With reference to the Supreme Court SC collegium consider the following statements It consists of th...........

Indian Political System Judicial System

With reference to the Supreme Court (SC) collegium, consider the following statements

It consists of the Chief Justice of India and the four senior-most judges of the SC.
It makes recommendations to the government for the appointment of Chief Justices of High Courts (HC) and the transfers of HC judges.
It is not provided explicitly in the Constitution of India.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

All statements are correct.

The Supreme Court recently quashed an Andhra Pradesh High Court order that voiced strong disapproval over the apex court Collegium transferring two Chief Justices and castigated the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister for his apparent attempts to undermine it.

About Supreme Court Collegium

It is a system under which appointments and transfers of judges are decided by a forum of the Chief Justice of India and the four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court (SC).
It has no place in the Indian Constitution.

What does the Constitution actually prescribe?

Article 124 deals with the appointment of SC judges. It says the appointment should be made by the President after consultation with such judges of the High Courts and the Supreme Court as the President may deem necessary. The CJI is to be consulted in all appointments, except his or her own.
Article 217 deals with the appointment of High Court judges. It says a judge should be appointed by the President after consultation with the CJI and the Governor of the state. The Chief Justice of the High Court concerned too should be consulted.

Evolution of the Collegium System

Since the Constitution mandates consultation with the CJI is necessary for appointments to the judiciary, the collegium model evolved.
It has its genesis in a series of three judgments that are now clubbed together as the Three Judges Cases.

Hence option 3rd is correct.