10 General knowledge MCQ's on Indian Polity: Chief Minister of the State

1- Other than the Chief Minister, who administers the oath to the state's other ministers?

1. a- Chief Minister
2. b- Speaker of the assembly
3. c- Chief Justice of the High Court
4. d- Governor

Ans. d

2- Whom does the State's Advocate General answer to? 

1. a- Governor
2. b- Chief Minister
3. c- Speaker of the Assembly
4. d- None of these

Ans. a

3- Whom does the State Council answer to?

1. a- Governor
2. b- Legislative Assembly
3. c- Legislative Council
4. d- State Legislature

Ans. b

4- Which of the following is not a power that the chief minister has access to?

1. a- The Governor appoints ministers only to those people who are recommended by the Chief Minister.
2. b- Chief Minister shifts all the ministers' departments.
3. c- Chief Minister can ask the governor to disassociate the Legislative assembly.
4. d- Chief Minister appoints judges of the state's high court.

Ans. d

5- Which of the subsequent claims is untrue?

1. a- The Chief Minister's tenure is not fixed (with exceptions)
2. b- If the Chief Minister resigns from his post then the entire Council of Ministers has to resign.
3. c- The Governor is the President of the Inter-state Council.
4. d- The collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers is to the State Legislature.

Ans. c

6- Who sets the Chief Minister's compensation and benefits?

1. a- Governor
2. b- State Legislature
3. c- President
4. d- Parliament

Ans. b

7- Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

1. a- Article 167: Duties of the Chief Minister
2. b- Article 163: Swearing in of the Chief Minister
3. c- Article 164: Provisions related to State Ministers
4. d- Article 166:  Operations by the State Government

Ans. b

8- The Chief Minister currently holds which of the following positions?

1. a- Chairman of the State Planning Board
2. b- Member of National Development Council
3. c- Chief Spokesperson of the State Government
4. d- All of the above

Ans. d

9- What age must a person be to be appointed as a state's chief minister?

1. a- 25 years
2. b- 30 years
3. c- 35 years
4. d- 18 years

Ans. a

10- Which of the following claims about the Chief Minister is untrue?

1. a- The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
2. b- Article 154 states that the Governor will appoint the Chief Minister.
3. c- The Governor is free to appoint any person as Chief Minister.
4. d- A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.

Ans. b