{"id":93808,"date":"2025-06-01T11:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93808"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:58:02","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-as-per-section-2i-of-rti-act-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-as-per-section-2i-of-rti-act-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements :\nAs per Section 2(i) of RTI Act, 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements :<br \/>\nAs per Section 2(i) of RTI Act, 2005, &#8220;record&#8221; includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. any microfilm, microfiche and facsimile copy of a document<\/li>\n<li>2. any reproduction of image or images embodied in such microfilm<\/li>\n<li>3. any other material produced by a computer or any other device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#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; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is D because all three statements accurately describe what constitutes a &#8220;record&#8221; as per Section 2(i) of the RTI Act, 2005.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nSection 2(i) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 defines &#8220;record&#8221; very broadly to include various forms of stored information, not just traditional paper documents.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nAccording to Section 2(i), &#8220;record&#8221; includes: (a) any document, manuscript and file; (b) any microfilm, microfiche and facsimile copy of a document; (c) any reproduction of image or images embodied in such microfilm; and (d) any other material produced by a computer or any other device. 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