Question Bank for UPSC Indian Polity and Civics The Union Executive Lokpal and Lokayuktas

1)

The Institution of Ombudsman was first introduced in:

A)

New Zealand

B)

Norway

C)

Finland

D)

Sweden

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2)

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

A)

Gorwala Committee

B)

Appleby Committee

C)

Administrative Reforms Commission

D)

Ashok Mehta Committee

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3)

At present, institutions for the redressal of citizen's grievances in India include:

A)

Supreme Court and the Lokpal

B)

Lokpal and the Lokayukta

C)

Lokayukta and the Supreme Court

D)

Administrative Tribunals and the Lokpal

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4)

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.

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

A)

1 and 4

B)

1, 2 and 4

C)

1, 2, 3 and 4

D)

2 and 3

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5)

Assertion (A): Lokayukt as 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.

Codes:

A)

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

B)

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

C)

A is true but R is false.

D)

A is false but R is true.

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6)

The Lokayukta and Uplokayuktas Act was first passed in:

A)

Maharashtra

B)

West Bengal

C)

Karnataka

D)

Odisha

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7)

The Administrative Reforms Commission (1966), recommended the establishment of 'Lokpal' in India on the lines of Ombudsman of which of the following countries?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A)

1, 2 and 4

B)

1 and 2

C)

1, 2 and 3

D)

3 and 4

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8)

The specific purpose of the institution of Lok Pal is to:

A)

Strengthen legislative control over administration

B)

Supplement judicial control over administration

C)

Protect and promote integrity in administration

D)

Enable effective popular control over administration

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9)

Which of the following States require(s) judicial qualifications for the appointment of Lokayukta?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A)

1 only

B)

2 and 3

C)

4 only

D)

1 and 4

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10)

The office of Lokpal and Lokayukta in India is based on which one of the following?

A)

Parliamentary Commissioner of UK

B)

Ombudsman in Scandinavia

C)

Procurator General of Russia

D)

Council of State in France

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