Q20. A Money Bill can be introduced in a State Legislative Assembly with whose prior recommendation?
[RRB Supervisor/IESM Mumbai 2006]
(A) Governor
(B) President in every case
(C) High Court Chief Justice
(D) Legislative Council Chairman
Answer: (A) Governor
Explanation: Article 207 requires recommendation of the Governor for introduction of a State Money Bill. This recommendation fits the financial procedure and is ordinarily furnished on the elected government’s advice.
Q19. Which statement best describes a Governor’s constitutional status in a State?
[RRB Supervisor/IESM Mumbai 2006]
(A) Directly elected political executive
(B) Nominated constitutional head
(C) Head elected by Rajya Sabha
(D) Chief of the State judiciary
Answer: (B) Nominated constitutional head
Explanation: A Governor is appointed by the President under Article 155 and serves as constitutional head of the State. The elected Chief Minister normally leads the government’s real policy and administrative decisions.
Q18. Which statement regarding a State Governor was identified as incorrect in the original exam?
[UPPCS Mains 2005]
(A) Governor is a component of State Legislature
(B) Governor may pardon a death sentence
(C) Governor does not appoint High Court judges
(D) Governor has no power to proclaim National Emergency
Answer: (B) Governor may pardon a death sentence
Explanation: The conventional examination distinction treated the President’s Article 72 authority to pardon a death sentence as different from gubernatorial Article 161 clemency. Modern judicial interpretation of the scope of Article 161 is nuanced; this is the historical answer key.
Q17. Who was the first woman Governor of West Bengal?
[Chhattisgarh PSC Prelims 2005]
(A) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(B) Padmaja Naidu
(C) Rajani Rai
(D) Sheila Kaul
Answer: (B) Padmaja Naidu
Explanation: Padmaja Naidu, daughter of Sarojini Naidu, was the first woman Governor of West Bengal and served from 1956 to 1967. This historical question concerns a different State from her mother’s governorship.
Q16. Consider:
(1) Governor nominates one-sixth of a Legislative Council.
(2) Governor could nominate an Anglo-Indian Assembly member where representation was inadequate.
Which was correct at the exam date?
[UPSC CDS 2005]
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither
Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: At the time of the 2005 paper, both provisions operated under Articles 171 and 333. The 104th Constitutional Amendment ended Anglo-Indian nomination to legislatures in 2020, so statement two is historical rather than current law.
Q15. Who appointed the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir before the State’s 2019 reorganisation?
[BPSC 47th Prelims (reported 2005)]
(A) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister
(B) High Court Chief Justice
(C) Prime Minister of India
(D) President of India
Answer: (D) President of India
Explanation: Before reorganisation in 2019, Jammu and Kashmir was a State whose Governor was appointed by the President. It is now a Union Territory with a Lieutenant Governor, so the wording is historical.
Q14. Which office is held at the pleasure of the President of India?
[UPPCS Mains 2004]
(A) Governor of a State
(B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(C) Comptroller and Auditor-General
(D) Chief Justice of India
Answer: (A) Governor of a State
Explanation: Article 156 makes the Governor’s continuation subject to presidential pleasure, despite a normal five-year tenure. Other constitutional offices have distinct terms and removal protections, rather than identical pleasure tenure.
Q13. Which Article permits the Governor to reserve a State Bill for consideration of the President?
[UP Lower Subordinate Prelims 2004]
(A) Article 169
(B) Article 200
(C) Article 201
(D) Article 202
Answer: (B) Article 200
Explanation: Article 200 governs the Governor’s handling of State legislation, including reservation for the President. Article 201 then governs presidential action on a Bill referred through this process.
Q12. Which assertion about a State Governor is FALSE?
[UP Lower Subordinate Prelims 2004]
(A) Appointed by President
(B) May be Governor of more than one State
(C) Normally has a five-year term
(D) May be removed by State Assembly resolution
Answer: (D) May be removed by State Assembly resolution
Explanation: Article 156 puts a Governor’s tenure at the pleasure of the President. A State Legislative Assembly has no constitutional procedure for removing the Governor by passing a resolution, unlike a government facing no confidence.
Q11. Who operates the State Contingency Fund under constitutional arrangements?
[UPPCS Special Prelims 2004]
(A) Governor
(B) State High Court
(C) Election Commission
(D) President alone
Answer: (A) Governor
Explanation: Article 267 permits a State Contingency Fund to be placed at the Governor’s disposal for urgent unforeseen expenditure until the legislature authorises funds. The Governor is the constitutional authority in this arrangement.
