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

Answer: (b)

BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was, in May 2016, appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. The post had been lying vacant after the Narendra Modi government sacked UPA nominee Virendra Kataria in July 2014.The Union Territory was under the additional charge of Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Answer: (d)

Prohibition writ is issued by the high court to the lower courts to stop legal action. A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits.

In practice, the court directs the clerk to issue the writ and directs the Sheriff to serve it on the subordinate, and the clerk prepares the writ and gives it to the Sheriff, who serves it.

Answer: (d)

The seven current union territories are:

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Chandigarh.
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
4. Daman and Diu.
5. Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi)
6. Lakshadweep.
7. Puducherry (Pondicherry)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

State Governor has constitutional discretion in the following cases:

1. Recommendation for the imposition of the President’s Rule in the State;
2. Appointing the Chief Minister when no party has acquired a clear cut majority in the State Legislative Assembly and when the Chief Minister dies when in office.
3. Dismissal of the Council of Ministers when they lose the confidence of the State Legislative Assembly.