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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India mentions that the Governor of a state…

Article 239(2) of the Constitution of India provides that 'Notwithstanding anything in Part VI, the President may appoint the Governor of a State as the administrator of an…

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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India mentions that the Governor of a state appointed by the President as the administrator of an adjoining union territory is independent of the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers in exercising his functions as administrator ?

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Article 239(2) of the Constitution of India provides that 'Notwithstanding anything in Part VI, the President may appoint the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union territory, and where a Governor is so appointed, he shall exercise his functions as such administrator independently of his Council of Ministers'.

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