A ransomware attack most characteristically involves:
Daily MCQs · Day 21
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Science & Technology and Internal Security
10 questions
- Q1·Cybersecurityeasy
- Q2·Biotechnologyeasy
Gene drive technology is primarily designed to:
- Q3·LWE and Police Modernisationeasy
Greyhounds is best known as a specialised force associated with counter-insurgency operations against:
- Q4·Web3medium
Consider the following statements:
- 1.A blockchain can maintain a distributed ledger without requiring every participant to trust a single central database administrator.
- 2.Smart contracts are programs whose execution rules can be enforced by the underlying blockchain environment.
- 3.All blockchain systems are permissionless and public.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- Q5·Maritime Securitymedium
Consider the following statements:
- 1.Coastal radar chains can contribute to maritime domain awareness.
- 2.AIS data can supplement radar-derived tracks.
- 3.AIS is immune to spoofing, manipulation or deliberate non-use.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- Q6·Rare Diseasesmedium
An orphan or rare disease generally presents a policy challenge because:
- Q7·Cybersecuritymedium
Consider the following statements about cloud security:
- 1.Misconfigured object storage can expose sensitive data.
- 2.Identity and Access Management is central to controlling cloud-resource permissions.
- 3.Encryption eliminates the need for access-control policies.
- 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?
- 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?
- Q10·Submarine Technologydifficult
Project-75(I) is distinguished from the earlier conventional submarine programme primarily because it envisages: