Who has been appointed as the first lokpal of india by selection committee ?

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Who has been appointed as the first lokpal of india by selection committee ?

A: Justice Shiva Kriti Singh

B: Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal

C: Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose

D: Justice Amitava Roy

The answer is: C

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The correct answer is C: Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

He was appointed as the first Lokpal of India by a committee consisting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan, and Eminent Jurist Mukul Rohatgi on 23 March 2019.

He is a former Supreme Court judge and a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The Lokpal is an anti-corruption authority or ombudsman who represents the public interest in the Republic of India.

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in 2013, following the Jan Lokpal movement led by Anna Hazare in 2010. The Lokpal has jurisdiction over central government to inquire into allegations of corruption against its public functionaries and for matters connected to corruption.