Tuesday, April 24, 2007

PRECOURSE TEST

Workshop on right to information act for fsl

Precourse test

Sharada avadhanam

1. For the fist time in the world, in the year 1776, a convention of granting right to information to all citizens was passed [true/false]

2. UN general assembly declared freedom of information as basic right even at the time of our independence [true/false]

3. Freedom of speech and expression under article 19 of Constitution Of India includes RTI [true/false]

4. RTI act 2005 is the first act in India on RTI [true/false]

5. The RTI act came into effect from sept 2005 [true/false]

6. The main objective of the RTI act is to promote transparency and accountability in the working of public authority [true/false]

7. Access to information promotes transparency and accountability and this strengthens democracy [true/false]

8. As per RTI act proactive disclosure of information is to be done within 120 days of the act and updated periodically by the public authorities [true/false]

9. FSL is a public authority under the RTI act and is obliged to proactive disclosures as listed out in the act. [true/false]

10. The RTI act overrides all acts in force including the official secrets act 1923 [true/false]

11. The vigilance cases do not come under the purview of RTI act [true/false]

12. The user guide on the department/ lab is to be published by the appropriate government within 18 months [true/false]

13. Certain central / state intelligence and security organisations are exempted from the act [true/false]

14. Public authority means

a. Established under the constitution

b. Established by the parliament

c. Established by a law of the state legislature

d. Established by appropriate government [ ]

15. As per the RTI act the role of the public authority is

a. Maintenance of records

b. Computerization of records

c. Proactive disclosure of information

d. Designate PIO [ ]

16. Role of the PIO is

a. Receive applications from public

b. Maintain information

c. Obtain if not available

d. Dispose the application [ ]

17. The PIO is required to furnish information

a. Within 30 days of application

b. Within 48 hours of application in cases of life and liberty

c. Collect the required fee

d. Reject the request stating reasons [ ]

18. The role of officer whose assistance is sought by PIO is

a. Render all assistance to the pIo

b. He will be treated as PIO

c. The act will apply to him

d. He will not have any responsibility [ ]

19. Request for information by the public is to be made

a. In writing

b. Specifying the particulars

c. Accompanied by fee

d. No reason to be given why he needs the information [ ]

20. Appeal can be made by the public

a. To appellate authority after expiry of 30 days after the application

b. Against the orders of the PIO

c. To information commissioner within 90 days on the decision of AA

d. Time limits can be waived [ ]

21. Penalty can be imposed on PIO by information commissioners

a. For refusal to receive application from public

b. If the information is not furnished within 30 days of application

c. Knowingly giving wrong information

d. After giving reasonable opportunity to the PIO [ ]

Answers

Question

Answer

True

True

True subject to reasonable restrictions to be placed by the state

False

Some provisions from 21 june 2005 and fully from 120 days after that date

True

True

True

True

True

False

True

True

All

All

All

All

All

All

All

All

State CIC

Name

Phone

Address

Email / web site

AP

CD ARHA

040

23452620

Secretariat Hyderabad 500022

http://scic.ap.gov.in

ASSAM

RS MOOSHAHARY

0361

2261676

0361

2261900

0361

2261676

Janata Bhavan, Dispur Guwahati 781006

cic@sicassam.in

http://www.sicassam.in

CHANDIGARH

AK VIJAYAVARGIYA

0771

4024406

0771

4024140

0771

2331012

Nirmal Chhaya Bhavan, Meera Datar Road, Shanker Nagar Raipur 492001

http://www.cg.nic.in/sic

akijayvargiya@nic.in

GOA

A VENKATARATNAM

0832

2413774

09860287282

Shrama Shakti Bhavan, Potato Panaji Goa 403401

avr@nic.in

http://egov.goa.nic.in/

rtipublic/sic.aspx

GUJARAT

RN DAS

0792

3252701

0792

3252966

0792

3230993

Bureau Of Economics And Statistics Building, Sector 18

Gandhi Nagar 382018

gscic@gujarat.gov.in

http://intrnet.guj.nic.in/gic

HARYANA

G MADHAVAN

0172

2726568

0172

2793628

State Information Commission Haryana CO No 70-71, Sector 8C, Mahya Marg Chandigarh

madhavang@hry.nic.in

http://cicharyana.gov.in

HP

PS RANA

0177

2621904

0177

2880726

0177

2612236

0177

2652538

No 222, Arms Dale, HP Secretariat, Shimla 171002

KARNATAKA

KK MISRA

080

22370091

080

22371192

080

22371191

III Floor, III Stage, Multistoried Buildings Dr. Ambedkar Road, Bangalore 560001

scic@karnataka.gov.in

http://www..kic.gov.in

KERALA

PALATT MOHANDAS

0471

2320920

0471

2330920

0471

2333147

Punnan Road, Thiruvanantapuram

695039

MP

TN SRIVASTAVA

0755

2761367

09425365434

Nirwachan Bhawan, Second Floor, 58, Arera Hills Bhopal 462011

http://www.mpsic.nic.in

MAHARASHTRA

SURESH VINAYAKRAO JOSHI

022

22022859

022

22856078

09821525427

15 Floor, New Admn Building, Madame Cama Road, Opp Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032

MEGHALAYA

GP WAHTANG

0642

226102

Secretariat, Shillong 1

gpw@shillong.meg.nic.in

MIZORAM

ROBERT HRANGDAWLA

2334833

2316001

09436140247

NAGALAND

P TALITEMJEN AO

0370

2292595

0370

2291798

0370

2242983

PB 148, Kohima 797001

Cic_nagaland@yahoo.co.in

ORISSA

DIRENDRA NATH PADHI

0674

2534300

Soochana Bhavan, State Guest House, Annexe Room No 44, Unit 5, Bhubaneswar 751001

Hon_scic@ori.nic.in

http://orissasuchana

commission.nic.in

PUNJAB

RAJAN KASHYAP

0172

2740543

0172

2740543

0172

2740353

State Information Commission Punjab SCO 84-85 SECTOR 17C, CHANDIGARH

http://www.infocommpunjab.com

TN

S RAMAKRISHNAN

89 Alagappa Rod, Purusawalkam Chennai 600084

http://www..tn.gov.in/

rti/sic.htm

TRIPURA

BK CHAKRABORTY

0381

2218021

09436120039

Civil Secretariat, Agartala, West Tripura 799001

Scic-tic-tr@nic.in

UTTARANCHAL

RS TOLIA

0135

2712100

0135

2712200

0135

2712079

0135

2666779

4, Subhash Road, 4th Floor, Dehradun 248001

UP

JUSTICE MOHD ASGAR KHAN

0522

2288598

0522

2235798

0522

2288600

6th Floor, Indira Bhawan, Lucknow 226001

WEST BENGAL

ARUN BHATTACHARYA

033

24791966

WBIC, 2 Floor, Bhabani Bhaban, Alipore, Kolkata 700027