Which State was the first to establish the institution of Lokayukta?
- A.Odisha
- B.Maharashtra
- C.Rajasthan
- D.Bihar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Maharashtra, which set up its Lokayukta in 1971 and so was the first State where the institution actually began to work. Option A, Odisha, is the half-right answer that makes this question difficult: Odisha passed a Lokayukta law first, in 1970, but the institution was established there later, so it is remembered as the first State to legislate and not the first to establish. Option C, Rajasthan, created its Lokayukta in 1973, soon after Maharashtra, and option D, Bihar, followed in 1974, so both belong to the early group but neither is first. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 required every State to set up a Lokayukta within a year of its commencement, which is why the organisation, powers and tenure of the Lokayukta are left to each State law and differ from State to State.
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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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