{"id":93635,"date":"2025-06-01T11:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93635"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:54:32","slug":"consider-the-following-clauses-pertaining-to-the-exemption-from-disclo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-clauses-pertaining-to-the-exemption-from-disclo\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following clauses pertaining to the exemption from disclo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following clauses pertaining to the exemption from disclosure of information under the RTI Act, 2005 :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form<\/li>\n<li>2. Information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court<\/li>\n<li>3. Provide reasons for its administrative or quasi-judicial decisions to the affected person<\/li>\n<li>4. Information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above clauses are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;3 and 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Combined Section Officer &#8211; 2021-22<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2021-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2021-22\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Section 8 and Section 9 of the RTI Act, 2005, list the specific grounds for exemption from disclosure of information.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Let&#8217;s analyze each clause:<br \/>\n1. Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form: This is information that public authorities are *obligated to proactively maintain and, if possible, disseminate* under Section 4(1)(a) and 4(4). It is not an exemption.<br \/>\n2. Information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court: This is a valid *exemption* under Section 8(1)(b).<br \/>\n3. Provide reasons for its administrative or quasi-judicial decisions to the affected person: This is an *obligation* of the public authority under Section 4(1)(d), not an exemption from providing other information.<br \/>\n4. Information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders: This is a valid *exemption* under Section 8(1)(h).<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional_information\">Clauses 2 and 4 represent grounds for exemption from disclosing information as listed in Section 8 of the RTI Act. Clauses 1 and 3 represent obligations of public authorities related to managing and proactively disseminating information under Section 4.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following clauses pertaining to the exemption from disclosure of information under the RTI Act, 2005 : 1. Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form 2. 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