RAS question
The Rajasthan Advocate General is appointed under which Article?
Correct answer: (C) Article 165.
The Rajasthan Advocate General is appointed by the Governor under Article 165 of the Constitution of India.
Explanation
Article 165 is the constitutional provision for the Advocate-General for the State. It says that the Governor of each State shall appoint a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court as the Advocate-General for that State. For Rajasthan, this means the office is not created under a general executive-power article or a provision about ministers; it is tied specifically to Article 165. The qualification requirement also explains why the post is treated as the State government's chief legal office rather than a political appointment in the ordinary ministerial sense.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Article 161 concerns the Governor's pardoning power, so it does not govern the appointment of the State's Advocate General.
- (B) Article 164 deals with the appointment of the Chief Minister and other ministers, not the State's Advocate General.
- (D) Article 170 deals with the composition of Legislative Assemblies, so it is unrelated to appointing the Advocate General.
Concept
This tests the State executive and constitutional offices portion of Rajasthan Polity. It recurs in RAS because Article-based appointments, especially Governor-linked offices, are high-yield factual anchors.