IT Act 2000 Objective Questions

1. When IT Act 2000 came in to effect?

Ans: 2000 October 17

2. How many schedules are there in IT Act 2000?

Ans: 4

3. Which is the Act which provides legal framework for e Governance in India?

Ans: IT Act 2000

4. Which section of IT Act deals with the legal recognition of electronic records?

Ans: Section 4

5. Which section of IT Act deals with the appointment of Controller of certifying authorities?

Ans: Section 17

6. Which section of IT Act deals with Hacking of computer systems?

Ans: Section 66

7. Which section of IT Act deals with Hacking Cyber terrorism?

Ans: Section 66F

8. Which section of IT Act was invalidated by Supreme court of India?

Ans: Section 66A

9. The date on which Supreme court of India invalidated section 66A of IT Act 2000?

Ans: 24/3/2015

10. What is the maximum penalty for damages to Computer, Computer systems, unauthorized access, download of data, infecting with virus, and denial of access etc, as per section 43?

Ans: 1 Crore rupees penalty

11. What is the punishment for Hacking of Computers?

Ans: Three year imprisonment or 5 Iakh rupees penalty or both

12. What is the penalty for destroying computer source code, as per section 65 of IT Act?

Ans: 3 year imprisonment or 2 lakh rupees penalty or both

13. Which section of IT Act 2000 proposes a punishment of life imprisonment?

Ans: 66F

14. What is the proposed punishment for Cyber Terrorism in IT Act?

Ans: Life imprisonment

15. What is the defined punishment for identity theft in IT Act?

Ans: 3 years of imprisonment and /or 1 lakh rupees penalty

16. What is the penalty for publishing images of a person's private parts without consent, as per IT Act 2000?

Ans: 3 years of imprisonment and / or 2 lakh rupees penalty

17. Which section of IT Act deals with Child pornography?

Ans: 67B

18. What is the punishment as per IT Act 2000 section 67?

Ans: 3 years of imprisonment and/or 5 lakh penalty for first conviction & 5 years of imprisonment and /or 10 lakh penalty for second conviction

19. Which are the sections of IT Act applicable for Cyber pornography?

Ans: 67, 67A, 67B

20, Which are the sections of IT Act deals with Credit card fraud?

Ans: 43, 66, 66C, 66D

21. Which Act in India focuses on data privacy and information security?

Ans: IT (amendment) Act 2008

22. Which section of IT Act deals with the punishment for cheating by impersonation by using computer resources?

Ans: 66D

23. What is the time line for filing appeal against the order of cyber appellate tribunal?

Ans: 60 days

24. Which is the appeal court on the order issued by Cyber appellate tribunal?

Ans: High court

25. What is the term of office of the presiding officer of Cyber appellate tribunal?

Ans: 5 years