Question

What is the name of the first Chief Justice of India?

• A. B.N. Mukherjee
• B. H.J. Kania
• C. B.R. Ambedkar
• D. Aslam Khan

Hint:

Remember that the first Chief Justice of India played a pivotal role in the establishment of judicial authority in the newly independent country.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The first Chief Justice of India was Harilal Jekisundas Kania, appointed on 26th January 1950. He was the first person to hold the office after the establishment of the Supreme Court of India.