Facts about Supreme Court of India and its Chief Justice’s

Q.1: Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

a) Harilal Jekisundas Kania          b) M. Patanjali Sastri          c) Mehr Chand Mahajan          d) M.C. Setalvad

Ans:  a) Harilal Jekisundas Kania

Q.2: The Supreme Court of India came into existence on__________?

a) 26 Jan 1950          b) 15 Aug 1950           c) 26 Jan 1951           d) 15 Aug 1951

Ans: a) 26 Jan 1950

Q.3: Who was the first women judge of the Supreme Court of India?

a) Indu Malhotra          b) M. Fathima Beevi          c) Bela Trivedi          d) Indira Banerjee

Ans: b) M. Fathima Beevi

Q.4: Who was the first woman advocate to be elevated as the judge of the Supreme Court directly from the bar?

a) Indu Malhotra          b) Hima Kohli          c) Ranjana Desai           d) Bela Trivedi

Ans. a) Indu Malhotra

Q.5: Who became the first Muslim Chief Justice of India?

a) Ghulam Hasan          b) Syed Jaffer Imam          c) Syed Murtaza Fazl Ali         d) Mohammad Hidayatullah

Ans. d) Mohammad Hidayatullah

Q.6: Who became the first CJI from dalit community?

a) Sudhi Ranjan Das          b) Amal Kumar Sarkar            c) Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan                            d) S. Rajendra Babu

Ans. c) Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan

 Q.7: Who is the longest-serving Chief Justice of India?

a) Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud          b) P.N. Bhagwati         c) Ranganath Misra             d) U.U. Lalit

Ans. a) Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud

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