High Court MCQ Questions and Answers
40. Who does not participate in the appointment of the High Court Judge?
- A) Governor of the state
- B) Chief Minister of the state
- C) Chief Justice of the High Court of the respective state
- D) President of India
B) Chief Minister of the state
Notes: The Chief Minister of the state does not participate in the appointment of High Court judges. It is primarily the responsibility of the Chief Justice of India and the collegium system.
41. Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches?
- A) Guwahati High Court
- B) Madras High Court
- C) Bombay High Court
- D) Kolkata High Court
A) Guwahati High Court
Notes: The High Court with the largest number of benches in India is the Guwahati High Court.
It has its principal seat in Guwahati, Assam, and also has permanent benches in:
Kohima, Nagaland Aizawl, Mizoram Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
42. Which is the biggest High Court in India?
- A) Allahabad
- B) Bombay
- C) Calcutta
- D) Andhra Pradesh
A) Allahabad
Notes: Allahabad High Court is the largest High Court in India.
43. Who was the first Indian judge of West Bengal High Court?
- A) N.V. Anjaria
- B) Sunderlal Trikamlal Desai
- C) Justice S. T. Desai
- D) Bhupendra Patel
C) Justice S. T. Desai
44. Who was the first justice of Karnataka High Court?
- A) R.Venkataramaiah
- B) S. Mohan
- C) S.P. Bharucha
- D) H. Hombe Gowda
A) R.Venkataramaiah
45. Who was the first Chief Justice of Orissa High Court?
- A) Lingaraj Panigrahi
- B) B. Jagannadha Das
- C) Bira Kishore Ray
- D) R. Laxman Narasimham
C) Bira Kishore Ray
Notes: The first Chief Justice of Orissa High Court was Shri Bira Kishore Ray. The Orissa High Court was inaugurated on July 26, 1948, with Shri Ray as the Chief Justice.
46. How many benches are there in Mumbai High Court?
- A) 71
- B) 79
- C) 80
- D) 65
A) 71
Notes: Mumbai High Court has a total of 71 benches.
47. In the Indian Judicial System, writs are issued by
- A) Supreme Court only
- B) Lower Courts
- C) High Courts and Supreme Court only
- D) High Court only
C) High Courts and Supreme Court only
Notes: Writs are issued by both High Courts and the Supreme Court in the Indian Judicial System.
48. The High Court judges gets the Pension from ____
- A) India’s Accumulated Fund
- B) Contingency Fund
- C) India’s Consolidated Fund
- D) None of the these
C) India’s Consolidated Fund
Notes: In India, the pension for High Court judges comes from the Consolidated Fund of India. This fund is essentially the central government’s public account that holds all of the revenue received by the government of India. The pension for High Court judges is a designated expense paid out of this fund.
49. Who was the first justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court?
- A) P. V. Dixit
- B) M. Hidayatullah
- C) Ganesh Prasad Bhutt
- D) John G. Roberts
B) M. Hidayatullah
The first Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court was Justice M. Hidayatullah. He served from 1956 to 1958. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, originally established as the Nagpur High Court in 1936, is located in Jabalpur.