Question

Assertion (A): A Supreme Court judge is appointed by the President.
Reason (R): There should be minimum interference of the executive body.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true and (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false and (R) is true.
• E. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Under clause 2 of Article 124 of the Indian Constitution, the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court judges shall be appointed by the President of India. This is done to minimize the influence of any political executive on the Courts. This allows the Courts to be independent as no legislative or executive body would be able to influence the decisions taken by the Courts.