निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
- 1.भारत का महान्यायवादी और भारत का सॉलिसिटर जनरल ही सरकार के एकमात्र अधिकारी हैं जिन्हें भारत की संसद की बैठकों में भाग लेने की अनुमति है ।
- 2.भारत के संविधान के अनुसार, भारत का महान्यायवादी अपना त्यागपत्र दे देता है, जब वह सरकार जिसने उसको नियुक्त किया था इस्तीफा देती है ।
उपर्युक्त कथनों में कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?
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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?
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) न तो 1, न ही 2
Article 88 gives every Minister and the Attorney-General — not the Solicitor General — the right to speak and take part in Parliament's proceedings without a vote. The Constitution only says the Attorney-General holds office during the pleasure of the President; resigning with the government is a convention, not a constitutional rule.
- ✗ 1. Article 88 names Ministers and the Attorney-General as the persons who may take part in the proceedings of either House and its committees; the Solicitor General has no such constitutional right.
- ✗ 2. Article 76(4) says only that the Attorney-General holds office during the pleasure of the President. Stepping down when the government changes is a practice, not something the Constitution provides.
Remember · Article 76: Attorney-General (office at President's pleasure; right of audience in all courts). Article 88: AG and Ministers may speak in either House and committees but cannot vote.
Sources
- Constitution of India (as on 2024), Article 88 — Legislative Department ↗ “Every Minister and the Attorney-General of India shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, either House, any joint sitting of the Houses … The Attorney-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the President, and shall receive such remuneration as the President may determine.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2022, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·