Question

The governor of a state is appointed by ___________
A. The Chief Minister of the state
B. The President of India
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Chief Justice of India

Answer 1

Hint:The governor of a state is appointed by the president. A person is to be eligible for appointment as governor and should be a citizen of India and also completed the age of 35 years. We will see more about the appointment of the governor of a state in the complete answer given below.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.
The Chief Minister of the state :- Chief minister would be the chief advisor to the nominal head of their state. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
The President of India :- The governor of a state is appointed by the president of the concerned country full stop the governor is generally the head of one state. He or she can have more than one state also fully stop the governor remaining in power for 5 years. Therefore this is the correct option.
The Prime Minister :- The Prime Minister is the leader of the executive branch of the government. Therefore ,this is not the correct option.
The Chief Justice of India :- The chief justice is the head and Chief judge of the supreme court of the republic as well as the highest ranking officer. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence , the correct answer is option B.

Note:According to the article 155, the governor of a state shall be appointed by the president by warrant under his hand and seal. The eligibility for appointment as a governor must be filled ,according to the article 157. He must have completed the age of 35 years and should be a citizen of India.