Indian Polity : Constitutional & Non-Constitutional Bodies

Q 26 / 42

UPSC CSE Prelims 2008

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I (Person) List-II (Position)
A. Nagendra Singh 1. Chief Election Commissioner of
India
B. A. N. Ray 2. President, International Court of
Justice
C. R. K. Trivedi 3. Chief Justice of India
D. Ashok Desai 4. Attorney General of India

EXPLANATION

Correct Option (B):

  • Nagendra Singh served as the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1985 to 1988. He was the only Indian to hold this position. (A-2)
  • A. N. Ray was the Chief Justice of India from 1973 to 1977. His appointment involved the supersession of senior judges. (B-3)
  • R. K. Trivedi held the office of Chief Election Commissioner of India from 1982 to 1985. (C-1)
  • Ashok Desai served as the Attorney General of India from 1996 to 1998. (D-4)

Incorrect Options:

  • Option (1) is incorrect because Nagendra Singh was President of the International Court of Justice, not Chief Election Commissioner of India.
  • Option (3) is incorrect because Nagendra Singh was President of the International Court of Justice (not Chief Election Commissioner), and R. K. Trivedi was Chief Election Commissioner of India (not President of ICJ).
  • Option (4) is incorrect because A. N. Ray served as Chief Justice of India, not Attorney General of India.
SOURCEIndian Polity by M. Laxmikanth, Chapter 45: Election Commission; Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth, Chapter 29: Supreme Court; Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth, Chapter 40: Attorney General of India; International Relations, Chapter on International Organisations