{"id":84819,"date":"2025-06-01T02:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84819"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:51:13","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-attorney-general-of-india-is-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-attorney-general-of-india-is-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is\/a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is\/are not correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. He is the first Law Officer of the Government of India.<\/li>\n<li>2. He is entitled to the privileges of a Member of the Parliament.<\/li>\n<li>3. He is a whole-time counsel for the Government.<\/li>\n<li>4. He must have the same qualifications as are required to be a judge of the Supreme Court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 or 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe question asks for the statement(s) about the Attorney General of India that are *not* correct.<br \/>\nStatement 1 is correct: The Attorney General is the first Law Officer of the Government of India.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct: He is entitled to the privileges of a Member of the Parliament, as per Article 88 of the Constitution, which allows him to speak and participate in parliamentary proceedings without the right to vote.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is not correct: The Attorney General is not a whole-time counsel for the Government. He is allowed to engage in private legal practice, provided it does not involve advising or appearing against the Government of India.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is correct: As per Article 76 of the Constitution, the person appointed as Attorney General must be qualified to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court.<br \/>\nTherefore, only statement 3 is not correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Attorney General is the highest law officer in India.<br \/>\n&#8211; Qualifications are the same as a Supreme Court judge.<br \/>\n&#8211; He can participate in Parliament proceedings but cannot vote.<br \/>\n&#8211; He is not prohibited from private practice, making him not a &#8216;whole-time&#8217; counsel in the strict sense.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Attorney General holds office during the pleasure of the President and receives such remuneration as the President may determine. Below the Attorney General, there are other law officers like the Solicitor General and Additional Solicitor Generals to assist him.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is\/are not correct? 1. He is the first Law Officer of the Government of India. 2. He is entitled to the privileges of a Member of the Parliament. 3. He is a whole-time counsel for the Government. 4. He must have the same qualifications as &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is\/a\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-attorney-general-of-india-is-a\/#more-84819\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is\/a<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1114,1099,1179],"class_list":["post-84819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-1","tag-1114","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-attorney-general-and-the-c-a-g","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is\/a<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The question asks for the statement(s) about the Attorney General of India that are *not* correct. 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