state government quiz set 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The governor appoints the chief minister of a state. He/ she also appoints the Advocate General and the chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission.

The president consults the governor in the appointment of judges of the High Courts and the governor appoints the judges of the District Courts. All administrations are carried on his/ her name.

Answer: (d)

President’s rule refers to Article 356 of the Constitution of India deals with the failure of the constitutional machinery of an Indian state.

In the event that government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution, the state comes under the direct control of the central government, with executive authority exercised through the Governor instead of a Council of Ministers headed by an elected Chief Minister accountable to the state legislature.

Article 356 is invoked if there has been the failure of the constitutional machinery in any states of India.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal was the first woman chief minister of Punjab. A Congress leader, she held the post from January 1996 to February 1997. She was the 14th Chief Minister of Punjab and overall the 8th female Chief Minister in India.

Answer: (c)

Any question arising as to the age of a judge of a High court, the question shall be decided by chief justice of India.

Answer: (d)

The most important function of the Legislature is lawmaking. The State Legislature has the power to make laws on all items on which Parliament cannot legislate. Some of these items are police, prisons, irrigation, agriculture, local governments, public health, pilgrimages, burial grounds etc.

Some items on which both Parliament and states can make laws are education, marriage and divorce, forests, protection of wild animals and birds, etc. As regards the Money bill, the position is the same. Bills can originate only in the Legislative Assembly.

The Legislative Council can either pass the bill within 14 days from the date of the receipt of the bill or suggest changes in it within 14 days. But these changes may or may not be accepted by the Assembly.

The State Legislature besides making laws also has one electoral power in electing the President of India. Elected members of the Legislative Assembly along with the elected members of Parliament are involved in this process.