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Q9 (IAS/2000) Polity & Governance › Union Executive › Order of Precedence Answer Verified

Consider the following functionaries: I. Cabinet Secretary II. Chief Election Commissioner III. Union Cabinet Ministers IV. Chief Justice of India Their correct sequence, in the Order of Precedence is

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: C
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The correct answer is Option 3 (IV, III, II, I) based on the Table of Precedence established by the President’s Secretariat.

The hierarchy is determined as follows:

  • Rank 4: The Chief Justice of India (IV) holds a superior position along with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
  • Rank 7: Union Cabinet Ministers (III) follow, alongside Chief Ministers (within their states) and the Deputy Chairman of the NITI Aayog.
  • Rank 9A: The Chief Election Commissioner (II) is placed here, sharing the rank with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
  • Rank 11: The Cabinet Secretary (I), the senior-most civil servant, occupies this position.

Options 1, 2, and 4 are incorrect because they fail to recognize that the Judiciary's head (CJI) precedes the Executive's ministers, and the constitutional post of the CEC precedes the administrative head (Cabinet Secretary). Thus, the correct descending order is IV-III-II-I.

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