RTI QUIZ
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LEVEL-1


Q[1]- "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[2]- " 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[3]- "Fees under the Right to Information Rules, 2012 can be paid in any of the following modes:"

 (1)    Cash
 (2)    Demand draft
 (3)    Bankers cheque
 (4)    All the above


Q[4]- APIO has to forward second appeals to:

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


Q[5]- "There is an upper limit for the number of PIOs and APIOs to be appointed by a Public Authority (PA) as per the `RTI Act, 2005`."

 (1)    Yes.
 (2)    "No. There is no such limit, whatsoever, as per the `RTI Act, 2005`"
 (3)    "Yes, but only for State PAs."
 (4)    "Yes, because, the number of PIOs should be in a definite proportion to the total number of APIOs."


Q[6]- Which provision of the RTI Act requires an "intimation for payment of further fees" to be sent by the PIO?

 (1)    Section 6(3)
 (2)    Section 7(3)
 (3)    Section 8
 (4)    None of the above


Q[7]- "Applications for information - under the `RTI Act, 2005` - can also be submitted to completely privately owned organisations."

 (1)    False.
 (2)    True.
 (3)    Only if the information does not pertain to their accounts and finances.
 (4)    Only if they are registered in another country.


Q[8]- " Under the Right to Information Rules, 2012, fee for providing information, for a Diskette or floppy:"

 (1)    10
 (2)    50
 (3)    15
 (4)    None of the above


Q[9]- "How much time does an APIO, at the most , have to forward an RTI application/appeal to the Public Information Officer/First Appellate Authority "

 (1)    30 days
 (2)    5 days
 (3)    35 days
 (4)    48 hours.


Q[10]- "The grounds for a complaint could be i) inability to submit a request to the PIO. ii) refusal to access information under the RTI Act. iii) not getting a response to a request for information."

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


Q[11]- "How many TYPES of ""Public Authorities"" are there? "

 (1)    Innumerable types.
 (2)    One. Only Central Public Authorities.
 (3)    One. Only State Public Authorities.
 (4)    Two. Central Public Authorities and State Public Authorities.


Q[12]-  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[13]- "The definition of "information" under Section 2 (f) includes:"

 (1)    Records
 (2)    Opinions
 (3)    Documents
 (4)    All the above


Q[14]- 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[15]- 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