Governor - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following statements is/are true?

1) The Governor can summon the House or each House of the Legislature of the State to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit.
2) Governor does not need the aid and advice of the State council of Ministers and the CM for this.

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

  • Article 174(1) - The Governor shall from time to time summon the House or each House of the Legislature of the State to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.
  • Article 174 is silent on whether the Governor should consult or not the State Cabinet before calling the Assembly session.
  • However in the recent case of President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, SC noted that since Article 174 (1) was silent on whether the Governor should consult or not the State Cabinet before advancing dates of the Assembly session, it was presumed that aid and advice of the Chief Minister and Council was required to be taken. If you have a discretionary power, the Constitution will say so said the SC.
2)   How the governor of state can be removed?

a. Dismissal by the president on the advice of the prime minister
b. Two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting calls for removal
c. After attaining 75 year of age
d. Both a and b
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dismissal by the president on the advice of the prime minister

Explanation:
There is no retirement age of the Governor, as he or she stays in office for a fixed term. There is no provision for a Governor to be impeached from office, unlike that of a President.
3)   Consider the following statements related to governor

1. One person can be the Governor of two or more states.
2. He can be dismissal by the Prime Minister on the advice of the President of the country

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
The term of governor's office is normally 5 years but it can be terminated earlier by- 1.Dismissal by the president on the advice of the prime minister of the country, at whose pleasure the governor holds office 2. Resignation by the governor. There is no provision of impeachment, as it happens for the president.
4)   Consider the following statements

1. The Union Home Ministry has notified a new set of rules to regulate official visits of Governors outside their States

2. Now governors need prior permission from the President and putting a cap of 73 days in a year as duration of such visits.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

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