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Supreme Court Composition MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements about removal and oath of Supreme Court Judges: 1. A Supreme Court Judge may be removed only by an order of the President after an address by each House of Parliament. 2. The parliamentary address for removal needs only a simple majority of members present and voting in each House. 3. The constitutional grounds for removal are proved misbehaviour or incapacity. 4. Every person appointed as a Supreme Court Judge makes the oath only before the Chief Justice of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are true: removal requires a Presidential order after an address by each House and the grounds are proved misbehaviour or incapacity. Statement 2 is false because the required support includes a majority of the total membership and at least two-thirds of members present and voting. Statement 4 is false because the oath is before the President or a person appointed by him.
Q21. The Cabinet approved expansion of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. 2. The cited purpose in the corpus fact was to help clear over 92,000 pending cases. 3. The Cabinet approved a new strength of 41 judges excluding the Chief Justice of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 match the verified corpus fact. Statement 3 is false: the corpus states 37 excluding the CJI, and explicitly notes that 41 was not the announced new strength.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 was enacted in 1956. 2. The Act provides for an increase in the number of Judges of the Supreme Court, excluding the Chief Justice. 3. Section 2 of the Act fixes the maximum number of Supreme Court Judges including the Chief Justice of India at thirty-three. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: India Code records the Act Year as 1956. Statement 2 is correct: the long title is about increasing Supreme Court Judges excluding the Chief Justice. Statement 3 is incorrect because Section 2 fixes thirty-three Judges excluding the Chief Justice of India, not including the Chief Justice.
Q4Consider the following statements about High Court-related eligibility for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge: 1. A person who has been for at least five years a Judge of a High Court can qualify. 2. A person who has been an advocate of a High Court for at least five years can qualify under the advocate route. 3. The Constitution excludes service in two or more High Courts in succession for computing eligibility. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because the advocate route requires at least ten years, not five. Statement 3 is incorrect because Article 124 expressly includes two or more High Courts in succession.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. A Judge of the Supreme Court holds office until attaining the age of sixty-five years. 2. A Supreme Court Judge normally retires at the age of sixty-two years. 3. A Supreme Court Judge may resign by writing under his hand addressed to the President. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: the constitutional tenure age for a Supreme Court Judge is sixty-five years. Statement 2 is incorrect because sixty-two years is not the Supreme Court retirement age. Statement 3 is correct: resignation is by writing addressed to the President.
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61. Parliament increased the number of Judges from 8 in 1950 to 11 in 1956. 2. Parliament increased the number to 34 in 2019 according to the Supreme Court's history page. 3. Parliament increased the number from 8 in 1950 directly to 34 in 1956. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7What is the new sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges, excluding the Chief Justice of India, after the May 2026 Cabinet approval?
8Consider the following statements about the Supreme Court's official description of its composition: 1. The Supreme Court official page states that the Court comprises the Chief Justice of India and not more than 33 other Judges appointed by the President of India. 2. The same official page states that a Supreme Court Judge must be a citizen of India. 3. The same official page states that an advocate route requires at least 5 years as an Advocate of a High Court. 4. The same official page recognises the President's opinion that a person is a distinguished jurist as one qualification route. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. Article 126 deals with the appointment of an acting Chief Justice of India. 2. When the CJI's office is vacant, the Prime Minister appoints the acting CJI. 3. The acting CJI is appointed from among the other Judges of the Supreme Court. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about appointment and tenure of Supreme Court Judges: 1. Every Judge of the Supreme Court is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. 2. Article 124 provides for consultation with such Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts as the President may deem necessary. 3. A Judge of the Supreme Court holds office until attaining the age of 62 years. 4. The Constitution vests the appointment warrant of Supreme Court Judges in the Vice-President of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
111. The Act provides for an increase in the number of Judges of the Supreme Court, excluding the Chief Justice. 2. The Act was enacted in 1956. 3. The Act fixes the maximum number of Supreme Court Judges including the Chief Justice at 33. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements: 1. A Supreme Court Judge must be a citizen of India. 2. A person who has been an advocate of a High Court for at least 10 years can qualify for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge. 3. A distinguished jurist can never qualify for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 128, the CJI may request a retired Supreme Court Judge to sit and act as a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. Such a request requires the previous consent of the President. 3. A retired Judge so requested is bound to sit even without consenting to do so. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements: 1. Article 127 is triggered when there is no quorum of Supreme Court Judges available to hold or continue a session of the Court. 2. Under Article 127, the President directly requests the attendance of a High Court Judge as an ad hoc Judge without the Chief Justice of India. 3. Before making the request under Article 127, consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned is required. 4. A Judge designated under Article 127 attends the Supreme Court but does not discharge the duties of a Supreme Court Judge. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about Article 128 and retired Judges sitting in the Supreme Court: 1. A person who has held office as a Judge of the Supreme Court may be requested to sit and act as a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. A person who has held office as a Judge of the Federal Court may also fall within Article 128. 3. A person requested under Article 128 is deemed to be a Judge of the Supreme Court for all purposes after the request. 4. Such a person, while sitting and acting, has all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a Judge of that Court. Which of the statements given above are correct?