UGC NET Information Technology Act 2000 Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 10 previous-year questions on Information Technology Act 2000 from UGC NET Commerce (Paper 2), filed under Unit 9: Legal Aspects of Business, drawn from 8 of the 22 exam papers in the bank (2019–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Information Technology Act 2000
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Digital signature | 1 |
| Section 66C - identity theft | 1 |
| Spoofing | 1 |
| Issues addressed by the Act | 1 |
| Scope of the Act | 1 |
| Section 65 - tampering with source | 1 |
| Laws and subjects | 1 |
| Definitions under the Act | 1 |
| Legal recognition of electronic records | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Information Technology Act 2000 appears in 8 of 22 papers (36%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Match the List I with List II: List I (Key definition Under IT Act 2000) List II (Sections) A. Addressee I. Section 2(1)(f) of the following Technology Act 2000 B. Adjudicating Officer II. Section 2(1)(d) of the Information Technology Act 2000 C. Affixing…
Which of the following are true about Digital Signature under Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000? A. A Digital Signature is an Electronic Signature B. Digital Signatures are accepted Globally C. Each vendor has to make his own standard to regulate Digital…
Match the offence and their corresponding penalties as per I.T. Act-2000: List I List II A. Tampering with computer source documents (Sec. 65) I. Imprisonment upto 2 years and/or fine upto Rs.1 lakh B. Penalty for mis-representation (Sec. 71) II…
If anyone fraudulently or dishonestly makes use of the electronic signature, password or any other unique identification feature of any other person then under which section of IT Act 2000, punishment shall be given?
The practice of forging a return address on an e-mail so that the recipient is fooled into revealing private information is termed as:
The Information Technology Act, 2000 in India provides legal recognition to which of the following? a. Electronic books of accounts in banks. b. Electronic commerce. c. Electronic negotiable instrument. d. Electronic signature. e. Electronic sale and…
Which of the following issues are addressed by the Information Technology Act, 2000? A. Legal recognition of electronic documents B. Redressal of grievances C. Offenses and contraventions D. Disputes settlements E. Justice dispensation system for cyber…
Which among the following essence of the Information Technology Act is not a correct statement?
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