The Comptroller and Auditor General of India can be removed from office

by the President at any timeCorrect answerYour answerin the manner prescribed for a judge of the Supreme CourtCorrect answerYour answerby a simple majority of the Lok SabhaCorrect answerYour answerby the Prime Minister on the advice of the CabinetCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: B

The Comptroller and Auditor General may be removed only in the same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.
That means an address by each House of Parliament, supported by a special majority, on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
The appointment is made by the President, but the removal is deliberately put beyond the executive's reach, because the office audits the executive.

Worth noting

The appointment and the removal work differently, and a question can be built on either. Appointment is the President's; removal is Parliament's.

Concept: Security of tenure of the CAG
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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India can be removed from office

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