State Government

The head of a State Government in India is:
a) President
b) Chief Minister
c) Governor
d) Chief Secretary
✅ c) Governor

Real executive authority at the state level is:
a) Governor
b) High Court
c) Chief Minister
d) Speaker
✅ c) Chief Minister

Which Article provides for a Governor in each state?
a) Article 52
b) Article 74
c) Article 153
d) Article 162
✅ c) Article 153

The minimum age to become a Chief Minister is:
a) 21
b) 25
c) 30
d) 35
✅ b) 25

The Governor is appointed by:
a) Chief Minister
b) State Assembly
c) President
d) Prime Minister
✅ c) President

The Governor is the part of:
a) State Judiciary
b) State Legislature
c) State Executive
d) State Cabinet
✅ c) State Executive

The term of office of a Governor is:
a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
✅ c) 5 years

Article 164 relates to:
a) Appointment of PM
b) Appointment of Ministers in states
c) Dissolution of Lok Sabha
d) Election Commission
✅ b) Appointment of Ministers in states

A State Government is headed by:
a) Governor
b) Speaker
c) Prime Minister
d) President
✅ a) Governor

Who decides the portfolios of ministers in a state?
a) Governor
b) High Court
c) Chief Minister
d) Council of Ministers
✅ c) Chief Minister

The Chief Minister is appointed by:
a) Governor
b) President
c) PM
d) Speaker
✅ a) Governor

State Executive comprises:
a) Governor only
b) Governor + CM only
c) Governor + CM + Ministers + Advocate General
d) CM + Ministers only
✅ c) Governor + CM + Ministers + Advocate General

Article 161 empowers the Governor to:
a) Dismiss Council of Ministers
b) Dissolve Assembly
c) Grant pardons
d) Call joint session
✅ c) Grant pardons

The Governor can nominate how many members to the Legislative Council?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 20
✅ b) 12

The Advocate General is appointed by:
a) Chief Minister
b) Speaker
c) Governor
d) President
✅ c) Governor

The highest law-making body at state level is:
a) Vidhan Parishad
b) State Cabinet
c) Vidhan Sabha
d) State Secretariat
✅ c) Vidhan Sabha

Bicameral legislatures exist in how many Indian states (as of 2024)?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 7
d) 9
✅ b) 6

The tenure of the State Legislative Assembly is:
a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
✅ c) 5 years

The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha is elected by:
a) CM
b) Governor
c) Members of the House
d) President
✅ c) Members of the House

The power to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly rests with:
a) CM
b) President
c) Governor
d) Election Commission
✅ c) Governor

The maximum strength of Vidhan Sabha is:
a) 450
b) 500
c) 545
d) 600
✅ b) 500

Who is the leader of the opposition in the State Assembly?
a) CM
b) Speaker
c) Leader of largest opposition party
d) Governor
✅ c) Leader of largest opposition party

Legislative Council is a:
a) Permanent body
b) Temporary body
c) Constitutional body
d) Unicameral body
✅ a) Permanent body

Minimum age for MLC is:
a) 21
b) 25
c) 30
d) 35
✅ c) 30

Minimum age for MLA is:
a) 18
b) 21
c) 25
d) 30
✅ c) 25

Article 163 relates to:
a) State Legislature
b) Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor
c) State Judiciary
d) CM’s appointment
✅ b) Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

Which Article deals with State High Court?
a) Article 124
b) Article 214
c) Article 220
d) Article 230
✅ b) Article 214

Can a non-member become CM?
a) Yes, for 6 months
b) No
c) Only with EC permission
d) Only if SC approves
✅ a) Yes, for 6 months

Who presents the State Budget?
a) Governor
b) Chief Secretary
c) Finance Minister
d) Speaker
✅ c) Finance Minister

Who is the First Citizen of a State?
a) CM
b) Chief Secretary
c) Governor
d) Speaker
✅ c) Governor

The first State in India to have a Legislative Council was:
a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
✅ d) Uttar Pradesh

State Public Service Commission is constituted under Article:
a) 309
b) 315
c) 320
d) 324
✅ b) Article 315

The State Election Commission conducts elections to:
a) State Assembly
b) Lok Sabha
c) Municipalities and Panchayats
d) Rajya Sabha
✅ c) Municipalities and Panchayats

Which House approves the Budget of a state?
a) Legislative Council
b) Vidhan Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Lok Sabha
✅ b) Vidhan Sabha

The Governor may nominate ___ Anglo-Indian member(s) in Vidhan Sabha (before 104th Amendment):
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) None
✅ a) 1

The state budget is finally approved by:
a) President
b) Finance Minister
c) Governor
d) Legislative Assembly
✅ d) Legislative Assembly

Article 200 deals with:
a) State emergency
b) Money bills in states
c) Assent to bills by Governor
d) Reservation powers
✅ c) Assent to bills by Governor

Maximum gap between two state assembly sessions:
a) 3 months
b) 4 months
c) 6 months
d) 12 months
✅ c) 6 months

Who acts as Chancellor of State Universities?
a) CM
b) Governor
c) HRD Minister
d) Chief Secretary
✅ b) Governor

Who takes the final decision on disqualification of an MLA?
a) Election Commission
b) Speaker
c) High Court
d) Governor
✅ b) Speaker

What is the quorum of State Assembly?
a) 1/3
b) 1/4
c) 1/10
d) 1/5
✅ c) 1/10

Legislative Councils can be created or abolished by:
a) Governor
b) CM
c) Parliament
d) State Assembly
✅ c) Parliament (on State Assembly resolution)

The Chief Minister holds office:
a) For 5 years
b) During pleasure of Governor
c) As long as majority in Assembly
d) Till President approves
✅ c) As long as majority in Assembly

CM of a state is analogous to:
a) President
b) Vice-President
c) PM
d) Speaker
✅ c) Prime Minister

The Governor can return a bill for reconsideration:
a) Once
b) Twice
c) Not at all
d) Unlimited times
✅ a) Once

The power to prorogue the State Assembly lies with:
a) Speaker
b) CM
c) Governor
d) President
✅ c) Governor

Under Article 167, the CM is duty-bound to:
a) Attend Parliament
b) Update the Governor
c) Enact laws
d) Frame budgets
✅ b) Update the Governor

Who decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill in state?
a) Governor
b) Speaker of Assembly
c) CM
d) President
✅ b) Speaker of Assembly

The Governor sends annual reports to:
a) CM
b) Supreme Court
c) Parliament
d) President
✅ d) President

The State Government is formed under which part of the Constitution?
a) Part V
b) Part VI
c) Part IV
d) Part IX
✅ b) Part VI