UPSC Prelims 2014— Question 75

Correct answer: Option B. The number of Supreme Court judges, other than the Chief Justice of India, is determined by Parliament through legislation. The President appoints judges under the constitutional framework, but the power to increase the sanctioned strength is vested in Parliament. Option A: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “the President of India” Option B: Correct. This option is consistent with the governing fact or the valid combination identified in the question. The option reads: “the Parliament” Option C: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “the Chief Justice of India” Option D: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “the Law Commission” The key Prelims lesson is to test each proposition independently before selecting the combination. Where the question uses words such as 'only', 'all', 'none', 'always' or a precise institutional/geographical association, a single inaccurate component is sufficient to eliminate the option. The answer recorded here follows the official answer key for the question-paper series represented by the uploaded source and has been cross-checked against an independent published key. The explanation is intended for conceptual revision rather than as a reproduction of any third-party solution.