IP Exam Daily Spark: Day 18
Objective Questions for Inspector Posts Departmental Exam
Information & Technology Act, 2000
Objective Questions for Inspector Posts Departmental Exam
Information & Technology Act, 2000
41. A subscriber is deemed to have accepted the Digital Signature Certificate if they:
a. Pay the Certifying Authority's fees. b. Publish or authorise the publication of the certificate to one or more persons. c. Use a private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate. d. All of the above.
42. What is the penalty for failure to furnish information, return, or document to the Controller or Certifying Authority?
a. Up to five thousand rupees for every day during which such failure continues. b. Up to ten thousand rupees for every day during which such failure continues. c. Up to fifty thousand rupees for each such failure. d. Up to one lakh and fifty thousand rupees for each such failure.
43. Which section of the Act states that the Act shall not apply to certain documents or transactions, such as a power-of-attorney or a will?
a. Section 1A. b. Section 2. c. Section 1(4). d. Section 10A.
44. A police officer may arrest any person without a warrant who has committed a cognizable and non-bailable offence under the IT Act, 2000. This power is given under which section?
a. Section 78. b. Section 80. c. Section 82. d. Section 84.
45. What is the punishment for publishing or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit acts in electronic form?
a. Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to five years and with a fine. b. Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to seven years and with a fine. c. Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to seven years and with a fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees. d. Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to ten years and with a fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees.
46. What is the penalty for "receiving stolen computer resource or communication device"?
a. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine up to one lakh rupees, or with both. b. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. c. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both. d. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
47. A "cyber security incident" under the Act means any real or suspected adverse event in relation to cyber security that:
a. Violates an explicit or implied security policy. b. Threatens a computer resource. c. Both A and B. d. Causes a denial of service.
48. The Appellate Tribunal shall consist of a Chairperson and a maximum of how many members?
a. Not more than two members. b. Not more than four members. c. Not more than five members. d. Not more than ten members.
49. What is the punishment for "Cheating by personation by using computer resource"?
a. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both. b. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both. c. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with a fine which may extend to three lakh rupees, or with both. d. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with a fine which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.
50. Which of the following is not considered a "service provider" as per the Act?
a. A person who provides services through a computer network. b. An online auction site. c. A physical library that does not use a computer network. d. A cyber café owner.
51. As per Section 78, any police officer not below the rank of Inspector can investigate any offence under the Act without a warrant
. a. True b. False
52. What is the penalty for an "unfair trade practice" in the context of e-commerce?
a. A penalty that can extend to five lakh rupees. b. A penalty that can extend to ten lakh rupees. c. A penalty that can extend to twenty-five thousand rupees. d. A penalty that can extend to one lakh rupees.
53. Who is the "adjudicating officer" empowered to adjudicate contraventions under the Act?
a. Any officer of the Central Government. b. Any officer not below the rank of Director in the Department of Information Technology. c. An officer of the Central Government not below the rank of a Director. d. A person appointed by the Chief Justice of a High Court.
54. The term "addressee" refers to a person who is intended by the originator to receive the electronic record.
a. True b. False
55. The Controller of Certifying Authorities can suspend a Digital Signature Certificate under which conditions?
a. On the request of the subscriber. b. If the subscriber has not paid the fees. c. If the Controller is of the opinion that the certificate should not have been issued. d. Both A and C.
56. The IT Act, 2000, has overriding effect over all other laws. This is mentioned in which section?
a. Section 81. b. Section 82. c. Section 83. d. Section 85.
57. The Central Government, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act, may make rules. These rules can be made by notification in the:
a. Official Gazette. b. National Newspaper. c. E-Gazette. d. Both A and C.
58. What is the penalty for a person who, without the permission of the owner or any other person who is in charge of a computer, "causes a computer virus or other computer contaminant to be introduced"?
a. Imprisonment up to two years and a fine. b. Imprisonment up to three years and a fine. c. He shall be liable to pay damages by way of compensation to the person so affected. d. He shall be liable to pay damages by way of compensation not exceeding one crore rupees.
59. What does the term "digital signature" include as per the Act?
a. Only a cryptographic method of authentication. b. Only a method of authentication using a Public Key Infrastructure. c. Electronic authentication of an electronic record by a subscriber by means of a digital signature. d. Only a biometric authentication method.
60. Who is considered the "addressee" of an electronic record?
a. A person who sends, generates, stores, or transmits any electronic message. b. A person who is intended by the originator to receive the electronic record. c. A person who is not the originator but on whose behalf the record is sent. d. A person who acts as an intermediary.
Answer Keys
• 41: b. Publish or authorise the publication of the certificate to one or more persons.
• 42: c. Up to fifty thousand rupees for each such failure.
• 43: c. Section 1(4).
• 44: b. Section 80.
• 45: d. Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to ten years and with a fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees.
• 46: c. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.
• 47: c. Both A and B.
• 48: b. Not more than four members.
• 49: b. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.
• 50: c. A physical library that does not use a computer network.
• 51: a. True
• 52: d. A penalty that can extend to one lakh rupees.
• 53: c. An officer of the Central Government not below the rank of a Director.
• 54: a. True
• 55: d. Both A and C.
• 56: a. Section 81.
• 57: a. Official Gazette.
• 58: c. He shall be liable to pay damages by way of compensation to the person so affected.
• 59: c. Electronic authentication of an electronic record by a subscriber by means of a digital signature.
• 60: b. A person who is intended by the originator to receive the electronic record.
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