The Central Vigilance Commission was given statutory status by which law, following a Supreme Court direction?
- A.The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- B.The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
- C.The Right to Information Act, 2005
- D.The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. The Commission worked for nearly four decades on the strength of an executive resolution alone. In Vineet Narain versus Union of India, decided in 1997, the Supreme Court directed that it be given statutory status and be made the supervising authority over the CBI in corruption cases, and Parliament gave effect to this by the Act of 2003. Option A, the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, defines the offences that the Commission and the CBI deal with but does not create the Commission. Option C, the Right to Information Act, 2005, created the Information Commissions, a different set of bodies. Option D, the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, created the Lokpal and amended the law on the CBI Director, but the CVC already had statutory status by then. Pair 1997 with the judgment and 2003 with the Act.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed by Parliament in which year?
- A.1968
- B.2005
- C.2013
- D.2019
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Parliament passed the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act in December 2013; it received the assent of the President on 1 January 2014 and came into force on 16 January 2014.
Read the full explanation →Who coined the term Lokpal?
- A.L. M. Singhvi
- B.Morarji Desai
- C.K. Santhanam
- D.Shanti Bhushan
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The jurist and parliamentarian Lakshmi Mall Singhvi suggested the Indian name Lokpal in 1963 for the institution that Scandinavian countries call the Ombudsman, and the name stuck.
Read the full explanation →The Lokpal consists of a chairperson and a maximum of how many members?
- A.Four
- B.Six
- C.Eight
- D.Ten
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The Act provides for a chairperson and not more than eight members, so the full body can have nine persons.
Read the full explanation →What is the term of office of the chairperson and members of the Lokpal?
- A.Three years or until the age of sixty-two, whichever is earlier
- B.Four years or until the age of sixty-five, whichever is earlier
- C.Five years or until the age of seventy, whichever is earlier
- D.Six years or until the age of sixty-five, whichever is earlier
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The Act fixes the tenure of the chairperson and of every member of the Lokpal at five years from the date of entering office, or until the holder turns seventy, whichever comes first, and they are not eligible for reappointment.
Read the full explanation →Who chairs the selection committee that recommends the appointment of the Lokpal?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Prime Minister
- C.The Chief Justice of India
- D.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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The selection committee is chaired by the Prime Minister and has four other members, namely the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India or a judge of the Supreme Court nominated by him, and one eminent jurist recommended…
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