Rajasthan Polity and Administration MCQs

Rajasthan Polity and Administration MCQs

1. Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the post of Governor arranged in the state?

  • (a) Article 155
  • (b) Article 157
  • (c) Article 153
  • (d) Article 161

2. What is the minimum age requirement to be appointed as a Governor?

  • (a) 25 years
  • (b) 35 years
  • (c) 30 years
  • (d) 40 years

3. Who administers the oath of office to the Governor?

  • (a) The Chief Justice of the High Court
  • (b) The President of India
  • (c) The Chief Minister of the State
  • (d) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

4. According to Article 156, the Governor holds office during the pleasure of whom?

  • (a) The Chief Minister
  • (b) The Parliament
  • (c) The President
  • (d) The State Legislature

5. Which of the following appointments is made by the Governor?

  • (a) Chief Minister & Council of Ministers
  • (b) Advocate General
  • (c) RPSC Chairman and Members
  • (d) All of the above

6. Under which article can the Governor issue ordinances?

  • (a) Article 161
  • (b) Article 200
  • (c) Article 213
  • (d) Article 163

7. The power of the Governor to grant pardon, reprieve, etc., is mentioned in which article?

  • (a) Article 161
  • (b) Article 159
  • (c) Article 233
  • (d) Article 163

8. Which of the following is a discretionary power of the Governor?

  • (a) Sending a Bill for the approval of the President
  • (b) Recommending President's rule in the state
  • (c) Appointing the Chief Minister in case of no clear majority
  • (d) All of the above

9. Which commission recommended that the Governor should be a person from outside the state?

  • (a) Sarkaria Commission
  • (b) Punchhi Commission
  • (c) Rajamannar Committee
  • (d) Venkatachaliah Commission

10. Who was the first Governor of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Pratibha Patil
  • (b) Gurmukh Nihal Singh
  • (c) Darbara Singh
  • (d) Kalraj Mishra

11. Which Governor of Rajasthan died in office?

  • (a) Darbara Singh
  • (b) Nirmalchand Jain
  • (c) Mrs. Prabha Rao
  • (d) All of the above

12. Who was the Governor of Rajasthan during the 1975 Emergency?

  • (a) Dr. Sampoornanand
  • (b) Sardar Jogendra Singh
  • (c) Raghukul Tilak
  • (d) M. Chennaredy

13. Which Governor of Rajasthan has also been the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

  • (a) Baliram Bhagat
  • (b) Shivraj Patil
  • (c) Sardar Hukam Singh
  • (d) All of the above

14. Who had the longest tenure as the Governor of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Gurmukh Nihal Singh
  • (b) Sardar Jogendra Singh
  • (c) Kalraj Mishra
  • (d) Kalyan Singh

15. Who called the governor a "bird in a gold cage"?

  • (a) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
  • (b) Margaret Alva
  • (c) Sarojini Naidu
  • (d) Pattabhi Sitaramayya

16. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor under which article?

  • (a) Article 164(1)
  • (b) Article 163
  • (c) Article 167
  • (d) Article 154

17. A person who is not a member of the state legislature must be elected as a member within how many months of being appointed Chief Minister?

  • (a) Three months
  • (b) Six months
  • (c) One year
  • (d) There is no such provision

18. Which of the following is a power of the Chief Minister related to the Council of Ministers?

  • (a) Creation of the council of ministers
  • (b) Department distribution among ministers
  • (c) Acting as a link between the Governor and the Council of Ministers
  • (d) All of the above

19. The constitutional duties of the Chief Minister towards the Governor are laid down in which article?

  • (a) Article 163
  • (b) Article 164
  • (c) Article 167
  • (d) Article 157

20. Who was the first nominated Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Hiralal Shastri
  • (b) Tikaram Paliwal
  • (c) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (d) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

21. Who holds the record for the longest tenure as Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Ashok Gehlot
  • (b) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
  • (c) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (d) Haridev Joshi

22. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Kamla Beniwal
  • (b) Pratibha Patil
  • (c) Vasundhara Raje
  • (d) Margaret Alva

23. Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan also served as the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (b) Hiralal Devpura
  • (c) Jagannath Pahadia
  • (d) Haridev Joshi

24. Who was the only woman Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Vasundhara Raje
  • (b) Sumitra Singh
  • (c) Kamla Beniwal
  • (d) Pratibha Patil

25. Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan had the shortest tenure of 16 days?

  • (a) Jagannath Pahadia
  • (b) Hiralal Devpura
  • (c) Tikaram Paliwal
  • (d) Barkatullah Khan

26. According to Article 164(1)(a), what is the maximum size of the Council of Ministers in a state?

  • (a) 10% of the Legislative Assembly members
  • (b) 15% of the Legislative Assembly members
  • (c) 20% of the Legislative Assembly members
  • (d) 12 members

27. The State Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to whom?

  • (a) The Governor
  • (b) The Chief Minister
  • (c) The Legislative Assembly
  • (d) The President

28. What is the minimum number of members in the Council of Ministers in Rajasthan, including the Chief Minister?

  • (a) 10
  • (b) 15
  • (c) 12
  • (d) 30

29. A 'Shadow Cabinet' is formed by whom?

  • (a) The Opposition Party
  • (b) The Governor
  • (c) A group of loyal ministers to the CM
  • (d) The Central Government

30. In Rajasthan, the system of Parliamentary Secretary and Minister of State started from which Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) First Legislative Assembly
  • (b) Second Legislative Assembly
  • (c) Third Legislative Assembly
  • (d) Fourth Legislative Assembly

31. The post of Divisional Commissioner was created in 1829 by whom?

  • (a) Warren Hastings
  • (b) William Bentinck
  • (c) Lord Ripon
  • (d) Ramsay Macdonald

32. In which year was the post of Divisional Commissioner abolished in Rajasthan by CM Mohanlal Sukhadia?

  • (a) 1962
  • (b) 1987
  • (c) 1949
  • (d) 2005

33. Who is responsible for filling the annual confidential reports of the District Collector?

  • (a) Chief Secretary
  • (b) Governor
  • (c) Divisional Commissioner
  • (d) Chief Minister

34. The post of District Collector was established in 1772 by whom?

  • (a) Warren Hastings
  • (b) William Bentinck
  • (c) Lord Ripon
  • (d) Rolf Sheldon

35. A District Collector acts as the Chairman of which body under the Disaster Management Act 2005?

  • (a) District Planning Committee
  • (b) District Women's Help Committee
  • (c) District Disaster Management Authority
  • (d) Zila Parishad

36. In the context of elections, what role does the Collector play in the election of a Member of Parliament (MP)?

  • (a) Chief Electoral Officer
  • (b) Returning Officer
  • (c) Presiding Officer
  • (d) Booth Level Officer

37. The Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) is also known as the "Eye and Ear" of whom?

  • (a) The Chief Minister
  • (b) The Governor
  • (c) The District Collector
  • (d) The Divisional Commissioner

38. The Tehsildar in Rajasthan is appointed by whom?

  • (a) District Collector
  • (b) RPSC
  • (c) Revenue Board Ajmer
  • (d) State Government

39. Who appoints the Patwari in Rajasthan?

  • (a) Tehsildar
  • (b) District Collector
  • (c) Divisional Commissioner
  • (d) Revenue Board

40. In Rajasthan, the police commissionerate system was started in Jaipur and Jodhpur in which year?

  • (a) 2005
  • (b) 1987
  • (c) 2011
  • (d) 1999

41. The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) was established in which year?

  • (a) 1956
  • (b) 1950
  • (c) 1949
  • (d) 1947

42. On the recommendation of which committee was the RPSC transferred to Ajmer?

  • (a) Sarkaria Committee
  • (b) Satyanarayan Rao Committee
  • (c) Sadiq Ali Committee
  • (d) Punchhi Committee

43. Who appoints the chairman and members of the RPSC?

  • (a) The President
  • (b) The Chief Minister
  • (c) The Governor
  • (d) The Chief Justice of the High Court

44. What is the term of office for a member of the RPSC?

  • (a) 5 years or 65 years of age
  • (b) 6 years or 65 years of age
  • (c) 6 years or 62 years of age
  • (d) 5 years or 62 years of age

45. Who has the power to remove the Chairman and members of the RPSC?

  • (a) The Governor
  • (b) The State Legislature
  • (c) The President
  • (d) The Supreme Court

46. Under which article does the RPSC submit its annual report to the Governor?

  • (a) Article 315
  • (b) Article 317
  • (c) Article 320
  • (d) Article 323

47. Who had the longest tenure as the chairman of RPSC?

  • (a) S. K. Ghosh
  • (b) D.S. Tiwari
  • (c) S. C. Tripathi
  • (d) N.K. Bairwa

48. The Rajasthan State Election Commission was established under which Constitutional Amendment Act?

  • (a) 73rd & 74th Amendment
  • (b) 42nd Amendment
  • (c) 44th Amendment
  • (d) 61st Amendment

49. What is the tenure of the State Election Commissioner in Rajasthan?

  • (a) 6 years or 62 years of age
  • (b) 5 years or 62 years of age
  • (c) 6 years or 65 years of age
  • (d) 5 years or 65 years of age

50. Who has the power to remove the State Election Commissioner?

  • (a) The Governor
  • (b) The President
  • (c) The State Legislature by impeachment
  • (d) The Chief Minister

51. Who was the first State Election Commissioner of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Amar Singh Rathod
  • (b) Prem Singh Mehra
  • (c) Ram Lubhaya
  • (d) NR Bhasin

52. The institution of Lokayukta in Rajasthan was established in 1973 on the recommendation of which commission?

  • (a) Sarkaria Commission
  • (b) First Administrative Reforms Commission
  • (c) Harishchandra Mathur Commission
  • (d) Sadiq Ali Committee

53. Who was the first Lokayukta of Rajasthan?

  • (a) K.P.U. Menon
  • (b) I.D. Dua
  • (c) Sajjan Singh Kothari
  • (d) Pratap Krishna Lohra

54. What is the tenure of the Lokayukta in Rajasthan as per the 2019 amendment?

  • (a) 8 years
  • (b) 5 years
  • (c) 6 years or 65 years of age
  • (d) 3 years or 70 years of age

55. Which of the following is outside the jurisdiction of the Lokayukta in Rajasthan?

  • (a) Chief Minister
  • (b) Judges of the High Court
  • (c) MLA, Sarpanch and Panch
  • (d) All of the above

56. A complaint cannot be made to the Lokayukta in cases older than how many years?

  • (a) 1 year
  • (b) 3 years
  • (c) 5 years
  • (d) 7 years

57. The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission started functioning in which year?

  • (a) 1999
  • (b) 2000
  • (c) 2001
  • (d) 2006

58. As per the 2006 amendment, what is the composition of the State Human Rights Commission?

  • (a) 1 chairperson and 4 members
  • (b) 1 chairperson and 3 members
  • (c) 1 chairperson and 2 members
  • (d) 1 chairperson and 1 member

59. Who was the first Chairman of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission?

  • (a) N.K. Jain
  • (b) S. Sageer Ahmed
  • (c) Kanta Bhatnagar
  • (d) Prakash Tatia

60. What is the term of office for the chairman and members of the State Human Rights Commission after the 2019 amendment?

  • (a) 5 years or 65 years of age
  • (b) 5 years or 70 years of age
  • (c) 3 years or 70 years of age
  • (d) 3 years or 65 years of age

61. Who has the power to remove the chairman of the State Human Rights Commission?

  • (a) The Governor
  • (b) The Chief Minister
  • (c) The President
  • (d) The Chief Justice of the High Court

62. The Rajasthan State Information Commission was established in which year?

  • (a) 2005
  • (b) 2006
  • (c) 2007
  • (d) 2008

63. Who was the first Chief Information Commissioner of Rajasthan?

  • (a) T. Srinivasan
  • (b) Suresh Choudhary
  • (c) M.D. Korani
  • (d) D.B. Gupta

64. The tenure and salary of the State Information Commissioners are prescribed by whom, according to the 2019 amendment?

  • (a) The State Government
  • (b) The Governor
  • (c) The Central Government
  • (d) The Parliament

65. What is the maximum penalty the State Information Commission can impose on an Information Officer?

  • (a) Rs 10,000
  • (b) Rs 50,000
  • (c) Rs 25,000
  • (d) Rs 1,00,000

66. The Citizen's Charter system first came into force in which country in 1991?

  • (a) India
  • (b) USA
  • (c) UK
  • (d) France

67. When did the Right to Information Act, 2005, come into force?

  • (a) 12 October 2005
  • (b) 2 October 2005
  • (c) 26 January 2006
  • (d) 15 August 2005

68. The Rajasthan Public Service Guarantee Act came into force in which year?

  • (a) 2010
  • (b) 2011
  • (c) 2012
  • (d) 2013

69. Who is known as the father of local self-government in India?

  • (a) Mahatma Gandhi
  • (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (c) Lord Ripon
  • (d) S.K. Dey

70. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment added which schedule to the Constitution, containing 29 subjects for Panchayats?

  • (a) 9th Schedule
  • (b) 10th Schedule
  • (c) 11th Schedule
  • (d) 12th Schedule

71. Which committee supported a two-tier Panchayati Raj system?

  • (a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
  • (b) Ashok Mehta Committee
  • (c) GVK Rao Committee
  • (d) L.M. Singhvi Committee

72. Which committee called the Panchayati Raj Institutions "grass without roots"?

  • (a) L.M. Singhvi Committee
  • (b) Gadgil Committee
  • (c) Sadiq Ali Committee
  • (d) GVK Rao Committee

73. How many meetings of the Gram Sabha are constitutionally required in a year in Rajasthan?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 4
  • (c) 6
  • (d) 1

74. What is the minimum age to contest elections for Panchayati Raj Institutions?

  • (a) 18 years
  • (b) 21 years
  • (c) 25 years
  • (d) 30 years

75. The State Finance Commission is constituted by the Governor under which article?

  • (a) Article 243 (I)
  • (b) Article 243 (K)
  • (c) Article 243 (G)
  • (d) Article 243 (H)

76. The Panchayati Raj (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, or PESA Act, was passed in which year?

  • (a) 1993
  • (b) 1994
  • (c) 1996
  • (d) 1999

77. The 74th Constitutional Amendment added which schedule related to urban local bodies?

  • (a) 10th Schedule
  • (b) 11th Schedule
  • (c) 12th Schedule
  • (d) 9th Schedule

78. What is the political head of a Municipal Corporation called?

  • (a) President
  • (b) Chairman
  • (c) Mayor
  • (d) Commissioner

79. Where is the only Cantonment Board located in Rajasthan?

  • (a) Mount Abu
  • (b) Ajmer
  • (c) Nasirabad
  • (d) Jodhpur

80. Under which article is there a provision for a High Court in each state?

  • (a) Article 214
  • (b) Article 215
  • (c) Article 216
  • (d) Article 226

81. The judges of the High Court are appointed by whom?

  • (a) The Governor
  • (b) The President
  • (c) The Chief Justice of India
  • (d) A collegium of Supreme Court judges

82. What is the retirement age for a High Court judge?

  • (a) 60 years
  • (b) 62 years
  • (c) 65 years
  • (d) 70 years

83. The power of the High Court to issue writs is mentioned in which article?

  • (a) Article 32
  • (b) Article 215
  • (c) Article 226
  • (d) Article 227

84. The Rajasthan High Court was established in which year?

  • (a) 1956
  • (b) 1950
  • (c) 1949
  • (d) 1947

85. Who was the first Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court?

  • (a) Kailash Nath Wanchoo
  • (b) Sarju Prasad
  • (c) Kamal Kant Verma
  • (d) J.S. Ranawat

86. The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court was re-established in which year?

  • (a) 1958
  • (b) 1976
  • (c) 1977
  • (d) 1949

87. Who had the longest tenure as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court?

  • (a) J. S. Verma
  • (b) Kailashnath Wanchoo
  • (c) D.S. Dave
  • (d) Kamal Kant Verma

88. The State Legislature is mentioned in which part of the Constitution?

  • (a) Part V
  • (b) Part VI
  • (c) Part VII
  • (d) Part IV

89. What is the maximum number of members a Legislative Assembly can have, according to Article 170?

  • (a) 250
  • (b) 60
  • (c) 500
  • (d) 403

90. What is the minimum age required to be a member of the Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) 18 years
  • (b) 21 years
  • (c) 25 years
  • (d) 30 years

91. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly submits their resignation to whom?

  • (a) The Governor
  • (b) The Chief Minister
  • (c) The Deputy Speaker
  • (d) The President

92. A Money Bill in the state legislature can only be introduced in the:

  • (a) Legislative Council
  • (b) Legislative Assembly
  • (c) Either house
  • (d) A joint sitting of both houses

93. What is the maximum period for which a Legislative Council can delay an ordinary bill passed by the Assembly?

  • (a) 14 days
  • (b) 1 month
  • (c) 3 months
  • (d) 4 months

94. What is the minimum number of members required for a Legislative Council?

  • (a) 60
  • (b) 40
  • (c) 30
  • (d) 1/3 of the Assembly's strength

95. What fraction of members of the Legislative Council are nominated by the Governor?

  • (a) 1/3
  • (b) 1/12
  • (c) 1/6
  • (d) 1/4

96. What is the term of a member of the Legislative Council?

  • (a) 5 years
  • (b) 6 years
  • (c) It is a permanent house
  • (d) During the pleasure of the Governor

97. Who was the first Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) Narottam Lal Joshi
  • (b) Ram Niwas Mirdha
  • (c) Laxman Singh
  • (d) Lal Singh Shaktawat

98. Who was the first woman Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) Vasundhara Raje
  • (b) Kamla Beniwal
  • (c) Sumitra Singh
  • (d) Kanta Kathuria

99. How many members were there in the first Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) 160
  • (b) 200
  • (c) 180
  • (d) 150

100. The number of members in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly was increased to 200 in which assembly?

  • (a) Fourth
  • (b) Fifth
  • (c) Sixth
  • (d) Seventh