Most Important Questions on Right to Information

Most Important Questions on Right to Information

1. The Right to Information Act was passed in _______?

(a) 1971

(b) 1976

(c) 1999

(d) 2005

Ans. D

2. What is the main objective of Right to Information Act, 2005:

(a) To empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government, contain corruption, and make our democracy work for the people in real sense.

(b) To ensure and guarantees to every person the equal protection of the laws, and no one is above the law.

(c) To ensure and give each and every citizen the freedom of speech and expression, form associations, personal liberty and to live a life with dignity.

(d) It gives inalienable human right by virtue of which every human is entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development.

Ans. A

3. The right to information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 is a:

(a) Legal Right

(b) Fundamental Right

(c) Human Right

(d) Constitutional Right

Ans. A

4. Which of the following statements is not correct about the Right to Information Act?

(a) The Right to Information Act came into force on 12 October 2005.

(b) The Freedom of Information Act, 2002 has been repealed.

(c) The Official Secrets Act, 1923 has also been repealed.

(d) Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions have been constituted.

Ans. C

5. Right to Information act deals with

(a) Child labour

(b) Gender inequality

(c) Consumer rights

(d) Domestic violence

Ans. C

6. Who introduced Right to Information Act in India?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Pratibha Devi Singh Patil

(c) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

(d) Dr Rajendra Prasad

Ans. C

7. Which of the following is related to right to Information Act, 2005?

(a) Lily Thomas v/s Union of India

(b) NandiniSundar v/s State of Chhattisgarh

(c) Namit Sharma v/s Union of India

(d) None of above

Ans. C

8. Which among the following is/are not true about Right to Information Act?

1) Right to Information Act was enacted in 2006

2) Right to Information (Amendment) Act was passed in 2015

3) The RTI (Amendment) Act removed the fixed tenure of Central Information Commissioner

4) The RTI (Amendment) Act empowers the central government to determine salaries of the members of the Central Information Commission.

Select the correct answer from the options given below

(a) Only 1

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 1, 2 and 4

Ans. C

9. Under which Fundamental Right has the Parliament enforced Right to Information for its citizens?

(a) Right to freedom of religion

(b) Right to freedom of thought and expression

(c) Right to freedom of equality

(d) Right to constitutional remedies

Ans. B

10. Under which Article of ‘Right Information Act, 2005’ the desired information can be obtained by the applicant?

(a) 6(1)

(b) 7(1)

(c) 8(1)

(d) 11(1)

Ans. A

11. Which amongst the following was the first Indian state to enact a law on the right to information?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Nadu

Ans. D

12. Consider the following two statements A and B on the right to information (RTI) Act and choose the correct answer.

A- Through the RTI Act, a citizen can get information pertaining to the working of the departments of the Central Government only.

B- To get information under the Right to Information Act, a citizen has to first file a petition in any court of any level.

(a) Both A and B are false

(b) A is true and B is false

(c) Both A and B are true

(d) A is false and B is true

Ans. A

13. The Right to Information Act of Parliament received the assent of the President of India on

(a) 15 May, 2005

(b) 5 June, 2005

(c) 15 June, 2005

(d) 12 October, 2005

Ans. C

14. Which of the following is/are a fundamental right in India?

(a) Right to Property

(b) Right to Information

(c) Both a & b

(d) Neither a nor b

Ans. D

15. Right to information in India is governed by-

(a) Chief Minister of states

(b) State information commission

(c) Central information commission

(d) Only B & C

Ans. D

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