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Chaudhari Devi Lal was the chief minister of ______________.

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  1. Haryana

  2. Punjab

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Bihar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chaudhary Devi Lal was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Haryana, first in 1977–79 and then in 1987–89. Hence, Option A is correct. He did not contest elections in rest of the states, hence, the other options are incorrect. 

Ministers who are usually in-charge of smaller ministries are termed as _________________.

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  1. Cabinet ministers

  2. Council of ministers

  3. Ministers of State with independent charge

  4. Ministers of State

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Their role and power is restricted to a particular state unlike ministers of central government who can excise their power throughout the country.

Necessary information to the ministers is provided by ______________.

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  1. Technical staff

  2. Secretaries of each ministry

  3. Members of the Lok sabha

  4. Rajya sabha members

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Minister presides over the Ministries of Government, and carries out the policy determined by the Cabinet and approved by Parliament.

Necessary information to the ministers is provided by secretaries of each ministry.

Cabinet meetings are held by the _____________.

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  1. People

  2. Speaker

  3. Prime Minister

  4. Supreme Court

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Correct Option: C

Identify the" real executive head" of India ______________.

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  1. President

  2. Prime Minister

  3. Chief Minister

  4. Governor

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Correct Option: B

In a parliamentary type of the government the ministry is responsible to __________________.

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  1. The Upper House only

  2. The Lower House only

  3. Both Upper and Lower Houses

  4. The President or the King

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If the parliament is bicameral, then the government is responsible first to the parliament's lower house, which has more numerical strength, which is always directly elected and thus more representative than the upper house.

Who makes appointments for the Civil Services in India ?

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  1. President

  2. Prime Minister

  3. Parliament

  4. U.P.S.C.

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Correct Option: D

The number of members in the Council of Ministers should not exceed ___ percent of the total members of the parliament.

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  1. 10

  2. 15

  3. 20

  4. 25

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to the Article 72 of the Indian Constitution, the number of members in the Council Of Ministers should not exceed the 15 percent of the total number of members in the House of The People or The Parliament.

The Cabinet is composed of a small but important body of senior leaders of the party, who are included in the Council of Ministers.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Cabinet is the body of high ranking executive officials (ministers). The cabinet is the decision making body of the Prime Minister. Comparing with Council of Minister's cabinet has a small size. It consists of important ministers. The cabinet is the body of High ranking executive officials. It consists of the important ministers of the central government who holds ministries like home, defence, finance, external affairs etc.

The ________ coordinates the working of various departments for the smooth implementation of government policies.

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  1. President

  2. Vice-President

  3. Prime Minister

  4. Speaker

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called 'cabinet ministers', junior ministers, called 'ministers of state'. The Union Council of Ministers comprises of 15 to 20 senior ministers collectively called the Cabinet. It is headed by the Prime Minister, who coordinates the working of various departments for the smooth implementation of government policies.