Cyber Crime – MCQs (1–30)
1. Cyber crime primarily involves crimes related to:
A) Physical property
B) Computers and networks
C) Land disputes
D) Family law
✅ Answer: B
2. Which Act governs cyber crimes in India?
A) IPC, 1860
B) IT Act, 2000
C) CrPC
D) Evidence Act
✅ Answer: B
3. Section 43 of IT Act deals with:
A) Hacking
B) Unauthorized access & damage
C) Cyber terrorism
D) Identity theft
✅ Answer: B
4. Section 66C of IT Act relates to:
A) Cyber stalking
B) Identity theft
C) Phishing
D) Cyber terrorism
✅ Answer: B
5. Section 66D covers:
A) Online cheating
B) Cyber defamation
C) Email spoofing
D) Hacking
✅ Answer: A
6. Cyber stalking is punishable under:
A) Section 354D IPC
B) Section 499 IPC
C) Section 66F IT Act
D) Section 43 IT Act
✅ Answer: A
7. Phishing is best described as:
A) Data destruction
B) Social engineering fraud
C) Virus attack
D) Password cracking
✅ Answer: B
8. Which section of IT Act deals with cyber terrorism?
A) 66B
B) 66C
C) 66F
D) 67
✅ Answer: C
9. Child pornography online is punishable under:
A) Section 67A IT Act
B) Section 67B IT Act
C) Section 66E IT Act
D) Section 43 IT Act
✅ Answer: B
10. Which is NOT a cyber crime?
A) Online fraud
B) Identity theft
C) Email hacking
D) Physical assault
✅ Answer: D
11. Ransomware is:
A) Virus
B) Malware demanding ransom
C) Spyware
D) Adware
✅ Answer: B
12. Which body investigates cyber crimes in India at national level?
A) CBI
B) NIA
C) CERT-In
D) RBI
✅ Answer: C
13. CERT-In works under:
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) MeitY
C) Ministry of Law
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: B
14. Identity theft includes misuse of:
A) IP address
B) Password & personal data
C) Server logs
D) Website code
✅ Answer: B
15. Section 66E deals with:
A) Privacy violation
B) Cheating
C) Defamation
D) Hacking
✅ Answer: A
16. Which is an example of cyber defamation?
A) Fake email
B) False online post harming reputation
C) Hacking a website
D) Virus attack
✅ Answer: B
17. Spoofing refers to:
A) Malware attack
B) Impersonation
C) Virus injection
D) Data encryption
✅ Answer: B
18. Which IPC section is often used with IT Act for cyber fraud?
A) 420
B) 302
C) 376
D) 107
✅ Answer: A
19. Cyber forensics is used to:
A) Prevent hacking
B) Analyze digital evidence
C) Encrypt data
D) Block websites
✅ Answer: B
20. Which platform is used to report cyber crime in India?
A) cybercrime.gov.in
B) india.gov.in
C) digitalindia.in
D) nic.in
✅ Answer: A
21. SIM swap fraud is related to:
A) Network hacking
B) Mobile identity theft
C) Malware
D) VPN misuse
✅ Answer: B
22. Which crime involves sending threatening emails?
A) Cyber terrorism
B) Cyber harassment
C) Cyber fraud
D) Cyber trespass
✅ Answer: B
23. Section 67 IT Act relates to:
A) Obscene content
B) Cyber fraud
C) Privacy
D) Hacking
✅ Answer: A
24. DDoS attack targets:
A) Individual user
B) Server availability
C) Password
D) Database only
✅ Answer: B
25. Cyber espionage is mainly related to:
A) Theft of confidential data
B) Email hacking
C) Online shopping fraud
D) Cyber stalking
✅ Answer: A