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MCQ Quiz on Information Technology Act 2000
1. Information Technology Act, 2000 is ACT NO. __ OF 2000?
(A)35
(B)21
(C)13
(D)1
Correct answer
(B)21
2. Which among the following with regard to Information Technology Act, 2000 is NOT correct?
(A)It shall extend to the whole of India
(B)it does not apply to any offence or contravention thereunder committed outside India by any person
(C)it is an act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data
(D)It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce
Correct answer
(B)it does not apply to any offence or contravention thereunder committed outside India by any person
3. Information Technology Act, 2000 came into force on?
(A)1 January 2001
(B)11 June 2000
(C)17 October 2000
(D)24 December 2002
Correct answer
(C)17 October 2000
4. Who was the President of India who signed the Information Technology Act, 2000?
(A)A P J Abdul Kalam
(B)K R Narayanan
(C)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(D)Pratibha Patil
Correct answer
(B)K R Narayanan
5. “Digital signature” is defined under which section of IT Act,2000?
(A)Section 1
(B)Section 2
(C)Section 8
(D)Section 6
Correct answer
(B)Section 2
6. Information Technology Act, 2000 directed the formation of a Controller of Certifying Authorities to regulate the issuance of?
(A)Data license
(B)IP address in India
(C)digital signatures
(D)internet service provider license
Correct answer
(C)digital signatures
7. Information Technology Act, 2000 amended which among the following to make them compliant with new technologies? i. Indian Penal Code, 1860 ii. Indian Evidence Act, 1872 iii. Banker’s Book Evidence Act, 1891 iv. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
(A)i only
(B)i and iii only
(C)ii, iii and iv only
(D)All the above
Correct answer
(D)All the above
8. A major amendment to Information Technology Act, 2000 was made in the year?
(A)2001
(B)2016
(C)2012
(D)2008
Correct answer
(D)2008
9. Which among the following was established under IT Act, 2000 to resolve disputes arising from the law?
(A)Cyber Appellate Tribunal
(B)Technology Disputes Bureau
(C)Cyber Administrative Tribunal
(D)IT Disputes Tribunal
Correct answer
(A)Cyber Appellate Tribunal
10. Section 66A which penalized sending “offensive messages” was introduced in IT Act, 2000 through?
(A)Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008
(B)Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2003
(C)Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2015
(D)Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2005
Correct answer
(A)Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008
11. Which among the following is/are the major insertions in IT Act,2000 through Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008?
(A)Section 66A which penalized sending “offensive messages”
(B)Section 69, which gave authorities the power of “interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource
(C)it introduced provisions addressing – pornography, child porn, cyber terrorism and voyeurism
(D)All the above
Correct answer
(D)All the above
12. Which among the following offence under IT Act,2000 has the maximum penalty of imprisonment up to life?
(A)Using password of another person
(B)Securing access or attempting to secure access to a protected system
(C)Publication for fraudulent purpose
(D)Acts of cyberterrorism
Correct answer
(D)Acts of cyberterrorism
13. Section 66A of IT Act,2000 has been struck down by Supreme Court’s Order dated 24th March, 2015 in which case?
(A)Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India
(B)Puttuswamy v. Union of India
(C)Shayara Bano vs Union Of India
(D)Indra Sawhney and Union of India
Correct answer
(A)Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India
14. In the year 2020, Indian Government banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including TikTok invoking which Section of IT Act, 2000?
(A)Section 66A
(B)Section 66F
(C)Section 72A
(D)Section 69A
Correct answer
(D)Section 69A
15. The data privacy rules was introduced in IT Act, 2000 in the year?
(A)2008
(B)2011
(C)2015
(D)2020
Correct answer
(B)2011
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