UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India’s Space Ecosystem Gets Cyber Shield as SIA-India, CERT-In Release Joint Guidelines

Q1. Which one of the following is designated as the national nodal agency for responding to cyber-security incidents in India?

  • A. National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)
  • B. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
  • C. National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)
  • D. National Informatics Centre (NIC)

Q2. Under the CERT-In Directions of 28 April 2022, within how many hours of noticing a cyber incident must a covered entity mandatorily report it to CERT-In?

  • A. 2 hours
  • B. 6 hours
  • C. 24 hours
  • D. 72 hours

Q3. The CERT-In Directions of 28 April 2022 (mandating 6-hour incident reporting and 180-day log retention) were issued under which provision of the Information Technology Act, 2000?

  • A. Section 69A
  • B. Section 70A
  • C. Sub-section (6) of Section 70B
  • D. Section 79

Q4. The 2026 Space Cyber Security Guidelines were jointly released by SIA-India together with which government agency?

  • A. IN-SPACe
  • B. NCIIPC
  • C. CERT-In
  • D. ISRO

Q5. CERT-In, which co-released the 2026 space cyber security guidelines, functions under which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Defence
  • C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • D. Department of Space

Q6. Under the Indian Space Policy 2023, which one of the following best describes IN-SPACe?

  • A. ISRO's commercial arm that solely manufactures and markets launch vehicles
  • B. The autonomous single-window agency for promotion and authorisation of space activities by government and non-government entities
  • C. A statutory body that exclusively regulates foreign direct investment in the space sector
  • D. The sole operator of all Indian ground stations and satellite tracking facilities

Q7. Which one of the following entities is designated as the commercial arm of ISRO under the Indian Space Policy 2023?

  • A. Antrix Corporation Limited
  • B. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
  • C. IN-SPACe
  • D. Department of Space

Q8. Which one of the following is the nodal agency exclusively responsible for the protection of notified Critical Information Infrastructure in India?

  • A. CERT-In
  • B. NCIIPC
  • C. National Informatics Centre (NIC)
  • D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)