Assertion (A): The term Ombudsman is a French term.
Reasoning (R): The major advantage of an ombudsman is that he or she examines complaints from outside the offending state institution, thus avoiding the conflicts of interest inherent in self-policing.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
An indigenous Swedish, Danish and Norwegian term, Ombudsman is etymologically rooted in the word umboêsmaêr, essentially meaning ´representative’. The major advantage of an ombudsman is that he or she examines complaints from outside the offending state institution, thus avoiding the conflicts of interest inherent in self-policing.