Which per cent of RTI rejections last year did not invoke valid reason?

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 28 March 2021

Which per cent of RTI rejections last year did not invoke valid reason?

A. Almost 10%

B. Almost 20%

C. Almost 30%

D. Almost 40%

Explanation:

The Centre has only rejected 4.3% of all Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20, the lowest ever rate, according to the Central Information Commission’s annual report. However, almost 40% of these rejections did not include any valid reason, as they did not invoke one of the permissible exemption clauses in the RTI Act, according to an analysis of report data by RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak.

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