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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 60

As envisaged in the Constitution of India with respect to the ‘Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008 (11 of 2009)’, there shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India, and not more than ________ other judges.

  1. Forty

  2. Ten

  3. Twenty

  4. Thirty

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Answer: (D) Thirty

Explanation

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008 raised the strength to the Chief Justice and 30 other judges (31 in all). A later amendment in 2019 raised it to 33 other judges.