UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC bars RTI disclosure of husband’s income amid matrimonial row

Question 1

Section 8(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 enumerates specific categories of information exempted from disclosure in clauses running from (a) onwards. How many such exemption clauses does Section 8(1) contain?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

8

Answer

9

Answer

11

Question 2

Under which specific provision of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is 'personal information' — which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or whose disclosure would cause an unwarranted invasion of privacy — exempted from disclosure unless a larger public interest is served?

Accepted Answer

Section 8(1)(j)

Answer

Section 8(1)(a)

Answer

Section 8(1)(d)

Answer

Section 8(1)(e)

Question 3

With reference to the Delhi High Court's April 28, 2026 ruling on disclosure of a husband's income tax details under the RTI Act, consider the following statements:
1. The information sought was the husband's income tax return details from Financial Year 2007-08 onwards.
2. The Court held that income tax returns constitute 'personal information' under the RTI Act.
3. The Court set aside a direction of the Central Information Commission.
4. The Court held that a matrimonial dispute meets the threshold of 'larger public interest' overriding the exemption.
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly stated?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

3 only

Answer

2 and 4

Question 4

The Delhi High Court judgment of April 28, 2026 barring RTI disclosure of a husband's income tax details was delivered by a bench of how many judges?

Accepted Answer

One (Single Judge)

Answer

Two (Division Bench)

Answer

Three (Full Bench)

Answer

Five (Constitution Bench)

Question 5

In Rajnesh v. Neha (2021), while prescribing a standardized Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities, the Supreme Court designed three separate formats — for urban parties, rural parties, and a distinct format prescribed specifically for which single State?

Accepted Answer

Meghalaya

Answer

Nagaland

Answer

Mizoram

Answer

Sikkim

Question 6

Under the Rajnesh v. Neha (2021) guidelines of the Supreme Court, the filing of an Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities is mandatory in which maintenance proceedings?

Accepted Answer

In all maintenance proceedings, including pending proceedings, across the different statutes

Answer

Only in proceedings under Section 125 CrPC / Section 144 BNSS

Answer

Only in fresh proceedings instituted after the date of the judgment

Answer

Only in proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Question 7

Which department/ministry of the Union Government is the nodal authority for administering the Right to Information Act, 2005?

Accepted Answer

Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Answer

Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Question 8

As per the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Central Information Commission is constituted of the Chief Information Commissioner and —

Accepted Answer

not more than ten Information Commissioners

Answer

exactly ten Information Commissioners

Answer

not more than five Information Commissioners

Answer

exactly fifteen Information Commissioners

Question 9

In K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017), the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is protected principally as an intrinsic part of which fundamental right?

Accepted Answer

Right to life and personal liberty under Article 21

Answer

Right to equality under Article 14

Answer

Freedoms under Article 19

Answer

Right to constitutional remedies under Article 32

Question 10

The three-fold test laid down in the Puttaswamy (2017) judgment for a valid State encroachment upon the right to privacy is best described as requiring —

Accepted Answer

legality, a legitimate State aim (necessity), and proportionality

Answer

legality, reasonableness, and demonstrable public order

Answer

equality, liberty, and fraternity

Answer

necessity, public morality, and procedural due process

Question 11

Under which provision can a Hindu spouse claim interim maintenance (maintenance pendente lite) and expenses of litigation during the pendency of matrimonial proceedings?

Accepted Answer

Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Answer

Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Answer

Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

Answer

Section 36 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954

Question 12

According to PRS analysis of RTI exemption usage during 2005-2010, the three most frequently invoked exemptions — Sections 8(1)(j), 8(1)(d) and 8(1)(e) — together accounted for approximately what share of all exemptions invoked?

Accepted Answer

About three-fourths

Answer

About one-fourth

Answer

About one-half

Answer

About nine-tenths

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC bars RTI disclosure of husband’s income amid matrimonial row

Q1. Section 8(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 enumerates specific categories of information exempted from disclosure in clauses running from (a) onwards. How many such exemption clauses does Section 8(1) contain?

Q4. The Delhi High Court judgment of April 28, 2026 barring RTI disclosure of a husband's income tax details was delivered by a bench of how many judges?

Q5. In Rajnesh v. Neha (2021), while prescribing a standardized Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities, the Supreme Court designed three separate formats — for urban parties, rural parties, and a distinct format prescribed specifically for which single State?

Q6. Under the Rajnesh v. Neha (2021) guidelines of the Supreme Court, the filing of an Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities is mandatory in which maintenance proceedings?

Q7. Which department/ministry of the Union Government is the nodal authority for administering the Right to Information Act, 2005?

Q8. As per the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Central Information Commission is constituted of the Chief Information Commissioner and —

Q9. In K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017), the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is protected principally as an intrinsic part of which fundamental right?

Q10. The three-fold test laid down in the Puttaswamy (2017) judgment for a valid State encroachment upon the right to privacy is best described as requiring —

Q11. Under which provision can a Hindu spouse claim interim maintenance (maintenance pendente lite) and expenses of litigation during the pendency of matrimonial proceedings?

Q12. According to PRS analysis of RTI exemption usage during 2005-2010, the three most frequently invoked exemptions — Sections 8(1)(j), 8(1)(d) and 8(1)(e) — together accounted for approximately what share of all exemptions invoked?