This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Legislation > Transparency > Rti Act – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rti Act Quiz 1 (38 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The salary and other allowances of the Chief Information Commission are same as A) Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India. B) Attorney General of India. C) Comptroller and Auditor General of India. D) Chief Election Commissioner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief Election Commissioner. 2. What is the time limit to get the information under RTI Act 2005? A) 15 days. B) 30 days. C) 60 days. D) 45 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 days. 3. Consider the following statement about the RTI Act, 2005 select which one is not correct: A) It is applicabe to Ladakh. B) It is applicable in the State of Andaman & Nicobar. C) All the provisions of this Act came into force at once of its enactment. D) A Public Information Officer has to offer reasonable assistance to an applicant to reduce an oral application into writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the provisions of this Act came into force at once of its enactment. 4. "Competent Authority" in section 2 of the RTI Act, 2005 means- A) Speaker in the house of the people. B) Chairman in the case of Council of States. C) Chief Justice of the High Court in the case of High Court. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. The RTI Act gives right to seek information from the following A) Public authorities. B) Private companies. C) Associations. D) MNCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public authorities. 6. The Right to Information Act, 2005 applies to the A) Whole of India. B) Whole of India except the Union Territories. C) Whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. D) Whole of India except the State of Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whole of India. 7. . First appeal to the first appellate authority can be preferred by the applicant within ..... days from the expiry of the prescribed time limit or from the receipt of the decision from the PIO A) 90 days. B) 60 days. C) 30 days. D) 40 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30 days. 8. If the interests of a third party are involved in information sought for, the maximum time limit to get the information will be A) 40 DAYS. B) 30 DAYS. C) 60 DAYS. D) 45 DAYS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40 DAYS. 9. Application for seeking information not more than A) 250 words. B) 500 words. C) 1, 000 words. D) 300 words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 500 words. 10. Central Information Commission means the Central Information Commission constituted under ..... of the RTI Act, 2005 A) Sub-section (3) of section 12. B) Sub-section (4) of section 12. C) Sub-section (2) of section 12. D) Sub-section (1) of section 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sub-section (1) of section 12. 11. Central Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) is appointed by A) President. B) Vice President. C) Home minister. D) Prime minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 12. Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) shall be appointed for a term of ..... years from date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of ..... years, whichever is earlier A) 6 years / 66 years. B) 5 years / 60 years. C) 5 years / 65 years. D) 5 years/ 70 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 years / 65 years. 13. Who appoints the members and chairman of the Central Information Commission A) Chief Justice of Supreme of India. B) President alone can appoint. C) Home Minister of the country. D) Committee under the leadership of Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Committee under the leadership of Prime Minister. 14. What is the tenure of Chief Information Commissioner A) 3 years. B) 5 years. C) 6 years. D) Not fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 years. 15. As per section 2 of the RTI Act, 2005, the term Competent Authority does not directly mention of- A) The Chief Justice of India. B) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha. C) The Prime Minister. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Prime Minister. 16. The long title of the RTI Act seeks to promote the following qualities in the working of every public authority A) Reputation. B) Punctuality. C) Transparency. D) Efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transparency. 17. What is the time limit to get the information concerning the life and liberty of a person? A) 48 HOURS. B) 5 DAYS. C) 24 HOURS. D) 10 DAYS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 48 HOURS. 18. When did RTI Act come into force in India? A) 15th March, 2005. B) . 15th June, 2005. C) 12th October, 2005. D) 12th November, 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12th October, 2005. 19. The officer designated by the public authorities in all administrative units or offices under it to provide information to the citizens requesting for information under the Act is know as A) Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). B) Appellate Authority. C) Public Information Officer (PIO). D) Assistant Public Information Officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public Information Officer (PIO). 20. RTI Act 2005 came into force on A) 12 October 2005. B) 15 June 2005. C) 1 November 2005. D) 15 August 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 October 2005. 21. An applicant making request for information A) Shall be given the reason why the information sought for. B) Shall be given the personal details of the applicant. C) Shall not be given any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shall not be given any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him. 22. How could a Public Information Officer receive applications A) Those submitted by a requester in hand. B) Those sent by an applicant by E-Mail. C) Transferred by another Public Authority. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 23. Under section 2(e) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the "Competent authority" in the case of Legislative assembly of a State means- A) The Speaker. B) The leader of the Opposition. C) The Chief Minister. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Speaker. 24. What can be the maximum strength of the Information Commissioners A) 15. B) 8. C) 10. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 25. Who of the following is not the part of the committee to select Chief Election Commissioner and other information commissioners A) A Union Cabinet Minister appointed by the Prime Minister. B) Chief Justice of Supreme Court. C) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. D) Prime Minister of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Justice of Supreme Court. 26. .What is the fee for getting information under RTI Act A) Rs 50. B) Rs 10. C) Rs 30. D) Rs 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rs 10. 27. For RTI Act, the term "Appropriate Government" means in relation to a public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly A) By the Central Government. B) By the Union Territory administration. C) By the state government. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. Which of the following is not a competent authority as per section 2(e) of the RTI Act, 2005: A) Chief Justice of India of the Supreme Court. B) Chief Information Commissioner in the case of Central Information Commission. C) Speaker in the case of the house of people. D) The administrator appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Information Commissioner in the case of Central Information Commission. 29. .First Appeal shall be disposed of by the first appellate authority within ..... days from the date of its receipt A) 30 days. B) 50 days. C) 45 days. D) 60 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30 days. 30. The RTI act, 2005 is not applicable to A) All non-government organization substantially financed by political parties. B) A. All body owned, controlled or substantially financed by the appropriate government. C) A. All non-government organization substantially financed by the appropriate government. D) A. All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All non-government organization substantially financed by political parties. 31. The First Appellate Authority should decide on first appeals A) Within 30 days from the receipt of the first appeals. B) In less number of days that the PIO concerned took to take a decision on the application. C) Within 45 days from the date of receipt of the appeal, if the reasons are recorded. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and c. 32. A Public Information Officer will be liable to be imposed a monetary penalty for A) Refusal to receive an information application. B) Not providing information within specified time limits. C) Destroying information. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 33. Under RTI Act, the language of an application may be in A) English. B) Hindi. C) Regional language. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 34. "How much time does an APIO, at the most, have to forward an RTI application/appeal to the Public Information Officer/First Appellate Authority A) 5 days. B) 30 days. C) 35 days. D) 48 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 days. 35. The Act extends to the whole of India except the State of A) Sikkim. B) Jammu and Kashmir. C) North Eastern area. D) Andaman & Nicobar island. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir. 36. The Central Information Commission falls under which ministry A) Ministry of Home Affairs. B) Ministry of Personnel. C) Ministry of Human Resource Development. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Personnel. 37. Maximum penalty can be impossed A) 50, 000. B) 20, 000. C) 30, 000. D) 25, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 25, 000. 38. Second appeal to the Central Information Commission/ the State Information Commission can be preferred by the applicant within ..... days A) 30 days. B) 90 days. C) 45 days. D) 60 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 90 days. Related QuizzesLegislation QuizzesIndian Polity Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books