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| Consider the passage given below and answer the following question. India is a federal State having a solitary and unified legal system with a three-tier structure, i.e., Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Courts. Supreme Court at the pinnacle of the Indian Judiciary is the greatest authority to safeguard the rights and liberties of the citizens, and to maintain the upsides of law and order. The Supreme Court of India was established on 28th January 1950. It replaced both the Federal Court of India and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which were at the apex of the Indian court system, under the colonial period. The Constitution of India as it remained in 1950 conceived a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and 7 Judges. The Parliament was conceded the power to expand the number of judges in the coming years. |
| Which Article of the Constitution provides the composition of the Supreme Court of India? |
Article 124 Article 125 Article 144 Article 135 |
| Article 124 |
| The Indian Constitution under Article 124(1) states that there shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief justice of India (CJI) and 34 judges, including the CJI. |
