Question

According to the passage, the constitution of Australia does not state any of the following EXCEPT

• A. The Commonwealth of Australia will have six states with their own governments.
• B. The six states of Australia are to be directly governed by the monarch of Britain.
• C. Queen Victoria will always be the Head of state.
• D. The Governor-General of Australia will exercise the British monarch's power in their absence.
• E.

Hint:

Always identify the main point in the passage when looking for the correct answer. The passage often uses the word "except" to indicate what is not explicitly stated in the original text.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The passage describes the formation of Australia as a federation and provides some details about its governance. The constitution states that the Governor-General of Australia exercises the British monarch's power in their absence, which is the correct statement. - Option (A) is incorrect because it implies Australia's six states will have their own governments, which was true, but it was not emphasized as an exception in the passage. - Option (B) is incorrect because it implies a direct control of Australia by the monarch of Britain, which is not stated in the constitution. - Option (C) is also incorrect as the passage does not claim Queen Victoria will always be the Head of State. Thus, Option (D) is the only accurate statement, as it refers to the powers held by the Governor-General in the absence of the British monarch. 

Answer 2

The question asks which statement the passage's description of the Constitution actually supports, treating the other three as things the passage does not state. Checking each option against what the passage explicitly describes about the Constitution separates them.

1. Option A: While the passage describes six original states forming the Commonwealth, it does not present the states each running "their own governments" as the specific point the question is asking about, so this is not the exception being sought.
2. Option B: The passage does not describe the six states as being directly governed by the British monarch; governance in the passage is carried out through the states' own institutions, so this option is not supported.
3. Option C: The passage does not assert that Queen Victoria specifically will always remain Head of State; the constitutional role is tied to the reigning monarch in general, not fixed permanently to one named individual, so this option is not supported.
4. Option D: The passage explicitly describes the Governor-General as exercising the monarch's power in the monarch's absence, making this the one statement the passage's account of the Constitution actually supports.

Since A, B, and C describe things the passage's account does not state, while D matches what it explicitly describes, D is the exception.

Hence, the correct answer is Option D.