state government quiz set 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

The governor inaugurates the state legislature by addressing it after the assembly elections and also at the beginning of the first session every year.

The governor’s address on these occasions generally outlines new policies of the state government. A bill that the state legislature has passed, can become a law only after the governor gives assent. The governor can return a bill to the state legislature, if it is not a money bill, for reconsideration.

However, if the state legislature sends it back to the governor for the second time, the governor must assent to it. The governor has the power to reserve certain bills for the president.

Answer: (c)

Article 200 of the Indian Constitution deals with the powers of the Governor with regard to assent given to bills passed by the State legislature and other powers of the Governor such as reserving the bill for the President’s consideration.

Some other Articles related to the Governor of India.

• Article 153 of the Constitution requires that there shall be a Governor for each state. One person can be appointed as Governor for two or more States.
• Article 154 vests the executive power of the state in the Governor.
• Article 155 says that “The Governor of a state shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his/ her hand and seal”.
• Article 156 provides that “The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President”. The term of the Governor is prescribed as five years.

Answer: (c)

The Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advice the Governor in the exercise of his functions except in so far as he is by or under the Constitution required to act in his discretion.

The governor appoints the Chief Minister and other Ministers on the advice of the Chief Minister.

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: (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.