Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Judiciary

Question:

Who among the following can be appointed as an Attorney General?

Options:

A person who has been a Judge of a High Court or of two or more High 2 Courts in succession for atleast ten years

A person who has been an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such 2 Courts in succession for at least ten years

A person who is an eminent jurist in the opinion of Government

Any of the above

Correct Answer:

A person who has been an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such 2 Courts in succession for at least ten years

Explanation:

The Attorney General must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court i.e he must be a citizen of India and must have been a judge of some high court for five years or an advocate of some high court for ten years or an eminent jurist, in the opinion of the President.