Question

Who appoints the Regional Election Commissioners?
A. The President
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Governor
D. The Chief Minister

Answer 1

Hint:A Regional Election Commissioner is empowered for conducting free and fair elections at the National and State Legislatures.
The Election Commissioner is generally a retired IAS or IRS officer. Upto the year 1989 the commission consisted of only one member but later two more members were added.

Complete answer:
Option A, President is considered to be the Head of the State of India and the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. He possesses various powers among which includes the appointment power. He has to make a number of appointments including Chief Justice and other judges of Supreme Court, Chief Minister of NCT of Delhi, Comptroller and Auditor General, Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners, Chairman of Union Public Service Commission, the Attorney General, the Ambassadors and High Commissioners for other countries and the officers of All India Services such as IAS, IPS and IFoS. So, it is the correct answer.
Option B, Prime Minister is considered as the advisor of the President of India and the Head of the Union Council of Ministers. Regarding the appointment powers, he does the recommendation of the names to the President. So, it is not the correct answer.
Option C, Governor is regarded as the Head of the State. In Article 192 he is empowered to disqualify any member of the House of the State Legislature. So, it is also not the correct answer.
Option D, Chief Minister is regarded as the Head of Government of every State. He is elected by the majority of votes gained in the State Legislative Assembly for a period of 5 years. So, it is not the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option A, i.e. President.

Note:The President of India is Ram Nath Kovind appointed in the year 2017 on 25th July.
He is appointed for a period of 5 years which is upto 2022 and can be renewed.
The first President of India was Rajendra Prasad.