50. When Pinarayi Vijayan began his second term in May 2021, he was regarded as Kerala’s which numbered Chief Minister?
[SSC CHSL, 7 June 2022, Shift 1]
(A) 11th
(B) 14th
(C) 9th
(D) 13th
Answer: (D) 13th
Explanation: Pinarayi Vijayan took oath for another term in May 2021 and was counted as Kerala’s thirteenth Chief Minister in the referenced historical enumeration. Repeated terms and individual holders are not necessarily counted in the same way.
49. In July 2021, B. S. Yediyurappa resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister for which time?
[SSC CHSL, 31 May 2022, Shift 2]
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) Fifth
(D) Fourth
Answer: (D) Fourth
Explanation: B. S. Yediyurappa resigned from the Karnataka Chief Minister’s office in July 2021 for the fourth time. A Chief Minister may resign to the Governor whenever political circumstances require; the Constitution does not require completion of a personal five-year tenure.
48. To whom is a state Chief Minister collectively accountable through the Council of Ministers?
[WBCS Mains 2021, Paper V, held 2022]
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Legislative Assembly
(D) Governor
Answer: (C) Legislative Assembly
Explanation: Article 164(2) makes the state Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly. Although the Governor appoints the Chief Minister and administers the oath, democratic political accountability is enforced through confidence or no-confidence in the Assembly.
47. Who became Chief Minister of Punjab after the March 2022 Assembly election?
[WBCS Mains 2021, Paper IV, held 2022]
(A) Bhagwant Mann
(B) Ashok Gehlot
(C) M. K. Stalin
(D) Pushkar Singh Dhami
Answer: (A) Bhagwant Mann
Explanation: Bhagwant Mann led the government formed after the Punjab Assembly election of 2022. The victorious party’s legislative strength enabled his appointment by the Governor. Constitutional responsibility thereafter ran to the Assembly under the principle of collective responsibility.
46. Who was Chief Minister of Sikkim on 31 May 2020?
[SSC Stenographer, 12 November 2021, Shift 1]
(A) Conrad K. Sangma
(B) Prem Singh Tamang
(C) Neiphiu Rio
(D) N. Biren Singh
Answer: (B) Prem Singh Tamang
Explanation: Prem Singh Tamang, also known as P. S. Golay, became Chief Minister of Sikkim in May 2019 and held the post on the date specified. For previous-year current-affairs questions, the date fixes the answer regardless of subsequent elections.
45. Who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in March 2021?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 6 April 2021, Shift 1]
(A) Satpal Maharaj
(B) Tirath Singh Rawat
(C) Trivendra Singh Rawat
(D) Dhan Singh Rawat
Answer: (B) Tirath Singh Rawat
Explanation: Tirath Singh Rawat became Uttarakhand Chief Minister in March 2021, succeeding Trivendra Singh Rawat. He resigned in July 2021, when Pushkar Singh Dhami took office. The short tenure demonstrates political transitions within an Assembly term.
44. What is the constitutional maximum proportion of Assembly members who may be ministers in a state, including the Chief Minister?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 1 April 2021, Shift 1]
(A) One-twentieth
(B) One-tenth
(C) Three percent
(D) Fifteen percent
Answer: (D) Fifteen percent
Explanation: Article 164(1A) sets the ceiling at fifteen percent of total Legislative Assembly strength, subject to a minimum of twelve. The Ninety-first Amendment introduced this restriction to limit oversized ministries and discourage office-based political accommodation.
43. Which former Bihar Chief Minister chaired the Second Backward Classes Commission?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 9 January 2021, Shift 2]
(A) B. P. Mandal
(B) Karpoori Thakur
(C) Nitish Kumar
(D) Lalu Prasad Yadav
Answer: (A) B. P. Mandal
Explanation: Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, a former Bihar Chief Minister, chaired the commission constituted in 1979 to study socially and educationally backward classes. The Mandal Commission is associated with recommendations on reservation in Union government employment.
42. Who was Chief Minister of Gujarat on 30 June 2020?
[SSC CPO, 24 November 2020, Shift 2]
(A) Vijay Rupani
(B) Pramod Sawant
(C) Naveen Patnaik
(D) Nitish Kumar
Answer: (A) Vijay Rupani
Explanation: Vijay Rupani served as Gujarat Chief Minister from August 2016 to September 2021. Therefore he held the position on 30 June 2020. This is a date-specific leadership question, not a claim about Gujarat’s present Chief Minister.
41. Which of these leaders had an exceptionally brief tenure as Chief Minister?
[SSC JE Mechanical, 28 October 2020, Evening]
(A) Om Prakash Chautala
(B) Devendra Fadnavis
(C) B. S. Yediyurappa
(D) Harish Rawat
Answer: (D) Harish Rawat
Explanation: The exam key identifies Harish Rawat because one of his Uttarakhand stints in 2016 lasted only about a day. Brief ministries arise from loss of confidence, constitutional disputes or government transitions; they highlight that tenure is never guaranteed.
