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What is the main objective of "Right to Information Act"?

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  1. Transparency of government

  2. Reduce inequalities

  3. Maintenance of law and order

  4. Social justice

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. Transparency of government

The basic object of the Right to Information Act is 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.

Which of the following not comes under the definition of 'information' under RTI Act 2005 ?

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  1. Log books

  2. File notings

  3. Data material at held in any electronic form

  4. Circulars

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

File notings indicates the thought process of the government which not comes under the definition of 'information' under RTI Act 2005.

According to the Right to Information Act (RTI) $2005$, within how many days the authorities should compulsorily provide the information asked by the person?

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  1. $15$ days

  2. $30$ days

  3. $7$ days

  4. $10$ days

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to the Right to Information Act (RTI) 2005, within 30 days the authorities should compulsorily proved the information asked by the person.

Right to Information (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament of India to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens and replaces the erstwhile Freedom of information Act, 2002.  This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 12 October 2005.

Now in India how many States and union territories are there in the First Schedule of the Constitution of India?

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  1. $26$ States and $8$ Union territories

  2. $27$ States and $7$ Union territories

  3. $28$ States and $9$ Union territories

  4. $29$ States and $7$ Union territories

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Before Aug. 5, 2019, India had 29 states and seven Union Territories (UTs). The country now has only 28 states since Jammu and Kashmir has been converted. The country now has nine UTs with Jammu and Kashmir as one new entrant and Ladakh as the other.

In a democratic government, a citizen has the right and the means to examine the decisions taken by the government. It is known as _______________.

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  1. Bureaucracy

  2. Politics

  3. Transparency

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Parliament has enacted a law giving the right to information to the citizens.

The Right to Information Act came into force on October 12, 2005. This Act gives the citizens of India the right to 

a) seek and receive information from the government and other public authorities.

b) ask them certain questions.

c) take copies, including certified copies of documents.

d) inspect documents.

e) take sample of materials. 

When was the Right to Information Act passed by the Parliament of India?

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  1. $15^{th}$ June, $2005$

  2. $21^{st}$ October, $2005$

  3. $12^{th}$ October, $2005$

  4. $21^{st}$ October, $2006$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Right to Information is an Act of the Parliament of India under which any citizen of India may request information from a "public authority" which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days.The law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 12 October 2005. The Act covers the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir. It covers all the constitutional authorities, including executive, legislature and judiciary; any institution or body established or constituted by an act of Parliament or a state legislature.

The Right to Information Act, was passed by the parliament on _____________.

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  1. 12th October, 2005

  2. 21st October, 2005

  3. 12th October, 2006

  4. 21st October, 2006

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Right to Information came into force on Oct. 12, 2005. This act gives the citizens of India the right to:

i) Seek and receive information from the government and other public facilities.
ii) Ask them certain questions.
iii) Take copies, including certified copies of documents.
iv) Inspect documents.
v) Take a sample of materials.

Right to information Act, 2005 come into force on ? 

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  1. 21 June 2005

  2. 31 June 2005

  3. 12 Oct 2005

  4. 15 June 2005

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Correct Option: A,C
Explanation:

The Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came into existence force on 12 October 2005.

What is the full form of R.T.I?

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  1. Right to Identity

  2. Right to Information

  3. Right to Instrument

  4. None of these.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The full form of R.T. I  is right to Information. Right to Information is act of the Parliament of India to provide for setting out the practical regime of the right to information for citizens and replaces the erstwhile.
Freedom of Information Act.

The RTI Act relpaces which Act ?

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  1. Right to Information Act

  2. Right to Equality Act

  3. Freedom of Information Act

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Right to Information (RTI) act is an Act of parliament of India which replaces the Freedom of Information Act.