B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 8 Right to Information 2017 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 What is Information ? Explain the procedure to obtain information and disposal of information under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
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2. Q2 What is Public Authority ? Explain the obligations of Public Authorities under the RTI Act, 2005.
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3. Q3 Explain the constitution and powers of the Central Information Commission.
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4. Q4 Discuss the appointment and powers of a Commission constituted under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952.
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5. Q5 Narrate the features of the Public Records Act, 1993. What are the powers of Central Government ?
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6. Q6 Explain the salient features of the Public Records Act, 1993.
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7. Q7 Explain the salient features of Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952.
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Write short notes on any two of the following.

1. Q8 (a) Objects of RTI Act, 2005
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2. Q8 (b) Democracy and RTI
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3. Q8 (c) Judiciary and Right to Information.
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Solve any two of the following problems.

1. Q9 (a) A student of Government First Grade College Kolar wants to marry his junior in the college. He files an RTI application before the college for disclosure of passouts in a particular year. Is he entitled to information ?
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2. Q9 (b) A medical student got less marks in Physiology in the examination conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Health Science University. He applies not only for a photocopy of his physiology answer paper, but also a photocopy of his friends answer script. Is he entitled ?
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3. Q9 (c) A student failed in his LL.B. examination files an application to the concerned Public Information Officer to know the details of the valuer of his paper. Can he obtain this information ?
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Typed from the KSLU paper above. The paper is the original. Long reading passages are shortened here to their first and last lines and a summary.