UPPSC 2015 General Studies I Solved Paper

Question : 52 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

Which amongst the following countries has appointed Justice S.K. Sinha as its Chief Justice in January 2015?

Surinam
Mauritius
Nepal
Bangladesh

Solution:

(d) In a historic move for Bangladesh,Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has been appointed as the

21^{st}

Chief Justice of the country. He has become the first Hindu to hold the highest post. President Mohammad Abdul Hamid appointed Sinha, the senior-most judge of the apex court,as its Chief Justice, who will have a term of a little over three years. He is the first non-Muslim to become the country’s top judge.

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