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📆 November 18, 2024

Total Questions: 54

11. Who among the following has been the longest- serving female chief minister of any Indian state, as on January 2021? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 23.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Sheila Dixit
Solution:Sheila Dixit was the woman Chief Minister of a state for the longest time in India (from 1998 to 2013). She was the Chief Minister of Delhi. The record for the longest serving chief minister is held by former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling.

12. How many districts are there in the Union Territory of Ladakh? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:The Union Territory of Ladakh has 2 districts, Kargil and Leh. Ladakh became a Union Territory on 31 October 2019.

13. Which of the following states has bicameral legislature? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 9.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Jammu and Kashmir
Solution:Jammu and Kashmir had a bicameral legislature during the time of the question asked, but the Legislative Council in this Union Territory was abolished by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. At present bicameral legislatures (Vidhan Sabha and Legislative Council) are in existence in 6 states- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

14. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has a provision for the Constitution of Legislatures in States? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) 168
Solution:Article 168 of Constitution says that for every State there shall be a Legislature which shall consist of the Governor, and two Houses of the Legislature of a State, one shall be known as the Legislative Council and the other as the Legislative Assembly, and where there is only one House, it shall be known as the Legislative Assembly.

15. Which of the following state has a bicameral legislature? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bihar
Solution:Among the given options, Bihar has a bicameral legislature. Bicameral system, also called bicameralism, a system of government in which the legislature comprises two houses.

16. Part VIII of the Constitution of India deals with_________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.08.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Union Territories
Solution:Part-VIII of the Constitution of India deals with Union Territories, while Part-VI deals with the States, Part- IX Zila Panchayats and Part-IXA Municipalities.

17. Who among the following chooses his Chief Minister? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) members of the ruling party
Solution:According to Article 164 of the constitution, the Chief Minister will be appointed by the Governor and other ministers will be appointed on the advice of the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister is elected by the members of the majority party in the Legislative Assembly.

18. One-third of the members of the Vidhan Parishad retire every_____ year/s. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) two
Solution:The Legislative Council is a permanent house, the term of its members lasts six years and one-third of its members retire every two years. Provision has been made for the constitution of Legislative Councils under Article 171. At present, Legislative Councils exist in six states- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra. Karnataka, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

19. Which of the following States has a Legislative Council? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Uttar Pradesh
Solution:The Legislative Council is a permanent house, the term of its members lasts six years and one-third of its members retire every two years. Provision has been made for the constitution of Legislative Councils under Article 171. At present, Legislative Councils exist in six states- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra. Karnataka, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

20. As of January 2021, how many states have the upper house called State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Six
Solution:The Legislative Council is a permanent house, the term of its members lasts six years and one-third of its members retire every two years. Provision has been made for the constitution of Legislative Councils under Article 171. At present, Legislative Councils exist in six states- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra. Karnataka, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
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