General Knowledge Questions and Answers on Supreme Court of India

1. In which year Supreme Court of India came in to force ?
Answer: 1950 January 28

2. Who is the first chief Justice of India ?
Answer:  Harilal J Kania

3. Who is the 40th (current) Chief Justice of India ?
Answer: Justice Sathasivam

4. Who is the first female judge of supreme court ?
Answer: Fathima Beevi

5. Which High Court for the first time in India declared 'Bandh" as illegal
Answer : Kerala High Court

6. Which state has no Panchayati Raj Institution
Answer : Nagaland

7. Which High Court has the largest jurisdiction in the terms of states
Answer : Gauhati High Court

8. Second largest judicial complex in the World
Ans : Madras High Court

9. Supreme Court Judges retire upon attaining the age of
Answer : 65 years

10. Total number of High Court in India
Answer : 24

11. The age of retirement of a Judge of a High Court in India is?
Answer : 62 years

12. Who was the first person to be directly appointed as the Judge of Supreme Court?
Answer : Kuldeep Singh

13. Which of the following is the oldest High Court in India?
Answer : High Court of Calcutta

14. Who was the first woman judge to be appointed Chief Justice of a High Court?
Ans : Justice Smt Leila Seth

15. Andaman and Nicobar islands come under the jurisdiction of which of the following High Courts?
Answer : Calcutta High Court

16. The pension of a high court judge is charged to the
Answer : Consolidated Fund of India

17. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
Answer : Original jurisdiction

18. Which article in Indian Constitution gives the power of Writ jurisdiction to Supreme court ?
Answer: Article 32

19. Who appoints the judges of supreme court ?
Answer: President

20. What is the monthly salary of chief Justice of Supreme court ?
Answer: 1 lakh

21.  What is the monthly salary of judge of Supreme court ?
Answer: 90,000

22. Who is the present (40th) Chief Justice of India ?
Answer:  P. Sathasivam

23. Who is the first female supreme court chief justice ?
answer: No female CJI yet