What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, that Rajasthan may have?
- A.Twelve
- B.Twenty
- C.Thirty
- D.Forty
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, thirty. Article 164(1A), inserted by the Ninety-first Constitutional Amendment of 2003, provides that the total number of ministers including the Chief Minister shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total strength of the Legislative Assembly, and fifteen per cent of Rajasthan's two hundred seats is thirty. Option A is wrong because twelve is the floor laid down by the same clause, the minimum size of a Council of Ministers in any state, not the ceiling for Rajasthan. Option B is wrong because twenty corresponds to no rule in the Constitution. Option D is wrong because forty would be twenty per cent of the Assembly, which the amendment was passed precisely to prevent, since oversized councils were being used to buy political support.
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Practice Questions
View allUnder which Article of the Constitution is the Governor of a state appointed by the President?
- A.Article 153
- B.Article 154
- C.Article 155
- D.Article 156
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It provides that the Governor of a state shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal, which is why a Governor is not elected and owes his office to the Union executive.
Read the full explanation →What is the total number of seats in the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha?
- A.160
- B.182
- C.200
- D.230
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The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has two hundred seats filled by direct election from territorial constituencies, and the figure matters for a second reason: the Council of Ministers may not exceed fifteen per cent of that strength, which gives a ceiling of thirty ministers including the Chief Minister.
Read the full explanation →Which Article empowers Parliament to create or abolish a Legislative Council in a state?
- A.Article 168
- B.Article 169
- C.Article 170
- D.Article 171
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Parliament may by law create a Legislative Council for a state that does not have one, or abolish one that does, if the Legislative Assembly of that state first passes a resolution by a majority of its total membership and by two thirds of the members present and voting.
Read the full explanation →The oath of office to the Governor of Rajasthan is administered by:
- A.The President of India
- B.The Chief Justice of India
- C.The Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court
- D.The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
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Article 159 requires the Governor, before entering upon his office, to make and subscribe an oath in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court of that state, or in his absence the senior-most judge of that court available.
Read the full explanation →The principal seat of the Rajasthan High Court is at:
- A.Jaipur
- B.Jodhpur
- C.Ajmer
- D.Udaipur
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The High Court of Rajasthan has its principal seat at Jodhpur, and a bench was established at Jaipur in 1977, so the court sits in two cities; cases are distributed between them according to the districts from which they come.
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