Right To Information

The Central Information Commission falls under which ministry?

• Ministry of Home Affairs

• Ministry of Personnel

• Ministry of Human Resource Development

• None of the above

Indian citizens have the right to information because of

• Judgment of Supreme Court

• Implementation of International Laws by Indian Government

• All states adopted agree to implement the Act

• a law passed by the Parliament of India

For the PIO to disclose certain information, the Competent Authority should be satisfied that larger public interest warrants its disclosure. This information pertains to

• commercial confidence

• trade secrets

• information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship

• All of the above

The time limit specified in the `RTI Act, 2005` for the Central / State Information Commissions to decide on complaints is

• 15 days

• One Month

• Two Months

• No such time limit has been specified

How many schedules does the `RTI Act, 2005` have?

• 5

• 10

• 2

• 8

The first State to introduce the a law on RTI was

• Maharashtra

• Tamil Nadu

• UP

• Gujarat

While inquiring into a complaint, Information Commissions have the power to

• Receive evidence on affidavit

• Requisition record or copies thereof from any court or office

• Issue summons for examination of witnesses or documents

• All of them

RTI stands for:

• Right to Inform

• Right to Interrupt

• Right to Information

• Right to Inherit

Which of following is true:

• Citizen can apply for RTI

• Organizations can apply for RTI

• Both A and B

• None of above

What is PIO in RTI?

• Private information informer

• Public Information Officer

• Public Information Informer

• All of the above