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Who is the current Chief Justice of India as of early 2025?
Y. Chandrachud
Sanjiv Khanna
R. Gavai
Surya Kant
Sanjiv Khanna
Memorize the sequence of recent appointments: D.Y. Chandrachud retired in Nov 2024, succeeded by Sanjiv Khanna.
Appointment records of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) as of early 2025.
CJIcurrentтАЛ=Appointment2024тАЛтЖТ2025
Memorize the sequence of recent appointments: D.Y. Chandrachud retired in Nov 2024, succeeded by Sanjiv Khanna.
Confusing the outgoing CJI (Y. Chandrachud) with the incumbent (Sanjiv Khanna) due to recent transition timelines.
Identify the tenure of 50th CJI
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud served as the 50th Chief Justice of India until his retirement on November 10, 2024.
CJI50тАЛ=Y.Chandrachud
Identify the successor
Justice Sanjiv Khanna was appointed as the 51st Chief Justice of India, assuming office on November 11, 2024.
CJI51тАЛ=Sanjiv┬аKhanna
Verify status for early 2025
Since Justice Sanjiv Khanna's tenure extends beyond 2025, he is the sitting CJI.
CJIearly2025тАЛ=Sanjiv┬аKhanna
B is correct because Justice Sanjiv Khanna took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India on November 11, 2024, succeeding Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.
In static GK for competitive exams, always check the exact retirement dates of constitutional heads when a changeover occurs in late Q4, as it frequently appears in Q1 exams of the following year.