SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 39

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q39

Who was the first female chief justice of a state high court in India?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Leila Seth. 

Who was the first female chief justice of a state high court in India? 

Leila Seth

Who was Leila Seth?

Leila Seth (20 October 1930 – 5 May 2017) was the first woman judge in the Delhi High Court and she became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court on 5 August 1991.