Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
The Attorney General is the Union Government’s chief legal advisor and is its primary
lawyer in the Supreme Court
The Attorney General is the highest law officer in the country
The first Attorney General of independent India was M C Setalvad 1950-1963
The current Attorney General is G E Vahanvati (2009 – present)
Keywords: IAS, IAS Exam, IAS Study Material, UPSC, UPSC Exam, UPSC Question Papers, Civil Service, Civil Service Exam, Civil Service Study Material, General Studies, General Studies Question Paper, Free, Study Material, Question Paper, 2009, 2010, India
Terms of service
The Attorney General is appointed by the President under Article 76 of the Constitution
To be appointed Attorney General, a candidate must be qualified to be appointed as a
Judge of the Supreme Court
Keywords: IAS, IAS Exam, IAS Study Material, UPSC, UPSC Exam, UPSC Question Papers, Civil Service, Civil Service Exam, Civil Service Study Material, Gener al Studies, General Studies Question Paper, Free, Study Material, Question Paper, 2009, 2010, India
Keywords: IAS, IAS Exam, IAS Study Material, UPSC, UPSC Exam, UPSC Question Papers, Civil Service, Civil Service Exam, Civil Service Study Material, General Studies, General Studies Question Paper, Free, Study Material, Question Paper, 2009, 2010, India
Keywords: IAS, IAS Exam, IAS Study Material, UPSC, UPSC Exam, UPSC Question Papers, Civil Service, Civil Service Exam, Civil Service Study Material, General Studies, General Studies Question Paper, Free, Study Material, Question Paper, 2009, 2010, India
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India audits all receipts and expenditures of the
Union and state governments
The CAG is empowered to audit all revenues and expenditures of the Union and state
governments, whether incurred within India or outside
The CAG also acts as the external auditor for government owned companies
The CAG submits his reports to the President (in case of accounts relating to the Union
Government) or to the state Governors (for state government accounts)
The reports of the CAG are taken into account by the Public Accounts Committee of
Parliament and state legislatures
The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audits and Accounts Service (IA&AS)
The office of the CAG was established in 1860
The first CAG of India was V Narahari Rao (1948-1954)
The current CAG is Vinod Rai (2008 – present)
Keywords: IAS, IAS Exam, IAS Study Material, UPSC, UPSC Exam, UPSC Question Papers, Civil Service, Civil Service Exam, Civil Service Study Material, General Studies, General Studies Question Paper, Free, Study Material, Question Paper, 2009, 2010, India
Terms of service
The IA&AS is a central government service that functions under the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India
The IA&AS is responsible for auditing the accounts of the Union and state governments and
public sector undertakings
The IA&AS also maintains accounts of state governments
Under the IA&AS, each state has a Principal Accountant General in charge of audit functions
Each state also has several Accountants General in charge of accounts and entitlement
functions
Recruitment to the IA&AS is through the Civil Services Exam
Once recruited, IA&AS officers are trained at the National Academy of Audit and Accounts,
Simla
Keywords: IAS, IAS Exam, IAS Study Material, UPSC, UPSC Exam, UPSC Question Papers, Civil Service, Civil Service Exam, Civil Service Study
Material, General Studies, General Studies Question Paper, Free, Study Material, Question Paper, 2009, 2010, India