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Writing a balanced report depends on the media being independent.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Media plays an important role in democracy. It is regarded as the fourth pillar of democracy. It provides news and discusses events taking place in the country. It makes people aware of how the government works, what are the policies being implemented by the government so that people can take action accordingly. 

It plays important role in promoting transparency in the system. Writing a balanced report depends on the media being independent. It means media is not influenced or controlled by anyone. It writes news unbiasedly and upholds the trusts of people in the media.

We term TV and radio as the __________.

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  1. Electronic media

  2. Print media

  3. Digital media

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
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Electronic media are media that uses electronics or electromechanical energy to transmit the informations. For example TV, radio, audio recording, video recording, CD-ROM, and online contents. Through electronic media information reaches to the audience much faster than print media.

____________ is a local fortnightly that is run by Dalit women in Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

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  1. Khabar Lahriya

  2. Akhabar

  3. Times of India

  4. The Indian Express

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Correct Option: A
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Khabar Lahariya is an Indian local newspaper started in the year 2002. The first issue of the newspaper was published in may 2002 from the town of Karwi in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh. The newspaper covers local political news, local crime report, social issues, and entertainment all reported from a feminist point of view. It is run by Dalit women and published in rural dialects of Hindi and Avadhi.

PIO refers to ________________.

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  1. Public Interest Officer

  2. Public Information officer

  3. Both

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

PIO refers to public Information officer. They play a pivotal role in making the right of a citizen to Information a reality.

OFFIcal secrets Act 1923 is an obstacles to the Implementation of RTI Act ?

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
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OFFicial secrets Act 1923 is not an obstacles to the Implementation of RTI Act Section 22 of the RTI Act 2005 clearly says that RTI would over ride all existing Acts including Officials secrets Act. 

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
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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
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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
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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.