Rajasthan Polity and Administration MCQs - Set 2
Governor
1. Which constitutional amendment act provided that one person can be appointed as the governor for two or more states?
2. In the absence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, who administers the oath to the Governor?
3. Under Article 166(2), who is empowered to make rules and procedures for the conduct of state administration?
4. The Governor nominates what fraction of members to the Legislative Council?
5. Under which article does the Governor constitute the State Finance Commission to review the financial position of Panchayats and Municipalities?
6. Which of the following judicial powers is NOT held by the Governor?
7. Under which article can the Governor reserve a bill passed by the state legislature for the consideration of the President?
8. The Punchhi Commission (2007) recommended that the Governor should be removed prematurely through what process?
9. Who among the following was the Governor of Rajasthan during the President's rule in 1977 and 1980?
10. Who called the post of the governor a "headache"?
11. Which article states that the executive power of the state vests in the Governor?
12. Who among the following was an acting Governor of Rajasthan?
13. Which Governor of Rajasthan died due to heat stroke (Loo) during India's nuclear test in Pokhran?
14. Which article is related to the special address of the Governor to the legislature?
15. The open jail of Sanganer in Jaipur was established by which Governor?
Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
16. Under Article 164(4), a person convicted of which crime cannot be made the Chief Minister?
17. Who determines the salary and allowances of the Chief Minister and other ministers?
18. The Chief Minister acts as the chairman of which of the following bodies?
19. Who was the first minority Chief Minister of Rajasthan and also died while in office?
20. Who was the first Chief Minister of Rajasthan from a scheduled caste?
21. Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan also served as the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly?
22. Who among the following has held the posts of both Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
23. In whose chief ministership was the maximum number of Deputy Chief Ministers appointed?
24. Who was the only woman to serve as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
25. Which constitutional amendment act introduced the 15% limit on the size of the Council of Ministers?
26. A member disqualified on the grounds of defection cannot become a minister, as stated in which article?
27. What is the principle that dictates that a decision of the cabinet is considered a collective decision of all ministers?
28. The concept of a 'Kitchen Cabinet' (Internal Cabinet) typically includes whom?
29. Before whom does a Parliamentary Secretary in the state take their oath of office?
30. In which Legislative Assembly did the arrangement for the posts of Minister of State and Parliamentary Secretary begin in Rajasthan?
State Legislature
31. Which of the following states currently has a bicameral legislature (Legislative Council)?
32. The number of seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is based on the population census of which year?
33. What is the minimum age required to become a member of the Legislative Council?
34. A member of the legislature will lose their seat if they are absent from the house for how many consecutive days without prior notice?
35. Who gives the casting vote in the Legislative Assembly in case of a tie?
36. What fraction of the Legislative Council members are elected by members of the Legislative Assembly?
37. What is the maximum period for which the Legislative Council can delay an ordinary bill passed by the Legislative Assembly?
38. Who was the first Deputy Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?
39. Who was the Leader of the Opposition in the first Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?
40. Who was the Pro-tem Speaker in the assembly as per the source document?
High Court
41. The High Courts in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were established in which year?
42. Who administers the oath to the Chief Justice and other judges of the High Court?
43. What is the minimum experience required as a lawyer in a High Court to be eligible for appointment as a High Court judge?
44. High Court judges can be removed by the President on grounds of proven misconduct and incapacity through which process?
45. Under which article does the High Court have the power of superintendence over all subordinate courts in the state?
46. The Rajasthan State Judicial Academy is located in which city?
47. Which Chief Justice of Rajasthan later became the chairman of the committee formed after the Nirbhaya Case (2012)?
48. Which of the following districts falls under the jurisdiction of the Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court?
49. What is the maximum number of sanctioned judges in the Rajasthan High Court as of 2015?
50. Who had the shortest tenure as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court?
District Administration
51. In which year was the post of Divisional Commissioner re-established in Rajasthan by Chief Minister Haridev Joshi?
52. Who was the first District Collector in India, appointed in 1772?
53. A District Collector acts as the Chairman of which body under the Disaster Management Act 2005?
54. In which state was the 'District Government Concept' introduced, where a minister was made in-charge of a district?
55. A Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) acts as the Assistant Returning Officer in which elections?
56. Who appoints the Tehsildar in Rajasthan?
57. Which commission suggested changing the name of 'Patwari' to 'Lekhpal'?
58. The Indian Police functions under the Police Act of which year?
59. Who was the first Police Commissioner of Jaipur when the system was started in 2011?
60. Which of the following is NOT a function of a Patwari?
Constitutional and Statutory Bodies
61. Who was the first chairman of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC)?
62. The age limit for members of a State Public Service Commission was raised from 60 to 62 years by which constitutional amendment?
63. Who has the power to suspend the chairman or a member of the RPSC during an inquiry?
64. Under which article does the RPSC submit its annual report to the Governor?
65. What is the tenure of the State Election Commissioner in Rajasthan?
66. Who was the first Up-Lokayukta of Rajasthan?
67. The Narpatmal Lodha Committee (2014) was formed to make which institution more empowered?
68. A complaint cannot be filed with the Lokayukta for cases older than how many years?
69. As per the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019, what is the tenure for the chairman and members of the State Human Rights Commission?
70. Which of the following is NOT a member of the committee that recommends the appointment of the Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission?
71. Who was the first Chief Information Commissioner of Rajasthan?
72. What is the maximum penalty the State Information Commission can impose on an Information Officer for not providing information or giving incorrect information?
73. Who has the power to remove the State Election Commissioner?
74. Who was the only Supreme Court judge to become the Lokayukta of Rajasthan?
75. Which of the following cases cannot be taken up by the State Human Rights Commission?
Local Self-Government
76. Who is known as the father of local self-government in India?
77. Which committee supported a two-tier Panchayati Raj system consisting of Mandal Panchayat and Zila Parishad?
78. Which committee famously described Panchayati Raj Institutions as "grass without roots"?
79. According to the provisions in Rajasthan, how many meetings of the Gram Sabha are mandatory in a year?
80. What is the minimum age required to contest elections for Panchayati Raj Institutions?
81. The Panchayati Raj (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, or PESA Act, was passed in which year?
82. The 74th Constitutional Amendment added how many subjects for urban local bodies to the 12th Schedule?
83. What is the political head of a Municipal Corporation called?
84. Where is the only Cantonment Board located in Rajasthan?
85. To whom does a Sarpanch submit their resignation letter?
86. The PESA Act was implemented in Rajasthan in which year?
87. Who presides over the meetings of the District Planning Committee as per the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act?
88. What percentage of seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj institutions in Rajasthan?
89. The first municipality in Rajasthan was established in 1864 in which city?
90. Who was the chairman of the first State Finance Commission in Rajasthan?
Mixed / Miscellaneous
91. The Citizen's Charter system first came into force in which country in 1991?
92. The Rajasthan Public Service Guarantee Act came into force in which year?
93. The Right to Information Act, 2005 came into force from which date?
94. Who was the only non-Congressman to have been Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times?
95. The first Panchayati Raj elections in Rajasthan, after the system's inauguration, were held in which year?
96. Which article deals with the appointment of the Advocate General by the Governor?
97. Who was the Chief Minister of Jodhpur state in 1948 before the formation of Greater Rajasthan?
98. Under the new protocol, how is the Governor of Rajasthan to be addressed?
99. Which former Prime Minister of Bikaner State also served as a nominated Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
100. Who was the leader of the opposition in the assembly for the most number of times?