Multiple choice

The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission may be removed from his office

  1. by the Government of India

  2. when a unanimous resolution for the removal is passed by the members of the Commission

  3. by the order of the President of India, where the Supreme Court to whom reference was made after conducting the inquiry, reports that the Chairman should be removed

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

The chairman or a member of the UPSC can be removed from office by the president only in the manner and on the grounds mentioned in the Constitution. However, in this case, the president has to refer the matter to the Supreme Court for an inquiry. If the Supreme Court after the inquiry, upholds the cause of removal and advises so, the president can remove the chairman or a member.

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