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Who served as the first Chief Justice of independent India?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date did the final session of the Constituent Assembly meet?Read the answer and worked solution →Which constitutional amendment accorded formal status to Panchayati Raj?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Article 79, which constitutional authority is part of Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the minimum age required to contest election as President?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the new Sansad Bhavan building inaugurated?Read the answer and worked solution →What commemorative title was conferred on the Old Parliament House?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the highest judicial court of appeal in India?Read the answer and worked solution →In which month and year did the Supreme Court of India come into being?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did the Supreme Court initially sit before moving to its building?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the maximum constitutional retirement age for a Supreme Court judge?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Article gives the Supreme Court power to review its own judgments?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which Article can the Supreme Court frame rules for its practice?Read the answer and worked solution →Which judicial body is the primary guarantor of Fundamental Rights?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is the formal head of state of the Republic of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Who occupies the 1st rank in the official Order of Precedence in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Article 60, what is the solemn oath of the President of India?Read the answer and worked solution →A bill passed by both Houses of Parliament becomes law only after receiving:Read the answer and worked solution →How frequently is the Finance Commission constituted by the President?Read the answer and worked solution →Which constitutional Article grants the President the power to pardon?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which Article can a National Emergency be proclaimed in India?Read the answer and worked solution →What temporary legislative power can the President exercise during recess?Read the answer and worked solution →What literal meaning does the term Panchayati Raj translate to?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Part of the Indian Constitution contains provisions on Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →In which district of Rajasthan was Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 1959?Read the answer and worked solution →In states with less than two million people, which tier may be omitted?Read the answer and worked solution →Which committee recommended democratic decentralization via panchayats in 1957?Read the answer and worked solution →Which national leader strongly advocated Panchayati Raj as village republic?Read the answer and worked solution →RRB NTPC · Key Parliamentary TermsRead the answer and worked solution →Which Article of the Constitution establishes the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who served as the first Chief Justice of independent India?

  1. H.J. Kania
  2. M.C. Mahajan
  3. B.K. Mukherjea
  4. Sudhi Ranjan Das
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Correct answer: A. H.J. Kania

Sir H.J. Kania served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India in 1950.

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On which date did the final session of the Constituent Assembly meet?

  1. 15 August 1947
  2. 26 November 1949
  3. 24 January 1950
  4. 26 January 1950
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Correct answer: C. 24 January 1950

The Constituent Assembly held its final historic session on 24 January 1950 to sign the Constitution.

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Which constitutional amendment accorded formal status to Panchayati Raj?

  1. 42nd Amendment
  2. 44th Amendment
  3. 61st Amendment
  4. 73rd Amendment
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Correct answer: D. 73rd Amendment

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 granted constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions.

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