SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 38

SSC CGL - 20 April 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q38

 Prashant Bhushan, who was a founding member of the India Against Corruption movement, is a prominent Indian ______.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. lawyer.

  • Prashant Bhushan, who was a founding member of the India Against Corruption movement, is a prominent Indian lawyer.
  • India Against Corruption (IAC) movement also known as 'Team Anna' supported Anna Hazare's campaign for the implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill. After a split in IAC, he helped Team Anna form the Aam Aadmi Party.
  • In 2015, he made several allegations against the party's leadership, its functioning and its deviation from the core ideology, values and commitments.
  • He is one of the founders of Swaraj Abhiyan and Sambhaavnaa, an Institute of Public Policy and Politics.