Assertion (A) : No person is eligible for appointment as Governor unless he is a citizen of India and has completed the age of Thirty Five Years.
Reason (R) : He is debarred from holding any other office of profit during his term of office.
Code :
Assertion (A) states that a person must be a citizen of India and have completed the age of Thirty Five Years to be eligible for appointment as Governor. This assertion is factually correct according to Article 157 of the Constitution of India.
Reason (R) states that the Governor is debarred from holding any other office of profit during their term of office. This statement is also factually correct, as provided in Article 158(2) of the Constitution of India.
Assertion (A) pertains to the fundamental eligibility criteria required before an individual can be appointed as Governor. Reason (R) addresses a restriction applicable during the Governor's tenure.
Reason (R), concerning the prohibition of holding other offices of profit, does not provide the rationale or justification for the eligibility requirements mentioned in Assertion (A), such as being a citizen or meeting the minimum age. These are distinct constitutional provisions.
Therefore, while both statements (A) and (R) are true, Reason (R) does not serve as a correct explanation for Assertion (A).
Based on the analysis, both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true statements. However, Reason (R) does not correctly explain Assertion (A).
This corresponds to Option B.
| List I-Articles of the Constitution of India | List II - Provisions |
| A. Article 77 | I. Extent of the Executive Power of the Union |
| B. Article 78 | II. Powers of President to grant Pardons |
| C. Article 72 | III. Conduct of business of the Government of India |
| D. Article 73 | IV. Duties of the Prime Minister of India |