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The platform that enables online payment of government fees and taxes is called ________.
- BharatKosh / e-Payments
- Maintainable
- Semiconductor
- e₹-UPI / Digital Rupee
Answer: BharatKosh / e-Payments
BharatKosh consolidates government payment gateways for fees, taxes, donations. Supports UPI, cards, netbanking. Critical for cashless governance and financial inclusion.
The international organization that develops global telecommunications standards is called International ________ Union.
- Rain
- Telecommunication / ITU
- Tree / Acyclic Graph
- LLDP / CDP
Answer: Telecommunication / ITU
ITU (UN agency) develops technical standards for telecom, spectrum allocation, and digital development. India actively participates in ITU standardization processes.
The protocol that enables secure key exchange over insecure channels is called ________ Key Exchange.
- dimensions
- Diffie-Hellman
- IPR / Intellectual Property Rights
- Forecasting
Answer: Diffie-Hellman
Diffie-Hellman enables two parties to establish shared secret over public channel, foundation for TLS, SSH. Critical for understanding cryptographic protocols in network security.
The practice of continuously monitoring cloud environments for threats and anomalies is called Cloud ________.
- Frequency
- Security Monitoring / CNAPP
- -a
- kube-scheduler
Answer: Security Monitoring / CNAPP
Cloud Security Monitoring (part of CNAPP - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms) uses AI/ML to detect threats, misconfigurations, and anomalies in real-time. Critical for proactive cloud defense.
The architectural pattern that organizes code by business capability rather than technical layer is called ________ Architecture.
- Artifact / Model Registry
- Augmented
- Domain-Driven Design / DDD
- Green / Energy-Efficient
Answer: Domain-Driven Design / DDD
DDD aligns software structure with business domains: entities, aggregates, bounded contexts. Improves maintainability and team autonomy. Critical for complex enterprise application design.
The initiative that provides digital infrastructure for land records modernization is called Digital India Land Records ________.
- h+1
- Carbon / Emissions
- Modernisation Programme / DILRMP
- Incident
Answer: Modernisation Programme / DILRMP
DILRMP digitizes land records, integrates with Aadhaar, enables online mutation, and reduces disputes. Critical for property rights, credit access, and governance transparency.
The concept of digital public goods refers to open-source software, open data, and open standards that serve the ________.
- Masked
- Public Interest / Common Good
- Security Monitoring / CNAPP
- Offline
Answer: Public Interest / Common Good
Digital Public Goods (UN definition) are open solutions addressing SDGs: health, education, finance. India contributes: MOSIP (identity), Sunbird (education), DIVOC (vaccination). Critical for global development questions.
The network architecture that uses programmable data planes for custom packet processing is called ________ Networking.
- LCH Prachand
- Privilege
- Reversibility / Recoverability
- P4 / Programmable
Answer: P4 / Programmable
P4 (Programming Protocol-Independent Packet Processors) enables custom packet processing logic in switches/routers. Supports innovation in telemetry, security, and traffic engineering. Critical for next-gen network research questions.
The practice of encrypting data at rest, in transit, and in use is called ________ Encryption.
- Zero
- Domain-Driven Design / DDD
- Two-Tier / Hybrid
- End-to-End / Comprehensive
Answer: End-to-End / Comprehensive
End-to-end encryption protects data throughout lifecycle: at rest (storage), in transit (network), in use (processing via confidential computing). Critical for data protection and compliance questions.
The pattern that separates read and write operations for scalability is called Command Query ________.
- Randomized
- Regolith
- Inclusive
- Responsibility Segregation / CQRS
Answer: Responsibility Segregation / CQRS
CQRS separates read (query) and write (command) models, enabling independent scaling, optimization, and consistency models. Often combined with Event Sourcing. Critical for high-performance systems design.
The platform that enables online filing of RTI applications and tracking responses is called ________ Portal.
- RTI Online
- qXR / CAD4TB
- Shor's
- Privacy / Anonymity
Answer: RTI Online
RTI Online Portal (rtionline.gov.in) enables citizens to file Right to Information applications digitally, pay fees online, and track status. Enhances transparency and accountability in governance.
The concept of technological sovereignty emphasizes reducing dependence on foreign technology through domestic innovation and ________.
- Indigenization / Self-Reliance
- Response
- Vector
- Partnership on AI / Open Source Initiative
Answer: Indigenization / Self-Reliance
Technological sovereignty (Atmanirbhar Bharat) promotes domestic R&D, manufacturing, and standards to reduce strategic dependencies. Critical for understanding India's tech policy and security questions.
The protocol that enables automatic configuration of IPv6 addresses without DHCP is called ________ Address Autoconfiguration.
- RBI
- SLAAC
- UPI
- FAME
Answer: SLAAC
SLAAC (Stateless Address Autoconfiguration) uses router advertisements and MAC addresses to generate IPv6 addresses. Reduces management overhead vs DHCPv6. Critical for IPv6 deployment questions.
The security model that assumes breach and verifies every request is called ________ Trust.
- Lead-through / Teach Pendant
- End-to-End / Comprehensive
- Inversion
- Zero
Answer: Zero
Zero Trust implements: identity verification, least privilege, micro-segmentation, continuous monitoring. Assumes no implicit trust based on network location. Critical for modern security architecture questions.
The architectural style where components communicate via lightweight HTTP APIs is called ________ Architecture.
- Microservices / RESTful
- Bio-molecular / DNA
- do-while
- Machine
Answer: Microservices / RESTful
Microservices decompose applications into independent services communicating via REST/HTTP APIs. Enables independent deployment, scaling, and technology diversity. Critical for modern cloud-native development questions.
The certification that validates expertise in ethical hacking and penetration testing is called Certified ________ Hacker.
- Stake / PoS
- FOSS / Free and Open Source Software
- Ethical / CEH
- Clustering
Answer: Ethical / CEH
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) by EC-Council validates skills in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and security tools. Valued for cybersecurity roles in government and enterprise. Critical for security career questions.
The international alliance for developing open 5G/6G standards with interoperable components is called ________ Alliance.
- NFTs
- O-RAN
- L1
- 6G
Answer: O-RAN
O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) Alliance promotes open interfaces, virtualization, and AI in mobile networks. Enables multi-vendor interoperability and innovation. India actively participates for strategic autonomy. Critical for telecom policy questions.
The technology that virtualizes network functions like firewalls and routers on commodity hardware is called Network Functions ________.
- ABHA / Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
- UEBA / User and Entity Behavior
- Virtualization / NFV
- Fab / Foundry
Answer: Virtualization / NFV
NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) runs network services as software on standard servers, reducing cost and increasing flexibility vs proprietary hardware. Complements SDN for agile networks. Critical for telecom modernization questions.
The database type optimized for storing and querying high-dimensional vector data for AI applications is called ________ Database.
- Self-Healing
- Vision
- Vector
- Tokenization
Answer: Vector
Vector databases (Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) store embeddings for similarity search in AI: recommendations, semantic search, RAG. Use approximate nearest neighbor algorithms for scalable retrieval. Critical for AI infrastructure questions.
The cryptographic technique that allows computation on encrypted data without decryption is called ________ Encryption.
- Homomorphic
- Edge
- Event-Driven
- Microservices
Answer: Homomorphic
Homomorphic Encryption enables processing ciphertext, producing encrypted results that decrypt to correct output. Critical for privacy-preserving cloud analytics, secure voting, and confidential AI. Still computationally intensive but advancing.