10. Who became the first Chief Minister of Telangana?
[MPPSC State Service Prelims, 2014]
(A) J. Jayalalithaa
(B) N. Chandrababu Naidu
(C) K. Chandrashekar Rao
(D) None of these
Answer: (C) K. Chandrashekar Rao
Explanation: K. Chandrashekar Rao became the first Chief Minister of Telangana when the state was formed on 2 June 2014. The new state government was established after the division of Andhra Pradesh under the applicable reorganisation law.
9. Who became Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in February 2014?
[UPRVUNL Junior Engineer, 2014]
(A) B. C. Khanduri
(B) Harish Rawat
(C) Vijay Bahuguna
(D) Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Answer: (B) Harish Rawat
Explanation: Harish Rawat became Uttarakhand Chief Minister in February 2014 after Vijay Bahuguna’s resignation. This transition took place during the sitting Assembly’s term. A fresh general election is not needed when a new leader can command the legislature’s confidence.
8. Who became Delhi Chief Minister following the December 2013 Assembly election?
[DSSSB Assistant Superintendent, 2014]
(A) Sheila Dikshit
(B) Harsh Vardhan
(C) Arvind Kejriwal
(D) Vijay Goel
Answer: (C) Arvind Kejriwal
Explanation: Arvind Kejriwal took office as Delhi Chief Minister in December 2013 with support in the newly elected Assembly. Delhi’s constitutional framework gives its Chief Minister a different relationship with the Lieutenant Governor than exists between a state Chief Minister and Governor.
7. How many times did Bhola Paswan Shastri serve as Chief Minister of Bihar?
[BPSC Assistant, 2014]
(A) Once
(B) Twice
(C) Three times
(D) Four times
Answer: (C) Three times
Explanation: Bhola Paswan Shastri served three separate terms as Bihar Chief Minister during the politically unstable late 1960s and early 1970s. Very short tenures are possible because the position depends on the continuing ability to form a viable government.
6. Regarding the jurisdiction of the Rajasthan Lokayukta, which option correctly identifies the covered functionaries?
[RPSC RAS Prelims, 2013]
(A) Ministers only
(B) Ministers including the Chief Minister, without exception
(C) Ministers other than the Chief Minister, and specified public authorities
(D) District judges alone
Answer: (C) Ministers other than the Chief Minister, and specified public authorities
Explanation: The examination distinguished the Chief Minister’s office from certain functionaries within the Rajasthan Lokayukta’s jurisdiction under the then-applicable statute. This is a state-law question: the Lokayukta’s precise jurisdiction must be assessed by the relevant state legislation.
5. Before the Constitution came into force in 1950, the office equivalent to Chief Minister in Rajasthan was called what?
[Rajasthan Third Grade Teacher, 2013]
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Governor-General
(C) Chief Secretary
(D) Deputy Commissioner
Answer: (A) Prime Minister
Explanation: During the pre-Constitution period, the head of government in Rajasthan was called Prime Minister under the arrangements then in force. The title Chief Minister became established under the republican constitutional structure for state executives.
4. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
[JVVNL Technical Helper, 2013]
(A) Pratibha Patil
(B) Vasundhara Raje
(C) Kiran Maheshwari
(D) Diya Kumari
Answer: (B) Vasundhara Raje
Explanation: Vasundhara Raje became Rajasthan’s first woman Chief Minister in December 2003. Her appointment followed her party’s Assembly victory. No distinct constitutional procedure applies to women: the same appointment, oath and collective-responsibility rules govern every Chief Minister.
3. Who was the first Chief Minister of Andhra State, created in 1953?
[APPSC Group IV, 2012]
(A) N. Shankar Rao
(B) B. Gopala Reddy
(C) N. Sanjiva Reddy
(D) Tanguturi Prakasam
Answer: (D) Tanguturi Prakasam
Explanation: Tanguturi Prakasam was the first Chief Minister of Andhra State after its creation in October 1953. Andhra State must be distinguished from the later Andhra Pradesh formed in 1956, because state reorganisation changed governmental institutions and leadership.
2. Which Chief Minister served five consecutive terms in West Bengal?
[UKPSC Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer, 2012]
(A) Bidhan Chandra Roy
(B) Jyoti Basu
(C) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
(D) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
Answer: (B) Jyoti Basu
Explanation: Jyoti Basu led West Bengal for five consecutive terms from 1977 to 2000. Such an extended period in office was constitutionally possible because the party-led government continued to secure electoral mandates and Assembly confidence over successive terms.
1. Bill Gates met Akhilesh Yadav, then Chief Minister of which state, in 2012?
[APPSC Group IV, 2012]
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Akhilesh Yadav became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2012. The question refers to his interaction in that year. Engagements with international figures can form part of a Chief Minister’s leadership role but do not create independent foreign-policy authority.
