B.A./B.COM. LL.B. (5 YEAR LAW / U.G. LAW) Panjab University Entrance Exam 2018 : MCQs and Answer Key

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The First Attorney General Of India Was

A: Soli Sorabji
B: M C Setalvad
C: CK Daftari
D: K K Venugopal

The answer is: B

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Explanation

HERE IS A LIST OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER :

1. M. C. Setalvad (1950-1963)

2. C. K. Daphtary (1963-1968)

3. Niren De (1968-1977)

4. S. V. Gupte (1977-1979)

5. L. N. Sinha (1979-1980)

6. Soli Sorabjee (1989-1990)

7. G. Ramaswamy (1990-1992)

8. Milon K. Banerji (1992-1996)

9. Ashok Desai (1996-1998)

10. Soli Sorabjee (1998-2004)

11. Milon K. Banerji (2004-2009)

12. G. E. Vahanvati (2009-2014)

13. Mukul Rohatgi (2014-2017)

14. K. K. Venugopal (2017-present)

NOTE THAT THE POST OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA WAS CREATED IN 1950, AFTER INDIA BECAME A REPUBLIC, AND THE FIRST PERSON TO HOLD THE OFFICE WAS M. C. SETALVAD.