What is the name of the Solicitor-General of India who resigned from his post on 20 October 2017?
A. Nitesh Sharma
B. Ranjit Kumar
C. Maninder Singh
D. L.Nageswara Rao
Answer:B
What is the name of the Solicitor-General of India who resigned from his post on 20 October 2017?
A. Nitesh Sharma B. Ranjit Kumar C. Maninder Singh D. L.Nageswara Rao
Explanation: Ranjit Kumar, the Solicitor-General of India, which is the second highest ranking law officer of the government, resigned with immediate effect on 20 October 2017. He had joined the government’s team of law officers in the Supreme Court in 2014. His tenure of three years as Solicitor General had ended on 6 June 2017, but the government had extended the tenure on an ad hoc basis. Earlier Mukul Rohatgi had quit as Attorney-General of India in June 2017 and had returned to private practice.