According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Lieutenant Governor means the Administrator of the Union Territory by the President under Article ……. .

The correct answer is: C. 239

Article 239 of the Constitution of India deals with the administration of the Union Territories. It provides that the President may by order direct that the whole or any part of a Union Territory shall be administered by the President acting through an Administrator appointed by him. The Administrator shall be appointed by warrant under the President’s hand and seal and shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which came into force on 31 October 2019, has bifurcated the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, namely, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the Administrator of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Option A, Article 220, deals with the appointment of Governors of States.
• Option B, Article 210, deals with the salaries and allowances of the Governor and the Ministers of a State.
• Option D, Article 249, deals with the power of the Parliament to make laws for two or more States with respect to matters in the State List with the consent of the legislatures of those States.