RAS question
What is the minimum age required to be appointed as Governor of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (A) 35 years.
A person must have completed 35 years of age to be appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan.
Explanation
The minimum age is 35 years because Article 157 of the Constitution sets the eligibility conditions for appointment as Governor. The article 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. Since the Governor of Rajasthan is a Governor under this constitutional provision, the same age condition applies. This is why 35 years is the required minimum age, not a general retirement-age rule or a state-specific administrative convention. In exam terms, the key is to connect the post directly with Article 157 rather than confuse it with the age limits for membership of Parliament.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Twenty-five years is linked to minimum age for Lok Sabha membership, not to appointment as Governor under Article 157.
- (C) Thirty years is linked to minimum age for Rajya Sabha membership, while Article 157 requires a Governor to have completed 35 years.
- (D) Forty years is not the constitutional minimum age prescribed for appointment as Governor.
Concept
This tests the constitutional qualifications for the Governor, especially Article 157. It recurs in RAS because Rajasthan Polity questions often check exact eligibility conditions for state constitutional offices.