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done Lokpal and Lokayuktas Total Questions - 10

• question_answer1)
  The Institution of Ombudsman was first introduced in:
  A)
   New Zealand     done clear
  B)
   Norway done clear
  C)
   Finland             done clear
  D)
   Sweden done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which one of the following committees recommended the establishment of the institutions of Lokpal and Lokayukta?
  A)
   Gorwala Committee done clear
  B)
   Appleby Committee done clear
  C)
   Administrative Reforms Commission done clear
  D)
   Ashok Mehta Committee done clear
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• question_answer3)
  At present, institutions for the redressal of citizen's grievances in India include:
  A)
   Supreme Court and the Lokpal done clear
  B)
   Lokpal and the Lokayukta done clear
  C)
   Lokayukta and the Supreme Court done clear
  D)
   Administrative Tribunals and the Lokpal done clear
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• question_answer4)

  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            done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 4 done clear
  C)
   1, 2, 3 and 4     done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer5)

  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. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer6)
  The Lokayukta and Uplokayuktas Act was first passed in:
  A)
   Maharashtra                             done clear
  B)
   West Bengal done clear
  C)
   Karnataka                               done clear
  D)
   Odisha done clear
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• question_answer7)

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

  1. Finland

  2. Denmark

  3. Norway

  4. Switzerland

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2 and 4                     done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 3                     done clear
  D)
   3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The specific purpose of the institution of Lok Pal is to:
  A)
   Strengthen legislative control over administration done clear
  B)
   Supplement judicial control over administration done clear
  C)
   Protect and promote integrity in administration done clear
  D)
   Enable effective popular control over administration done clear
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• question_answer9)

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

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Bihar

  4. Andhra Pradesh

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   4 only              done clear
  D)
   1 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer10)
  The office of Lokpal and Lokayukta in India is based on which one of the following?
  A)
   Parliamentary Commissioner of UK done clear
  B)
   Ombudsman in Scandinavia done clear
  C)
   Procurator General of Russia done clear
  D)
   Council of State in France done clear
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