Attorney General/ CAG I Flashcards
In India, who among the following has the
responsibility of auditing all receipts and
expenditure of the Central and State
Governments?
(a) Advocate General
(b) Union Public Service Commission
(c) Attorney General of India
(d) Comptroller and Auditor General
SSC CGL (Tier-II) – 06/03/2023
Ans. (d) : Comptroller and Auditor General: CAG is an
independent authority under the Constitution of India.
He is the head of the Indian Audit & Account
Department and the chief Guardian of the Public purse.
The Constitution of India (Article 148)
provides for an independent office of the………
(a) Advocate General of the State
(b) Attorney General of India
(c) President of India
(d) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
SSC CGL (Tier-II) – 06/03/2023
Ans. (d) : The Constitution of India (Article 148)
provides for an independent office of the Comptroller
and Auditor General of India (CAG).
• He Is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts
Department. Article 149 deals with the powers and
duties of the CAG.
• His duty is to uphold the Constitution of India and the
laws of Parliament in the field of financial
administration.
• This is the reason why Dr. B R Ambedkar said that
the CAG shall be the most important Officer under
the Constitution of India.
Article 149 of Indian constitution deals with the
……………..
(a) Duties and powers of the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India
(b) Qualifications required for appointment as
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(c) Appointment of Comptroller and Auditor
General of India
(d) Tenure of office of the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India
SSC MTS/Havaldar–01/09/2023 (Shift-
Ans. (a) : Article 149 deals with the powers and duties
of the CAG. His duty is to uphold the Constitution of
India and the laws of Parliament in the field of financial
administration.
• Article 151 says that the Comptroller and Auditor-
General of India submit the reports in relation to the
accounts of the Union to the President, who shall
further lay it before each of the houses in the
Parliament.
Who is the Administrative Head of the Indian
Audit and Accounts Department?
(a) Director General
(b) Comptroller and Auditor General
(c) Accountant General
(d) Principal Accountant General
SSC CGL (Tier-1) – 14/07/2023 (Shi
Ans. (b) : The Administrative Head of the Indian Audit
and Accounts Department is The Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG). The CAG is a constitutional
authority that is responsible for auditing all receipts and
expenditures of the Government of India and the state
governments
Who among the following has the right to
participate in the proceedings of both the
Houses of the Indian Parliament?
(a) Vice President
(b) Attorney General of India
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General
(d) Election Commissioner
SSC JE Civil - 23/01/2018 (Shift-II)
SSC GD 17/11/2021 (Shift-II)
SSC MTS– 12/05/2023 (Shift-III)
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 15/03/2023 (Shift-III)
Ans. (b) : As per Article 76 of the Indian Constitution,
the Attorney General of India is the highest law officer
in the country. The Attorney General of India has the
right to speak and take part in the proceedings of both
the Houses of Parliament, i.e. Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha. The Attorney General of India can be a member
of any committee of the Parliament.
• He is the chief legal advisor to the government of
India and advises it on all legal matters.
• As the primary lawyer, he represents the Union
Government in the Supreme Court of India.
• He also advises the President of India on the legal
matters referred to him.
Article 76 of the Indian Constitution deals with
the office of which of the following?
(a) Prime Minister of India
(b) President of India
(c) Attorney General of India
(d) Vice President of India
SSC CHSL (Tier-1) – 21/03/2023 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) : Article (76) of the Indian constitution deals
with the office of the attorney General of India.
Who was the Solicitor General of India as of
January 2021?
(a) Hima Kohli (b) JK Maheshwari
(c) KK Venugopal (d) Tushar Mehta
SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Shift-I)
Ans. (d) : Additional Solicitor General of India, senior
advocate Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new
Solicitor General of India. The appointment committee
of cabinet has approved the appointment of Tushar
Mehta as Solicitor General of India with efffect from
the date of assumption of charge of the office for a
period till June 30, 2020, or until further order.
Which of the following Articles of the
Constitution of India provides for an
independent office of the Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG) of India?
(a) Article 343 (b) Article 148
(c) Article 124 (d) Article 110
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SSC CGL (Tier-I)-2019 – 07/03/2020 (Shift-II)
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 27-08-2016, 10a
Ans : (b) The Article 148 of the Indian Constitution
states about Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
He/she is appointed by President by warrant under his
hand and seal. He shall be removed from his office in
like manner and on like grounds as a judge of the
supreme court. He has a tenure of 6 years or upto 65
years of age (whichever is earlier). CAG is also termed
as the “Guardian of Public Finance of India”. He is
empowered to audit all receipts and expenditure of the
government of Indian and the state governments. He
does not audit the receipts and expenditures of local
bodies G.C. Murmu is the present CAG of India.
Which officer of the Government of India has
the right to take part in the proceedings of
parliament of India even though he is not a
member?
(a) Vice-President
(b) Attorney General of India
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General
(d) Election Commissioner
SSC JE Civil - 23/01/2018 (Shift-II)
Ans. (b) : Article 76 of the Constitution provides for
the office of Attorney General of India. Attorney
General is appointed by the President on the advice of
the government. His/her term of the office is not fixed
by the Constitution. He has several duties to perform
like: to give advice to the Government of India upon
such legal matters which are refered to him by the
President. K.K. Venugopal is the present Attorney
General of India.
The Comptroller and Auditor General is closely
connected with which of the following
Committees of Parliament?
(a) The Estimates Committee
(b) The Committee on Public Undertakings
(c) The Public Accounts Committee
(d) All of these
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 02-09-2016,
Ans : (c) The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a
committee of selected members of Parliament for the
auditing of the revenue audit report of Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG) after it is laid in the parliament
CAG assists the committee during the course of
investigation.
- Who is the first law officer of the country?
(a) Chief Justice of India (b) Attorney General
(c) Law Minister (d) Solicitor General
SSC CGL (TIER-1) 10-09-2016, 10 a
Ans : (b) Article 76 under the Constitution of India
provides for the office of the Attorney General of India.
He is the highest law officer in the country.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India is
not responsible for :
(a) Accounting of States & UTs. and Auditing
of all Government Institutions.
(b) Regulating Reserve Bank of India.
(c) Making payments to the States.
(d) Issue of money from the Consolidated Fund
SSC CPO (TIER-1) 2016
Ans : (b) Regulating Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is not
the duty of Comptroller Auditor General of India.
