Consider the following statements in the context of Attorney General of India:
1. The President shall appoint a person who is qualified as to be appointed a Judge of Supreme Court.
2. The Attorney Gen

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Consider the following statements in the context of Attorney General of India:
1. The President shall appoint a person who is qualified as to be appointed a Judge of Supreme Court.
2. The Attorney General shall receive such remuneration as the Parliament may determine.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Correct — (a), only statement 1. Article 76(1) provides that the President appoints as Attorney General for India a person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court — so statement 1 is accurate. Statement 2 is wrong on who fixes the pay: under Article 76(4), the Attorney General holds office during the pleasure of the President and receives such remuneration as the President — not Parliament — may determine. Because statement 2 attributes this to Parliament, only statement 1 is correct.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Wrong — statement 2 is false. The Attorney General's remuneration is determined by the President (Article 76(4)), not by Parliament; and statement 1 is the true one.  (c) Wrong — statement 2 is false (remuneration is fixed by the President, not Parliament), so both cannot be correct.  (d) Wrong — statement 1 is correct: the Attorney General must be qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court (Article 76(1)), so it is not 'neither'.

Concept: The Attorney General for India (Article 76) is the Government of India's chief legal adviser and its highest law officer. To be appointed, a person must have the qualifications of a Supreme Court judge (a citizen of India who has been a High Court judge for 5 years, or an advocate of a High Court for 10 years, or a distinguished jurist in the President's opinion). The AG is appointed by, and holds office during the pleasure of, the President, who also determines the remuneration. The AG has the right of audience in all courts of India and can speak in Parliament but cannot vote.

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