The institution of Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta was created in Madhya Pradesh by a state Act of which year?
- A.1971
- B.1975
- C.1981
- D.2013
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 1981. The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act of 1981 created the office to inquire into allegations of corruption and abuse of office against ministers and public servants of the state. The Lokayukta is appointed by the Governor after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court and the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, and the office works with a Special Police Establishment.
Option A, 1971, is the year in which Maharashtra became the first state in the country to establish a Lokayukta, which is why the year appears as a distractor. Option B, 1975, is the year of the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas Act, a neighbouring state law that is often confused with this one. Option D, 2013, is the year of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act passed by Parliament, which provided for a Lokpal at the Union level and required every state to establish a Lokayukta by law; it did not create the Madhya Pradesh institution, which had existed since 1981.
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Practice Questions
View allWhere is the principal seat of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Bhopal
- B.Indore
- C.Jabalpur
- D.Gwalior
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The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has its principal seat at Jabalpur, where it was constituted on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Read the full explanation →The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has permanent Benches at which two places?
- A.Bhopal and Indore
- B.Indore and Gwalior
- C.Rewa and Bhopal
- D.Gwalior and Ujjain
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When the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was constituted at Jabalpur on 1 November 1956, permanent Benches were provided at Indore and at Gwalior, and they have functioned there since.
Read the full explanation →The court that is today the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was first established in 1936 under which name?
- A.Nagpur High Court
- B.Madhya Bharat High Court
- C.Vindhya Pradesh High Court
- D.Jabalpur High Court
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It was established on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent as the High Court of Judicature at Nagpur for the Central Provinces and Berar, which until then had been under a Judicial Commissioner rather than a High Court.
Read the full explanation →On which date was the High Court of Madhya Pradesh constituted with its principal seat at Jabalpur?
- A.2 January 1936
- B.26 January 1950
- C.1 November 1956
- D.1 November 2000
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The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 created the state of Madhya Pradesh from that date out of the Central Provinces and Berar, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal, and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was constituted with its principal seat at Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior.
Read the full explanation →The High Court of Chhattisgarh, created when the state was separated from Madhya Pradesh, has its seat at which city?
- A.Raipur
- B.Bilaspur
- C.Durg
- D.Jagdalpur
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Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000 under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, and the High Court of Chhattisgarh was established at Bilaspur, so the districts of that region ceased to be under the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur.
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