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 resigns.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: D. Statement 1 is wrong: under Article 88 ministers also have the right to speak in either House, and the Solicitor General is not a constitutional officer with that right. Statement 2 is wrong: the Constitution says the Attorney General holds office during the pleasure of the President (Article 76); resigning when the government changes is only a convention. So neither.
Watch for: Statement 2 matches actual practice, but the question asks what the Constitution says.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because ministers too can take part in proceedings of both Houses.
- B. Wrong because resignation with the government is a convention, not a constitutional rule.
- C. Wrong because both statements are incorrect.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Articles 76 and 88; M. Laxmikanth, Indian Polity, chapter 'Attorney General and Solicitor General'
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