UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Governor altered policy speech in Assembly, says Kerala CM

Q1. Under which Article of the Constitution of India is the Governor required to address the State Legislative Assembly at the commencement of the first session of each year?

  • A. Article 174
  • B. Article 175
  • C. Article 176
  • D. Article 87

Q2. With reference to the constitutional provisions governing the Governor's address to the State Legislature, consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 175, the Governor may address the Legislative Assembly or both Houses assembled together at any time. 2. Under Article 176, the Governor's address at the commencement of the first session after each general election is a matter of the Governor's personal discretion. 3. The Governor's address under Article 176 at the commencement of each year is analogous in purpose to the President's address to Parliament under Article 87. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Under Article 175, the Governor may address the Legislative Assembly or both Houses assembled together at any time.
  2. Under Article 176, the Governor's address at the commencement of the first session after each general election is a matter of the Governor's personal discretion.
  3. The Governor's address under Article 176 at the commencement of each year is analogous in purpose to the President's address to Parliament under Article 87.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Who, as the presiding officer of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, was urged by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on 20 January 2026 to recognise the Cabinet-approved text as the sole official version of the policy address?

  • A. A.N. Shamseer
  • B. M.B. Rajesh
  • C. P. Sreeramakrishnan
  • D. V.D. Satheesan

Q4. Which Union Ministry is the nodal ministry of the Government of India for matters relating to the appointment, oath and functioning of Governors of States?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • D. Ministry of External Affairs

Q5. According to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's statement on the floor of the Kerala Legislative Assembly on 20 January 2026, how many paragraphs of the Cabinet-approved policy address were reportedly altered (omitted from or added to) by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five