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    Question

    Under the RTI Act, what is the time frame within which

    the Central or State Public Information Officer must provide information or reject a request after receiving it?
    A Information must be provided within 15 days of receiving the request Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Information must be provided within 60 days, with no exceptions Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Information must be provided within 7 days of receiving the request Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Information must be provided within 30 days, unless it concerns the life or liberty of a person Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Information must be provided within 45 days, regardless of the nature of the request Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

     Explanation: Section 7 Disposal of request: (1) Subject to the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 5 or the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 6, the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, on receipt of a request under section 6 shall, as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within thirty days of the receipt of the request, either provide the information on payment of such fee as may be prescribed or reject the request for any of the reasons specified in sections 8 and 9: Provided that where the information sought for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the same shall be provided within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request.

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