Question

Which one of the following suggested that the Governor should be an eminent person from outside the State and should be a detached figure without intense political links or should not have taken part in politics in the recent past?

(a) First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966)

(b) Rajamannar Committee(1969)

(c) Sarkaria Commission (1983)

(d) National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution(2000)

Answer 1

(c) Sarkaria Commission (1983)

While selecting Governors, the Central Government should adopt the following strict guidelines as recommended in the Sarkaria Commission report. 

He should be a detached figure and not too intimately connected with the local politics of the states.