30. Which statement about the Governor’s ordinance-making power is incorrect?
[UPSC CDS, 18 November 2018, General Knowledge]
(A) It is ordinarily exercised on ministerial advice
(B) The Governor may withdraw an ordinance
(C) It may be exercised when the legislature is not in session
(D) Ministerial advice is never required
Answer: (D) Ministerial advice is never required
Explanation: Under Article 213, the Governor ordinarily exercises ordinance-making power with the aid and advice of the Chief Minister-led Council. It is not an unrestricted personal legislative power. An ordinance remains subject to constitutional limits and legislative scrutiny.
29. Which Article of the Constitution provides for appointment of a Chief Minister by the Governor?
[RRC Group D, 30 October 2018, Shift 2]
(A) Article 130
(B) Article 122
(C) Article 164
(D) Article 162
Answer: (C) Article 164
Explanation: The appointment provision is Article 164. Article 162 broadly concerns the extent of a state’s executive power; Articles 122 and 130 concern other constitutional matters. The Chief Minister is formally appointed by the Governor.
28. Who was Chief Minister of Sikkim in August 2018?
[RRC Group D, 29 October 2018, Shift 3]
(A) Manik Sarkar
(B) Pawan Kumar Chamling
(C) Biplab Kumar Deb
(D) Conrad Sangma
Answer: (B) Pawan Kumar Chamling
Explanation: Pawan Kumar Chamling served as Chief Minister of Sikkim from December 1994 to May 2019. He therefore occupied office in August 2018. His exceptionally long tenure illustrates the absence of a constitutional maximum number of consecutive terms.
27. Jai Ram Thakur became Chief Minister of which state in 2017?
[RRC Group D, 10 October 2018, Shift 2]
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (D) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: Jai Ram Thakur was appointed Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in December 2017 after the state Assembly election. The Governor formally appointed him as the leader of the majority government and administered the oath.
26. Who was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2018?
[RRC Group D, 10 October 2018, Shift 3]
(A) Yogi Adityanath
(B) Rajnath Singh
(C) Mulayam Singh Yadav
(D) Akhilesh Yadav
Answer: (A) Yogi Adityanath
Explanation: Yogi Adityanath took office in March 2017 after the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election and remained Chief Minister during 2018. The state Council of Ministers headed by him was collectively answerable to the elected Legislative Assembly.
25. Mehbooba Mufti, a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, belonged to which party?
[RRC Group D, 9 October 2018, Shift 3]
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Bharatiya Janata Party
(C) Peoples Democratic Party
(D) CPI (Marxist)
Answer: (C) Peoples Democratic Party
Explanation: Mehbooba Mufti led the Jammu and Kashmir government as a Peoples Democratic Party leader. She served as Chief Minister from 2016 until 2018 under the constitutional arrangements then applicable to the former state.
24. Who chaired the general body of Madhya Pradesh Rajya Anand Sansthan?
[MP Jail Prahari, 29 September 2018, Shift 1]
(A) Chief Minister
(B) Chief Secretary
(C) Governor
(D) President
Answer: (A) Chief Minister
Explanation: The Chief Minister chaired the general body of Madhya Pradesh’s Rajya Anand Sansthan under the body’s institutional structure. Such chairmanships are administrative functions conferred through state arrangements rather than powers explicitly enumerated in Article 164.
23. Manohar Parrikar, who served as Goa Chief Minister, belonged to which party?
[RRC Group D, 28 September 2018, Shift 2]
(A) Janata Dal
(B) Indian National Congress
(C) Bharatiya Janata Party
(D) Communist Party of India
Answer: (C) Bharatiya Janata Party
Explanation: Manohar Parrikar was a Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served multiple terms as Goa Chief Minister. Political party membership is not a constitutional qualification for the office; what matters to government formation is support in the Legislative Assembly.
22. Who was serving as Chief Minister of Telangana in March 2018?
[RRC Group D, 26 September 2018, Shift 1]
(A) N. Chandrababu Naidu
(B) K. Chandrashekar Rao
(C) Edappadi K. Palaniswami
(D) K. T. Rama Rao
Answer: (B) K. Chandrashekar Rao
Explanation: K. Chandrashekar Rao became the first Chief Minister of the new state of Telangana in June 2014 and was still in office in March 2018. The formation of a new state requires its own executive and legislative institutions.
21. Which Chief Minister received the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2017?
[SSC CHSL, 27 March 2018, Shift 2]
(A) N. Chandrababu Naidu
(B) Nitish Kumar
(C) K. Chandrashekar Rao
(D) Vasundhara Raje
Answer: (C) K. Chandrashekar Rao
Explanation: K. Chandrashekar Rao, then Chief Minister of Telangana, received the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2017. The question concerns recognition of state policy leadership rather than a constitutional power. It is tied to the award’s year.
