UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

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?

  1. First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966)
  2. Rajamannar Committee (1969)
  3. Sarkaria Commission (1983)
  4. National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (2000)

Answer

Correct Answer

Sarkaria Commission (1983)

Explanation

The Sarkaria Commission (1983) recommended that the Governor be an eminent person from outside the State, a detached figure without intense political links, and not someone who had taken part in politics recently.

Topics: centre-state relations, governor, polity, sarkaria commission recommendations