MPSC PYQIndian PolityState Government

Which one of the following statements is correct about the Advocate General of the State ?

This MPSC previous-year question is drawn from MPSC Subordinate Services Group B Pre 2021 (English). It belongs to the Indian Polity section under the topic State Government and is reproduced here in English exactly as it appeared in the official Maharashtra Public Service Commission paper, along with the four options, the official Set A answer key and a compact explanation of why the correct option is correct.

A.He shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Council of Ministers.
B.His remuneration is determined by the State Legislature.
C.He may appear as an advocate in cases against the State Government for a private party.
D.None of the above

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Straight to the answer: None of the above. The examiner rewards precision on this item — every option is engineered to feel plausible, but only the marked one matches the exact wording of the source document.

Why this question matters

MPSC's answer-key process — including the objection round after every paper — means the official Set A answer keys we use are the authoritative reference for questions like this. When you see a discrepancy between two coaching-institute keys, the official MPSC revised key (which we track) is the source of truth. Anchoring your revision on the official key prevents second-guessing on the day of the actual exam.

How to attempt this in the exam

Do the arithmetic on scratch paper even for one-step state government numericals. The most common wrong answer in MPSC's numerical items is a rounding error or a unit mismatch, not a conceptual mistake. Writing each step out costs ten seconds and prevents the majority of those errors.

Subject-specific tip

Tip for Polity: pin down the Article number, the year of the amendment and the body that performs the action. Most Polity questions can be solved by matching just those three anchors.

Constitutional questions in the MPSC PYQ set

Every Polity item in an MPSC paper eventually reduces to one of five decision axes: (1) which Article, (2) which amendment, (3) which body, (4) which case, or (5) which schedule. Once an aspirant internalises those five axes, even unseen questions can be attempted at 60-percent-plus accuracy by process of elimination. Our editorial team categorises each PYQ by the primary axis so aspirants can drill along the axis they find weakest — e.g. Ambedkar quotes and constituent-assembly landmarks belong to the 'landmark event' axis; the Basic Structure Doctrine belongs to the 'case law' axis.

Recurring high-yield topics in the MPSC set (based on our tag frequency across 5,000+ historical questions) include: the emergency provisions (Article 352 / 356 / 360), the amendment procedure (Article 368), the President's election (Article 54 with proportional representation via single transferable vote), the Speaker of Lok Sabha vs. Chairman of Rajya Sabha, the Public Accounts Committee vs. the Estimates Committee, and the National Development Council. The 73rd and 74th amendments, the schedules that list the languages (8th), the anti-defection provisions (10th) and the tribal areas (5th / 6th) are also perennial.

Sit with the Constitution of India bare act, our Indian Polity study guide and this question — three tabs open on the same screen. That habit alone lifts most aspirants by one full standard-deviation on the mock-test score distribution.

Source and editorial process

Source: MPSC Subordinate Services Group B Pre 2021 (English). This question, its four options and the marked correct answer are transcribed verbatim from the official Maharashtra Public Service Commission Set A paper. Our editorial team cross-checks each question against the original PDF released on mpsc.gov.in and against the corresponding official answer key.

We never paraphrase the wording. Where MPSC has issued a revised key after an objection round, the answer highlighted above reflects the revised key and the revision is logged in our internal change-log. If you spot a discrepancy, please email us at dontknowacademy@gmail.com — we acknowledge every report within 24 hours and push a fix within 48 hours.

Related study material

Deepen your preparation on this topic with our long-form MPSC study guides. Every guide is written specifically for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission preliminary syllabus and takes twelve to sixteen minutes to read in full.

Practice the full subject

MPSC Subordinate Services Group B Pre 2021 (English)

Practice more questions

About MPSC PYQ QUIZ

MPSC PYQ QUIZ is a free educational platform by Don't know Academy that helps Maharashtra Public Service Commission aspirants practise with the complete archive of previous-year questions. Every paper on the site is sourced from the official MPSC release, tagged by subject and topic, and paired with the official Set A answer key. The platform is independent and not affiliated with MPSC, the Government of Maharashtra or any government body — please read our Disclaimer for the full statement.