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Rajasthan Polity and Administration MCQs - Set 3

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Rajasthan Polity and Administration MCQs - Set 3

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?

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

2. What specific oath does the Governor take upon assuming office?

  • (a) To uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India
  • (b) To 'preserve, protect, and defend' the constitution and law
  • (c) To bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution
  • (d) To devote himself to the service and well-being of the people

3. Under which article does the Governor appoint the Advocate General of the state?

  • (a) Article 155
  • (b) Article 161
  • (c) Article 165
  • (d) Article 233

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

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

5. Which of the following Governors of Rajasthan also served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

  • (a) Madanlal Khurana
  • (b) M. Chennaredy
  • (c) Sampoornanand
  • (d) Vasantdada Patil

6. Which of these women served as the Governor of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Sarojini Naidu
  • (b) Margaret Alva
  • (c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
  • (d) Kamla Beniwal

7. Who described the Governor's post as a "charm of salary"?

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

8. Which of the following is NOT a discretionary power of the Governor?

  • (a) Sending a bill for the President's approval
  • (b) Appointing the Chief Minister in case of no clear majority
  • (c) Granting assent to a money bill
  • (d) Recommending President's rule

9. Who among the following judges has served as an acting Governor of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Vedpal Tyagi
  • (b) J. S. Verma
  • (c) P.N. Singhal
  • (d) D.P. Gupta

10. Under the new protocol, how will the Governor of Rajasthan be addressed?

  • (a) Honourable
  • (b) His/Her Excellency
  • (c) The Most Honourable
  • (d) Rajpramukh

11. Which of the following is NOT a role held by the Governor in Rajasthan?

  • (a) The constitutional head of the state
  • (b) Chancellor of State Universities
  • (c) Associated President, Red Cross Society, Rajasthan
  • (d) Chairman, Aravalli Management Board

12. Who among the following governors resigned from the post before the completion of their term?

  • (a) Darbara Singh
  • (b) Baliram Bhagat
  • (c) Madanlal Khurana
  • (d) Anshuman Singh

13. Which Governor of Rajasthan, an Air Chief Marshal, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan?

  • (a) Omprakash Mehra
  • (b) Kalyan Singh
  • (c) Kalraj Mishra
  • (d) Sukhdev Prasad

14. Who was the Chief Minister of Delhi before being appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Kalyan Singh
  • (b) Gurmukh Nihal Singh
  • (c) Madanlal Khurana
  • (d) Sampoornanand

15. What is the maximum duration an ordinance issued by the Governor can remain in force?

  • (a) 6 months
  • (b) 6 weeks
  • (c) 6 months and 6 weeks
  • (d) 1 year

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?

  • (a) First Schedule
  • (b) Second Schedule
  • (c) Third Schedule
  • (d) Fourth Schedule

17. Which of the following functions is a constitutional obligation of the Chief Minister under Article 167?

  • (a) To communicate to the Governor all decisions of the Council of Ministers
  • (b) To recommend the dissolution of the assembly
  • (c) To distribute departments among ministers
  • (d) To preside over the State Planning Board

18. Who was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan during the Indo-Pak War of 1971?

  • (a) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (b) Barkatullah Khan
  • (c) Haridev Joshi
  • (d) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

19. Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan never lost an MLA election?

  • (a) Ashok Gehlot
  • (b) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (c) Vasundhara Raje
  • (d) Haridev Joshi

20. Who was the only woman to serve as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

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

21. Who had the longest tenure as a Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Harishankar Bhabhada
  • (b) Tikaram Paliwal
  • (c) Sachin Pilot
  • (d) Kamla Beniwal

22. What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, allowed in the Rajasthan Council of Ministers?

  • (a) 12
  • (b) 20
  • (c) 30
  • (d) 15% of the ruling party members

23. In which year did the 91st Amendment Act, which limited the size of the Council of Ministers, become effective?

  • (a) 2003
  • (b) 2004
  • (c) 2005
  • (d) 2002

24. What is a 'Shadow Cabinet'?

  • (a) A group of loyal ministers to the Chief Minister
  • (b) A cabinet formed by the Opposition Party
  • (c) The personal staff of the Chief Minister
  • (d) A group of retired civil servants advising the government

25. A minister takes an oath of office and an oath of what else before assuming their post?

  • (a) Allegiance
  • (b) Service
  • (c) Secrecy
  • (d) Integrity

26. Who was the founder of Marwar Hitkarini Sabha and later became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

  • (a) Hiralal Shastri
  • (b) Jai Narayan Vyas
  • (c) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (d) Tikaram Paliwal

27. Who is often called "the builder of modern Rajasthan"?

  • (a) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (b) Jai Narayan Vyas
  • (c) Hiralal Shastri
  • (d) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

28. Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan was also the Governor of Assam, Meghalaya, and West Bengal?

  • (a) Haridev Joshi
  • (b) Mohanlal Sukhadia
  • (c) Shivcharan Mathur
  • (d) Jagannath Pahadia

29. Who was the Vice President of India after serving as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

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

30. Who was the second appointed Chief Minister of Rajasthan and a former member of the Indian Civil Service?

  • (a) Hiralal Shastri
  • (b) C.S. Venkatachari
  • (c) Jai Narayan Vyas
  • (d) Tikaram Paliwal

State Legislature and High Court

31. What is the minimum number of members required for a Legislative Council in a state?

  • (a) 60
  • (b) 1/3 of the assembly's strength
  • (c) 40
  • (d) 50

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?

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

33. If a no-confidence motion is moved against the Council of Ministers, where must it be introduced?

  • (a) Legislative Council
  • (b) Legislative Assembly
  • (c) A joint sitting of both houses
  • (d) It cannot be introduced in the State Legislature

34. Who had the longest term as the Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) Narottam Lal Joshi
  • (b) Ram Niwas Mirdha
  • (c) Harishankar Bhabhada
  • (d) Sumitra Singh

35. What is the total number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

  • (a) 34
  • (b) 25
  • (c) 59
  • (d) 26

36. What is the punishment for contempt of court that a High Court can impose under Article 215?

  • (a) Imprisonment of 1 year or fine of Rs 5,000
  • (b) Imprisonment of 6 months or fine up to Rs 2,000 or both
  • (c) Only a fine up to Rs 10,000
  • (d) Imprisonment of 3 months

37. In which year were the High Courts of Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya formed?

  • (a) 2011
  • (b) 2012
  • (c) 2013
  • (d) 2014

38. In 1958, the Jaipur bench of the High Court was abolished. When was it re-established?

  • (a) 1976
  • (b) 1977
  • (c) 1985
  • (d) 1991

39. Which Chief Justice of Rajasthan later became the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

  • (a) J. S. Verma
  • (b) A. R. Lakshmanan
  • (c) Kailash Nath Wanchoo
  • (d) Amitabh Roy

40. What is the current salary of the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court?

  • (a) Rs 2.25 lakh
  • (b) Rs 2.50 lakh
  • (c) Rs 2.80 lakh
  • (d) Rs 3.50 lakh

District Administration

41. Which of these major states does NOT have the post of a Divisional Commissioner?

  • (a) Rajasthan
  • (b) Madhya Pradesh
  • (c) Gujarat
  • (d) Maharashtra

42. In which year was the Bharatpur division created in Rajasthan?

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

43. Who fills the annual confidential reports of the District Collector?

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

44. According to Ramsay Macdonald, the post of the collector is like a "tortoise on whose back the Government of India is riding."

  • (a) True
  • (b) False
  • (c) This was said by Warren Hastings
  • (d) This was said about the Viceroy

45. Under Section 144 of the CRPC, who has the power to hear cases related to breach of the peace?

  • (a) Superintendent of Police
  • (b) Tehsildar
  • (c) District Magistrate
  • (d) Chief Judicial Magistrate

46. The SDO is also known by which name in Maharashtra?

  • (a) Sub Collector
  • (b) Sub-Divisional Officer
  • (c) Province Officer
  • (d) Deputy Collector

47. Who has the authority for land conversion work up to 5000 sq.m.?

  • (a) Patwari
  • (b) Tehsildar
  • (c) Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)
  • (d) District Collector

48. Who appoints the Booth Level Officer for elections?

  • (a) Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)
  • (b) District Collector
  • (c) Tehsildar
  • (d) State Election Commission

49. Where is the Revenue Research and Training Institute (RRTI) located, where Tehsildars are trained?

  • (a) Jaipur
  • (b) Tonk
  • (c) Ajmer
  • (d) Jodhpur

50. The Rajasthan Administrative Reforms Commission, chaired by Harishchandra Mathur, suggested changing the name 'Patwari' to what?

  • (a) Gram Adhikari
  • (b) Lekhpal
  • (c) Rajasva Adhikari
  • (d) Gram Sevak

51. Who has the authority to transfer a Patwari anywhere within a division?

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

52. Who was the first Police Commissioner of Jodhpur?

  • (a) B.L. Sony
  • (b) Bhupendra Kumar Dak
  • (c) Jose Mohan
  • (d) Anand Srivastava

53. The Police Commissioner in a commissionerate system has magisterial powers under which law?

  • (a) Indian Penal Code (IPC)
  • (b) Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC)
  • (c) Police Act, 1861
  • (d) Indian Evidence Act

54. Which of the following is NOT a revenue function of a District Collector?

  • (a) Collection of land revenue
  • (b) Scrutiny of passports of foreigners
  • (c) Maintenance of law and order
  • (d) All of the above are revenue functions

55. Who is considered the Chief Census Officer in a district?

  • (a) Divisional Commissioner
  • (b) District Collector
  • (c) Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad
  • (d) District Statistics Officer

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?

  • (a) One-third
  • (b) One-half
  • (c) Two-thirds
  • (d) All members

57. A member of the RPSC can later be appointed to which of the following posts?

  • (a) As a member of another State PSC
  • (b) As the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
  • (c) As the Governor of a state
  • (d) They cannot hold any other office of profit

58. Who had the shortest tenure (37 days) as the chairman of RPSC?

  • (a) S.K. Ghosh
  • (b) N.K. Bairwa
  • (c) P.S. Yadav
  • (d) L.L. Joshi

59. What article provides for the establishment of a Joint Public Service Commission for two or more states?

  • (a) Article 315
  • (b) Article 315(2)
  • (c) Article 316
  • (d) Article 320

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

  • (a) Amar Singh Rathod
  • (b) N.R. Bhasin
  • (c) Ram Lubhaya
  • (d) Prem Singh Mehra

61. In which state was the first Lokayukta Sansthan established in 1971?

  • (a) Orissa
  • (b) Rajasthan
  • (c) Maharashtra
  • (d) Kerala

62. Who was the first and only Up-Lokayukta of Rajasthan, who was a former Chief Secretary?

  • (a) I.D. Dua
  • (b) S.S. Kothari
  • (c) K.P.U. Menon
  • (d) P.K. Lohra

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

  • (a) District Head (Zila Pramukh)
  • (b) Mayor
  • (c) Sarpanch and Panch
  • (d) Ministers

64. To file a complaint with the Lokayukta, an affidavit on a Non-Judicial Stamp of what value is required?

  • (a) Rs. 5
  • (b) Rs. 10
  • (c) Rs. 50
  • (d) No stamp 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?

  • (a) 1993
  • (b) 2006
  • (c) 2019
  • (d) 2000

66. Which former Union Minister has been a member of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission?

  • (a) C. P. Joshi
  • (b) Kailash Meghwal
  • (c) Namonarayan Meena
  • (d) C. R. Chaudhary

67. The investigative team of the State Human Rights Commission is headed by an officer of what rank?

  • (a) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
  • (b) Superintendent of Police (SP)
  • (c) Inspector General of Police (IG)
  • (d) Director General of Police (DGP)

68. Which case cannot be taken up by the State Human Rights Commission?

  • (a) A complaint older than 1 year
  • (b) A complaint related to the army
  • (c) A complaint pending in court
  • (d) All of the above

69. The State Information Commission is what type of body?

  • (a) Constitutional body
  • (b) Statutory body
  • (c) Executive body
  • (d) Advisory body

70. The tenure and salary of the Chief Information Commissioner are prescribed by whom, according to the 2019 RTI Amendment?

  • (a) State Legislature
  • (b) Governor
  • (c) Central Government
  • (d) President

Local Self-Government

71. Which article of the Indian Constitution mentions the constitution of village panchayats as a Directive Principle of State Policy?

  • (a) Article 40
  • (b) Article 44
  • (c) Article 50
  • (d) Article 51A

72. Which committee recommended that the District Collector should be the President of the Zila Parishad?

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

73. Which committee supported the creation of the post of District Development Commissioner?

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

74. The Sadiq Ali Committee (1964) was constituted by which state government?

  • (a) Government of India
  • (b) Government of Rajasthan
  • (c) Government of Maharashtra
  • (d) Government of Andhra Pradesh

75. On which of these dates is a mandatory Gram Sabha meeting held in Rajasthan?

  • (a) 8th March
  • (b) 14th November
  • (c) 1st May
  • (d) 31st December

76. What is the reservation percentage for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Panchayati Raj institutions in Rajasthan?

  • (a) 15 percent
  • (b) 21 percent
  • (c) 27 percent
  • (d) 50 percent

77. A no-confidence motion against a Sarpanch can be brought after how many years of their election?

  • (a) 6 months
  • (b) 1 year
  • (c) 2 years
  • (d) 3 years

78. What kind of provision is the reservation for backward classes in Panchayats?

  • (a) Voluntary/Discretionary
  • (b) Mandatory
  • (c) Unconstitutional
  • (d) Dependent on the Central Government

79. To whom does the Pradhan of a Panchayat Samiti submit their resignation?

  • (a) BDO
  • (b) District Collector
  • (c) Zila Pramukh
  • (d) Divisional Commissioner

80. The PESA Act (1996) was based on the recommendations of which committee?

  • (a) Singhvi Committee
  • (b) Gadgil Committee
  • (c) Bhuria Committee
  • (d) Sadiq Ali Committee

81. Which of the following districts in Rajasthan is covered under the PESA Act?

  • (a) Jodhpur
  • (b) Ajmer
  • (c) Pratapgarh
  • (d) Jaipur

82. The first Municipal Corporation in India was established in 1687 in which city?

  • (a) Madras
  • (b) Calcutta
  • (c) Bombay
  • (d) Delhi

83. A Notified Area Committee is constituted by whom?

  • (a) The State Legislature
  • (b) The Parliament
  • (c) A government order
  • (d) The District Collector

84. The Cantonment Board works under the administrative control of which Union Ministry?

  • (a) Ministry of Home Affairs
  • (b) Ministry of Defence
  • (c) Ministry of Urban Development
  • (d) Ministry of Rural Development

85. What is the minimum population required for a Municipal Corporation to be formed?

  • (a) Less than 1 lakh
  • (b) 1 lakh to 5 lakhs
  • (c) More than 5 lakhs
  • (d) More than 10 lakhs

86. The provision for a Metropolitan Planning Committee is mentioned under which article?

  • (a) Article 243 (ZA)
  • (b) Article 243 (ZE)
  • (c) Article 243 (Y)
  • (d) Article 243 (ZG)

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?

  • (a) 1/3rd
  • (b) 1/2
  • (c) 2/3rd
  • (d) 3/4th

88. Who presides over the District Planning Committee?

  • (a) District Collector
  • (b) A nominated MLA
  • (c) Zila Pramukh
  • (d) Chief Executive Officer

89. Who was the chairman of the sixth (current) State Finance Commission of Rajasthan?

  • (a) K. K. Goyal
  • (b) Pradyuman Singh
  • (c) Ashok Lahoti
  • (d) Laxman Singh Rawat

90. In which state was the first constitutional status given to Gram Panchayat in 1928?

  • (a) Jaipur
  • (b) Jodhpur
  • (c) Bikaner
  • (d) Mewar

Legal Rights & Miscellaneous Polity

91. The Citizen's Charter system was first started in the UK in 1991 due to the efforts of whom?

  • (a) Margaret Thatcher
  • (b) John Major
  • (c) Tony Blair
  • (d) Winston Churchill

92. In Rajasthan, which department first implemented the Citizen's Charter in 1998?

  • (a) Revenue Board
  • (b) Transport Department
  • (c) Food and Civil Supplies Department
  • (d) Police Department

93. What is the 'Charter Mark Scheme'?

  • (a) A scheme to honor personnel who have done excellent work in providing public services
  • (b) A document outlining the services provided by an organization
  • (c) A grievance redressal mechanism for citizens
  • (d) A law guaranteeing public services in a time-bound manner

94. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, came into force from which date?

  • (a) 12 October 2005
  • (b) 26 October 2006
  • (c) 1st April 2010
  • (d) 22 May 2012

95. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was launched on which date?

  • (a) 2 February 2006
  • (b) 2 October 2009
  • (c) 12 October 2005
  • (d) 14 November 2011

96. In which year did the Rajasthan Right of Hearing Act come into force?

  • (a) 2011
  • (b) 2012
  • (c) 2013
  • (d) 2014

97. Who was the Chief Whip of the Government in the Rajasthan Assembly as per the source document?

  • (a) C. P. Joshi
  • (b) Dr. Mahesh Joshi
  • (c) Gulabchand Kataria
  • (d) Mahendra Chaudhary

98. The first Public Service Commission in pre-integration Rajasthan was formed in which princely state?

  • (a) Jaipur
  • (b) Bikaner
  • (c) Jodhpur
  • (d) Udaipur

99. Which former Chief Minister of Rajasthan was also the High Commissioner of India to Canada?

  • (a) Hiralal Shastri
  • (b) Jai Narayan Vyas
  • (c) C.S. Venkatachari
  • (d) Mohanlal Sukhadia

100. Who was the only person to hold both the posts of President and Secretary of the RPSC?

  • (a) S.K. Ghosh
  • (b) L.L. Joshi
  • (c) N.K. Bairwa
  • (d) D.S. Tiwari

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