Extra 30 MCQs with answers from the chapter "State Executive" for Class 11 Political Science:

1. Q: Who is the head of the state executive in a state in India?

A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) President
D) Prime Minister
Answer: A) Governor

 

2. Q: Who appoints the Governor of a state in India?

A) Chief Minister
B) President
C) Speaker of the Assembly
D) Vice-President
Answer: B) President

 

3. Q: Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the office of the Governor?

A) Article 152
B) Article 153
C) Article 165
D) Article 200
Answer: B) Article 153

 

4. Q: What is the maximum term a Governor can serve in India?

A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) No fixed term
Answer: D) No fixed term

 

5. Q: The power of the Governor to summon and prorogue the State Legislature is under which article?

A) Article 174
B) Article 168
C) Article 175
D) Article 200
Answer: A) Article 174

 

6. Q: The Governor can dissolve which house of the State Legislature?

A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Legislative Assembly
D) Legislative Council
Answer: C) Legislative Assembly

 

7. Q: Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state in India?

A) Governor
B) President
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Speaker of the Assembly
Answer: A) Governor

 

8. Q: The Governor appoints the Chief Minister from which body?

A) Legislative Council
B) Legislative Assembly
C) Lok Sabha
D) Rajya Sabha
Answer: B) Legislative Assembly

 

9. Q: Who is the real executive authority in a state in India?

A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) President
D) Prime Minister
Answer: B) Chief Minister

 

10. Q: What is the minimum age required to become the Chief Minister of a state?

A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 35 years
D) 40 years
Answer: A) 25 years

 

11. Q: The Governor of a state acts as the representative of which authority?

A) Parliament
B) The President of India
C) The Chief Minister
D) The Judiciary
Answer: B) The President of India

 

12. Q: Who determines the salary and allowances of the Governor?

A) Parliament
B) State Legislature
C) Governor's office
D) President
Answer: B) State Legislature

 

13. Q: The oath of office of a Governor is administered by whom?

A) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
B) Chief Justice of the High Court
C) President of India
D) Chief Minister
Answer: B) Chief Justice of the High Court

 

14. Q: What is the term of office of the Chief Minister in India?

A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) No fixed term
Answer: D) No fixed term

 

15. Q: Which of the following is not a function of the Governor?

A) Appointment of judges
B) Giving assent to bills
C) Summoning the legislature
D) Imposing taxes
Answer: D) Imposing taxes

 

16. Q: The Chief Minister and Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to which house of the State Legislature?

A) Rajya Sabha
B) Legislative Assembly
C) Legislative Council
D) Both Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly
Answer: B) Legislative Assembly

 

17. Q: Which is the highest executive authority in a state in India?

A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) President
D) Speaker
Answer: B) Chief Minister

 

18. Q: The Governor is bound by the advice of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, except in which cases?

A) When the Governor is acting independently
B) When the President advises the Governor
C) In the case of a national emergency
D) In the case of a state emergency
Answer: A) When the Governor is acting independently

 

19. Q: Who is the first among equals in the Council of Ministers?

A) President
B) Chief Minister
C) Speaker of the Assembly
D) Governor
Answer: B) Chief Minister

 

20. Q: Who can advise the Governor regarding the administration of the state?

A) The President
B) The Chief Minister
C) The Prime Minister
D) The Chief Justice
Answer: B) The Chief Minister

 

21. Q: The Governor of a state has which kind of powers?

A) Ceremonial powers
B) Emergency powers
C) Executive powers
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above

 

22. Q: In case of the Chief Minister’s resignation, who takes over the duties temporarily?

A) Speaker
B) Governor
C) Deputy Chief Minister
D) President
Answer: C) Deputy Chief Minister

 

23. Q: The Governor's power to issue ordinances is in which article of the Constitution?

A) Article 213
B) Article 153
C) Article 174
D) Article 168
Answer: A) Article 213

 

24. Q: Who has the power to remove the Chief Minister from office in a state?

A) President
B) Governor
C) Chief Minister himself
D) Parliament
Answer: B) Governor

 

25. Q: The Governor can reserve a bill for the President's consideration under which condition?

A) If the bill is controversial
B) If it is inconsistent with national policy
C) If the bill affects the relations between the states and the Union
D) None of the above
Answer: C) If the bill affects the relations between the states and the Union

 

26. Q: The Council of Ministers is headed by whom in a state?

A) Speaker
B) Chief Minister
C) Governor
D) President
Answer: B) Chief Minister

 

27. Q: What is the primary duty of the Governor regarding the administration of the state?

A) To form policies
B) To enforce the laws passed by the State Legislature
C) To create laws
D) To appoint the judges
Answer: B) To enforce the laws passed by the State Legislature

 

28. Q: Who decides the salary and other allowances of the Chief Minister?

A) Parliament
B) The Chief Minister himself
C) State Legislature
D) President
Answer: C) State Legislature

 

29. Q: The Chief Minister is responsible to whom?

A) President
B) Parliament
C) The Governor
D) Legislative Assembly
Answer: D) Legislative Assembly

 

30. Q: What is the maximum number of ministers allowed in a state?

A) 20
B) 25
C) 30
D) Based on the population of the state
Answer: B) 25