Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
The recruitment of personnel into civil service by the public/civil service commission prevents
political patronage
bribery and corruption
overstaffing
bureaucracy
Correct answer is A
Political patronage is often defined as public office awarded in payment for political support.
The civil service is an institution for
carrying out private organization goals
effecting civil society policies
formulating and executing public policies
initiating bureaucratic private agenda
Correct answer is C
The civil service is independent of government and is also composed mainly of career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil servant or public servant is a person employed in the public sector on behalf of a government department or agency. A civil servant or public servant's first priority is to represent the interests of citizens.
Which of the following can aid in the formation of public opinion?
Order-in-council
free press
Existence of one party system
Existence of press censorship
Correct answer is B
free press is critical to sustaining the rule of law. Along with free speech, a free press is indispensable for people to be informed and to participate in a democracy. On these points, lawyers and journalists are united.
Restricted franchise violates the idea of
political equality
political culture
public accountability
political socialization
Correct answer is A
political equality refers to the equality of each citizen's individual rights and liberty.
The 'first-past-the-post system of voting is also called
second ballot system
proportional representation
simple majority system
alternative vote system
Correct answer is C
A first-past-the-post (FPTP and sometimes abbreviated to FPP) electoral system is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins. This is sometimes described as winner takes all. First-past-the-post voting is a plurality voting method. FPTP is a common, but not universal, feature of electoral systems with single-member electoral divisions, and is practiced in close to one third of countries. Notable examples include Canada, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as most of their current or former colonies and protectorates.
Simple majority may refer to: Majority, a voting requirement of more than half of all ballots cast.