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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 30

SSC CGL - 02 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q30

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President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the _______ Chief Justice of India.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1. i.e. 50th.

  •  Justice DY Chandrachud would be the 50th Chief Justice of India. 
  •  Born in 1959, Justice Chandrachud was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 13th May 2016.
  • Earlier, he served as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. He had completed his LLB from Campus Law Centre from Delhi University and obtained LLM degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences from Harvard Law School in USA.