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1. Which one of the following articles deals with the appointment of judges of high court ?
A. Article 217
B. Article 214
C. Article 226
D. Article 216
ANSWER: A.Article 217
SOLUTION :APPOINTMENT OF PERMANENT JUDGES. The Chief Justice and Judges of the High Courts are to be appointed by the President under clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution.
2. At present, how many high courts are there in India?
A. 25
B. 21
C. 28
D. 29
ANSWER: A.25
SOLUTION:In India, there are currently 25 High Courts. Answer: The Supreme Court, High Courts, and Subordinate Courts are the three different categories of courts in India.
3. Who among the following has power to extend the jurisdiction of a high court to any union territory or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court from any union territory ?
A. Prime minister
B. Parliament
C. Governor
D. President
ANSWER : B.Parliament
SOLUTION:The Parliament can extend the jurisdiction of a high court to any union territory or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court from any union territory. The judges of a high court are appointed by the President.
4. Who is authorized to transfer the judges of one High Court to another High Court?
A. Prime minister
B. Vice-president
C. President
D. Home minister
ANSWER: C.President
SOLUTION:The President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfer a Judge from one High Court to any other High Court within the territory of India.
5. Salary and allowances of the judges of the High Court of the state are charged on which one of the following funds?
A. Consolidated fund of India
B. Consolidated fund of the State
C. Contingency fund of India
D. Contingency fund of the state
ANSWER: B.Consolidated fund of the State
SOLUTION:The salaries, pension and allowances of the judges of High Court are charged on the consolidated fund of the state.
6. A high court judge can write his letter of resignation to which of the following ?
A. The President
B. The Chief Justice of India
C. The Chief Justice of High Court
D. The Governor of the state
ANSWER: A.The President
SOLUTION: A judge of High Court can resign his office by writing to the President any time after the appointment.
7. Which of the following state/Union territories have a common High Court?
A. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
B. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
C. Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
D. Assam and Bengal
ANSWER: B.Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
SOLUTION: At present, we have 25 high courts in the country, which includes 3 common high courts. The states of Punjab and Haryana share a common High Court that is in Chandigarh. The North-Eastern states (Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh) also share the same High Court in Guwahati.
8. The minimum age to become a judge of a high court is which among the following ?
A. 35 Years
B. 40 Years
C. 30 Years
D. None of the above
ANSWER: D.None of the above
SOLUTION: The procedure of appointing the judges of the High Court has a lot of difference than that in the case of the Supreme Court. The qualifications included that the person must be an Indian, the person should have held a position as an advocate of the High Court. There is no fixed minimum age.
9. Which one of the following is true about High courts?
A. It has original and appellate jurisdiction
B. It enjoys the power of judicial review
C. It acts as the court of law
D. All the above
ANSWER: D.All the above
SOLUTION: All the above
10. The age of retirement of a High court Judge is _____.
A. 65
B. 60
C. 58
D. 62
ANSWER: D.62
SOLUTION:As of February 2024, the retirement age for a High Court judge in India is 62 years. This was amended from 60 years by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act of 1963. The Union Parliament decides the retirement age for both High Court and Supreme Court judges.