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Question
The right to information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 is a:
Options
Legal Right
Fundamental Right
Human Right
Constitutional Right
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Solution
Legal Right
Explanation:
Right to Information Act 2005 is a legal right. hence "Legal right" is correct.After the enactment of the RTI Act, 2005 Right to Information is no more a constitutional right. Now, RTI is only a statuary legal right. Before the enactment of the RTI Act, 2005, RTI was part of Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India (Freedom of Speech and Expression), which is Fundamental Right.
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