Which of the following statements about Section 8 of the RTI Act, 2005 is correct?
- A.It lists the categories of information exempt from disclosure
- B.It provides for the appointment of Public Information Officers
- C.It prescribes the penalty for delay in furnishing information
- D.It establishes the State Information Commissions
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Explanation
The correct answer is A. Section 8(1) lists ten categories of information that a public authority is not obliged to disclose, among them information affecting the sovereignty and integrity of India, strategic and security interests, foreign relations, commercial confidence and trade secrets, information held in a fiduciary relationship, and personal information with no relation to any public activity. Section 8(2) allows disclosure even so where the public interest outweighs the protected interest, and Section 8(3) requires that information more than twenty years old be given. Option B describes Section 5, under which every public authority designates Public Information Officers and Assistant Public Information Officers. Option C describes Section 20, which provides the penalty of two hundred and fifty rupees a day up to twenty-five thousand rupees. Option D describes Section 15, which provides for the constitution of State Information Commissions.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Right to Information Act, 2005 came into force fully on which date?
- A.15 June 2005
- B.12 October 2005
- C.1 January 2006
- D.26 November 2005
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The RTI Act received the assent of the President on 15 June 2005, and Section 1(3) provided that the remaining provisions would come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment.
Read the full explanation →Under the RTI Act, 2005, information concerning the life or liberty of a person must be provided within:
- A.48 hours
- B.7 days
- C.30 days
- D.35 days
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Section 7(1) of the RTI Act lays down two limits. The ordinary limit is thirty days from the receipt of the application, but where the information sought concerns the life or liberty of a person the Public Information Officer must supply it within forty-eight hours of the request.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum penalty that an Information Commission can impose on a Public Information Officer under Section 20 of the RTI Act, 2005?
- A.Rs 10,000
- B.Rs 25,000
- C.Rs 50,000
- D.Rs 1,00,000
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Section 20(1) provides that where an Information Commission finds that a Public Information Officer has refused an application without reasonable cause, has not furnished information within the time specified, has given incorrect or misleading information or has destroyed information, it may impose a penalty of two hundred and fifty rupees…
Read the full explanation →Which section of the RTI Act, 2005 gives it an overriding effect over the Official Secrets Act, 1923?
- A.Section 8
- B.Section 18
- C.Section 22
- D.Section 24
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Section 22 states that the provisions of the RTI Act have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent in the Official Secrets Act, 1923, in any other law in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any other law.
Read the full explanation →A second appeal under the RTI Act, 2005 lies to the Information Commission within how many days of the decision appealed against?
- A.30 days
- B.45 days
- C.60 days
- D.90 days
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The Act provides two appeals. Under Section 19(1) the first appeal is filed within thirty days of the reply or of the expiry of the time limit, and it goes to an officer senior in rank to the Public Information Officer within the same public authority, the First Appellate Authority.
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