SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 13 September 2025, Shift 2 · General Awareness · Question 12 of 100

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Read the following statements regarding K. Sanjay Murthy's recent appointment as Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India: 1. He took office as the CAG in November 2024 after the term of Girish Chandra Murmu. 2. The CAG is a constitutional office, which is appointed by the President under Article 148 of the Indian Constitution. 3. The CAG's term is only five years and cannot be repeated. Which of the above is/are correct?

(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3 all are correct

Answer

Why

Correct — A. Statement 1 is true. K. Sanjay Murthy assumed office as CAG on 21 November 2024, succeeding Girish Chandra Murmu, who demitted office the day before.

Statement 2 is true. Under Article 148, the President appoints the CAG by warrant under his hand and seal.

Statement 3 is false. The term is six years or until age 65, whichever comes first, not five years.

Why the others are wrong

(b)
2 and 3 only — Drops the true statement 1 and keeps the false one. The CAG's term is six years or age 65, not five years.
(c)
1 and 3 only — Includes the false statement 3, since the term is six years or age 65, and leaves out statement 2, which Article 148 makes true.
(d)
1, 2 and 3 all are correct — Statement 3 fails: the CAG serves six years or until 65, whichever is earlier, so five years is wrong.

Concept

The Comptroller and Auditor General audits the accounts of the Union and the States and heads the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.

The office is created by Article 148. The six-year term, capped at age 65, comes from the CAG (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971.

The CAG can be removed only in the manner of a Supreme Court judge, on an address by both Houses of Parliament.

Statement 3's second half is nearer the truth than its first. Article 148(4) makes a former CAG ineligible for further office under the Union or any State government. It is the five years that makes the statement false.

Key facts

K. Sanjay Murthy, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, took office as CAG on 21 November 2024.
He succeeded Girish Chandra Murmu, CAG since August 2020.
Article 148 provides for the CAG, appointed by the President.
The CAG's term is six years or up to age 65, whichever is earlier.

Study next

Article 149 and the CAG's duties and powersArticle 151: CAG reports laid before Parliament and the State legislaturesThe Public Accounts Committee and its use of CAG reports

Common traps

Carrying over a five-year term from other offices, when the CAG's tenure is six years or age 65.

The CAG's Article is asked directly at 24 Sep 2024, 12:30, GA Q.2 (Article 148), and the department it heads at 11 Sep 2024, 09:00, GA Q.21 (Indian Audit and Accounts Department).

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