Governor

Total Questions: 21

11. Which of the following statements is correct? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can dissolve the Lok Sabha.
(b) The President can dissolve the Rajya Sabha.
(c) The Vice-President can dissolve the Legislative Council of a State.
(d) The Governor can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of a State.

Correct Answer: (d) The Governor can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of a State.

Solution:The Governor can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of a State. The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha. Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved.

Hence option (d) is the correct answer.

12. Which of the following statements is correct? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.08.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) The Governor has no power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence of death.
(b) The Governor has not the power to grant pardon in case of a death sentence.
(c) The Governor has no power to grant pardon in respect of punishment or sentence inflicted by Court Martial.
(d) The President has no power to grant pardon in respect of punishment or sentenceinflicted by Court Martial.

Correct Answer: (b) The Governor has not the power to grant pardon in case of a death sentence.

Solution:The Governor of a state in India cannot pardon a death sentence. Only the President of India has the power to pardon a death sentence

According to article 161 of the Constitution the Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends.

In India, the President, under Article 72 of the Constitution, has the power to pardon death sentences, while the Governor can only suspend, remit, or commute such sentences, but not pardon them

13. Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the 'Pardoning Power of the Governor'? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 17.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Article 189
(b) Article 173
(c) Article 150
(d) Article 161

Correct Answer: (d) Article 161

Solution:According to article 161 of the Constitution the Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends.

14. In which of the following states does the Governor have special responsibility under Article 371H of the Constitution with respect to law and order and in discharge of his functions in relation thereto? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 20.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Mizoram
(b) Nagaland
(c) Sikkim
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Solution:In Arunachal Pradesh, the Governor has been given special responsibility under Article 371H of the Constitution with respect to law and order and the discharge of his functions in connection therewith. In discharging this responsibility, the Governor can take a personal decision in consultation with the State Council of Ministers and his decision will be considered as the final decision and he will not be responsible for it.

15. Who has the power to recommend the dismissal of the state government and suspension or dissolution of the state assembly? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 23.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Prime Minister
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Governor
(d) Speaker of legislative assembly

Correct Answer: (c) Governor

Solution:Article 174 (2) (b) of the Indian Constitution merely states that the Governor may, from time to time, dissolve the Legislative Assembly, but the Constitution is silent as to when and under what circumstances he will dissolve the House.

16. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian State? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 27.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
(b) Miss Padmaja Naidu
(c) Mrs Tarkeswari Sinha
(d) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer: (d) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

Solution:Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state.

She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949.
Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, was the longest-serving woman governor with almost 11 years in West Bengal. The Commission has accepted option (a) Sucheta Kriplani as its answer which is incorrect.
Sucheta Kriplani was the first woman Chief Minister of any state in India (U.P., 1963-1967).

17. The Union Government on 22 May 2016 appointed whom as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Pondicherry. [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Kalyan Singh
(c) Ram Naik
(d) Mukul Sangma

Correct Answer: (a) Kiran Bedi

Solution:IPS of 1972 batch, Officer Kiran Bedi was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Puducherry on May 22, 2016. Kiran Bedi is India's first woman IPS officer.

18. Who among the following is/was the longest serving Governor of an Indian state? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 13.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) N.D. Tiwari
(b) Padmaja Naidu
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Lakshmi Kant Jha

Correct Answer: (b) Padmaja Naidu

Solution:Padmaja Naidu was the longest-serving woman governor with 11-year in West Bengal (3 November 1956-1 June 1967). She was the fifth governor of West Bengal.

19. Who was the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) N.N. Wanchu
(b) B.D. Sharma
(c) G.P. Singh
(d) Dr. Sitaramayya

Correct Answer: (d) Dr. Sitaramayya

Solution:The first Governor of Madhya Pradesh was Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya (November 1956 to June 1957).

20. Name the first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 5.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Girish Chandra Murmu
(b) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(c) Arif Mohammad Khan
(d) Satya Pal Malik

Correct Answer: (a) Girish Chandra Murmu

Solution:Shri Girish Chandra Murmu was the first Lieutenant Governor of the newly formed Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir. The incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is Manoj Sinha.

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