Medium Level – GK Questions

Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten) allows individuals to request deletion of personal data when no longer necessary or consent withdrawn. Critical for DPDP/GDPR compliance questions.

CSPM automates detection/remediation of cloud misconfigurations: public storage, weak IAM, unencrypted data. Critical for preventing cloud breaches.

NIST IR 8259 and ETSI EN 303 645 provide IoT security baselines: secure boot, updates, data protection. Critical for IoT security architecture questions.

ITU Global Cybersecurity Index assesses national cybersecurity commitment; forums facilitate knowledge sharing. India ranks high in GCI. Critical for international cybersecurity questions.

Cloud AI certifications validate skills in model development, deployment, MLOps. Critical for AI/ML roles in growing Indian tech sector.

Strangler Fig incrementally replaces monolith features with microservices behind API gateway. Reduces risk vs big-bang rewrite. Critical for legacy modernization questions.

Constraints enforce rules; triggers automate actions; DQ rules validate/clean data. Combined for data integrity. Critical for reliable analytics and compliance.

SSH (Secure Shell) encrypts remote command execution and file transfer, replacing insecure Telnet. Critical for secure network administration.

iDEX (Defence) and IN-SPACe (Space) provide funding, mentorship, and market access for startups in strategic domains. Critical for defense/space innovation questions.

e-Taal (Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer) aggregates transaction data from government portals for monitoring and decision-making. Critical for digital governance analytics.

Privacy principles: Lawfulness (legal basis), Transparency (clear communication), Accountability (demonstrate compliance). Core to DPDP/GDPR. Critical for privacy governance questions.

Security as Code (Open Policy Agent, AWS Config Rules) defines policies in declarative code, enabling version control, testing, and automated enforcement. Critical for scalable security governance.

DevSecOps integrates security into CI/CD: SAST, DAST, dependency scanning. NIST SP 800-204 covers microservices security including pipelines. Critical for secure software delivery.

Frugal innovation (Jugaad) emphasizes simplicity, affordability, and sustainability. India's strength in healthcare, agriculture, and fintech. Critical for inclusive development questions.

FinOps specializes in cloud cost management; DevOps/Solutions roles include cost optimization. Critical for efficient cloud operations in cost-conscious environments.

Adapter/ACL patterns wrap external APIs, translating between internal models and external interfaces. Critical for maintainable integrations and testing.

Read replicas offload queries; sharding distributes load; caching reduces database hits. Combined for scalable read-heavy workloads.

NFV virtualizes firewalls, load balancers, routers on commodity servers. Enables agility, cost reduction, and innovation. Critical for telecom modernization questions.

Programs under Digital India promote rural startups: CSCs for service delivery, agri-tech incubators. Critical for inclusive innovation questions.

ABC stores academic credits digitally; DigiLocker stores certificates. Both enable instant verification for admissions, jobs, reducing fraud.