The Central Vigilance Commission was set up in 1964 on the recommendation of which committee?
- A.The Santhanam Committee
- B.The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
- C.The Ashok Mehta Committee
- D.The Sarkaria Commission
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, the Santhanam Committee. The Committee on Prevention of Corruption, chaired by K. Santhanam, reported in the early nineteen sixties and recommended an apex vigilance body free of departmental control, and the government set up the Central Vigilance Commission by a resolution in February 1964. Option B, the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee of 1957, recommended the three-tier Panchayati Raj system and belongs to local government. Option C, the Ashok Mehta Committee of 1977, revisited Panchayati Raj and recommended a two-tier structure, so it too belongs to that chapter. Option D, the Sarkaria Commission of 1983, examined Centre-State relations and the office of the Governor. Each of these committees is a separate question in its own right, so tag Santhanam to vigilance, Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta to Panchayati Raj and Sarkaria to federalism.
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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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