Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The strength of supreme court judges is fixed in the constitution.
2.The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Originally, the strength of the Supreme Court was fixed at eight (one chief justice and seven other judges).
- The Parliament has increased this number of other judges progressively to ten in 1956, to thirteen in 1960, to seventeen in 1977, to twenty-five in 1986, to thirty in 2008 and to thirty-three in 2019.
- The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president. The chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with such judges of the Supreme Court and high courts as he deems necessary.
Source: Laxmikanth
