GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first ‘Lokpal Bill’ was introduced in the Parliament of India in -
A
1961
B
1968
C
1972
D
1977
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following this, the Lokpal Bill was, for the first time, presented during the fourth Lok Sabha in 1968, and was passed there in 1969. However, while it was pending in the Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha was dissolved, and thus the bill lapsed. The bill was revived several times in subsequent years, including in 2011.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Sweden. The first country to introduce the institution of Ombudsman (Lokpal) was Sweden.

Detailed explanation-3: -Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose was appointed as the first Lokpal of India by a committee consisting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Loksabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Eminent Jurist Mukul Rohatgi on 17 March 2019.

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