Information Technology Act MCQ

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• What does 'Identity Theft', for which punishment is provided under the Information Technology Act, mean?
  ক

  Removing movable or tangible computer parts out of the possession of the owner

  খ

  Fraudulently and dishonesty making use of the electronic signature, password or other unique identification of other persons

  গ

  Signing of a document by an unauthorized person

  ঘ

  Falsely representing before certifying authority as authorized person
• The Information Technology Act provides that
  ক

  All offences under the Act are compoundable

  খ

  Offences other than those punishable for a term exceeding three years and other than those against child or woman are not compoundable

  গ

  Offences other than those committed against a company or corporation are compoundable

  ঘ

  None of the offence under this Act are compoundable
• "Cyber Crime" includes
  ক

  Security or financial crime

  খ

  Pornography

  গ

  On-line gambling and cyber terrorism

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Unauthorized use of other's trademark which may leads to trademark infringement and or passing-off is known as-
  ক

  Meta-tagging

  খ

  Meta-Hacking

  গ

  Meta-Fixing

  ঘ

  Meta-Catching
• Which one of the following is the punishment for cyber terrorism under the Information Technology Act, 2000?
  ক

  5 years rigorous imprisonment

  খ

  Imprisonment for life

  গ

  7 years rigorous imprisonment

  ঘ

  10 years rigorous imprisonment
• Information Technology Act 2000 amended various sections of which of the following Acts?
  ক

  Indian Penal Code 1860

  খ

  Reserve Bank of India Act 1934

  গ

  Indian Evidence Act 1872 & Bankers Book Evidence Act 1891

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Cyber Crime relates to
  ক

  Computer

  খ

  Internet

  গ

  e-mail

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Digital Signature Certificate under the Information Technology Act is issued by:-
  ক

  Certifying Authority

  খ

  Controller of Certifying Authorities

  গ

  Deputy Controller of Certifying Authorities

  ঘ

  None of these
• Which Section of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with 'authentication of electronic records'?
  ক

  Section 3

  খ

  Section 4

  গ

  Section 5

  ঘ

  Section 6
• In which of the following judgments has the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000?
  ক

  Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, AIR 2015 SC 1523

  খ

  Selvi and Others v. State of Karnataka, (2010) 7 SCC 263

  গ

  PUCL v. Union of India, (1997) 1 SCC 301

  ঘ

  Amar Singh v. Union of India, (2011)7 SCC 67
• Who of the following on acting in good faith are protected from prosecution under Section 84 of the Information Technology Act, 2000?
  ক

  The Subscriber

  খ

  The Controller

  গ

  The Originator

  ঘ

  All the above
• A digital signature certificate issued by a certifying authority.
  ক

  Can never be revoked

  খ

  Can be revoked if the subscriber makes a request

  গ

  Can be revoked depending upon the kind of certificate issued

  ঘ

  Can be revoked if there is a disagreement between the partners of a firm
• Which of the following statements is/are correct?<br>1. Under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the appellant can make a legal representation in person.<br>2. The appellant can authorize one or more legal practitioners to present his case before the Cyber Appellate Tribunal.<br>3. The provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 are not applicable to an appeal before the Cyber Appellate Tribunal.<br>4. The Cyber Appellate Tribunal is bound by the procedure laid down by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.<br>Select the correct answer using the give below:-
  ক

  1, 2 and 4

  খ

  1 and 2 only

  গ

  2 only

  ঘ

  3 and 4
• The Information Technology Act, 2000 applies to which of the following transactions/documents?
  ক

  Trust

  খ

  Promissory note

  গ

  Electronic cheque

  ঘ

  All these
• According to the Information Technology Act, 2000, an electronic record is deemed to be received at a place where addressee
  ক

  All these

  খ

  Has his server

  গ

  Has his place of business

  ঘ

  Retrieves the record
• Which section of Information Technology Act deals with Hacking of computer systems and its penalties?
  ক

  Section 65

  খ

  Section 66

  গ

  Section 62

  ঘ

  Section 67
• The section deals with the use of electronic records and digital signature in Government and its agencies
  ক

  Section 3

  খ

  Section 5

  গ

  Section 6

  ঘ

  Section 7
• Which one of the following Sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, deals with punishment for tampering with computer source documents?
  ক

  Section 64

  খ

  Section 65

  গ

  Section 66

  ঘ

  Section 67
• What is the time limit for filing appeal against the order of Cyber appellate tribunal?
  ক

  30 days

  খ

  90 days

  গ

  60 days

  ঘ

  45 days
• Under the Information Technology Act, which of the following is true?
  ক

  The controller is bound to impose penalty prescribed by the Act in case of all contraventions

  খ

  The controller can compound any contravention either before or after the institution of adjudication proceedings

  গ

  The controller will have to seek the permission of Central Government for compounding of any contravention

  ঘ

  The Controller cannot compound any contraventions
• Santosh has managed to obtain the password to Vina's e-mail account. He has been regularly accessing Vina's e-mail account and reading all her mails. Select the most appropriate answer:-
  ক

  Santosh is liable for hacking under the Information Technology Act

  খ

  Santosh is liable for unauthorised access under the Information Technology Act

  গ

  Santosh may be liablefor unauthorised access and hacking under the Information Technology Act

  ঘ

  Santosh is liable for trespass under the Indian Penal Code
• Information technology Act, 2000 came into enforce on
  ক

  10^th October, 2000

  খ

  17^th October, 2000

  গ

  17^th September, 2000

  ঘ

  20^th December, 2000
• Under the Information Technology Act protected system means:-
  ক

  A system which is resistant to all known attacks

  খ

  Declared protected system by State Government only

  গ

  Declared protected system by Central Government only

  ঘ

  Declared protected system by appropriate Government
• The Certifying Authority empowered to issue a Digital Signature Certificate shall have to procure a license from the . . . . . . . . to issue Digital Signature Certificates.
  ক

  Controller of Certifying Authority

  খ

  Central government

  গ

  State government

  ঘ

  Commissioner
• What do we understand by 'key pair' under the Information Technology Act?
  ক

  It is public key having both symmetric and syammetric crypto features

  খ

  It is a private key having both symmetric and asymmetric crypto features

  গ

  It is a private key and its mathematically related public key

  ঘ

  It is an electronic key in the form of two passwords
• What is/are classification of cyber crime?
  ক

  Harassment via e-mail

  খ

  Cyber stalking

  গ

  Dissemination of obscene material

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Select the most appropriate statement about a recognized foreign certifying authority (CA) in India:-
  ক

  A recognized foreign Certifying Authority is recognized in India as a Certifying Authority

  খ

  A recognized foreign Certifying Authority is a Certifying Authority for the purposes of the Information Technology Act

  গ

  A foreign Certifying Authority is a Certifying Authority previously approved by the Central Government before being recognized by the Controller and is required to be notified in the Official Gazette

  ঘ

  A recognized foreign Certifying Authority is a Certifying Authority recognized by the Controller of certifying authorities and previously approved by the Central Government
• Information Technology (IT) Act 2000 came into force on . . . . . . . .?
  ক

  17^th October 2000

  খ

  9^th June 2000

  গ

  1^st June 2000

  ঘ

  1^st October 2000
• By which Act of 2000, some sections relating to forgery under the IPC (Indian Penal Code), were amended?
  ক

  The Information Technology Act

  খ

  The Cr.P.c. (Amendment) Act

  গ

  The Trade Mark Act

  ঘ

  The Indian Evidence (Amendment) Act
• Which one of the following Sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, provides for Audit of documents etc. maintained in electronic form?
  ক

  Section 6A

  খ

  Section 7A

  গ

  Section 8

  ঘ

  Section 10