Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): The salary and conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India cannot be varied to his/her disadvantage after his/her appointment.
Reason (R): The office of the CAG is a constitutional office.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
★The office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is a constitutional office created under Articles 148 to 151 of the Constitution.
★Because it is a constitutional office, the Constitution itself protects the salary and conditions of service of the CAG.
★The salary and other service conditions of the CAG are determined by Parliament by law under Article 148(3).
★Once the CAG is appointed, neither the salary nor the rights regarding leave, pension or retirement age can be altered to his or her disadvantage.
★This protection secures the independence of the CAG from executive pressure.
★For NET, link the security of the CAG's salary with its status as a constitutional office under Articles 148 to 151.
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