UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Lawyers’ body begins fast against shift of Gauhati HC
Q1. As of 2026, the Gauhati High Court exercises jurisdiction over how many States?
- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Five
- D. Seven
Q2. Phase 1 (estimated ₹479 crore) of the new Integrated Judicial Court Complex for the Gauhati High Court at Rangmahal was approved by which authority?
- A. The Union Cabinet
- B. The Supreme Court e-Committee
- C. The Assam Cabinet
- D. The Gauhati High Court Collegium
Q3. With reference to the proposed relocation of the Gauhati High Court, consider the following statements:
1. The existing court at Uzan Bazar lies on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra, while the proposed Rangmahal site is on the northern bank.
2. The relocation has been linked by the State government to its Brahmaputra riverfront development plan, for which the Uzan Bazar land is required.
3. The proposed Rangmahal complex will be the only High Court premises in India that is separated from its parent city, with no other High Court ever having functioned across a river.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The existing court at Uzan Bazar lies on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra, while the proposed Rangmahal site is on the northern bank.
- The relocation has been linked by the State government to its Brahmaputra riverfront development plan, for which the Uzan Bazar land is required.
- The proposed Rangmahal complex will be the only High Court premises in India that is separated from its parent city, with no other High Court ever having functioned across a river.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. Which of the following States are, as of 2026, under the jurisdiction of the Gauhati High Court?
1. Assam
2. Nagaland
3. Meghalaya
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- Assam
- Nagaland
- Meghalaya
- Arunachal Pradesh
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4