Question 1Which of the following groups fall into the Civil Service: A.The police, the army, and the air forceB.Employees of NEPA, NNPC and NRCC.Employees of ministries of finance, education and transportationD.All of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 2The most senior class in the Nigerian Civil Service is: A.and higher Technical ClassB.and Professional ClassC.and Technical ClassD.Sub-clerical and manipulative Class Objective Show full explanation
Question 3The recruitment or appointment of the permanent secretary is one of the duties of: A.The federal public service commissionB.The state civil service commissionC.The executiveD.The National Assembly Objective Show full explanation
Question 4In the organizational structure of the ministry or government department, offices and positions are: A.Hierarchically arrangedB.Diagonally arrangedC.Secretly arrangedD.Haphazardly arranged Objective Show full explanation
Question 5The government maintains monopoly over certain services for: A.Selfish reasonsB.Security and strategic reasonsC.Undisclosed reasonsD.All of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 6Ministers of local government and chieftancy affairs were abolished in Nigeria by: A.GeneralYakubu GowonB.General Murtala MohammedC.President Ibrahim BabangidaD.General Olusegun Obasanjo Objective Show full explanation
Question 7Policy analysis, policy implementation and plan setting are some of the functions of: A.The legislatureB.The executiveC.The local governmentD.The civil service Objective Show full explanation
Question 8Public corporations can be controlled through: A.RiotsB.Public opinionC.Civil disobedienceD.None of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 9The general supervision of a public corporation is carried out by the:A.Board of directorsB.Board of trusteesC.Managing directorD.Secretary of the board Objective Show full explanation
Question 10The local government in Nigeria is created to: A.Create more civil service jobsB.Encourage competition and rivalry among communitiesC.Bring the government nearer to the peopleD.Prevent the creation of more states Objective Show full explanation
Question 11The Civil Service embraces all workers in: A.All private corporationsB.Public and private companiesC.Government ministriesD.Public corporations Objective Show full explanation
Question 12The effective operation of the Civil Service in Nigeria is mostly hampered by: A.Inadequate training of personnelB.Corruption and inefficiencyC.Debt burden and redundancyD.Poor infrastructure Objective Show full explanation
Question 13The Bureau of Public Enterprises is charged with the responsibility for: A.Privatization and commercializationB.Generating revenueC.Eradicating povertyD.Providing employment opportunities Objective Show full explanation
Question 14Financial allocation to a local government by the Federal or a State government to supplement the cost of a project is called: A.Revenue allocationB.ReimbursementC.Statutory allocationD.Matching grant Objective Show full explanation
Question 15A permanent Civil Service: A.Makes continuity in government possibleB.Makes civil servants arrogantC.Promotes ethnic dominationD.Is undemocratic Objective Show full explanation
Question 16One form of control exercised over public corporations is the requirement that their annual reports be laid before: A.Parliament for scrutinyB.All the political partiesC.All the local authorities in the countryD.A joint committee of the executive and parliament Objective Show full explanation
Question 17Anonymity of the Civil Service means that the Civil Servant must: A.Serve any government impartiallyB.Be politically neutralC.Have job securityD.Not receive the credit or blame for any good or bad policy Objective Show full explanation
Question 18The local government reforms of 1976 in Nigeria were designed to: A.Decentralize authorityB.Enlist grass-root supportC.Achieve even developmentD.All of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 19Bye-laws made by local authorities can be declared unconstitutional only by the: A.Local government service commissionB.Ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairsC.CourtsD.Attorney-General Objective Show full explanation
Question 20Mass retrenchment of workers in the public and private sectors is most likely to result in: A.a. Political stabilityB.Economic survivalC.High rate of armed robbery, pilfering and political instabilityD.Electoral malpractices Objective Show full explanation
Question 21Public Corporations areqestablished to: A.Look after the affairs of local authoritiesB.Co-ordinate the activities of ministriesC.Give advice to the government on commerceD.Provide essential services and amenities on commercial bases Objective Show full explanation
Question 22Which of the following is not a source of local government revenue: A.State and federal government grantsB.Licensing of cars and lorriesC.Market stall feesD.Returns on investment Objective Show full explanation
Question 23One of the major reasons for setting up public corporations is to: A.Maximize profitB.Compete with private companiesC.Provide essential servicesD.Encourage patronage Objective Show full explanation
Question 24All of the following are functions of the civil service except: A.Making lawsB.Implementing policiesC.Preparing financial estimatesD.Implementing edicts Objective Show full explanation
Question 25One factor which militates against the effective functioning of the Civil Service is: A.a. Delegated legislationB.Political interferenceC.Judicial inferenceD.Political stability Objective Show full explanation
Question 26Being the third tier of government, the local government is therefore: A.Subordinate to state and federal governmentB.Antagonistic to state and federal governmentC.Co-ordinate to state and federal governmentD.All of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 27One major problem facing public corporations in Nigeria is: A.Political partiesB.Excessive patriotismC.Government interferenceD.Judicial manipulation Objective Show full explanation
Question 28Most of the reasons given for the establishment of public corporations in Nigeria are being contradicted by the current wave of: A.Privatization and commercializationB.Legalization and nationalizationC.Judicial and legislative competenceD.Rigging and electoral brouhaha Objective Show full explanation
Question 29The recruitment, promotion and discipline of civil servants in Nigeria is the responsibility of: A.Board of DirectorsB.Civil Service CommissionC.The presidentD.Ministry of Labour and Productivity Objective Show full explanation
Question 30Engineers and architects in the Civil Service fall into A.Professional classB.Technical classC.Higher technical classD.The manipulative class Objective Show full explanation
Question 31The main functions of the administrative class of the Civil Service include: A.Policy makingB.Implementation of government policiesC.Enactment of laws for the ministriesD.All of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 32The relationship between staffs of the civil service in the discharge of their duties Is expected to be: A.Personal and unofficialB.Official and non-personalC.Casual and inconsistentD.Illogical and sporadic Objective Show full explanation
Question 33The first local government system adopted in Nigeria by the regional government was: A.The French prefectorial systemB.The Indian local government systemC.The Russian Socialist systemD.The British Council system Objective Show full explanation
Question 34The idea of making the local government the third tier of government was initiated by: A.Abdusalam Abubakar regimeB.Alhaji Shehu Shagari regimeC.Olusegun Obasanjo regimeD.Ibrahim Babangida regime Objective Show full explanation
Question 35Before the 1976 local government reforms, one of the defective features of the local governments in Nigeria was that: A.They had no functions to performB.They had no legal personalityC.They had no chairmen to pilot their affairsD.They had no political aspiration Objective Show full explanation
Question 36One of the major problems which spelt doom for Nigeria Airways was: A.Embezzlement of fundB.CorruptionC.Lack of patriotismD.All of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 37The main cause of infrastructure decay in Nigeria is: A.IlliteracyB.DisobedienceC.Lack of maintenance cultureD.Political instability Objective Show full explanation
Question 38One of the measures that will enhance the status of the local government as a third tier of government is: A.The creation of more local government areasB.Up-grading the local government to statehoodC.Drafting of separate constitution for local governmentD.Deduction of local government share of federal allocation directly from source Objective Show full explanation
Question 39To enhance the independence of the federal public service commission, members should: A.Be elected from a national partyB.Take oath of celibacyC.Neither belong to the legislative nor executive branch of governmentD.Be appointed by the non-aligned movement Objective Show full explanation
Question 40To be promoted from one grade level to another, a staff must first: A.Apply to the Nigeria export promotion councilB.Petition the civil service commissionC.Be in the president or governor's listD.Be recommended to the public service commission by his or her departmental head Objective Show full explanation
Question 41To be entitled to pension in Nigeria, a staff must: A.Work for 55 yearsB.Work for at least 10 years consecutive yearsC.Work for 65 yearsD.Attain the age of seventy Objective Show full explanation
Question 42The dismissal of a staff in the ministry for official misconduct is the prerogative is: A.a. The pennanent secretaryB.The personnel managerC.The ministerD.The Public Service Commission Objective Show full explanation
Question 43The greatest head-ache affecting revenue generation by NEPA is: A.Debts owed it by government department's and officialsB.Refusal of NEPA men to collect revenueC.Its instability to employ accountantsD.None of the above Objective Show full explanation
Question 44Public Corporations in Nigeria are subject to the control of: A.The judiciaryB.The minister in chargeC.The parliamentD.Public Service Commission Objective Show full explanation
Question 45The public corporation is similar to the joint stock company because: A.The chairmen is also the managing directorB.Their administrative centres are far from their main factoriesC.The two are legal entitiesD.They share the same market Objective Show full explanation
Question 46Which of the following statements both describes a public corporation'? A.It is an organ of government responsible for executing the policies of governmentB.It is a local body that renders services on a local basisC.It is a legal body established by an act of state to provide essential servicesD.It is a body owned by members of the public Objective Show full explanation
Question 47'Red tapism' can be explained as: A.The decentralized way of taking decisionB.A flexible way by which government decisions are takenC.The rigid adherence to routines by civil servantsD.Management by objectives Objective Show full explanation
Question 48An institution which seeks to redress people's grievances against abuse of administrative power is the: A.OmbudsmanB.JudiciaryC.Directorate of Public ProsecutionD.Judicial Service Commission Objective Show full explanation
Question 49A statutory corporation is under the supervision of:A.The Chief JusticeB.The commissioner of policeC.A ministerD.A local government chairman Objective Show full explanation
Question 50To which class of the civil service does the causal or manual labour force belong:A.The technical classB.The casual classC.The manipulative classD.The higher technical class Objective Show full explanation