Who among the following was the first Assamese to be appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of India?

Mahendra Mohan Chaudhary
Parbati Kumar Goswami
Ranjan Kumar Gogoi
None of the above

The correct answer is: C. Ranjan Kumar Gogoi.

Ranjan Kumar Gogoi was the first Assamese to be appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of India. He was appointed on October 12, 2012 and served as the Chief Justice of India from October 3, 2018 to November 17, 2019.

Mahendra Mohan Chaudhary was a Bengali lawyer and politician who served as the Chief Justice of India from 1958 to 1962. He was not an Assamese.

Parbati Kumar Goswami was an Indian jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court from 1994 to 1997. He was not an Assamese.

None of the above is the correct answer.