Consider the following statements :
1. It shall be the duty of the Advocate General to give advice to the Government of the State upon legal matters.
2. The Advocate General shall hold office during the pleasure of the Cabinet.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

The correct answer is (A) 1 only.

• According to Article 165 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of each State shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court to be Advocate General for the State. It is the primary duty of the Advocate General to give advice to the Government of the State upon such legal matters and to perform such other duties of a legal character as may from time to time be referred or assigned to him by the Governor.
• The Advocate General has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of either House of the State Legislature or any committee thereof of which he may be named a member, but without the right to vote under Article 165(3). He enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to a member of the State Legislature.
• Statement 2 is incorrect because the Advocate General holds office during the pleasure of the Governor, not the Cabinet. While the appointment is made on the advice of the Council of Ministers, the constitutional tenure provision explicitly ties his removal and pleasure to the Governor of the State. Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.