391. Who administers the oath of office to the members of council of ministers in a state?
1. The Governor
2. The Chief Justice of the State High Court
3. The Attorney General of the state
4. None of the above
Option “1” is correct. Before a minister enters upon his office, the governor administers to him the oaths of office and secrecy.
392. The Chief Minister of a state can get rid of any member of his council of ministers by-
1. Asking him to tender his resignation
2. Getting him dismissed through the Governor
3. Dropping him from the council by reshuffling the same
4. All the above methods
Option “4” is correct. The governor appoints only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the Chief Minister. He can ask a minister to resign or advise the governor to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion.
393. Some of the Indian states have bi-cameral legislatures. The names of the two houses of state legislature are-
1. Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
2. Sabha and Samiti
3. Lok Sabha and Legislative Council
4. The Legislative Assembly and Senate
Option “1” is correct. The twenty-two states have unicameral system. Here, the state legislature consists of the governor and the legislative assembly. In the states having bicameral system, the state legislature consists of the governor, the legislative council and the legislative assembly.
394. The portfolios among the members of the Council of Ministers are allocated by-
1. The Prime Minister
2. The President in his discretion
3. The President on the recommendations of the Prime Minister
4. The Speaker in consultation with the Prime Minister
Option “3” is correct. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, while the other ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. This means that the President can appoint only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the Prime minister.
395. Who presides over the meetings of the Council of Ministers?
1. The Prime Minister
2. The President
3. Cabinet Secretary
4. Different ministers by rotation
Option “1” is correct. It includes all the three categories of ministers, that is, cabinetministers, ministers of state, and deputy ministers headed by prime minister.It is a constitutional body, dealt in detail by the Articles 74 and 75 of the Constitution.
396. A person can be a member of the Council of Ministers without being a member of the Parliament for a maximum period of-
1. One year
2. Six months
3. Three months
4. One month
Option “2” is correct. A non-Member of a parliament , who must get elected during the period of 6 consecutive months to continue as a member of council of minister.
397. The second five year plan was based on which model?
1. Solow model
2. Domar model
3. Robinson’s model
4. Mahalanobis model
Option “4” is correct. The second five year plan was based on Mahalanobis model.
398. The first general election under the Indian Constitution was held in-
1. 1949
2. 1950
3. 1952
4. 1953
Option “3” is correct. The first general elections under the Indian Constitution was held in 1952. About 1874 candidates and 53 parties contested for the elections.The parties contested for 489 seats.
399. Who has termed Constitution a sacred document?
1. B. R. Ambedkar
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Deendayal Upadhyay
4. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Option “1” is correct. B R Ambedkar termed Indian Constitution as sacred document.
400. In which article of Indian Constitution the provision of Election Commission is mentioned?
Option “3” is correct. Under Article 324 of the Constitution of India, the Election Commission of India, interalia, is vested with the power of superintendence, direction and control of conducting the elections.
