Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 58
Consider the following statements about Lokpal: I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India. II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory, and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson. III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be. IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (A) III only
व्याख्या
The minimum age requirement (45 years) is correct; Lokpal's jurisdiction can extend outside India in certain cases (I false), the Chairperson need not be the CJI specifically—any eminent jurist/former SC judge qualifies (II false), and Lokpal can inquire into the PM subject to specific safeguards, not a blanket bar (IV false).