state government quiz set 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

The Governor has the power to appoint

1. the Council of Ministers including the Chief Minister of the state,
2. the Advocate General and
3. the members of the State Public Service Commission.

However, the Governor cannot remove the members of the State Public Service Commission as they can only be removed by an order of the President.

Answer: (d)

As per Article 159 of the Indian Constitution, the Governor of a state has to take oath in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State, or, in his absence, the senior-most Judge of that Court available.

The Governor of a State is appointed by the President.

Answer: (a)

• Article 257 in the Constitution states that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose.
• Article 258: Power of the Union to confer powers on the States in certain cases;
• Article 355: Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance;
• Article 358: Suspension of provisions of Article 19 during emergencies.

Answer: (c)

The Vidhan Parishad (or Legislative Council) is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature.

As of 2011, six (out of twenty-eight) states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.

• In 2010, the Parliament of India passed an Act to re-establish a Legislative Council for a seventh state, Tamil Nadu, but the implementation of the Act has been put on hold pending legal action; the state government has also expressed its opposition to the council’s revival.

Answer: (a)

Members of a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) are direct representatives of the people of the particular state as they are directly elected by an electorate consisting of all adult citizens of that state.

Its maximum size as outlined in the Constitution of India is not more than 500 members and not less than 60.

Answer: (a)

The Governor has the power of making ordinances during the recess of the legislature to meet some emergency. A Governor’s Ordinance ceases to operate six weeks after the reassembly of the legislature if not disapproved by the state legislature.