Who among the following was India‟s first Woman Chief Minister ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)India's first woman Chief Minister → Sucheta Kripalani
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Chief Minister & State Council of Ministers: 7 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 7 questions on Chief Minister & State Council of Ministers between 1987 and 2025: CSE 4 · CDS 3. 3 of them came after 2015, so this is a topic that appears less often now, but the older questions still show exactly how it is tested. 4 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members ? 1. Governor of the Constituent State 2. Chief Minister of the Constituent State 3. Three Members to be nominated by the President of India 4. The Home Minister of India Select the correct answer using the code given . below :
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Answer A (official UPSC key)North Eastern Council (after 2002 amendment) → Governors and CMs of constituent States + three members nominated by the President | NOT: the Home Minister
The power to decide the date of an election to a State Legislative Assembly rests with the
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Date of a State Assembly election → decided by the Election Commission of India
According to Article 164(1) of the Constitution of India, in three States there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. Which one of the following States is not covered by the Article? [2009-I]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Art 164(1) tribal-welfare Minister — State NOT covered → Punjab (of: Jharkhand, Punjab, MP, Odisha)
Who among the following became the Prime Minister of India without being earlier the Chief Minister of a State? 1. Morarji Desai 2. Charan Singh 3. V. P. Singh 4. Chandrashekhar 5. P.V. Narasimha Rao. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Became PM without earlier being a CM → Chandra Shekhar | NOT: Morarji Desai | NOT: Charan Singh | NOT: V.P. Singh | NOT: P.V. Narasimha Rao (all earlier CMs)
The Chief Minister of a State in India is NOT eligible to vote in the Presidential election if
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Answer C (official UPSC key)CM NOT eligible to vote in the Presidential election → if a member of the State's Upper House
First non-Congress government to come in power in any Indian State is
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Answer B (official UPSC key)First non-Congress government in any State → Communist Party of India in Kerala
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