76. The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to……

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77. The class that controls and supervises the activities of the executive class in the civil service is?

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78. When an election fails to produce a clear winner, the process of determining a winner is called

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79. One of the importance of voting in a democracy is that, it

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80. Which state institution serves as a link between the government and the people?

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81. Information dissemination and communication in a political environment had been made faster and easier with the advent of

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82. A feature of a confederal state is that _______

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83. The second ballot is based on the principle that a successful candidate must obtain

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84. What is referred to as the fourth estate of the realm?

 

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85. Which of the following is not a source of public opinion?

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86. The Public Service Commission deals with the

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87. A characteristic of public opinion is that it is

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88. Public opinion is a view that is

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89. Redtapism in the civil service refers to

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90. One of these is a major problem of the Nigerian civil service

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91. The media serve a useful purpose in a democracy by

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92. People’s political values are continuously shaped by the following agents except

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93. Public corporations are struggling in the West African States as a result of

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94. The day-to-day operation of public corporations is the direct responsibility of the

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95. The dwindling and market falls in oil prices are prime indicators for Nigeria politico-economic consideration for________

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96. What does the mass media rely on to gauge public opinion?

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97. A collection of reactions of the people on issues that affect them is referred to as

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98. Which of the following statements about public corporation is not true?

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99. Promoting electoral integrity is the crucial function of which institution of state?

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100. Which of the following is a function of an electoral commission?

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