Which of the following Sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, was/were dealt with in the Shreya Singhal v. Union of India case?
A. Section 66A, Section 69A and Section 79
B. Section 66A only
C. Section 69A only
D. Section 69A and Section 79 only
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Which of the following is not a type of peer-to-peer cyber crime?
A. Phishing
B. Injecting Trojans to a target victim
C. MiTM
D. Credit card details leak in deep web
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According to Section 25 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, the 'Controller' may revoke the license regarding issue of electronic signature certificate issued under Section 21 of the Act:
A. Without making an inquiry and without giving a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed revocation
B. By making an inquiry and without giving a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed revocation
C. By making an inquiry and by giving a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed revocation
D. Without making an inquiry but by giving a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed revocation
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Which section of Information Technology Act deals with Cyber terrorism?
A. Section 66C
B. Section 66B
C. Section 66F
D. Section 66A
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Under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, who among the following has power to suspend or revoke digital signature certificate?
A. Adjudicating officer appointed under Section 46(1) of the Act
B. Certifying Authority which has issued a digital signature certificate
C. Subscriber listed in the digital signature certificate
D. Controller of certifying authorities
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What is not the definition of Hacking?
A. The gaining of unauthorized access to data in a system or computer
B. Breaking into computer system
C. Deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain
D. Valid concept
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For the purpose of Section 13 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, if the originator or the addressee has more than one place of business, which one of the following shall be the place of business?
A. Place of residence
B. Latest place of business
C. Principal place of business
D. Any of the places of business
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Who can investigate the cyber crime under the Information Technology Act?
A. Sub-Inspector of Police
B. Inspector of Police
C. Deputy Superintendent of Police
D. Any of the above
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Controller of Certifying Authorities under the Information Technology Act is appointed by:-
A. State Government
B. Central Government
C. IT (Information Technology) Secretary, Government of India
D. None of the above
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Under the provision of the Information Technology Act, 2000, an application for renewal of a license shall be made in such form, accompanied by such fee, not exceeding five thousand rupees, as may be prescribed by the Central Government and shall be made not less than in how many days before the date of expiry of the period of validity of the license?
A. Forty five days
B. Thirty days
C. Ninety days
D. Sixty days
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What is the proposed punishment for Cyber Terrorism in Information Technology Act?
A. 1 Crore rupees penalty
B. Life Imprisonment
C. 10 year imprisonment
D. 6 year imprisonment
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The police suspects Rana of aiding terrorists by arranging safe house and finance. The Police has realized that Rana has several e-mail accounts and operates those e-mail accounts using aliases. The police wants to access the e-mail messages being sent and received by Rana to confirm its suspicion. Select the most appropriate method which may be used by the police to access Rana's e-mail account:-
A. Crack the password of his e-mail account by installing a 'Trojan programme' in his computer without his knowledge
B. Arrest him and interrogate him so that he gives the password to all his e-mail accounts
C. Obtain an order from the appropriate authority directing him to hand over the passwords to the police
D. Detain him on charges of suspicion and ask for judicial custody from a court till the police completes its investigation and make further arrests. The police can obtain the passwords from his arrested associates
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What are statutes to combat cyber crime?
A. Information Technology Act
B. Indian Penal Code
C. Copyright Act
D. All of the above
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Under which section of Information Technology Act, stealing any digital asset or information is written a cyber-crime.
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Section 1(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 states that
A. It shall extend to the whole of India only
B. It shall extend to the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir
C. It applies only to any offence or contravention committed outside India by any person
D. It shall extend to whole of India and it applies also to any offence or contravention thereunder committed outside India by any person
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What is meaning of "Cyber Security"?
A. Protecting information in computer
B. Protecting computer equipment, devices or communications
C. Protecting the computer or network access
D. All of the above
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As per Information Technology Act 2000, Those who Fail to furnish documents will be penalized upto
A. 5000 per day
B. 50000
C. 25000
D. 150,000
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Which one of the following offences is considered as cognizable under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000?
A. The offences punishable with imprisonment of two years and above
B. The offences punishable with imprisonment of three years and above
C. The offences punishable with imprisonment of four years and above
D. The offences punishable with imprisonment of five years and above
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Sunil is suspected of publishing false digital signature certificates. Sunil is very clever. He creates the false digital signatures certificate using his home computer but sends the certificate using a public computer from a cyber cafe. Suggest the most appropriate method which the law enforcement officials may adopt to arrest Sunil:-
A. Immediately raid his house and arrest him on grounds of suspicion
B. Conduct the raid on cyber cafe and arrest him while he is mailing the false digital signature certificate
C. Obtain a search and arrest warrant and arrest him from his house
D. Obtain an arrest warrant and arrest him from the cyber cafe
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'Subscriber', according to Section 2(ZG) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, means a person:
A. Who helps in the issue of Electronic Signature Certificate
B. Who sends, generates any Electronic Signature Certificate
C. Who issues the Electronic Signature Certificate
D. In whose name the Electronic Signature Certificate is issued
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