A State Governor must have completed the age of:

Explanation

Article 157 fixes the constitutional qualifications for appointment as Governor. It says that no person is eligible for appointment as Governor unless the person is a citizen of India and has completed the age of thirty-five years. That directly makes 35 years the minimum age threshold, so option A is correct. The point is often tested because the Governor is appointed by the President, unlike the President and Vice-President, yet the Constitution still prescribes a clear eligibility rule for the office. The question asks only for the age condition, but the full Article 157 formulation also pairs it with Indian citizenship.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) 40 years is too high because Article 157 sets the Governor's minimum age at thirty-five years, not forty.
• (C) 30 years is below the constitutional threshold, since a person must have completed thirty-five years to be eligible for appointment as Governor.
• (D) 25 years is not the Governor's qualification; Article 157 requires completion of thirty-five years for the office.

Concept

This tests constitutional qualifications for high offices, especially the Governor under Article 157. RAS repeats such provisions because age, citizenship and appointment rules are compact facts that separate similar constitutional offices.

Source

• Legislative Department, Government of India: The Constitution of India

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