Consolidated Fund Concept

Deep Dive: UPSC Practice

With reference to the comparison between the judge of the Supreme Court and the High Court, consider the following statements: 1. While judge appointed to the Supreme Court should be a citizen of India, no such condition is required for appointment of judge to High Court. 2. No ‘distinguished jurist’ has been appointed as a judge of Supreme Court so far. 3. The salaries of judges of both Supreme Court and High Courts are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. How many statements given above are correct?