The Governor of India is the constitutional head of each of the 28 states and 8 union territories of India. They are appointed by the President of India for a term of 5 years. The Governor acts as the representative of the President in the state and has a number of ceremonial and discretionary powers.

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Q. How long can the governor remain in office?

 ◉ as long as the president wants

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 ◉ For six years

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 ◉ Until one year

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 ◉ For two years

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Q. In which state's assembly, women are appointed by the Governor?

 ◉ Nagaland

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 ◉ Himachal Pradesh

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 ◉ Arunachal Pradesh

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. To whom is the governor of a state responsible?

 ◉ to the President of India

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 ◉ To the Vice President of India

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 ◉ To the chief judicial of India

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 ◉ To Prime Minister of India

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Q. After whose satisfaction does the Governor hold his office?

 ◉ Minister

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 ◉ President

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 ◉ Leader

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 ◉ Vice -president

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Q. Who is the chief advisor to the Governor?

 ◉ Rajya Sabha Speaker

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 ◉ Chief Minister

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 ◉ Secretary

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 ◉ president

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Q. How many member/members from the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated by the Governor to the Legislative Assembly of the State?

 ◉ Three

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 ◉ two

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 ◉ One

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 ◉ Five

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Q. Who became the first woman governor of a state in independent India?

 ◉ Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

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 ◉ Sucheta Kriplani

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 ◉ Radhabai Subarayan

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 ◉ Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

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Q. Who was the first Governor of West Bengal?

 ◉ Kailash Nath Katju

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 ◉ Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

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 ◉ Harendra Kumar Mukherjee

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 ◉ Padmaja Naidu

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Q. If no party gets absolute majority in the Legislative Assembly of a State, then according to which action will the Governor take?

 ◉ by another governor

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 ◉ by the prime minister

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 ◉ by the president

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 ◉ self determination

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Q. For how long will an ordinance issued by the governor remain in force without the approval of the state legislature?

 ◉ five weeks

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 ◉ two weeks

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 ◉ six weeks

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 ◉ seven weeks

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Q. Who was appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram by President Pranab Mukherjee on 6 July 2014?

 ◉ Wakekam Purushottam

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 ◉ Dayashankar Vyas

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 ◉ Kamla Beniwal

✅ Correct

 ◉ Kiran Bevi

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Q. The Governor of which Indian state resigned from his post on 11 July 2014?

 ◉ Nagaland

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 ◉ Andra Pradesh

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 ◉ Bihar

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 ◉ Tripura

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Q. Who was appointed as the new Governor of Kerala by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 September 2014?

 ◉ Captain Singh Solanki

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 ◉ P. Sadashivam

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 ◉ Kiran Bedi

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 ◉ Sunil Gupta

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Q. Who was selected as the new Governor of Haryana by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, on 20 August 2018?

 ◉ Lalji Tandon

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 ◉ Satpal Malik

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 ◉ Ganga Prasad

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 ◉ Satyadev Narayan Arya

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Q. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Gujarat?

 ◉ Acharya devavrata

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 ◉ BD Mishra

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 ◉ Lalaji tandon

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 ◉ Anandiben patel

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