RTI QUIZ
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LEVEL-1


Q[1]- "Right to information is available under the `Right to Information Act, 2005`"

 (1)    only to all Parliamentarians
 (2)    only to all Parliamentarians and State Legislators
 (3)    only to people above 18 years of age.
 (4)    to all Indian citizens.


Q[2]- "The Right to Information Rules, 2012 came into force on:"

 (1)    15 June 2005
 (2)    31 July 2012
 (3)    12 October 2005
 (4)    None of the above


Q[3]- "The Right to Information Rules, 2012 mandate the application, excluding any annexure and addresses of the PIO, should not contain more than:"

 (1)    500 words
 (2)    250 words
 (3)    1000 words
 (4)    None of the above


Q[4]- APIO has to receive the following from the citizens:

 (1)    Applications for information
 (2)    First appeals
 (3)    Second appeals
 (4)    All the above


Q[5]-  Which provision of the RTI Act explains about transfer of the application to another public authority?

 (1)    Section 6(1)
 (2)    Section 7(3)
 (3)    Section 6(3)
 (4)    None of the above


Q[6]- "The grounds for a complaint could be i) being asked to pay an unreasonable amount of fee. ii) being given incomplete or false information. iii) any matter relating to requesting or obtaining access to records."

 (1)    "All i), ii) & iii)."
 (2)    Only i).
 (3)    Only ii).
 (4)    Only iii).


Q[7]- The Preamble to the RTI Act states that transparency of information is vital to:

 (1)    Eradicate corruption
 (2)    Contain corruption
 (3)    Promote corruption
 (4)    Measure corruption


Q[8]- Rules can be made by Appropriate Governments or Competent Authorities by notifying the rules: i) in the Official Gazette. ii) by publishing them on the website of the Appropriate Government. iii) by publishing them on the websites of Information Commissions - as applicable.

 (1)    "i) as per the RTI Act, 2005"
 (2)    Either i) or ii) or iii)
 (3)    All i) ii) & iii)
 (4)    Neither i) nor ii) nor iii)


Q[9]- APIO has to forward first appeals to:

 (1)    PIO
 (2)    The head of the authority
 (3)    First Appellate Authority
 (4)    None of the above


Q[10]- "Under the Right to Information Rules, 2012, fee for providing information of a page in A-3 or smaller size is:"

 (1)    10
 (2)    2
 (3)    5
 (4)    None of the above


Q[11]- Time limit for filing second appeal under sub-section (3) of Section 19 is:

 (1)    10 days from the receipt of FAAs decision
 (2)    90 days from the receipt of FAAs decision
 (3)    40 days from the receipt of FAAs decision
 (4)    45 days from the receipt of FAAs decision


Q[12]- " The Right to Information Rules, 2012 supersede the following Rules"

 (1)    "The RTI (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 "
 (2)    The CIC Rules (Appeal Procedure) 2005.
 (3)    Both of the above
 (4)    None of the above


Q[13]- Section 4 (1) (a) states that a public authority should:

 (1)    Maintain all its records duly catalogued and indexed
 (2)    "Ensure that all records that are appropriate to be computerised are, within a reasonable time and subject to availability of resources, computerised "
 (3)    Such computerised records are available through a network all over the country on different systems so that access to such records is facilitated;
 (4)     All the above


Q[14]- " Under the Right to Information Rules, 2012, fee for inspection of records, for the first hour of inspection:"

 (1)    10
 (2)    Free
 (3)    15
 (4)     None of the above


Q[15]- "Which of the following are true about an inquiry carried out by an Information Commission? i) It may examine any record to which the `RTI Act, 2005` applies. ii) No such record can be withheld from it (irrespective of any provision of any Act passed by the Parliament or the State Legislature). iii) IC has the powers of a Civil Court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure."

 (1)    Only ii & i).
 (2)    Only i) & iii).
 (3)    Only iii) & ii).
 (4)    "All i), ii) & iii)."