Rajasthan Polity and Administration MCQs - Set 3
Governor
1. Which committee recommended that the Governor should be appointed on the recommendation of a committee that includes the Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Chairman, Home Minister, and the concerned Chief Minister?
2. What specific oath does the Governor take upon assuming office?
3. Under which article does the Governor appoint the Advocate General of the state?
4. Who was the Governor of Rajasthan during the Emergency of 1975?
5. Which of the following Governors of Rajasthan also served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
6. Which of these women served as the Governor of Rajasthan?
7. Who described the Governor's post as a "charm of salary"?
8. Which of the following is NOT a discretionary power of the Governor?
9. Who among the following judges has served as an acting Governor of Rajasthan?
10. Under the new protocol, how will the Governor of Rajasthan be addressed?
11. Which of the following is NOT a role held by the Governor in Rajasthan?
12. Who among the following governors resigned from the post before the completion of their term?
13. Which Governor of Rajasthan, an Air Chief Marshal, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan?
14. Who was the Chief Minister of Delhi before being appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan?
15. What is the maximum duration an ordinance issued by the Governor can remain in force?
Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
16. Under which schedule of the Constitution does a minister take the oath of office and secrecy, administered by the Governor?
17. Which of the following functions is a constitutional obligation of the Chief Minister under Article 167?
18. Who was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan during the Indo-Pak War of 1971?
19. Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan never lost an MLA election?
20. Who was the only woman to serve as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
21. Who had the longest tenure as a Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
22. What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, allowed in the Rajasthan Council of Ministers?
23. In which year did the 91st Amendment Act, which limited the size of the Council of Ministers, become effective?
24. What is a 'Shadow Cabinet'?
25. A minister takes an oath of office and an oath of what else before assuming their post?
26. Who was the founder of Marwar Hitkarini Sabha and later became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
27. Who is often called "the builder of modern Rajasthan"?
28. Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan was also the Governor of Assam, Meghalaya, and West Bengal?
29. Who was the Vice President of India after serving as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
30. Who was the second appointed Chief Minister of Rajasthan and a former member of the Indian Civil Service?
State Legislature and High Court
31. What is the minimum number of members required for a Legislative Council in a state?
32. What fraction of Legislative Council members are elected by teachers of secondary and higher secondary educational institutions with at least 3 years of experience?
33. If a no-confidence motion is moved against the Council of Ministers, where must it be introduced?
34. Who had the longest term as the Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?
35. What is the total number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?
36. What is the punishment for contempt of court that a High Court can impose under Article 215?
37. In which year were the High Courts of Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya formed?
38. In 1958, the Jaipur bench of the High Court was abolished. When was it re-established?
39. Which Chief Justice of Rajasthan later became the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
40. What is the current salary of the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court?
District Administration
41. Which of these major states does NOT have the post of a Divisional Commissioner?
42. In which year was the Bharatpur division created in Rajasthan?
43. Who fills the annual confidential reports of the District Collector?
44. According to Ramsay Macdonald, the post of the collector is like a "tortoise on whose back the Government of India is riding."
45. Under Section 144 of the CRPC, who has the power to hear cases related to breach of the peace?
46. The SDO is also known by which name in Maharashtra?
47. Who has the authority for land conversion work up to 5000 sq.m.?
48. Who appoints the Booth Level Officer for elections?
49. Where is the Revenue Research and Training Institute (RRTI) located, where Tehsildars are trained?
50. The Rajasthan Administrative Reforms Commission, chaired by Harishchandra Mathur, suggested changing the name 'Patwari' to what?
51. Who has the authority to transfer a Patwari anywhere within a division?
52. Who was the first Police Commissioner of Jodhpur?
53. The Police Commissioner in a commissionerate system has magisterial powers under which law?
54. Which of the following is NOT a revenue function of a District Collector?
55. Who is considered the Chief Census Officer in a district?
Constitutional and Statutory Bodies
56. At least what proportion of the members of the RPSC should be from the public services of the Union or the state?
57. A member of the RPSC can later be appointed to which of the following posts?
58. Who had the shortest tenure (37 days) as the chairman of RPSC?
59. What article provides for the establishment of a Joint Public Service Commission for two or more states?
60. Who was the first State Election Commissioner of Rajasthan?
61. In which state was the first Lokayukta Sansthan established in 1971?
62. Who was the first and only Up-Lokayukta of Rajasthan, who was a former Chief Secretary?
63. Which of the following is outside the jurisdiction of the Lokayukta in Rajasthan?
64. To file a complaint with the Lokayukta, an affidavit on a Non-Judicial Stamp of what value is required?
65. In which year was the Protection of Human Rights Act amended to change the composition of the State Commission to 1 chairperson and 2 members?
66. Which former Union Minister has been a member of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission?
67. The investigative team of the State Human Rights Commission is headed by an officer of what rank?
68. Which case cannot be taken up by the State Human Rights Commission?
69. The State Information Commission is what type of body?
70. The tenure and salary of the Chief Information Commissioner are prescribed by whom, according to the 2019 RTI Amendment?
Local Self-Government
71. Which article of the Indian Constitution mentions the constitution of village panchayats as a Directive Principle of State Policy?
72. Which committee recommended that the District Collector should be the President of the Zila Parishad?
73. Which committee supported the creation of the post of District Development Commissioner?
74. The Sadiq Ali Committee (1964) was constituted by which state government?
75. On which of these dates is a mandatory Gram Sabha meeting held in Rajasthan?
76. What is the reservation percentage for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Panchayati Raj institutions in Rajasthan?
77. A no-confidence motion against a Sarpanch can be brought after how many years of their election?
78. What kind of provision is the reservation for backward classes in Panchayats?
79. To whom does the Pradhan of a Panchayat Samiti submit their resignation?
80. The PESA Act (1996) was based on the recommendations of which committee?
81. Which of the following districts in Rajasthan is covered under the PESA Act?
82. The first Municipal Corporation in India was established in 1687 in which city?
83. A Notified Area Committee is constituted by whom?
84. The Cantonment Board works under the administrative control of which Union Ministry?
85. What is the minimum population required for a Municipal Corporation to be formed?
86. The provision for a Metropolitan Planning Committee is mentioned under which article?
87. The 'Right to Recall' provision in urban local bodies in Rajasthan requires a no-confidence motion to be brought by what fraction of councilors?
88. Who presides over the District Planning Committee?
89. Who was the chairman of the sixth (current) State Finance Commission of Rajasthan?
90. In which state was the first constitutional status given to Gram Panchayat in 1928?
Legal Rights & Miscellaneous Polity
91. The Citizen's Charter system was first started in the UK in 1991 due to the efforts of whom?
92. In Rajasthan, which department first implemented the Citizen's Charter in 1998?
93. What is the 'Charter Mark Scheme'?
94. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, came into force from which date?
95. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was launched on which date?
96. In which year did the Rajasthan Right of Hearing Act come into force?
97. Who was the Chief Whip of the Government in the Rajasthan Assembly as per the source document?
98. The first Public Service Commission in pre-integration Rajasthan was formed in which princely state?
99. Which former Chief Minister of Rajasthan was also the High Commissioner of India to Canada?
100. Who was the only person to hold both the posts of President and Secretary of the RPSC?