The Right to Information Act 2005 specifies that citizens have a right to:
(A) Request any information (as defined)
(B) To get a reply to the information requested within twenty days.
(C) Take copies of documents.
(D) Inspect documents, works and records.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) Request any information (as defined) Correct. This is the first right the Act lists. Any person may request information from a ‘public authority’, that is, a body of the government or an instrumentality of the state.
(B) To get a reply to the information requested within twenty days. Incorrect. The public authority is expected to reply expeditiously or within thirty days, not twenty. NTA changed just one word, ‘thirty’ to ‘twenty’, and the line became false. Read every number before you mark the answer.
(C) Take copies of documents. Correct. Citizens have the right to take copies of documents of a public authority.
(D) Inspect documents, works and records. Correct. Citizens may also inspect documents, works and records, take certified samples of materials of work and obtain information in electronic form.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity (2025-26)
|
