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Who was the Chief Justice of India in November 2007?
A. K.G. Bala Krishna
B. Dr. Ambedkar
C. Krishna Murti
D. None of these

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Hint: He was the previous Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He is a former magistrate of India. He was the primary judge from Kerala to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was born on 12 May 1945. He was appointed by the A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Complete answer:
Option A) K.G. Bala Krishna – is a correct answer because Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan was the Chief Justice of India within November 2007. He was the previous Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was the primary judge from Kerala to become the Chief Justice/Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Option B) Dr. Ambedkar – is an incorrect answer because he was not a Chief Justice of India in November 2007. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer, who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and also supporting the rights of ladies and labour.

Option C) Krishna Murti – is an incorrect answer because he was not a Chief Justice of India in November 2007. Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian speaker and writer. In his childhood, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher.

Option D) None of these – is an incorrect answer because K.G. Bala Krishna was the Chief Justice/Magistrate of India in November 2007.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: The Chief Justice is that the presiding member of a Supreme court in any of the many countries with a justice system supported English common law.
Example: State Supreme Court of Australia, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Supreme Court of India, Canada, Ireland, Japan, etc.
The Chief Justice may be selected in many ways, but, in many nations, the position is given to the foremost senior justice of the court.