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UPSC Prelims 2025 Paper-I 📅 25 May, 2025

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?

A
III only
B
II and III
C
I and IV
D
None of the above statements is correct
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UPSC Prelims
2025 • 25 May, 2025 • Paper-I
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?
Correct Answer
III only
Only Statement III is correct. Statement I is wrong; jurisdiction extends to Indian public servants outside India. Statement II is wrong; the Chairperson does n......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2025
Ref. Subject Polity
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Governance
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Introduction ▼
Only Statement III is correct. Statement I is wrong; jurisdiction extends to Indian public servants outside India. Statement II is wrong; the Chairperson does not have to be the CJI. Statement IV is wrong; Lokpal can inquire against the PM with procedural safeguards.
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