lokpal and lokayukta

Which is the oldest known system designed for the redressal of citizen's grievance?

• Ombudsman System

• lokpal

• lokayukta

• none

Which was the first Indian state to establish the institution of Lokayukta?

• Bihar

• UP

• Andhra Pradesh

• Maharashtra

When did The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 came into force?

• January 2013

• May 2013

• December 2013

• february 2013

Who appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta?

• Governor

• Chief Minister

• Prime Minister

• Judge of High Court

Which one of the following committees recommended the establishment of the institutions of Lokpal and Lokayukta?

• Gorwala Committee

• Appleby committee

• Administrative reforms committee

• Ashok mehta committee

Which of the following are major features of the institutions of Lokpal and Lokayukta as recommended by the Administrative Reforms Commission?

1. They should be demonstrably independent and impartial.

2. They should compare with the highest judicial functionary in the country.

3. They should be directly accountable to Parliament.

4. Their appointments should as far as possible be non-political.

• 1 and 4

• 1,2, and 4

• 1,2,3,4

• 2 and 3

Assertion (A): Lokayuktas have been appointed in all the States of India.

Reason (R): An independent institution is required to redress the grievances of the people against the actions of civil servants.

• Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

who coined the word 'Lokpal'

• Shanti Bhushan

• PN Bhagwati

• LM Singhvi

• Justice krishna Iyer

the institution of Lokpal and Lokayukta is a

• Constitutional body

• legal body

• Statutory body

• Executive body

Indian lokpal is synonymous to the institution of Ombudsman existing the ___________countries?

• Common law

• Civil law

• Scandinavian

• Benelux