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Question : 26

Who among the following is the first woman Chief Minister of Punjab?

a) Mehbooba Mufti

b) Sucheta Kriplani

c) Draupadi Murmu

d) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

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.

Question : 27 [UK-PSC/FR 2015]

Who was the Speaker of the First Elected Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand?

a) Yashpal Arya

b) Govind Singh Kunjwal

c) Prakash Pant

d) Harbansh Kapur

Answer: (a)

Yashpal Arya was the speaker of the First Elected Legislative Assembly of Uttrakhand.

Question : 28

Consider the following: A governor of the state has:

  1. Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
  2. Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad,
  3. Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 3 only

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.

Question : 29

The Governor may recommend the imposition of the President’s rule in the state

a) on the recommendation of the State Legislature

b) on the recommendation of the President

c) on the recommendation of the Chief Minister

d) if he is convinced thai the Government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of India

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.

Question : 30

The Chief Minister of a State:

  1. is elected by the Legislative Assembly.
  2. appoints the members of the Council of Ministers.
  3. determines the strength of the Council of Ministers.
  4. determines the salaries of the Council of Ministers.

a) III only

b) II, III and IV

c) l and II

d) I, III and IV

Answer: (a)

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