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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Neither 1 nor 2
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: Under Article 165 of the Constitution, the Advocate General for a State is appointed directly by the Governor of that State, not by the President of India.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The jurisdiction of High Courts (original, appellate, writ, supervisory) is derived from constitutional provisions (such as Articles 225, 226, 227) and relevant statutory acts, not primarily the Civil Procedure Code. High Courts generally do not possess advisory jurisdiction comparable to the Supreme Court's Article 143 jurisdiction.
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