UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Justice Narasimha to be part of SC Collegium as Justice Maheshwari retires

Q1. As reaffirmed when the Supreme Court Collegium was reconstituted in 2025–26, how many senior-most judges, in addition to the Chief Justice of India, constitute the Collegium?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Six

Q2. The present composition of the Supreme Court Collegium — the Chief Justice of India together with the four senior-most judges — was established by which of the following?

  • A. First Judges Case (S.P. Gupta v. Union of India), 1981
  • B. Second Judges Case (SCAORA v. Union of India), 1993
  • C. Third Judges Case (Presidential Reference), 1998
  • D. National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014

Q3. On the executive side, recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium are processed and the warrants of appointment of judges are prepared exclusively by which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice
  • B. Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
  • C. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Q4. In the context of judicial appointments, the term 'reiteration' by the Supreme Court Collegium precisely means:

  • A. When the Collegium sends back a recommendation that the government has returned, after which the government is bound to make the appointment
  • B. The Collegium re-examining its own recommendation and withdrawing it on the government's objection
  • C. A fresh consultation initiated by the President with the Chief Justice before any name is proposed
  • D. The annual renewal of the Memorandum of Procedure agreed between the judiciary and the executive