Match the following (As on Aug. 2016) : Governor States (a) Najma Heptullah (1) Kerala (b) V.P. Singh Badnore (2) Assam (c) Banwarilal Purohit (3) Manipur (d) P. Sadasivam (4) Punjab

The correct answer is (a) - (3), (b) - (4), (c) - (2), (d) - (1) . Key Points Najma Heptullah She is an Indian politician, government official, social advocate, and writer, who occupied prominent positions in both the Indian National Congress (Congress Party) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and long served in the Rajya Sabha (upper chamber of the Indian parliament). She was named to the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the minister of minority affairs. She left that post in 2016 and later served as governor of Manipur (2016–21). V.P. Singh Badnore He is an Indian politician. In August 2016, he became the 28th and current Governor of Punjab. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, elected on 17 June 2010. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. Banwarilal Purohit He is an Indian politician who is the current and 29th Governor of Punjab, India, and Administrator of Chandigarh as of 29 August 2021. He was the former Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021, and former Governor of Assam from 2016 to 2017. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. P. Sadasivam He is an Indian judge who served as the 40th Chief Justice of India, holding office from 2013 to 2014. On retirement from his judicial career, Sathasivam was appointed the 21st Governor of Kerala from 5 September 2014 to 4 September 2019. Hence, Option 2 is correct.