This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Legislation > Transparency > Rti Act – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rti Act Quiz 2 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What can be the maximum strength of the Information Commissioners A) 5. B) 10. C) 8. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 5. Who of the following is not the part of the committee to select Chief Election Commissioner and other information commissioners A) Prime Minister of India. B) Chief Justice of Supreme Court. C) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. D) A Union Cabinet Minister appointed by the Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Justice of Supreme Court. 6. .What is the fee for getting information under RTI Act A) Rs 20. B) Rs 30. C) Rs 50. D) Rs 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rs 10. 7. 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. 8. Which of the following is not a competent authority as per section 2(e) of the RTI Act, 2005: A) Speaker in the case of the house of people. B) Chief Justice of India of the Supreme Court. C) The administrator appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution. D) Chief Information Commissioner in the case of Central Information Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chief Information Commissioner in the case of Central Information Commission. 9. .First Appeal shall be disposed of by the first appellate authority within ..... days from the date of its receipt A) 60 days. B) 50 days. C) 30 days. D) 45 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30 days. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. "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) 30 days. B) 5 days. C) 35 days. D) 48 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 days. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. Maximum penalty can be impossed A) 20, 000. B) 25, 000. C) 30, 000. D) 50, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25, 000. 18. Second appeal to the Central Information Commission/ the State Information Commission can be preferred by the applicant within ..... days A) 30 days. B) 45 days. C) 60 days. D) 90 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 90 days. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesLegislation QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesRti Act Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books