Multiple choice

Who is the head of the ‘State Executive’?

  1. The State Legislature Assembly

  2. The State Cabinet

  3. The Chief Minister

  4. The Governor

  5. The Lieutenant Governor
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Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: The State Legislature Assembly is not the head of the ‘State Executive’. Option (2) is incorrect: The State Cabinet is not the head of the ‘State Executive’. Option (3) is incorrect: The real executive power rests with the Chief Minister who heads the Council of Ministers. Option (4) is correct: In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of the ‘State Executive’. 

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