{"id":89742,"date":"2025-06-01T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89742"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:50","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-regarding-the-office-of-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-regarding-the-office-of-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is\/are correct regarding the office of Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is\/are correct regarding the office of Governor in India ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. One Governor can act as Governor of more than one State<\/li>\n<li>2. The Governor has the power to grant pardons, reprieves, remission of punishment to persons convicted under the State Law<\/li>\n<li>3. The Governor is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Minister of the respective State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 added a proviso to Article 153 stating that &#8220;nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States.&#8221; Statement 2 is correct. Article 161 of the Constitution grants the Governor the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends. Statement 3 is incorrect. Article 155 states that the Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. There is no constitutional provision requiring the President to appoint the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister of the respective State. The Governor is appointed by the President, effectively on the advice of the Union government.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nA single person can be appointed Governor of multiple states (Article 153 Proviso).<br \/>\nThe Governor has pardoning power under State Law (Article 161).<br \/>\nThe Governor is appointed by the President (Article 155), not on the recommendation of the state&#8217;s Chief Minister.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe office of the Governor is a constitutional office that serves as the representative of the Union government in the state. The appointment process has sometimes been a subject of debate regarding centre-state relations and the independence of the Governor&#8217;s office.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is\/are correct regarding the office of Governor in India ? 1. One Governor can act as Governor of more than one State 2. The Governor has the power to grant pardons, reprieves, remission of punishment to persons convicted under the State Law 3. The Governor is appointed by the President on &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following is\/are correct regarding the office of Governor\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-regarding-the-office-of-governor\/#more-89742\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following is\/are correct regarding the office of Governor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1468,1099,1257],"class_list":["post-89742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1468","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-governor","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following is\/are correct regarding the office of Governor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 added a proviso to Article 153 stating that &quot;nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States.&quot; Statement 2 is correct. Article 161 of the Constitution grants the Governor the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends. Statement 3 is incorrect. Article 155 states that the Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. There is no constitutional provision requiring the President to appoint the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister of the respective State. The Governor is appointed by the President, effectively on the advice of the Union government. A single person can be appointed Governor of multiple states (Article 153 Proviso). The Governor has pardoning power under State Law (Article 161). The Governor is appointed by the President (Article 155), not on the recommendation of the state&#039;s Chief Minister.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-regarding-the-office-of-governor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which of the following is\/are correct regarding the office of Governor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 added a proviso to Article 153 stating that &quot;nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States.&quot; Statement 2 is correct. Article 161 of the Constitution grants the Governor the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends. Statement 3 is incorrect. Article 155 states that the Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. There is no constitutional provision requiring the President to appoint the Governor on the recommendation of the Chief Minister of the respective State. The Governor is appointed by the President, effectively on the advice of the Union government. 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