Who appoints the chairman and the members of the Bihar Public Service Commission?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Governor of Bihar
- C.The Chief Minister of Bihar
- D.The Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Governor of Bihar. Article 316(1) says that the chairman and other members of a State Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the Governor of the state, while those of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the President. One-half of the members of every commission must be persons who have held office under the Government of India or under a state for at least ten years.
Option A is the trap, because the President does appear in this chapter, but only at the removal stage under Article 317, where a member can be removed on the report of the Supreme Court. Option C is wrong because the Chief Minister has no role in the appointment, which is made in the name of the Governor. Option D is wrong because the Chief Justice of the High Court is consulted on judicial appointments, not on appointments to the Public Service Commission. The point to carry away is the deliberate split of powers: the Governor appoints and may suspend, but only the President can remove.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Patna High Court was established in which year?
- A.1862
- B.1912
- C.1916
- D.1935
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The Patna High Court was created by Letters Patent in February 1916 and began sitting on 1 March 1916, which is why its centenary fell in 2016.
Read the full explanation →Before the establishment of the Patna High Court, the cases of Bihar were heard by which High Court?
- A.Allahabad High Court
- B.Calcutta High Court
- C.Nagpur High Court
- D.Madras High Court
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Bihar formed part of the Bengal Presidency, and its appeals therefore went to the High Court at Calcutta, which had been established in 1862 under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Justice of the Patna High Court?
- A.Sir Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier
- B.Sir Barnes Peacock
- C.Sir Sultan Ahmed
- D.Sir Harilal Kania
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The correct answer is A, Sir Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier, who became the first Chief Justice of the Patna High Court when it began sitting in 1916.
Read the full explanation →The Ranchi Bench of the Patna High Court became the separate High Court of Jharkhand on which date?
- A.1 November 2000
- B.9 November 2000
- C.15 November 2000
- D.1 March 2000
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Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on that date under the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, and the Ranchi Bench of the Patna High Court became the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution provides that there shall be a High Court for each state?
- A.Article 124
- B.Article 214
- C.Article 226
- D.Article 233
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It is the opening article of Part VI, Chapter V of the Constitution and says that there shall be a High Court for each state.
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