खालील विधाने लक्षात घ्या :
(a) भारतीय संसदेत 1968 मध्ये सर्वप्रथम लोकपाल विधेयक मांडण्यात आले होते.
(b) भारतात लोकपाल ही संस्था अद्यापही अस्तित्वात येवू शकलेली नाही. (जून 2018 पर्यंत)
वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/ने बिनचूक आहे?

The correct answer is Option C (Both).

Key Points:
• History and Establishment of the Lokpal in India:
• Statement (a) is correct: The first Lokpal Bill was introduced in the 4th Lok Sabha in May 1968 by the Indira Gandhi government (based on the recommendations of the First Administrative Reforms Commission, 1966 headed by Morarji Desai/K. Hanumanthaiah). It was passed by Lok Sabha but lapsed due to the dissolution of the house.
• Statement (b) is correct: Although the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 came into force on January 16, 2014, the actual appointment of the chairperson and members was delayed. Up to June 2018, the institution of Lokpal had not yet come into existence. (India's first Lokpal, retired Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, along with other members, took oath in March 2019).
• Both statements (a) and (b) are historically accurate as of June 2018.
• Key Takeaway: The first Lokpal Bill was introduced in 1968; although enacted in 2013, the institution officially came into existence in March 2019.