Consider the following statements. The Governor shall be appointed by the President. Prabhat Kumar was the first Governor of Jharkhand. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is C. Both 1 and 2.

The Governor of a state is appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central Government. The Governor is the head of the state and has the power to appoint the Chief Minister and other ministers of the state. The Governor also has the power to dissolve the Legislative Assembly of the state.

Prabhat Kumar was the first Governor of Jharkhand. He was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand on 15 November 2000 and served till 14 November 2004.