Class 7 Civics MCQs: How the State Government Works

1. Who is the head of a state government in India?

• a) President
• b) Governor
• c) Chief Minister
• d) Prime Minister

2. Which branch of the state government makes laws?

• a) Executive
• b) Judiciary
• c) Legislative
• d) Police

3. What is the name of the legislative body in a state?

• a) Lok Sabha
• b) Rajya Sabha
• c) Vidhan Sabha
• d) Municipal Corporation

4. How are Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) chosen?

• a) Appointed by the Governor
• b) Elected by people of the state
• c) Selected by the Chief Minister
• d) Nominated by the President

5. Which one of these is NOT a branch of the state government?

• a) Legislative
• b) Executive
• c) Police
• d) Judiciary

6. Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?

• a) President
• b) Governor
• c) Prime Minister
• d) Legislature

7. Which body helps the Chief Minister in running the government?

• a) Ministers
• b) Police officers
• c) Judges
• d) President

8. The Governor is the representative of whom in the state?

• a) Prime Minister
• b) President of India
• c) Chief Minister
• d) Supreme Court

9. Which of these subjects is generally under the State Government’s control?

• a) Defence
• b) Foreign Affairs
• c) Education
• d) Currency

10. Who are members of the Executive branch in the state?

• a) Judges and lawyers
• b) Governor, Chief Minister, and Ministers
• c) MLAs
• d) Police officers only

11. Which court is the highest at the state level?

• a) District Court
• b) Supreme Court
• c) High Court
• d) Lok Adalat

12. Who ensures that laws passed by the state legislature are implemented?

• a) Executive branch
• b) Judiciary
• c) Legislature
• d) Election Commission

13. The State Government collects taxes on which of these?

• a) Income tax
• b) Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• c) Property tax
• d) Customs duty

14. How long is the term of the Legislative Assembly?

• a) 3 years
• b) 5 years
• c) 6 years
• d) Until the Governor dissolves it

15. Which of the following departments is usually handled by the state government?

• a) Defence
• b) Foreign Affairs
• c) Police and Public Order
• d) Currency printing

16. Who presides over the meetings of the Legislative Assembly?

• a) Governor
• b) Chief Minister
• c) Speaker
• d) President

17. Which of these is a power of the Governor?

• a) Forming laws
• b) Appointing the Chief Minister
• c) Hearing appeals in court
• d) Collecting taxes

18. Who is responsible for maintaining law and order in the state?

• a) Judiciary
• b) Police under the state government
• c) Executive at the central level
• d) Election Commission

19. Which of the following does the state government NOT control?

• a) Schools and colleges
• b) Hospitals
• c) Defence forces
• d) Road transport

20. The real power in the state government lies with:

• a) The Governor
• b) The Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
• c) The President
• d) The Speaker

21. What happens when the Chief Minister loses the majority support?

• a) He remains in power
• b) He resigns, and new elections may be held
• c) The Governor takes over
• d) The President takes charge of the state

22. Who controls the finances of the state?

• a) The Governor
• b) The Chief Minister
• c) The Finance Minister of the state
• d) The President

23. Which one is responsible for conducting elections in the state?

• a) State Election Commission
• b) President
• c) Governor
• d) Prime Minister

24. The state government can also have a second house called?

• a) Lok Sabha
• b) Rajya Sabha
• c) Vidhan Parishad
• d) Panchayat

25. The Chief Minister usually belongs to:

• a) The party with majority in the Legislative Assembly
• b) The Governor's party
• c) Nominated by the President
• d) Neither of the above

26. Which body supervises the functioning of local governments within the state?

• a) Central Government
• b) State Government
• c) Municipal Corporation
• d) Election Commission

27. The state government looks after which welfare schemes?

• a) Defence welfare
• b) Social welfare, education, health services
• c) Foreign policy
• d) Currency control

28. The Governor acts on whose advice usually?

• a) Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
• b) President
• c) Supreme Court
• d) Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

29. Members of the Legislative Assembly serve for how many years?

• a) 3 years
• b) 5 years
• c) 7 years
• d) Life

30. Which of the following is a function of the Judiciary at the state level?

• a) Pass laws
• b) Implement policies
• c) Resolve disputes and interpret laws
• d) Elect the Chief Minister

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