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A Judge of the Supreme Court retires at the age of

(1) 65 years

(2) 55 years

(3) 50 years

(4) 58 years

Of the following, who held the offices of Judge of the Supreme Court and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(1) M. Hidayatullah

(2) K.S. Hegde

(3) Subba Rao

(4) P.N. Bhagwati

The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by

(1) The President

(2) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

(3) Governor of the State

(4) Chief Minister of the State

The first woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was

(1) Rani Jethmalani

(2) Anna George Malhotra

(3) M. Fathima Beevi

(4) Leila Seth

Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court of a state in India?

(1) Sunanda Bhandare

(2) Fathima Beevi

(3) Leila Seth

(4) Anna Chandy

To whom can a case of dispute in the election of the President be referred ?

(1) Chief Election Commissioner

(2) Parliament

(3) Supreme Court of India

(4) None of these

Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court?

(1) Sunanda Bhandare

(2) Leila Seth

(3) Fatima Beevi

(4) Indira Jaising

Which is the highest law of the land?

(1) Indian Penal Code

(2) Indian Constitution

(3) Civil Procedure Code

(4) Criminal Procedure Code

The Supreme Court of India acts as a Federal Court when it deals with

(1) Civil cases

(2) Inter-State disputes

(3) Appeals from lower courts

(4) Election petitions

Which one of the following Chief Justices of India had the opportunity to act as President of India ?

(1) Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan

(2) Justice P.B. Gajendra-gadkar

(3) Justice M. Hidayatulla

(4) Justice P. N. Bhagawati

Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court of a state in India?

(1) Sunanda Bhandare

(2) Fathima Beevi

(3) Leila Seth

(4) Anna Chandy

‘Equality before law’ in India is derived from

(1) Case Law

(2) Political Conventions

(3) Constitution

(4) Gandhian Philosophy

Who interprets the Constitution?

(1) Legislature

(2) Executive

(3) Judiciary

(4) President

A law made by the Judiciary is known as

(1) Ordinary law

(2) Case law

(3) Rule of law

(4) Administrative law

What is the retirement age for a Supreme Court Judge?

(1) 62 years

(2) 68 years

(3) 65 years

(4) 70 years

The Judges of High Court are administered the oath of office by

(1) The Chief Justice of the High Court

(2) The President of India

(3) The Chief Justice of India

(4) Governor of the State

The Pension of a High Court Judge is charged on the

(1) Public Accounts of India

(2) Consolidated Fund of the State

(3) Public Accounts of the State

(4) Consolidated Fund of India

The High Court which has the distinction of having the first woman Chief Justice is:

(1) Guwahati High Court

(2) Allahabad High Court

(3) Delhi High Court

(4) Himachal Pradesh High Court