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

Question : 1

Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?

a) President

b) Chief Minister of the State

c) Prime Minister

d) Chief Justice of the High Court

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

With reference to the financial powers of the governor consider the following statements:

  1. 1. Money bills can be introduced in the state legislative assembly only on the prior recommendation of the governor.
  2. He/ she also cause to be laid before the state legislature the annual financial statement which is the State Budget.
  3. No demand for a grant shall be made except on his/ her recommendation.
  4. He/she can not make advances out of the Contingency Fund of the state to meet any unforeseen expenditure.
  5. He/ she constitutes the State Finance Commission.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

b) 2, 4 and 5

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 5

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.

Question : 3

Under which article, the Governor shall declare either that he/ she assents to the bill or that he/she withholds assent to the reforms or that he/ she reserves the bill for the consideration of the president?

a) Article 203

b) Article 201

c) Article 200

d) Article 202

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.

Question : 4

Consider the following statements with respect to the powers of the Governor of a State:

  1. The governor can summon, prorogue and dissolve the State Assembly.
  2. The Governor can adjourn the sittings of the State Assembly.
  3. The Governor addresses the first session of the Legislative Assembly after elections.
  4. The Governor causes to lay the annual budget in the State Assembly.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

a) 2 and 4

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 3 and 4

Answer: (d)

The Governor is a part of the state legislative and can summon, adjourn or prorogue the state legislative. The governor can even dissolve the Vidhan Sabha.

At the commencement of the first session after each general election to the Legislative Assembly and at the commencement of the first session of each year the Lieutenant Governor shall address the Legislative Assembly and inform it of the causes of its summons.

As per Article 202 of the Constitution of India the Governor of a State shall cause to be laid before the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the State for a financial year.

This estimated statement of receipt and expenditure for a financial year named in the Constitution as the “Annual Financial Statement” is commonly known as “Budget”.

Question : 5 [SSC CAPFs (CPO) SI & ASI, 2016]

Name the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?

a) Mehbooba Mufti

b) Sakina Itoo

c) Asiya Naqash

d) Hina Shafi Bhat

Answer: (a)

Mehbooba Mufti, on 4 April 2016, made history as she took oath as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, the only Muslim majority state of India. She is the daughter of late Mufti Mohammad Syed and the president of ruling People’s Democratic Party.

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