Question

A person to be appointed as Attorney-General for India, he must have to be.

• A. Qualified of being a judge of a High Court
• B. Qualified of being a judge of Supreme Court
• C. Either (a) or (b)
• D. Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer 1

The correct option is B Qualified of being a judge of Supreme Court

The Attorney General of India is the highest law officer in the country. He is responsible to assist the government in all its legal matters.

Article 76 and 78 deals with the Attorney General of India. The President appoints the Attorney General.

A person to be appointed as Attorney General of India should be qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court which means he should be a judge of some high court for five years or an advocate of some high court for ten years.