{"id":92005,"date":"2025-06-01T11:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92005"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:11:03","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-attorney-general-of-india-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-attorney-general-of-india-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n \n 1. Attorney General of India and"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Attorney General of India and Solicitor General of India are the only officers of the Government who are allowed to participate in the meetings of the Parliament of India.<\/li>\n<li>2. According to the Constitution of India, the Attorney General of India submits his resignation when the Government which appointed him resigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#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 IAS &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The Attorney General of India (AG) has the right to speak and participate in the proceedings of either House of Parliament, any joint sitting of Parliament, and any committee of Parliament of which he may be named a member, but without a right to vote (Article 88). The Solicitor General of India is not mentioned in the Constitution; it is a statutory position to assist the AG. The Solicitor General does not have the right to participate in the meetings of the Parliament.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. Article 76(3) of the Constitution states that the Attorney General shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. While it is a strong convention that the AG resigns when the Council of Ministers that advised his appointment resigns, the Constitution itself does not mandate that he *must* resign in such a situation. He continues in office until asked to resign by the President or until he chooses to resign.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Attorney General is the chief legal advisor to the Government of India and has certain rights regarding participation in parliamentary proceedings. The position is held at the pleasure of the President.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Attorney General must be a person who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court. He is appointed by the President on the advice of the government. There are also other law officers of the Government of India, such as the Solicitor General and Additional Solicitor Generals, who assist the Attorney General but are not constitutional functionaries in the same sense.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: 1. Attorney General of India and Solicitor General of India are the only officers of the Government who are allowed to participate in the meetings of the Parliament of India. 2. According to the Constitution of India, the Attorney General of India submits his resignation when the Government which appointed him &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n \n 1. Attorney General of India and\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-attorney-general-of-india-and\/#more-92005\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<p> 1. 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