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

Question : 6

The Prime Minister of India recently ruled out the decision of the Cauvery River Authority, in which Karnataka was ordered to release water to Tamil Nadu. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. The Cauvery River Authority comprises the Chief Ministers of Puducherry, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka along with the PM as chairman.
2. Inter-state water disputes are excluded from the primary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 7

The Chairman of the legislative Council is:

a) elected by the members of the legislative Council from among themselves

b) appointed by the Governor

c) appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly

d) the Governor (ex-officio)

Question : 8 [CSAT 2015-I]

Consider the following statements :

1. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular State
2. The Governor of a State nominates the Chairman of Legislative Council of that particular State.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 9 [SSC Combined Matric Level 2002]

The Governor of a State has no power to

a) dissolve the Assembly

b) prorogue the Assembly

c) adjourn the Assembly

d) summon the Assembly

Question : 10 [NDA 2012-II]

Consider the following statements

1. In India, only two Union Territories have Legislative Assemblies.
2. Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the three North-Eastern States of India, have only one seat each in the Lok Sabha.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2