The NHRC chairperson is APPOINTED by the:

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Accepted Answer

A. PRESIDENT of India on the recommendation of a Committee chaired by the PRIME MINISTER and consisting of: Speaker of Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, and Home Minister

1. Section 4(1) PHRA 1993 prescribes the appointment procedure:
2. The Chairperson and Members of NHRC are appointed by the PRESIDENT on the recommendation of a COMMITTEE consisting of:
3. (a) the PRIME MINISTER — CHAIRPERSON;
4. (b) the SPEAKER of the House of the People;
5. (c) the MINISTER IN-CHARGE of the Ministry of Home Affairs;
6. (d) the LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION in the House of the People;
7. (e) the LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION in the Council of States;
8. (f) the DEPUTY CHAIRMAN of the Council of States.
9. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4_

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Cabinet alone (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4)

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Chief Justice of India alone (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4)

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Speaker of Lok Sabha alone (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 4)