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Attorney General is the highest law officer of India. Which of the statement(s) is/are correct about this?

1. He is appointed by the President and he can hold offie for five years from the date of appointment or till the age of 65 years.

2. To be appointed as an Attorney General one must have qualifications decided for the appointment of a judge of Supreme Court.

3. Though, Attorney General has powers to participate in the proceedings of both the houses but he does not get all the allowances like a member of the parliament, neither the privileges prescribed for the members.

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1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Article 76 Provides for an Attorney General of India. Attorney General is Indian government’s chief legal advisor and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.
Qualification to become AG-
The person must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court. The following are pre-qualifications for a Judge of the Supreme Court:
• Citizen of India
• Minimum five years service as a Judge of a High Court or 10 years an advocate of a High Court
• A distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president.

Appointment and remuneration-
As per article 76(1) President of India appoints Attorney General for a term which is decided by President. The attorney general holds the office during the pleasure of the President. The Attorney General represents the government but is also allowed to take up private practice, provided the other party is not the state. Because of this he is not paid salary but a retainer to be determined by the President. The Attorney General gets a retainer equivalent to the salary of a judge of a Supreme Court. This retainer is paid from Consolidated Fund of India.
Functions-
The Attorney General is the first law officer of the government of India and acts as top advocate for Union Government. He is responsible for giving advice to President / Government of India upon such legal matters and to perform such other duties of legal character which are assigned to him by the President.
Attorney general has right of audience in all courts within the territory of India. He has also the right to speak and take part in proceedings of both the houses of parliament including joint sittings. However, he cannot vote in parliament. Further, attorney general can also be made a member of any parliamentary committee but in the committee also, he has no power to vote.
Attorney General has all the powers and privileges that of a member of parliament.