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STATE GOVERNMENT [LEGISLATURE AND EXECUTIVE] MCQs
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Answer: Option C. -> Nagaland
Answer: (c)
Article 371A deals with the Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
Answer: (c)
Article 371A deals with the Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
Question 312. Consider the following statements in regard to State Cabinet and Chief Minister:
Which of the above is/are example/s are true for State Cabinet and Chief Minister?
- When a decision is arrived at by the cabinet, it is the task of the secretary of the concerned department to implement that particular decision.
- The Chief Secretary plays an effective supervisory role, as the most important cases of the various departments are sent to the Chief Secretary for a final decision or for onward transmission to the C.M. or the concerned ministers.
- All-important cases involving the adoption of new schemes have to be approved by the Chief Secretary.
- He is also empowered to ask for any paper relating to any case of any department and such a request has to be complied with by the secretary of the department concerned.
- In the Central Government, although the Prime Minister has a few ministries and departments under him/ her, the convention regarding the Cabinet Secretary has been otherwise.
- The Cabinet Secretary is not the administrative head of any specific executive departments except, of course, the Cabinet Secretariat.
- On the other hand, at the state level, the Chief Secretary is generally the administrative head of a few departments, the most important among them being general administration, personnel, administrative reforms and planning.
Which of the above is/are example/s are true for State Cabinet and Chief Minister?
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Answer: (a)
In the state, the position of the Chief Ministers is similar to the position of the Prime Minister at the centre. The Chief Minister is the man of conscience in the state.
Against his/ her wishes neither a bill can be passed nor can a tax be levied. He/she is like the sun around which his/ her ministers revolve like connected with their party. If his/ her party enjoys a thin majority in the House or it lacks solidarity the position of the Chief Minister may be vulnerable.
Before the 1967 General Elections, the Congress Party was the master of the country. But after that, the split in the party destroyed the unity of the party and ended the monopoly of power. In most of the sates, coalition Governments came into power.
Answer: (a)
In the state, the position of the Chief Ministers is similar to the position of the Prime Minister at the centre. The Chief Minister is the man of conscience in the state.
Against his/ her wishes neither a bill can be passed nor can a tax be levied. He/she is like the sun around which his/ her ministers revolve like connected with their party. If his/ her party enjoys a thin majority in the House or it lacks solidarity the position of the Chief Minister may be vulnerable.
Before the 1967 General Elections, the Congress Party was the master of the country. But after that, the split in the party destroyed the unity of the party and ended the monopoly of power. In most of the sates, coalition Governments came into power.
Answer: Option D. -> 1956
Answer: (d)Indian states were reorganized on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganization Act, 1956. Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking area of Hyderabad state (also known as Telangana) to create Andhra Pradesh in 1956. Similarly Kerala in the south and three states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh) came into being in the Hindi speaking area. West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Punjab were enlarged by addition of territories.
Answer: (d)Indian states were reorganized on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganization Act, 1956. Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking area of Hyderabad state (also known as Telangana) to create Andhra Pradesh in 1956. Similarly Kerala in the south and three states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh) came into being in the Hindi speaking area. West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Punjab were enlarged by addition of territories.
Answer: Option B. -> Parliament
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option A. -> The Legislative Assembly of the concerned State
Answer: (a)The legislative assembly of the concerned state recommends to the parliament for the abolition of the legislative council in a state (Article 169).
Answer: (a)The legislative assembly of the concerned state recommends to the parliament for the abolition of the legislative council in a state (Article 169).
Question 316. Consider the following statements in regard to the establishment of Vidhan Parishad:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Legislative Council is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved.
- Each Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) serves for a five-year term.
- The terms of one-third of a Council’s members expire every two years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 3 only
Answer: (b)
The powers given to a Legislative Council by the Constitution of India have been framed to keep it in a subordinate position to the Assembly, with its membership of professionals seen as a guiding influence on the latter body, rather than as its rival.
Answer: (b)
The powers given to a Legislative Council by the Constitution of India have been framed to keep it in a subordinate position to the Assembly, with its membership of professionals seen as a guiding influence on the latter body, rather than as its rival.
Answer: Option B. -> Justice K. Kannan
Answer: (b)High court judge Justice K Kannan was the first judge to have voluntarily made his assets public.
Answer: (b)High court judge Justice K Kannan was the first judge to have voluntarily made his assets public.
Answer: Option A. -> in case of bills reserved by the Governor for President’s assent
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option A. -> 5 Years
Answer: (a)
As per Article 156 of the Indian constitution, a Governor holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office. He holds office during the pleasure of the President and so may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
Answer: (a)
As per Article 156 of the Indian constitution, a Governor holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office. He holds office during the pleasure of the President and so may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
Question 320. The Governor of a State can act independently of the advice of the Council of Ministers in
Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes :
- asking the government to prove its majority in the Assembly.
- dismissing a Chief Minister
- reserving a bill for the consideration of the President of India.
- returning the bill passed by the legislature for reconsideration 5. seeking the opinion of the High Court.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes :
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
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