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“Information” under the Right to Information Act, 2005 does not include<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”records as defined under the Right to Information Act, 2005″ option2=”any information relating to a private body which cannot be accessed by a public authority” option3=”reports of Commissions of Inquiry” option4=”data material held in any electronic form” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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\nSection 2(f) of the RTI Act defines “information” broadly to include various forms of material held by or under the control of a public authority. The definition explicitly includes:
\nA) records as defined under the Right to Information Act, 2005: Section 2(f) starts with “any material in any form, including records…”. Records are defined in Section 2(i). So, records are included in the definition of information.
\nB) any information relating to a private body which cannot be accessed by a public authority: Section 2(f) states that “information relating to any private body which *can be accessed by a public authority* under any other law for the time being in force” is included in the definition of “information”. This implies that information relating to a private body which *cannot* be accessed by a public authority under any other law is *not* included in the definition of “information” under the RTI Act.
\nC) reports of Commissions of Inquiry: Section 2(f) explicitly includes “reports”.
\nD) data material held in any electronic form: Section 2(f) explicitly includes “data material held in any electronic form”.
\nTherefore, information relating to a private body that a public authority cannot access under any other law is the only option that describes something *not* included in the definition of “information”.
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\n– The definition of “information” in Section 2(f) is broad but specific.
\n– It includes various forms of records and data held by public authorities.
\n– Information held by private bodies is generally not covered, *unless* a public authority can access such information under some other law.
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\nThis provision allows citizens to access information about private bodies if that information is held by a public authority and the public authority itself has the legal power to obtain that information from the private body under existing laws (like regulatory filings, reports required by law, etc.).
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“Information” under the Right to Information Act, 2005 does not include [amp_mcq option1=”records as defined under the Right to Information Act, 2005″ option2=”any information relating to a private body which cannot be accessed by a public authority” option3=”reports of Commissions of Inquiry” option4=”data material held in any electronic form” correct=”option2″] This question was previously asked … <\/p>\n

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Records are defined in Section 2(i). So, records are included in the definition of information. B) any information relating to a private body which cannot be accessed by a public authority: Section 2(f) states that "information relating to any private body which *can be accessed by a public authority* under any other law for the time being in force" is included in the definition of "information". This implies that information relating to a private body which *cannot* be accessed by a public authority under any other law is *not* included in the definition of "information" under the RTI Act. C) reports of Commissions of Inquiry: Section 2(f) explicitly includes "reports". D) data material held in any electronic form: Section 2(f) explicitly includes "data material held in any electronic form". Therefore, information relating to a private body that a public authority cannot access under any other law is the only option that describes something *not* included in the definition of "information". - The definition of "information" in Section 2(f) is broad but specific. - It includes various forms of records and data held by public authorities. - Information held by private bodies is generally not covered, *unless* a public authority can access such information under some other law.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/information-under-the-right-to-information-act-2005-does-not\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\""Information" under the Right to Information Act, 2005 does not\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Section 2(f) of the RTI Act defines "information" broadly to include various forms of material held by or under the control of a public authority. 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