Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section
Q. The idea of Ombudsman is taken from which of the following countries?
Answer: Sweden
Notes: Ombudsman is a Swedish word meaning grievance person. Norway and Sweden were among the first countries to use the office of ombudsman in modern sense. Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman was instituted by the Instrument of Government of 1809, to safeguard the rights of citizens by establishing a supervisory agency independent of the executive branch.
This question has been sourced from GKToday's "40000+ GK / General Studies MCQs for SSC & State PCS Exams" App Exclusive Course in GKToday Android Application which provides more than 40K General Knowledge and General Studies questions with explanations asked in all Competitive Exams of India.
📌 Question Number: 88 in General Studies Mock Test - 86 in the above course in App.