Daily MCQs · Day 21

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Science & Technology and Internal Security

10 questions

0/10 answered

  1. Q1·Cybersecurityeasy

    A ransomware attack most characteristically involves:

  2. Q2·Biotechnologyeasy

    Gene drive technology is primarily designed to:

  3. Q3·LWE and Police Modernisationeasy

    Greyhounds is best known as a specialised force associated with counter-insurgency operations against:

  4. Q4·Web3medium

    Consider the following statements:

    1. 1.A blockchain can maintain a distributed ledger without requiring every participant to trust a single central database administrator.
    2. 2.Smart contracts are programs whose execution rules can be enforced by the underlying blockchain environment.
    3. 3.All blockchain systems are permissionless and public.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

  5. Q5·Maritime Securitymedium

    Consider the following statements:

    1. 1.Coastal radar chains can contribute to maritime domain awareness.
    2. 2.AIS data can supplement radar-derived tracks.
    3. 3.AIS is immune to spoofing, manipulation or deliberate non-use.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

  6. Q6·Rare Diseasesmedium

    An orphan or rare disease generally presents a policy challenge because:

  7. Q7·Cybersecuritymedium

    Consider the following statements about cloud security:

    1. 1.Misconfigured object storage can expose sensitive data.
    2. 2.Identity and Access Management is central to controlling cloud-resource permissions.
    3. 3.Encryption eliminates the need for access-control policies.
  8. Q8·Border Managementdifficult

    A border post combines seismic/ground sensors, thermal cameras, radar and UAV imagery. A fusion engine correlates detections and sends alerts to a command centre. Which principle is most directly illustrated?

  9. Q9·Deepfakes and Information Warfaredifficult

    A fabricated video of a senior official is released immediately before a crisis, while coordinated accounts amplify it and selectively suppress contradictory material. Which combination best captures the security problem?

  10. Q10·Submarine Technologydifficult

    Project-75(I) is distinguished from the earlier conventional submarine programme primarily because it envisages: