UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC upholds curbs on Telegram amid NEET row
Q1. Which one of the following authorities is empowered to pass the final blocking order under the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009?
- A. Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- C. Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- D. Director General, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Q2. In the context of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, the expression 'computer resource' is defined to mean which one of the following?
- A. Only a computer or a computer system connected to a public telecommunication network
- B. Any electronic device capable of processing data, excluding stored databases and software
- C. A computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer database or software
- D. Any intermediary that stores or transmits electronic records on behalf of another person
Q3. Section 69A, which empowers the Central Government to issue directions for blocking public access to information through any computer resource, was inserted into the Information Technology Act, 2000 by which one of the following enactments?
- A. The Information Technology Act, 2000 (as originally enacted)
- B. The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2006
- C. The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008
- D. The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011
Q4. Under Rule 9 (emergency procedure) of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009, within how many hours of issuing the interim blocking direction must the request be placed before the Inter-Departmental Committee for its recommendation?
- A. 24 hours
- B. 48 hours
- C. 72 hours
- D. 7 days