Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Bihar?
- A.Rabri Devi
- B.Sucheta Kripalani
- C.Uma Bharti
- D.Mayawati
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Rabri Devi. She was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar in 1997 and is the only woman so far to have held that office in the state; she later served several terms and also led the Opposition in the state legislature. Questions on the firsts of Bihar pair her name with Shri Krishna Sinha, the first Chief Minister of the state.
Option B, Sucheta Kripalani, was the first woman Chief Minister of any Indian state, but of Uttar Pradesh, where she took charge in October 1963. Option C, Uma Bharti, was the first woman Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, taking office in December 2003. Option D, Mayawati, first became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in June 1995 and was the first Dalit woman to head a state government in the country. All three are placed here because paper setters like to see whether a candidate can attach the right state to each name rather than simply recognising a woman Chief Minister.
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Practice Questions
View allHow many members are elected to the Bihar Vidhan Sabha?
- A.234
- B.240
- C.243
- D.324
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The Bihar Legislative Assembly returns 243 members from single-member territorial constituencies by universal adult suffrage, and every calculation about the state, from the majority mark to the ceiling on the Council of Ministers, is worked out from that figure.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, that the Bihar Council of Ministers can have?
- A.30
- B.34
- C.36
- D.44
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Article 164(1A), inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act of 2003, says the total number of ministers including the Chief Minister in a state shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly, subject to a floor of twelve.
Read the full explanation →How many members does the Bihar Vidhan Parishad have?
- A.60
- B.75
- C.81
- D.96
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The Bihar Legislative Council, the second chamber of the state legislature, has seventy-five members. Article 171 allows a Legislative Council a strength of not more than one-third of the Assembly of the state and not fewer than forty, and seventy-five sits comfortably inside that band for an Assembly of 243.
Read the full explanation →Who administers the oath of office to the Governor of Bihar?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Chief Minister of Bihar
- C.The Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
- D.The Chief Justice of India
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Article 159 says that before entering upon his office the Governor shall make and subscribe an oath before the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to that state, or in his absence before the senior-most judge of that court available.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution provides for a Council of Ministers to aid and advise the Governor of a state?
- A.Article 161
- B.Article 163
- C.Article 164
- D.Article 167
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It provides that 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 adds that the question whether…
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