Which of the following statements are correct regarding the appointment and tenure of the Attorney General?
The Constitution of India explicitly fixes the term of office for the Attorney General at five years.
The Attorney General can be removed by the President at any time, as he/she holds office during the ‘pleasure of the President’.
To be qualified, a person must have been a High Court advocate for a minimum period of 5 years.
A1 & 2
B2 only
C1 & 3
DAll are correct
Related Questions:
With reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, consider the following statements:
i. The CAG’s term of office is 6 years or until the age of 65, whichever is earlier.
ii. The CAG can be removed by the President without parliamentary approval.
iii. The CAG audits the accounts of all government companies as per the Companies Act.
iv. The CAG’s salary is equivalent to that of a Supreme Court judge.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?
i. The CAT was established under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
ii. The CAT has jurisdiction over members of the Defence Forces and secretarial staff of Parliament.
iii. The Principal Bench of the CAT is located in Ernakulam.
iv. The Chairman of the CAT serves a tenure of 4 years or until the age of 70, whichever is earlier.
v. Appeals against CAT orders can now be made to the High Courts following the Chandra Kumar case (1997).
With reference to the composition of Zonal Councils, consider the following statements:
Each Zonal Council includes the Chief Ministers of all states in the zone.
Advisors to the Zonal Councils, such as the Chief Secretary of each state, have voting rights.
The Administrator of each Union Territory in the zone is a member of the Zonal Council.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Audit Board and historical aspects of the CAG:
i. The Audit Board was established in 1968 based on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Committee.
ii. The Audit Board consists of a Chairman and two members appointed by the CAG.
iii. The first CAG of independent India was V. Narahari Rao, appointed in 1948.
iv. The CAG was relieved of maintaining Central Government accounts in 1976 due to the separation of accounts from audit.
v. The Audit Board audits all government and semi-government institutions without requiring technical expertise.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Zonal Councils established under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956?
i. The Zonal Councils are statutory bodies created to promote cooperation and coordination among states.
ii. The Home Minister of the Central Government acts as the chairman of all five Zonal Councils.
iii. The North-Eastern Zonal Council was established under the same Act as the other five Zonal Councils.
