state government quiz set 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Article 371 of the Constitution of India provides for special provisions with respect to which of the following states?

a) Nagaland

b) Assam

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Maharashtra and Gujarat

Question : 2

____ has a separate Constitution?

a) Nagaland

b) J & K

c) Pondicherry

d) Mizoram

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. There is a bar to the selection of a Governor of a State from amongst the members of the Legislature of the State.
2. The original plan in the Draft Constitution of India was to have an elected Governor but in the Constituent Assembly it was replaced by the method of appointment by the President of India.
3. The method of appointment of a Governor of a State by the President of India is repugnant to the prevailing practice in the federal systems of the United States of America and Australia.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 3 only

Question : 4

The members of the Legislative Council are appointed through:

1. Direct elections
2. Indirect elections
3. Nomination

a) I, II and III

b) I and II

c) I and III

d) II and III

Question : 5

Which of the following constitutional Amendment Act provided for the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more states?

a) 4th Amnd.

b) 7th Amnd

c) 11th Amnd

d) 24th Amnd

Question : 6

Who was the first Woman Governor of a State in free India from out of the following ?

a) Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani

b) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

c) Mrs. Indira Gandhi

d) Mrs. Vijay Laxmi Pandit