Article 154 of the Constitution of India states that the executive power of the State shall be vested in the Governor and shall be exercised by him either directly or through the officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution. The Governor acts as the constitutional head of the state, but in practice, the real executive power lies with the Chief Minister and the State Cabinet.
Who is the head of the ‘State-Executive’ ?
Asked in Civil Judge (Junior Division) Exam 2009 · Topic: The Governor (Executive Powers of the Governor)
More Indian Polity and Governance questions
- An appeal against the order of disciplinary authority in respect of a class of employees lies with the Governor. So, those employees require to submit their appeal to the
- Who among the following has the power to appoint the members of State Information Commission ?
- Who appoints the Chairman of the State Public Service Commission ?
- The Advocate General of a State is appointed by:
- Which of the following is / are the financial power(s) of the Governor? 1. A Money Bill can be introduced in the Legislative Assembly only on the recommendation of the Governor 2. No demand for a grant can be made without the recommendation of the Governor 3. The supplementary, additional or excess grants are laid down with the recommendation of the Governor Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- Which one of the following is not among the duties of the Chief Minister?
- Which of the following statements are correct? 1. In general, the Governor of a State appoints the leader of the majority party in the state legislative assembly as the Chief Minister 2. When no party gets clear majority in assembly, Governor may exercise his personal discretion in the selection and appointment of the Chief Minister. 3. A member of legislative assembly of the State is only eligible to become Chief Minister.
- Which of the following statements is/are not true about the ‘governor’?