Right to Information Questions and Answers

Q: Who among the following can impose the penalty under Section 20 of Right to Information Act ?

The penalty can be imposed by the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission.Under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, when the Central or State Information Commission, as the case may be, finds that a Public Information Officer has without reasonable cause refused or delayed information, it imposes a penalty of 250 rupees a day, up to 25,000 rupees, and may recommend disciplinary action.Each commission acts within its own sphere, so 'only' the Central or 'only' the State commission is incomplete, and the High Court has no power to impose this penalty under Section 20.

Q: Who shall have the right to information under Sec. 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ?

The right to information belongs to all citizens.Section 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 states simply that, subject to the provisions of the Act, all citizens shall have the right to information. Information is sought from public authorities through their public information officers.The Act does not extend the right to all persons, which would include non-citizens. Public authorities and the appropriate government are the bodies that must provide information, not the holders of the right.

Q: The Freedom of Information Act, 1966 in the United States applies only to :

The US Freedom of Information Act applies only to federal agencies.The Freedom of Information Act, 1966 gives any person the right to request records held by federal executive-branch agencies, such as departments, regulatory commissions and government corporations, subject to nine exemptions such as national security and personal privacy.Congress and the federal courts are not 'agencies' under the Act and are outside it. Parts of the Executive Office of the President whose sole function is to advise the President are also excluded, so the option naming them is wrong too.

Who among the following can impose the penalty under Section 20 of Right to Information Act ?

A.Central Information Commission only
B.State Information Commission only
C.Central Information Commission or State Information Commission
D.High Court or Central Information Commission or State Information Commission

Exam Year(s)

MPPSC State Service - 2022, MPPSC Forest Service - 2022,

Answer: C

The penalty can be imposed by the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission.

Under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, when the Central or State Information Commission, as the case may be, finds that a Public Information Officer has without reasonable cause refused or delayed information, it imposes a penalty of 250 rupees a day, up to 25,000 rupees, and may recommend disciplinary action.

Each commission acts within its own sphere, so 'only' the Central or 'only' the State commission is incomplete, and the High Court has no power to impose this penalty under Section 20.

Discuss in Forum

Who shall have the right to information under Sec. 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ?

A.All persons
B.All citizens
C.All public authorities
D.Appropriate government.

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2019, SET Exam - 2019,

Answer: B

The right to information belongs to all citizens.

Section 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 states simply that, subject to the provisions of the Act, all citizens shall have the right to information. Information is sought from public authorities through their public information officers.

The Act does not extend the right to all persons, which would include non-citizens. Public authorities and the appropriate government are the bodies that must provide information, not the holders of the right.

Discuss in Forum

The Freedom of Information Act, 1966 in the United States applies only to :

A.Congress
B.Federal agencies
C.Federal Courts
D.Parts of the executive office of the President

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: B

The US Freedom of Information Act applies only to federal agencies.

The Freedom of Information Act, 1966 gives any person the right to request records held by federal executive-branch agencies, such as departments, regulatory commissions and government corporations, subject to nine exemptions such as national security and personal privacy.

Congress and the federal courts are not 'agencies' under the Act and are outside it. Parts of the Executive Office of the President whose sole function is to advise the President are also excluded, so the option naming them is wrong too.

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