Right to Information Flashcards
1
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India enacted the RTI Act in ______ [Month/Year]
A
June 2005
2
Q
CPA and SPA statnds for
A
Central Public Authority,
State Public Authority
3
Q
PIO and APIO statnds for
A
Public Information Officer,
Assistant Public Information Officer
4
Q
CPIO and SPIO statnds for
A
Central PIO, State PIO
5
Q
For __________ The job entrusted is to receive RTI applications, process them and dispose such applications by
supplying or denying information as per provisions of this Act.
A
PIO (CPIO or SPIO)
6
Q
_______ is the first level of decision making authority to
supply/deny information
A
PIO (CPIO or SPIO)
7
Q
_________has the task of receiving RTI
requests/appeals and forwarding such cases to appropriate authority
A
APIO (CAPIO or SAPIO)
8
Q
Appellate authority has to decide the case in ______days time.
A
30-45
9
Q
Any applicant can submit application on plain paper to ______ or _____
A
PIO or APIO
10
Q
Applicant is required to pay the fee of _____ and cost of information is also charged as
A
RS.10,
Rs 2 per page of information provided
11
Q
Fee for inspection of documents is
A
There is no fee for first hour of
inspection, but after that, one has to pay Rs. 5 for every subsequent hour or fraction thereof.
12
Q
Applicant can seek review of the decision on fees charged by the PIO by applying to the appropriate Appellate Authority (T/F)
A
T
13
Q
No fees is charged from _____ people
A
BPL
14
Q
Applicant must be provided information free of cost if the PIO fails to comply with _____
A
the prescribed time limit
15
Q
APIO has to forward all requests/appeals within ___ days to appropriate authority.
A
five days
15
Q
PIO is given ____ days to process and dispose the application.
A
30 days
15
Q
exempted information can be disclosed if public interest over weighs
the secrecy benefits. (T/F)
A
T
15
Q
__ days shall be added to the above response time, in case the application forinformation is given to Assistant Public Information Officer
A
5 days
16
Q
Failure to provide information within the specified period is a deemed refusal.
A
T
17
Q
Every PIO will be liable for fine of Rs.___ per day, up to a maximum of Rs.____/-
A
Rs.250 per day, up to a maximum of Rs.25,000/-
18
Q
The _________ at the Centre and the State levels has the power to impose penalty to PIO.
A
Information Commission (IC)
19
Q
_______ is the person responsible for delay or with holding of information and the onus of proving it lies on PIO.
A
Deemed PIO
20
Q
Is partial disclosure allowed?
A
Yes
21
Q
can a non-Government organization be public authority
A
Yes, non-Government organization substantially financed directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government.
22
Third parties ______ (have/ does not have) a right to be heard in respect of applications and appeals dealing with information submitted by them to the Government in confidence.
have a right
23
If the information requested for is held by or its subject matter is closely connected with the function of another public authority, the PIO shall transfer, within _____ days, the request to that other public authority and inform the applicant immediately.
5 days
24
PIO may seek the assistance of any other officer for the proper discharge of his/her duties. (T/F)
T
25
Within ______ days of the receipt of the request, PIO either provide the information on payment of such fee as may be prescribed or reject the request for any of the reasons specified in S.8 or S.9
30 days
26
Where the information requested for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the response shall be provided within _______ hours/days of the receipt of the request.
forty-eight hours
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If information sought has been supplied by third party or is treated as confidential by that third party, the PIO shall give a written notice to the third party within __ days from the receipt of the request and take its representation into consideration.
Third party must be given a chance to make a representation before the PIO within ___ days from the date of receipt of such notice
5 days, 10 days
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ground for rejection S8
If it is covered by exemption from disclosure.
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ground for rejection S9
If it infringes copyright of any person other than the State.
30
First appeal to the officer ______ in the concerned Public Authority within 30 days
senior in rank to the PIO
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Second appeal to the ______ or the _______ as the case may be, within 90 days asfter the decision made by the First Appellate Authority
Central Information Commission or the State
Information Commission
32
Burden of proving that denial of Information was justified lies with the _______ (PIO/Applicant)
PIO
33
If PIO is not appointed or refused to accept applicatiion, _________ will receive.
CIC/SCIC
Central Information Commission/State Information Commission
34
CIC/SCIC will have powers of _________ Court
Civil
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The Information Commission ________ (can/cannot) recommend disciplinary action for violation of the law against an erring PIO
can recommend
36
Right to Information Act 2005 came into force on
A. 15 June 2005
B. 1 August 2005
C.12 October 2005
D. 15 December 2005
12 October 2005
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The tenure of Chief Information Commissioner is __
A. 3 Years
B. 5 Years
C.4 Years
D.6 Years
5 Years
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The Chief Information Commissioner shall be appointed by _
A. Chief Justice of India
B. President of India
C. Parliament
D.All of the above
President of India
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Record includes –
A. Any document, manuscript
B. Any microfilm, microfiche
C.Facsimile copy of a document
D.All of the above
All of the above
40
What is the fee for getting information under the Right to Information Act 2005?
A.5 rs
B.10 rs
C.15 rs
D.20 rs
10 rs
40
What is the object of the Right to Information Act?
A.To empower the citizens
B. To promote transparency
C.To Promote accountability
D.All of the above
All of the above
41
How many years old information can be asked under the Right to Information Act 2005?
A. 15 Years old
B. 25 years old
C.30 years old
D.20 years old
20 Years old
42
What is the limit to get the information under the Right to Information Act 2005?
A. 15 Days
B. 25 Days
C.30 Days
D.20 Days
30 Days
43
What is the limit to get the information in case the information sought pertains to the life and liberty of a person under the Right to Information Act 2005?
A. 5 Days
B. 48 Hours
C. 3 Days
D. 2 Days
48 Hours
44
Within how many days after receiving a reply on the First Appeal, a Second Appeal can be filed?
a. 90 days
b. 2 months
c. 30 days
d. 45 days
90 days
45
The RTI application is addressed to______.
a. Chief Minister of the respective state
b. Prime Minister of India
c. President of India
d. Public Information Officer
Public Information Officer
46
The Right to Information Act, 2005 replaced which Act?
a. Information Technology Act, 2000
b. Freedom of Information Act, 2002
c. Delimination Act, 2002
d. None of the above
Freedom of Information Act, 2002
47
Who can file an RTI?
a. Only Indian Nationals
b. Only Foreign Nationals
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
Only Indian Nationals
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What is the fee paid by an Indian National to file a First Appeal?
a. Rs. 10
b. Rs. 50
c. Rs. 20
d. None of the above
None of the above
49
What is the age criteria to file an RTI application?
a. 18 years and above
b. 45 years and above
c. 16 years and above
d. No age bar
No age bar
50
Who is the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India?
a. Sudhir Bhargava
b. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
c. Radha Krishna Mathur
d. Heeralal Samariya
Heeralal Samariya
(from 6 November 2023)
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The Preamble to the RTI Act states that informed citizenry and transparency of information is vital to_________.
a. Eradicate Corruption
b. Promote Corruption
c. Contain Corruption
d. Measure Corruption
Contain Corruption
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Consider the following statements related to the RTI Act, 2005.
i) No court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceedings in respect of any order made under this Act.
ii) No such order shall be called in question otherwise than by way of an appeal under this Act.
iii) Democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.
Which of the above statement(s) is true?
a. Only (i)
b. Only (ii)
c. Only (i) and (ii)
d. All of them
All of them
53
The first State to introduce a law on Right to information was
a) Tamil Nadu
b) UP
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
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The time limit specified in the RTI Act, 2005 for the Central / State Information Commissions to decide on
complaints is
a) 15 days
b) One month
c) Two months
d) No such time limit has been specified
No such time limit has been specified
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The First Appellate Authority under RTI Act should decide on first appeals
a) Within 30 days from the receipt of the first appeals.
b) In less number of days than the PIO concerned took to take a decision on the application
c) In exceptional cases within 45 days from the date of receipt of the appeal, if the reasons are recorded.
d) (a)and (c) above
(a)and (c) above
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Central of State Public Information Officer may allow access to information exempted under Section 8 (1) of the RTI Act 2005 if public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm to the protected interests.
a) The statement is correct.
b) The statement is correct but it can be done only after approval of Appellate Authority.
c) The statement is correct but it can be done only after the approval of CIC
d) None of these
The statement is correct.
57
What does Right to Information mean?
a) Inspect works, documents, records.
b) Take notes , extract or certified copies of documents or records.
c) Take certified samples of material.
d) All the above
All the above
58
What is the maximum amount if penalty under RTI Act 2005 that can be imposed on CPIO?
a) 300/-
b) Rs. 25,000/-
c) Rs 75,000/-
d) Rs. 1,oo,ooo/
Rs. 25,000/-
58
With reference to the RTI Act, which of the following statement/s is/ are true?
a) A third party is a person other than the citizen making a request
b) Third party includes a public authority also.
c) Both (a) & (b) are true.
d) Neither (a) nor (b) is true.
Both (a) & (b) are true.
59
The basic object of the Right to Information Act 2005 is:
a) To empower the citizens,
b) Promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government
c) Contain corruption,
d) All the above
All the above
60
Which of the following is not correct?
a) The CPIO cannot seek the assistance of any other officer for proper discharge of his or her duties
b) The CPIO may seek the assistance of any other officer for proper discharge of his or her duties
c) Every CPIO shall deal with requests from persons seeking such information and render reasonable assistance to the persons
seeking such information
d) CPIO should provide information if not exempted within 30 days
The CPIO cannot seek the assistance of any other officer for proper discharge of his or her duties
(NOTE: not correct sentence)
61
Under RTI Act 2005, the information is provided to the applicant free of cost?
i. If the applicant is a BPL person
ii. Where a public authority fails to provide information within 30 days of receipt of application
iii. Where a public authority fails to provide information within 45 days of receipt of application
a) (i)only
b) (ii)only
c) (iii)only
d) Both (i) and (ii)
Both (i) and (ii)
62
Under RTI Act 2005 which of the following statements is correct?
i. Information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament can be denied
ii. Information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of State Legislature can be denied
iii. Information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament cannot be denied
iv. Information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of State Legislature cannot be
denied
a) (i)and (ii) only
b) (ii)and (iii) only
c) (iii)and (iv) only
d) (iv)and (i) only
(i)and (ii) only
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As per section 12 (2) of RTI Act 2005, the Central Information Commission shall consist of:
a) The Chief information Commissioner and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding ten as may be
deemed necessary.
b) The Chief information Commissioner and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding five as may be
deemed necessary.
c) The Chief information Commissioner and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding two as may be
deemed necessary.
d) The Chief information Commissioner and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding three as may be
deemed necessary.
a) The Chief information Commissioner and such number of Central Information Commissioners not exceeding ten as may be deemed necessary.
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Who can place an Information Commissioner under suspension?
i. The President of India
ii. The Prime Minister of India
iii. The Chief Justice of India
a) (i)only
b) (i)and (ii) only
c) (i)and (iii) only
d) All the above
a) (i)only
The President of India
65
Choose the correct option as per section 13 (5) of RTI Act 2005?
a) The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of Chief Information Commissioner is the
same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner.
b) The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of Chief Information Commissioner is the
same as that of the Chief Justice of High Court.
c) The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of Chief Information Commissioner is the
same as that of the Justice of High Court.
d) The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of Chief Information Commissioner is the
same as that of the Justice of Supreme Court
a) The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of Chief Information Commissioner is the
same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner.
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It shall be of the duty of the Central Information Commission to receive and enquire into a complaint
from any person
i. Who has not been given a response to a request for information or access to information within the time
limit specified under RTI Act 2005.
ii. Who has been required to pay an amount of fee which he or she consider unreasonable;
iii. Issuing summons for examination of witnesses or documents.
a) (i)only
b) (ii)only
c) (iii)only
d) All of above
All of above
67
The Central Information Commission while inquiring into any matter under section 18 of RTI Act;
i. Cannot compel a person to give written evidence on oath like a Civil Court does.
ii. Can compel a person to give written evidence on oath like a Civil Court does.
iii. Can enforce that attendance of a person like a Civil Court does
Options :
a) (ii)and (iii) only
b) (iii)and (i) only
c) (i)and (ii) only
d) (i)only
a) (ii)and (iii) only
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The Central Information Commission while inquiring into any matter under section 18 of RTI Act;
i. Cannot requisition any public record or copies thereof from any court or office,
ii. Can requisition any public record or copies thereof from any court or office,
iii. Cannot receive evidence on affidavit like a Civil Court does.
a) (i)only
b) (iii)only
c) (ii)only
d) (i)and (iii) only
c) (ii)only
69
Who can file an appeal against the decision of the CPIO under RTI Act?
i. The information seeker
ii. The Third party aggrieved by the order of the CPIO
iii. Any citizen
Options :
a) (i)only
b) (i)and (ii) only
c) (iii)only
d) (ii)and (iii) only
b) (i)and (ii) only
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Which one of the following statements is true?
i. In any appellate proceedings the onus lies on CPIO to prove that he acted diligently
ii. In any appellate proceedings the onus lies on information seeker to prove that the CPIO did not act
diligently.
iii. The Information Commission does not have powers to recommend disciplinary action against CPIO.
Options :
a) (i)only
b) (ii)only
c) (ii)and (iii) only
d) (i)and (ii) only
a) (i)only
71
Which of the following statements is true?
i. Which information sought for is in respect of allegations of violation of human rights by security agencies,
it shall only be provided after the approval of Central Government.
ii. Information is respect of allegations of violation of human rights by security agencies is fully exempt from
disclosure under RTI Act.
iii. When information sought for is in respect of allegations of violation of human rights by security agencies,
it shall only be provided after the approval of Central Information Commission.
Options :
a) (i)only
b) (ii)only
c) (iii)only
d) (i)and (iii) only
c) (iii)only
72
Which of the following organizations is included in Schedule Two of the RTI Act?
a) Border Security Force
b) "Central Reserve Police Force.
c) National Security Guards.
d) All the three above.
All the three above.
73
The Provision relating to 'suo motu' disclosure is contained in
a) Section 4 of RTI Act
b) Section 11 of RTI Act
c) Section 22 of RTI Act
d) Section 24 of RTI Act
Section 4 of RTI Act
74
_________ is a the term given to the action taken by an authority on its own will.
"Suo Motu"
75
Which of the following is not corne under the definition of 'information' under RTI Act 2005?
(a) Log books
(b) File notings
(c) Data material held in any electronic form
(d) Circulars
(b) File notings
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The officer designated by the public authorities in all administrative units or offices under it to provide
information to the citizens requesting for information under the Act is know as
(a) Appellate Authority
(b) Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)
(c) Public Information Officer (PIO)
(d) Assistant Public Information Officer
(c) Public Information Officer (PIO)
77
What is the time limit to get the information under RTI Act 2005?
(a) 15 days
(b) 45 days
(c) 60 days
(d) 30 days
(d) 30 days
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What is the time limit to get the information concerning the life and liberty of a person?
(a) 48 hours
(b) 24 hours
(c) 5 days
(d) 10 days
(a) 48 hours
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If the interests of a third party are involved in information sought for, the maximum time limit to get the
information will be
(a) 30 days
(b) 40 days
(c) 45 days
(d) 60 days
(b) 40 days
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1f information sought has been supplied by third party or is treated as confidential by that third party, the
third party must be given a representation before the PIO in reply to the notice issued to him within —— days
from the date of receipt of such notice.
(a) 5 days
(b) 15 days
(c) 10 days
(d) 7 days
(c) 10 days
81
What can be the maximum strength of the Information Commissioners?
5
7
10
12
10
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The President of India can remove the Chief Information Commissioner on the grounds
(1) Insolvent
(2) Involved in any paid employment outside is office
(3) Unfit to
ontinue in office due to infirmity of mind and body.
(4) Proved misbehaviour or incapacity
Only 1& 4
Only 3& 4
Only 1 & 3
All
All
83
The Second Schedule of the RTI Act, 2005 lists
1) the intelligence and security organizations established by the Central Government that are exempted from the purview of the `RTI Act, 2005
2) All Departmental information of Central and State
3) All above
4)None
the intelligence and security organizations established by the Central Government that are exempted from the purview of the `RTI Act, 2005
84
The Central Information Commission falls under which ministry?
1) Ministry of Home Affairs
2) Ministry of Personnel
3) Ministry of Human Resource Development
4) None of the above
Ministry of Personnel
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Who appoints the members and chairman of the Central Information Commission?
1) President alone can appoint
2) Chief Justice of Supreme of India
3) Committee under the leadership of Prime Minister
4) Home Minister of the country
Committee under the leadership of Prime Minister
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What is the tenure of Chief Information Commissioner?
5 years
3 years
6 years
Not fixed
5 years
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O Who of the following is not the part of the committee to select Chief Election Commissioner and other
information commissioners?
1) Prime Minister of India
2) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
3) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
4) A Union Cabinet Minister appointed by the Prime Minister
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(NOTE: not a member)
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For the PIO to disclose certain information, the Competent Authority should be satisfied that larger public
interest warrants its disclosure. This information pertains to
1) commercial confidence
2) trade secrets
3) information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship
4) All of the above
All of the above
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How could a Public Information Officer receive applications?
1) Those submitted by a requester in hand
2) Those sent by an applicant by E-Mail
3) Transferred by another Public Authority
4) All of them
All of them
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While inquiring into a complaint, Information Commissions have the power to
1) Receive evidence on affidavit
2)Requisition record or copies thereof from any court or office
3) Issue summons for examination of witnesses or documents
4) All of them
All of them
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If a PIO reasonably severs non-exempted portions of a record from exempted portions, and partially provides information to an applicant, he / she has to
1) Give the name and designation of the person giving the decision
2)Reasons for the decision
3)Details of fees the applicant may have to pay
4) All of them
All of them
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A first appeal against the decision of a PIO can be preferred by
1) An Applicant
2) A person from within the Public Authority
3) A person outside the Public Authority to whom the information pertains
4) All
All
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How many TYPES of Public Authorities are there?
1) Central Public Authorities
2) State Public Authorities
3) Both
4) None of these
Both
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Rules can be made by Appropriate Governments or Competent Authorities by notifying the rules:
1) in the Official Gazette
2) by publishing them on the website of the Appropriate Government
3) by publishing them on the websites of Information Commissions — as applicable
4) None of these
in the Official Gazette
95
How many schedules does the RTI Act, 2005' have?
2
5
8
10
2
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To whom the information should be given by the concerned
officer when the information about the loss of public money in
any office comes to the knowledge ?
1. to his immediate superior authority
2. to the Accountant General
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Both of the above
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Both of the above as per the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the State Chief Information Commissioner is appointed by the
1. Chief Minister of the state concerned
2. Prime Minister of India
3. President of India
4. Governor of the state concerned
Governor of the state concerned
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