90. Who took oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka in May 2023?
[SSC CHSL, 10 July 2024, Shift 2]
(A) M. K. Stalin
(B) Siddaramaiah
(C) D. K. Shivakumar
(D) Mallikarjun Kharge
Answer: (B) Siddaramaiah
Explanation: Siddaramaiah became Karnataka Chief Minister in May 2023 following the Legislative Assembly election. He was appointed by the Governor and sworn in under Article 164. D. K. Shivakumar became Deputy Chief Minister in the same government.
89. Lal Thanhawla served five terms as Chief Minister of which state?
[SSC CHSL, 8 July 2024, Shift 4]
(A) Mizoram
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Sikkim
(D) Manipur
Answer: (A) Mizoram
Explanation: Lal Thanhawla was a long-serving Chief Minister of Mizoram. The Constitution does not restrict the number of terms a Chief Minister may hold, so a politician can return to office repeatedly after winning the necessary Assembly support.
88. Parkash Singh Badal served as Chief Minister five times in which state?
[SSC CHSL, 4 July 2024, Shift 2]
(A) Haryana
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Bihar
Answer: (C) Punjab
Explanation: Parkash Singh Badal served several terms as Chief Minister of Punjab. A Chief Minister’s mandate flows indirectly from the Assembly majority. The five-year election cycle relates to the Legislative Assembly, not an unbreakable personal tenure of its Chief Minister.
87. Who appoints the Chief Minister and other ministers in a state?
[Bombay High Court Peon, 14 February 2024, Shift 2]
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Governor
Answer: (D) Governor
Explanation: Under Article 164, the Governor appoints the Chief Minister; the Governor also appoints other ministers on the Chief Minister’s advice. This distinction is important because the Governor normally has no discretion to select individual cabinet ministers against that advice.
86. Complete the analogy: President : Country :: _____ : State.
[CGPSC State Service Prelims, 11 February 2024, Paper II]
(A) Chief Minister
(B) State Minister
(C) Governor
(D) Speaker
Answer: (A) Chief Minister
Explanation: The exam’s intended comparison is the Chief Minister as head of the elected state government. Strictly speaking, the Governor is the formal constitutional head of a state, whereas the Chief Minister leads its political executive. The analogy is therefore a functional comparison.
85. Who was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh?
[CGPSC State Service Prelims, 11 February 2024, Paper I]
(A) Arun Sao
(B) Mohan Markam
(C) T. S. Singh Deo
(D) Vijay Sharma
Answer: (C) T. S. Singh Deo
Explanation: T. S. Singh Deo was appointed Chhattisgarh’s first Deputy Chief Minister in 2023. The designation is a political and administrative arrangement. Unlike the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister is not separately defined as a constitutional office under Article 164.
84. In the first ministry of Central Provinces and Berar after the 1937 elections, which portfolio did Ravishankar Shukla hold?
[CGPSC State Service Prelims, 11 February 2024, Paper I]
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Chief Minister
(C) Public Works Minister
(D) Education Minister
Answer: (D) Education Minister
Explanation: Ravishankar Shukla served as Education Minister in the first provincial ministry after the 1937 election. He later became Madhya Pradesh’s first Chief Minister after the 1956 reorganisation. Provincial ministry arrangements preceded the present constitutional system.
83. Who was Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in January 2023?
[SSC Stenographer, 13 October 2023, Shift 2]
(A) Pushkar Singh Dhami
(B) Bhupesh Baghel
(C) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
(D) Ashok Gehlot
Answer: (C) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Explanation: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took office in Himachal Pradesh in December 2022. A Chief Minister is generally the legislative party leader chosen to form the government after an election, with the formal appointment made by the state Governor.
82. Who was Chief Minister of Gujarat in January 2023?
[SSC Stenographer, 13 October 2023, Shift 1]
(A) Vijay Rupani
(B) Anandiben Patel
(C) Bhupendra Patel
(D) Bhupesh Baghel
Answer: (C) Bhupendra Patel
Explanation: Bhupendra Patel was reappointed as Chief Minister after the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. A person may begin a new tenure after electoral victory even when already occupying office; the Governor performs the appointment and oath-related formalities.
81. Which Article states that the Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor?
[SSC CPO Paper I, 4 October 2023, Shift 2]
(A) Article 167
(B) Article 165
(C) Article 164
(D) Article 163
Answer: (C) Article 164
Explanation: Article 164 directly governs the appointment of the Chief Minister. Article 163 addresses the Chief Minister-led Council’s aid and advice; Article 167 lists duties toward the Governor; and Article 165 concerns appointment of the state Advocate General.
