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1. Supreme Court of India was established under:

 
 
 
 

2. Original Constitution provided for Supreme Court with:

 
 
 
 

3. Present sanctioned strength of Supreme Court (2026) is:

 
 
 
 

4. Judges of Supreme Court are appointed by President under Article:

 
 
 
 

5. Minimum qualifications for SC judge under Article 124(3):

 
 
 
 

6. Retirement age of Supreme Court judge:

 
 
 
 

7. Oath of Supreme Court judge is administered by:

 
 
 
 

8. Salary of SC judges is charged upon:

 
 
 
 

9. Procedure for removal of SC judge is given in:

 
 
 
 

10. Special majority for removal means:

 
 
 
 

11. First judge against whom impeachment motion was moved:

 
 
 
 

12. Collegium system for appointments was propounded in:

 
 
 
 

13. Third Judges Case (1998) expanded collegium to:

 
 
 
 

14. NJAC was struck down in:

 
 
 
 

15. 99th Constitutional Amendment Act related to:

 
 
 
 

16. Supreme Court is a Court of Record under:

 
 
 
 

17. Power to punish for contempt includes:

 
 
 
 

18. Original jurisdiction of SC under Article 131 covers disputes between:

 
 
 
 

19. Article 131 does NOT cover:

 
 
 
 

20. Writ jurisdiction of Supreme Court is under:

 
 
 
 

21. High Courts’ writ jurisdiction is under:

 
 
 
 

22. Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction in constitutional matters is under:

 
 
 
 

23. Civil appeals lie under Article 133 if:

 
 
 
 

24. Criminal appeals to SC under Article 134 include:

 
 
 
 

25. Special Leave Petition is under:

 
 
 
 

26. Article 136 is:

 
 
 
 

27. Advisory jurisdiction is under:

 
 
 
 

28. In re Kerala Education Bill (1958) and Ayodhya (1993) are examples of:

 
 
 
 

29. Power of review is under:

 
 
 
 

30. Curative petition was evolved in:

 
 
 
 

31. Power to do complete justice is under:

 
 
 
 

32. Law declared by SC is binding on all courts under:

 
 
 
 

33. All authorities shall act in aid of SC under:

 
 
 
 

34. SC can transfer cases between High Courts under:

 
 
 
 

35. Seat of Supreme Court is in Delhi under Article:

 
 
 
 

36. Acting Chief Justice is appointed under:

 
 
 
 

37. Ad hoc judges can be appointed under Article 127 when:

 
 
 
 

38. Retired SC/HC judges may sit under Article 128:

 
 
 
 

39. Supreme Court Rules are made under:

 
 
 
 

40. Minimum number of judges to decide substantial constitutional question under Article 145(3):

 
 
 
 

41. Master of Roster is:

 
 
 
 

42. First Chief Justice of India:

 
 
 
 

43. First woman judge of Supreme Court:

 
 
 
 

44. Longest serving Chief Justice:

 
 
 
 

45. Shortest tenure CJI:

 
 
 
 

46. Current Chief Justice as of April 2026:

 
 
 
 

47. First Dalit Chief Justice:

 
 
 
 

48. Supreme Court’s power of judicial review is based on:

 
 
 
 

49. Basic Structure doctrine propounded in:

 
 
 
 

50. Public Interest Litigation in India was pioneered by:

 
 
 
 

51. Minerva Mills case (1980) reaffirmed:

 
 
 
 

52. Supreme Court can issue writs for:

 
 
 
 

53. Which writ means ‘to have the body’?

 
 
 
 

54. Mandamus means:

 
 
 
 

55. Certiorari is issued to:

 
 
 
 

56. Prohibition is issued to:

 
 
 
 

57. Quo Warranto means:

 
 
 
 

58. Contempt of Court Act was enacted in:

 
 
 
 

59. Supreme Court’s jurisdiction over tribunals:

 
 
 
 

60. Independence of judiciary ensured by:

 
 
 
 

61. Judges’ conduct cannot be discussed in Parliament except on removal motion under:

 
 
 
 

62. Article 71 gives SC jurisdiction over:

 
 
 
 

63. First woman to be appointed directly from bar to SC:

 
 
 
 

64. Supreme Court’s power to grant bail under Article 136 is:

 
 
 
 

65. Doctrine of prospective overruling first applied in:

 
 
 
 

66. Largest bench in SC history:

 
 
 
 

67. Supreme Court established Fast Track Special Courts monitoring under Article 142 in:

 
 
 
 

68. Supreme Court Legal Services Committee provides:

 
 
 
 

69. Who administers oath to President?

 
 
 
 

70. Supreme Court can sit in benches to decide cases involving interpretation of Constitution with minimum:

 
 
 
 

71. Appeal against SC judgment lies to:

 
 
 
 

72. Independence of SC judges protected from post-retirement appointments except:

 
 
 
 

73. First SC judgment delivered on:

 
 
 
 

74. Supreme Court’s emblem features:

 
 
 
 

75. Language of Supreme Court proceedings under Article 348:

 
 
 
 

76. Supreme Court can make rules for:

 
 
 
 

77. Public Interest Litigation relaxation of locus standi means:

 
 
 
 

78. Supreme Court collegium for HC transfers includes:

 
 
 
 

79. Supreme Court declared right to privacy as fundamental right in:

 
 
 
 

80. Supreme Court struck down Section 66A IT Act in:

 
 
 
 

81. Navtej Singh Johar case (2018) decriminalized:

 
 
 
 

82. Joseph Shine case (2018) struck down:

 
 
 
 

83. Supreme Court upheld abrogation of Article 370 in:

 
 
 
 

84. Supreme Court’s power under Article 142 cannot:

 
 
 
 

85. Salaries of judges are determined by:

 
 
 
 

86. Supreme Court has power to review its own judgment within:

 
 
 
 

87. Curative petition must be certified by:

 
 
 
 

88. Supreme Court exercises superintendence over:

 
 
 
 

89. Transfer of judges from one HC to another is made by President after consultation with:

 
 
 
 

90. Supreme Court’s judgment in S.P. Gupta (First Judges) held:

 
 
 
 

91. Second Judges Case overruled S.P. Gupta and established:

 
 
 
 

92. Supreme Court can issue directions to government under Article 142 in matters of:

 
 
 
 

93. Supreme Court Legal Aid is available to persons with annual income less than:

 
 
 
 

94. Supreme Court’s contempt power is:

 
 
 
 

95. Appeal by special leave can be filed against:

 
 
 
 

96. Supreme Court’s decision in Indira Gandhi v Raj Narain (1975) related to:

 
 
 
 

97. Supreme Court sits in benches to decide cases involving interpretation of Constitution with minimum:

 
 
 
 

98. First sitting of Supreme Court after inauguration was presided by:

 
 
 
 

99. Supreme Court has power to do complete justice even if it requires:

 
 
 
 

100. Supreme Court’s registry is headed by:

 
 
 
 


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