Given below are two statements, one is labelled asAssertion (A) :and the other as Reason (R).Assertion (A):According to the Constitution of India, the same person cannot function as the Governor of two or more States at the same time.Reason (R):Article 153 of the Indian Constitution states that there shall be a Governor for each State.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. A

   Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

   This option claims that both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason does not correctly explain Assertion. However, the premise of Assertion itself is legally incorrect under the Constitution.

2. B

   (A) is false, but (R) is true

   This option claims that Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true. Assertion (A) is false because the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 explicitly enabled the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States. Meanwhile, Reason (R) is completely true as Article 153 mandates that there shall be a Governor for each State, which was subsequently modified by the constitutional amendment to allow dual charges.

3. C

   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

   This option claims that both statements are true and the Reason explains the Assertion. This is incorrect because the Assertion itself is factually false.

4. D

   (A) is true, but (R) is false.

   This option claims that Assertion is true and Reason is false. This is incorrect because the Assertion is false and the Reason correctly cites the original text of Article 153.

Summary. Official key is (b) because the assertion that a person cannot serve as Governor for multiple states is false, while the reason stating Article 153 provides for a Governor for each state is true. The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956, amended Article 153 to facilitate the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more states. Therefore, statement (A) is false, and statement (R) is true. This distinction is vital for understanding executive heads in Indian federalism. Thus, only option (b) accurately reflects the constitutional position.