Q90. At what interval does the Governor constitute a State Finance Commission?
[SSC MTS 2022 (held May 2023)]
(A) Ten years
(B) Three years
(C) Five years
(D) Six years
Answer: (C) Five years
Explanation: Article 243-I requires constitution of a State Finance Commission every five years to review Panchayat financial arrangements. Article 243Y extends relevant provisions to municipalities; the Governor acts under the prescribed constitutional framework.
Q89. Which Article empowers Governors to promulgate State ordinances?
[SSC CHSL 2022 (15 March 2023)]
(A) Article 212
(B) Article 214
(C) Article 213
(D) Article 210
Answer: (C) Article 213
Explanation: Article 213 authorises temporary ordinances where the State legislature is not fully in session and immediate action is necessary. Ordinances require subsequent legislative oversight; their continuance is not unrestricted.
Q88. Who appoints the Advocate-General of a State?
[SSC CGL 2022 Tier-II (7 March 2023)]
(A) Speaker
(B) Governor
(C) President
(D) Chief Justice of the High Court
Answer: (B) Governor
Explanation: Article 165 provides for appointment of the Advocate-General by the Governor. The appointee must possess qualifications for appointment as a High Court judge and holds office during the Governor’s pleasure.
Q87. Who was the first woman appointed as Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
[MPPSC State Service 2022 (held 21 May 2023)]
(A) Sarla Grewal
(B) Nandini Satpathy
(C) Anandiben Patel
(D) Droupadi Murmu
Answer: (A) Sarla Grewal
Explanation: Sarla Grewal served as Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 1989 to 1990 and was the first woman to hold that office. She had earlier served in senior Union civil-service positions.
Q86. Under the Fifth Schedule, who may establish a Tribes Advisory Council in a State having Scheduled Tribes but no Scheduled Areas?
[UPSC CDS-I 2023 (16 April)]
(A) Governor of the State
(B) President of India
(C) Inter-State Council
(D) Parliament
Answer: (A) Governor of the State
Explanation: The Fifth Schedule permits a Tribes Advisory Council in States having Scheduled Tribes but no Scheduled Areas when directed by the President. The Governor is involved in constituting the council under those provisions; read the presidential-direction requirement carefully.
Q85. Who among the following colonial Governor-Generals faced impeachment in the British Parliament?
[UPSC NDA-I 2023 (16 April)]
(A) Robert Clive
(B) Henry Vansittart
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: (C) Warren Hastings
Explanation: Warren Hastings faced impeachment proceedings in Britain over aspects of his administration of Bengal. He was ultimately acquitted. This historical Governor-General role should not be confused with modern constitutional State Governors.
Q84. Article 154 vests a State’s executive power in which authority?
[RRB Group D 2022 (7 October)]
(A) The Chief Justice
(B) The Governor
(C) The Speaker
(D) The Prime Minister
Answer: (B) The Governor
Explanation: Article 154 expressly vests the State’s executive power in the Governor, to be exercised in conformity with the Constitution. Effective daily governance remains with the elected Council of Ministers under the parliamentary scheme.
Q83. Who is a constituent of the State Executive under the Constitution?
[RRB Group D 2022 (30 September)]
(A) Vice-President
(B) Attorney-General of India
(C) Governor
(D) Prime Minister
Answer: (C) Governor
Explanation: The Governor is an organ of the State Executive under Part VI of the Constitution. The Prime Minister, Vice-President and Attorney-General are Union-level offices rather than constitutional authorities in a State Executive.
Q82. Under which Article does the Governor constitute the State Finance Commission for Panchayats?
[RRB Group D 2022 (27 September)]
(A) Article 243X
(B) Article 243Y
(C) Article 243H
(D) Article 243-I
Answer: (D) Article 243-I
Explanation: Article 243-I directs the Governor to constitute the State Finance Commission periodically. The Commission reviews finances of Panchayats and recommends sharing and assignment of taxes, grants and related financial measures.
Q81. The Supreme Court decision in D. C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar concerned which gubernatorial power?
[UPSC CAPF 2022]
(A) Repeated promulgation of ordinances
(B) Appointment of Chief Minister
(C) Grant of pardon
(D) Alteration of legislators’ salaries
Answer: (A) Repeated promulgation of ordinances
Explanation: D. C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar condemned repeated re-promulgation of ordinances to bypass the legislature. Governor’s ordinances under Article 213 are temporary, exceptional instruments rather than a parallel method of permanent lawmaking.
