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Uttar Pradesh Quiz: Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of UP

  • 11 questions
  • 11 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This Uttar Pradesh quiz on Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of UP puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.

Questions in this quiz

11 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Uttar PradeshEasy

Who appoints the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?

  1. A.The Prime Minister of India
  2. B.The President of India
  3. C.The Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
  4. D.The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. The President of India

Article 155 says the Governor of a state shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal, so the office is filled by appointment and never by election.

Q4.Uttar PradeshMedium

Before whom does the Governor of Uttar Pradesh take the oath of office?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Chief Justice of India
  3. C.The Chief Justice of the High Court of the state
  4. D.The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
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Correct answer: C. The Chief Justice of the High Court of the state

Article 159 requires every Governor, before entering upon his office, to make and subscribe an oath in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court having jurisdiction in relation to that state, and in his absence before the senior-most judge of that court available.

Q5.Uttar PradeshMedium

Which of the following is outside the pardoning power of the Governor under Article 161?

  1. A.Remission of a sentence for an offence against a state law
  2. B.Suspension of a sentence of death
  3. C.Pardon of a sentence of death
  4. D.Commutation of a sentence of death
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Correct answer: C. Pardon of a sentence of death

Article 161 lets the Governor grant pardon, reprieve, respite or remission of punishment, and suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of an offence against a law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the state extends.

Q6.Uttar PradeshEasy

Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

  1. A.Sampurnanand
  2. B.Govind Ballabh Pant
  3. C.Chandra Bhanu Gupta
  4. D.Kamalapati Tripathi
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Correct answer: B. Govind Ballabh Pant

Pant headed the government of the United Provinces from 1937 as Premier, returned to office after independence and continued as the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh until 1954, when he moved to the Union cabinet as Home Minister.

Q7.Uttar PradeshEasy

Sucheta Kripalani, who became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963, holds which distinction?

  1. A.First woman Governor of an Indian state
  2. B.First woman Chief Minister of an Indian state
  3. C.First woman Speaker of a Vidhan Sabha
  4. D.First woman member of the Constituent Assembly
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Correct answer: B. First woman Chief Minister of an Indian state

Sucheta Kripalani took charge of the Uttar Pradesh government in October 1963 and became the first woman to head a state government anywhere in India, a fact that is asked in both the state and the national general knowledge papers.

Q8.Uttar PradeshMedium

Which article of the Constitution provides for a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at its head to aid and advise the Governor?

  1. A.Article 161
  2. B.Article 163
  3. C.Article 166
  4. D.Article 167
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Correct answer: B. Article 163

It says there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is required to exercise them in his discretion, and it bars any court from enquiring into…

Q9.Uttar PradeshMedium

A minister in Uttar Pradesh who is not a member of either House of the state legislature for six consecutive months

  1. A.may continue for one year with the permission of the Governor
  2. B.ceases to be a minister at the end of that period
  3. C.must be elected to the Vidhan Parishad by the Assembly
  4. D.may continue if the Vidhan Sabha passes a resolution
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Correct answer: B. ceases to be a minister at the end of that period

Article 164(4) says a minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the legislature of the state shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister.

Q10.Uttar PradeshEasy

Who is the Chancellor of the state universities of Uttar Pradesh?

  1. A.The Chief Minister
  2. B.The Governor
  3. C.The Minister of Higher Education
  4. D.The Chief Secretary
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Correct answer: B. The Governor

The Constitution says nothing about this office; it is the state university Acts that make the Governor of Uttar Pradesh the Chancellor of the state universities, and in that capacity he presides over convocations and is involved in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors.

Q11.Uttar PradeshHard

Under Article 167, which of the following is a duty of the Chief Minister of a state?

  1. A.To summon and prorogue the Vidhan Sabha
  2. B.To appoint the Advocate General of the state
  3. C.To furnish the Governor with information relating to the administration of the state
  4. D.To reserve a bill for the consideration of the President
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Correct answer: C. To furnish the Governor with information relating to the administration of the state

Article 167 gives the Chief Minister three duties: to communicate to the Governor all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the state and proposals for legislation, to furnish such information relating to administration as the Governor may call for, and, if the Governor so requires…

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