GOVERNMENT FIRST TERM OBJ EXAM – SS2

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GOVERNMENT FIRST TERM OBJ EXAM – SS2

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  1. You have 30 minutes to answer 100 questions.
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1. The appointment and dissolution of the board of directors of the public corporation fall under _______?

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2. As part of its constitutional mandate, the Public Service Commission operates to

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

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4. Which of the following options is the role of a newspaper in a state?

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

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

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

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8. Public Corporations are referred to as statutory bodies because they are established by _________

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9. The public Service Commission performs the following functions except

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10. Elections are conducted to

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11. The media helps to enrich discourse on national issues through its

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12. The zoning system in Nigerian politics refers to

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13. In a democratic government, franchise is given to all_________

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14. The process of selecting candidates to represent a political party in elections is known as

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15. A minister controls public corporation by

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16. Which of these is a major challenge of public corporations in Nigeria?

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17. Which of the following agencies helps the most in shaping public opinion?

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18. The following are means of controlling public corporation except _________

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19. The main function of public opinion is to

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

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21. Which one of the following cannot be considered as a factor that influences the delimitation of a country into constituencies?

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

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

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

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

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26. 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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27. The responsibility of giving policy guidelines to the board of corporations rest with the

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28. A feature of a confederal state is that _______

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

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

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31. A characteristic of public opinion is that it is

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32. The electoral system used in Nigeria is primarily based on __________

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33. A major function of public corporation is to

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

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35. Public opinion is an essential element in a democracy because it can act as a

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

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37. The process of forming public opinion is known as

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

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

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

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41. Public corporations and parastatals are typically established by

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42. ___ is the act of wearing campaign paraphernalia or carrying signs to a polling centre with the intent of influencing voters?

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43. Coalition government arises when

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

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

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

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47. One of the demerits of the privatisation of public corporations in Nigeria is?

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48. On which of the following grounds can a citizen abstain from voting?

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

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

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

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52. The appointment, promotion and discipline of civil servants is the responsibility of the

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

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54. What is the main source of funding for public corporations in Nigeria?

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

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56. The Nigeria Police is an agency of the

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

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58. The delineation of electoral constituencies for reasons of political advantage is termed___________

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59. Citizens exercise their sovereignty by

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

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

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62. Public opinion is important in that, it ________

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63. The system of voting on behalf of another person is known as

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

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

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66. Public corporations are established to

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67. The characteristics of the Civil Servants which prevent its officers from addressing the press unless directed is known as ________

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68. In the United States, what do they call by-election?

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69. 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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70. Public opinion is formed through the following channels except

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71. Public Corporations can deliver on their mandate if

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

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

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74. One way of improving productivity in the public service is through?

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75. Public opinion is a view that is

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76. Public corporations in Nigeria are established through

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77. The delineation of constituencies is a major duty of the __________

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

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79. The Electorate is defined as ________

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

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81. Indirect election is best described as?

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82. Redtapism in the civil service refers to

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

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84. The Commission that examines complaints of civil wrongs committed by government employees is

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85. Which of the following electoral systems is ideal for a heterogeneous society?

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

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

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

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

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90. Public opinion is the sum total of views and feelings of citizens on matters relating to

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91. Public corporations can be controlled by

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

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93. An electoral system in which the winner must secure more than 50% of the vote is described as a/an

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94. The type of election which allows party members to elect candidates for elective offices is _________

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95. Opinion sampling may be necessary for the following reasons except________

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96. The civil service is different from the public service in terms of

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

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98. Public opinion is commonly referred to as the composite reaction of the citizenry on

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

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100. Suffrage is also known as

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