state government [legislature & executive] Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

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 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: (c)

In contrast with a state's Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), the Legislative Council is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved.; each Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) serves for a six-year term, with terms staggered so that the terms of one-third of a Council's members expire every two years. This arrangement parallels that for the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.