WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2023

Q. Which of the following amendment bills exempted the State of Bihar from the obligation of having a Tribal Welfare Minister?

(A) 92nd
(B) 93rd
(C) 94th
(D) 95th

Correct Answer: (C) 94th

Q. The first woman Governor of a State in free India was

(A) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(B) Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
(C) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(D) Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

Correct Answer: (C) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

Q. As per Constitution of India, the Legislative Assembly of a State consists of not more than 500 and not less than 60 Members, but which one of the following states has 32 Members?

(A) Delhi
(B) Sikkim
(C) Goa
(D) Puducherry

Correct Answer: (B) Sikkim

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2022

Q. Which of the following Indian States does not have a Bicameral Legislature?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Chattisgarh
(D) Jammu and Kashmir

Correct Answer: (C) Chattisgarh

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2021

Q. What is the minimum age for appointment as a Governor?

(A) 30 years
(B) 40 years
(C) 35 years
(D) 45 years

Correct Answer: (C) 35 years

Q. Who promulgates ordinance in the States of India?

(A) Governor
(B) Chief Minister
(C) President
(D) Chief Justice

Correct Answer: (A) Governor

Q. Who is the Legal Advisor of the Government of a State in India?

(A) The Advocate General
(B) Chief Justice of India
(C) Judges of Supreme Court
(D) Vice-President

Correct Answer: (A) The Advocate General

Q. Who appoints the Governor of a State?

(A) Prime Minister
(B) The President of India
(C) Vice-President
(D) Chief Minister

Correct Answer: (B) The President of India

Q. Chief Minister of a State is responsible to ______.

(A) Prime Minister
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Legislative Assembly
(D) Governor

Correct Answer: (C) Legislative Assembly

Q. Who administers Oath to the Governor of a State?

(A) President
(B) Chief Justice of India
(C) Chief Justice of High Court
(D) Vice-President

Correct Answer: (C) Chief Justice of High Court

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2020

Q. Who is the highest law officer in the States of India under Article 165?

(A) Secretary General of the State
(B) Advocate General
(C) Chief Justice of the State High Court
(D) The Governor of the State

Correct Answer: (B) Advocate General

Q. Who may by law provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State under the Indian Constitution?

(A) Parliament may by law abolish a Legislative Council in a State after the Legislative Assembly of the State passes a resolution to that effect.
(B) The State Legislative Assembly may by law provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State.
(C) The Rajya Sabha may by a resolution provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State.
(D) The President on the advice of the Council of Ministers may by law provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State.

Correct Answer: (A) Parliament may by law abolish a Legislative Council in a State after the Legislative Assembly of the State passes a resolution to that effect.

Q. The Head of the Executive in all States is the Governor of the State. How is he appointed?

(A) The Governor is elected by the people of the State on the basis of adult suffrage.
(B) The Governor is appointed by the Chief Justice of India.
(C) The Governor is appointed by the President and holds office during the pleasure of the President.
(D) The Governor is appointed by an electoral college like the President of India.

Correct Answer: (C) The Governor is appointed by the President and holds office during the pleasure of the President.

Q. How is the Chief Minister of a State appointed in India?

(A) The Chief Minister of a State is appointed by the Governor.
(B) The Chief Minister of a State is appointed by the Speaker.
(C) The Chief Minister is appointed by the Chief Justice of the State.
(D) The Chief Minister is appointed by the majority political party in the Legislative Assembly of the State.

Correct Answer: (A) The Chief Minister of a State is appointed by the Governor.

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2019

Q. The Executive Power of the State is vested with

(A) People of the State
(B) Chief Minister of the State
(C) Governor of the State
(D) State Legislature

Correct Answer: (C) Governor of the State

Q. The Governor can be removed from the office

(A) by the President at his pleasure.
(B) by impeachment in Parliament.
(C) on the advice of the Chief Minister.
(D) on a resolution passed by two-third majority in the State Legislative Assembly.

Correct Answer: (A) by the President at his pleasure.

Q. The salary and allowances of the Governor are charged to

(A) Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Contingency Fund of India
(C) Consolidated Fund of the State
(D) (A) and (C) in equal proportion

Correct Answer: (C) Consolidated Fund of the State

Q. Articles 155 and 156 of the Constitution deal with

(A) Election Commission
(B) Inter-State Commerce Commission
(C) Legislative Councils
(D) President’s power to appoint and dismiss Governor

Correct Answer: (D) President’s power to appoint and dismiss Governor

Q. Which provision of the Constitution gives the Governor of a State power to grant pardon in certain cases?

(A) Article 151
(B) Article 155
(C) Article 161
(D) Article 165

Correct Answer: (C) Article 161

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2018

Q. Power of the Governor to grant pardon, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentence in certain cases is a statutory power. It is given in

(A) Article 159
(B) Article 161
(C) Article 162
(D) Article 163

Correct Answer: (B) Article 161

Q. Elections to the Vidhan Parishad are held by

(A) Direct elections
(B) Indirect elections
(C) the system of proportional representation.
(D) the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.

Correct Answer: (D) the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.

Q. The Legislative Council in a State can be abolished by the Parliament on the recommendation of

(A) President
(B) Governor
(C) State Legislative Assembly
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) State Legislative Assembly

Q. In the performance of his duties in exercise of his powers, the Governor

(A) is answerable to the Vidhan Sabha.
(B) is answerable in the court of law.
(C) is not answerable to the court of law.
(D) can be impeached by the Vidhan Sabha.

Correct Answer: (C) is not answerable to the court of law.

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2017

Q. Who is to decide whether any matter is a matter where the Governor has to act in his discretion?

(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Supreme Court of India
(C) The High Court of the concerned state
(D) The Governor

Correct Answer: (D) The Governor

Q. Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the power of Governor to promulgate ordinances during recess of Legislature?

(A) Article 206
(B) Article 208
(C) Article 213
(D) Article 212

Correct Answer: (C) Article 213

Q. Which among the following states has only one House i.e. Legislative Assembly?

(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Bihar

Correct Answer: (C) Arunachal Pradesh

Q. The Ordinance issued by the Governor are subject to the approval by

(A) President
(B) Chief Minister
(C) State Legislature
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) State Legislature

Q. If the Governor wishes to relinquish the office before the expiry of his term, he may address his resignation to

(A) Chief Minister of the State
(B) Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly
(C) Prime Minister
(D) President

Correct Answer: (D) President

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2016

Q. The Governor of a state can

(A) nominate one third members of Legislative Assembly.
(B) nominate one sixth members of Legislative Assembly.
(C) nominate one third members of Legislative Council.
(D) nominate one sixth members of Legislative Council.

Correct Answer: (C) nominate one third members of Legislative Council.

Q. In which year the Metropolitan Council of Delhi was replaced by a 70 member legislative assembly?

(A) 1990
(B) 1992
(C) 1993
(D) 1994

Correct Answer: (C) 1993

Q. What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative Assembly?

(A) 40
(B) 60
(C) 50
(D) 70

Correct Answer: (B) 60

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2015

Q. The emoluments, allowances, privileges of a Governor can be altered by:

(A) A Constitutional amendment passed by a simple majority in Parliament
(B) A constitutional amendment passed by a special majority in Parliament
(C) A constitutional amendment passed by a special majority in Parliament and ratified by one half of the State Legislatures
(D) By an ordinary legislative process that does not require constitutional Amendment

Correct Answer: (D) By an ordinary legislative process that does not require constitutional Amendment

Q. Which article of the Constitution of India provides personal immunity to the head of the State for his official act from legal action including proceedings for contempt of Court?

(A) Article 361
(B) Article 362
(C) Article 368
(D) Article 369

Correct Answer: (A) Article 361

Q. Which one of the following articles deals with the appointment, duty and tenure of the Advocate General of State?

(A) Article 155
(B) Article 165
(C) Article 175
(D) Article 185

Correct Answer: (B) Article 165

WBCS Mains Indian Polity State Government & Legislature Questions 2014

Q. District Judges in a state are appointed by the :

(A) Governor
(B) Chief Justice of High Court
(C) Council of Ministers of the State
(D) Advocate General of the State

Correct Answer: (A) Governor

Q. When a Bill is reserved by the Governor for the consideration of the President, within what time he must return the Bill?

(A) Three months
(B) Six months
(C) One year
(D) There is no time limit

Correct Answer: (D) There is no time limit