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| 1. |
No Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly without the permission of- |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Chief Minister |
| D. | speaker of assembly |
| Answer» B. Parliament | |
| 2. |
The state government can be dismissed by - |
| A. | by the President on the recommendation of the Governor |
| B. | By the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the Governor |
| C. | By the Home Minister on the recommendation of the Governor |
| D. | by the Prime Minister of India |
| Answer» B. By the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the Governor | |
| 3. |
When was the 'Sadar-e-Riyasat' designation of Jammu and Kashmir changed to Governor - |
| A. | 1948 AD In |
| B. | 1950 AD In |
| C. | 1952 AD In |
| D. | 1965 AD In |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
What decision can the governor take with respect to a bill passed by the legislature? |
| A. | can accept or reject |
| B. | can be sent back to the legislature for reconsideration |
| C. | can be reserved for the assent of the President |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
For how long an ordinance issued by the Governor without the approval of the State Legislature will remain in force? |
| A. | 6 months |
| B. | 6 weeks |
| C. | One year |
| D. | One month |
| Answer» C. One year | |
| 6. |
The ordinance issued by the governor is approved by- |
| A. | President |
| B. | by the ministers of the Legislative Council |
| C. | legislature |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 7. |
Which action is necessary on the ordinances issued by the Governor? |
| A. | President's approval |
| B. | State Legislature Approval |
| C. | approval of the Lok Sabha |
| D. | Prime Minister's Approval |
| Answer» C. approval of the Lok Sabha | |
| 8. |
Money Bill on the Legislative Assembly is introduced with the prior permission of- |
| A. | President |
| B. | Governor |
| C. | Prime minister |
| D. | Chief Minister |
| Answer» C. Prime minister | |
| 9. |
Who among the following can continue in office only till the wish of the President of India? |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Electoral Commissioner |
| C. | Supreme Court Judge |
| D. | speaker |
| Answer» B. Electoral Commissioner | |
| 10. |
The governor of a state does not have the power of which of the following - |
| A. | to prorogue the assembly |
| B. | to dissolve the assembly |
| C. | to adjourn the assembly |
| D. | to call the assembly |
| Answer» D. to call the assembly | |
| 11. |
Who is the Chief Adviser to the Governor? |
| A. | Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India |
| B. | Chief Minister |
| C. | Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| D. | President |
| Answer» C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| 12. |
Which of the following woman was the first governor of a state in independent India? |
| A. | Mrs. Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Smt. Suchetna Kriplani |
| C. | Smt. Indira Gandhi |
| D. | Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| Answer» B. Smt. Suchetna Kriplani | |
| 13. |
Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | Governor |
| D. | speaker of assembly |
| Answer» D. speaker of assembly | |
| 14. |
Chief Ministers of the states |
| A. | is appointed |
| B. | gets elected |
| C. | are nominated |
| D. | is selected |
| Answer» B. gets elected | |
| 15. |
Under which Article of the Constitution the Chief Minister is appointed? |
| A. | Article 153 |
| B. | Article 161 |
| C. | Article 163 |
| D. | Article 165 |
| Answer» D. Article 165 | |
| 16. |
The judges of district courts are appointed by- |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Chief Minister |
| C. | law minister |
| D. | President |
| Answer» B. Chief Minister | |
| 17. |
Who is the real head of the governance of the state? |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Chief Minister |
| C. | Speaker of Legislative Assembly |
| D. | cabinet secretary |
| Answer» C. Speaker of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18. |
Generally the Chief Ministers of the states - |
| A. | the members of the legislative assembly are |
| B. | are members of the legislative council |
| C. | The leader of the majority party in the Legislative Assembly is |
| D. | The leader of the majority party in the Legislative Council is |
| Answer» D. The leader of the majority party in the Legislative Council is | |
| 19. |
In which state of India a woman chief minister was appointed for the first time? |
| A. | A state in Eastern India |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu | |
| 20. |
To whom is the Chief Minister of the state responsible? |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Assembly |
| C. | legislative council |
| D. | Prime minister |
| Answer» C. legislative council | |
| 21. |
The driver of the steering wheel of the ship of the State Council of Ministers is - |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Chief Minister |
| C. | Speaker of Legislative Assembly |
| D. | cabinet secretary |
| Answer» B. Chief Minister | |
| 22. |
Who presides over the meeting of the Council of Ministers of a state? |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Speaker of Legislative Assembly |
| C. | Chief Minister |
| D. | Chief Secretary |
| Answer» D. Chief Secretary | |
| 23. |
The Minister of State is the builder, helper and life giver of the council. |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Chief Minister |
| C. | Speaker of Legislative Assembly |
| D. | President |
| Answer» C. Speaker of Legislative Assembly | |
| 24. |
The person who has held the post of Chief Minister for the longest number of days in any state is- |
| A. | Ganga crippled |
| B. | Jyoti Basu |
| C. | Beej Patnaik |
| D. | Farooq Abdullah |
| Answer» C. Beej Patnaik | |
| 25. |
The first Dalit woman to be appointed as Chief Minister in any state of India is- |
| A. | Ms. Jayalalithaa |
| B. | Ms. Mayawati |
| C. | Nandini Satpathy |
| D. | Ms. Uma Bharti |
| Answer» C. Nandini Satpathy | |
| 26. |
Became the first woman Chief Minister of Odisha |
| A. | Nandani Satpathy |
| B. | Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
| C. | Vasundhara Raje |
| D. | Shiela Dixit |
| Answer» B. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit | |
| 27. |
m. Q. The first Chief Minister of |
| A. | Shyamcharan Shukla |
| B. | Kailashnath Katju |
| C. | Ravi Shankar Shukla |
| D. | Bhagwant Rao Mandloi |
| Answer» D. Bhagwant Rao Mandloi | |
| 28. |
The first Chief Minister of Bihar was- |
| A. | Dr. Shri Krishna Singh |
| B. | Deepnarayan Singh |
| C. | Jairamdas Daulatram |
| D. | Satish Kumar Singh |
| Answer» B. Deepnarayan Singh | |
| 29. |
Who among the following became the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Suchita Kriplani |
| C. | Indira Gandhi |
| D. | Mayawati |
| Answer» C. Indira Gandhi | |
| 30. |
Became the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state- |
| A. | Suchita Kriplani |
| B. | Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
| C. | Nandini Satpathy |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» B. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit | |
| 31. |
How many states in India have bicameral legislature? |
| A. | 5 , |
| B. | 6 , |
| C. | 7 , |
| D. | 12 , |
| Answer» D. 12 , | |
| 32. |
Which is the upper house of the state legislatures in India? |
| A. | legislative council |
| B. | legislative committee |
| C. | governor's office |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. legislative committee | |
| 33. |
Which is the upper house of the state legislature? |
| A. | legislative council |
| B. | Assembly |
| C. | Rajya Sabha |
| D. | Lok Sabha |
| Answer» B. Assembly | |
| 34. |
Which of the following Chief Minister has had the longest tenure? |
| A. | Lalu Prasad |
| B. | Jyoti Basu |
| C. | Raman Singh |
| D. | Shiela Dixit |
| Answer» C. Raman Singh | |
| 35. |
The minimum number of members of the Legislative Council should be - |
| A. | 40 , |
| B. | 50 , |
| C. | 60 , |
| D. | 75 , |
| Answer» B. 50 , | |
| 36. |
In which of the following state Legislative Council has not been constituted? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. A state in Eastern India | |
| 37. |
In which of the following state Legislative Council has been constituted? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 38. |
Which state has the largest number of members of the Legislative Council? |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Karnataka | |
| 39. |
Which state has the least number of members of the Legislative Council? |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 40. |
The number of members in the Legislative Council in Jammu and Kashmir is - |
| A. | 36 , |
| B. | 40 , |
| C. | 43 , |
| D. | 45 , |
| Answer» B. 40 , | |
| 41. |
The Legislative Council was created in 1957 and produced in 1985. |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | W. Bengal |
| Answer» B. Tamil Nadu | |
| 42. |
Under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, provision was made for the establishment or abolition of the Legislative Council - |
| A. | Article 168 |
| B. | Article 169 |
| C. | Article 170 |
| D. | Article 171 |
| Answer» C. Article 170 | |
| 43. |
Which of the following states of India does not yet have a Legislative Council, although there is a provision for it in the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 - |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Which is the last state to abolish the Legislative Council? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Pt . Bengal |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Pt . Bengal | |
| 45. |
What can be abolished, but not broken - |
| A. | Rajya Sabha |
| B. | Municipality |
| C. | Village Panchayat |
| D. | Legislative Council |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
In which of the three newly formed states of India, the Legislative Council exists? |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Uttarakhand |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | none of the suitable |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
What is the number of members in the Bihar Legislative Council? |
| A. | 75 , |
| B. | 78 , |
| C. | 96 , |
| D. | 99 , |
| Answer» B. 78 , | |
| 48. |
The Legislative Council in a State can be composed or dissolved by- |
| A. | by the Legislative Assembly of that State |
| B. | by parliament |
| C. | Parliament on the recommendation of the Governor |
| D. | President on the recommendation of the Governor |
| Answer» D. President on the recommendation of the Governor | |
| 49. |
Does the Council have any role in the process of production of the Legislative Council of a State? |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | as permitted by the assembly |
| D. | unclear |
| Answer» C. as permitted by the assembly | |
| 50. |
Whether a constitutional amendment is required for the creation or production of a Legislative Council in a state? |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | By simple majority |
| D. | By special majority |
| Answer» C. By simple majority | |