Technology – Medium Level – GK Questions

Q: The government initiative that establishes innovation hubs in educational institutions is called Atal ________ Labs.

Tinkering – Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) by NITI Aayog provide makerspaces with tools (3D printers, robotics) for students to innovate. Fosters creativity, problem-solving, and entrepreneurship from school level. Critical for education innovation questions.

Q: Which platform enables video-based virtual court hearings in India?

Both A and B – e-Courts project integrates video conferencing for virtual hearings, e-filing, and case management. Enhanced during pandemic for access to justice. Critical for digital governance and judicial reform questions.

Q: Differential privacy adds statistical noise to datasets to protect individual identities while preserving aggregate insights.

True – Differential privacy mathematically guarantees that query results don't reveal individual records. Used in census data, health analytics, and tech company telemetry. Balances utility and privacy. Critical for privacy-preserving analytics questions.

Q: Which cloud security tool continuously monitors configurations for compliance violations?

CSPM – CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) automates detection/remediation of misconfigurations (public S3 buckets, open ports). Critical for preventing cloud breaches. CWPP protects workloads; CASB governs SaaS; SIEM aggregates logs. Important for cloud security operations questions.

Q: The international standard for information security management systems is ISO/IEC ________.

27001 – ISO/IEC 27001 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, and maintaining an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Certification demonstrates commitment to security best practices. Critical for enterprise security and compliance questions.

Q: Which framework provides guidelines for managing cybersecurity risk in organizations?

NIST Cybersecurity Framework – NIST CSF (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover) provides flexible, risk-based approach to cybersecurity management. Widely adopted globally and referenced in Indian policies. Critical for security governance and compliance questions.

Q: The Metaverse Standards Forum aims to develop interoperable protocols for virtual worlds.

True – Metaverse Standards Forum (Khronos Group, Linux Foundation) develops open standards for interoperability: avatars, assets, identity across platforms. Critical for avoiding walled gardens and enabling open metaverse ecosystems. Important for future tech governance questions.

Q: Which technology optimizes energy consumption in buildings using sensors and AI?

All of these – Smart buildings integrate IoT sensors (occupancy, temperature), BMS for HVAC/lighting control, and AI for predictive optimization. Reduces energy waste by 20-40%. Critical for green building and energy efficiency questions.

Q: The digital signature service integrated with Aadhaar for legally valid e-signatures is called ________.

e-Sign / Aadhaar e-KYC – e-Sign enables Aadhaar-based digital signatures for documents, with legal validity under IT Act. Uses OTP/biometric authentication. Eliminates need for physical signatures in government/business processes. Critical for digital transaction and e-governance questions.

Q: Which security challenge is unique to IoT devices compared to traditional IT systems?

Physical Tampering – IoT devices are often deployed in accessible locations, vulnerable to physical tampering, theft, or environmental attacks. Requires hardware security modules, secure boot, and tamper-evident designs. Critical for IoT security architecture questions.