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English Language Quiz For IBPS PO & Clerk Exam | 14-10-2020

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 Dear Readers,

Mahendras has started special quizzes for IBPS PO & Clerk Exam so that you can practice more and more to crack the examination. This IBPS PO & Clerk Exam special quiz series will mold your preparations in the right direction and the regular practice of these quizzes will be really very helpful in scoring good marks in the Examination. Here we are providing you the important question of reasoning ability for the IBPS PO & Clerk Exam. 


Q1-10 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. 

While cyber activists, bloggers and legal experts have criticised the new rules under the IT Amendment Act, 2008, for gagging free speech, what has gone unnoticed is the fact that the new regulations also give the government the power to obtain sensitive personal information about individuals from companies without a warrant or the concerned person’s consent. 

The sensitive personal data or information of a person covers passwords, financial information such as bank accounts or credit card details, his or her physiological and mental health condition, medical records and history, their sexual orientation, and biometric information, says the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011, which came into force in April this year. 

Though the rules provide for keeping this information confidential from third parties except with the individual’s prior consent, they explicitly state that all sensitive personal details “shall be shared, without obtaining prior consent from the provider of information, with government agencies mandated under the law to obtain information including sensitive personal data or information for the purpose of verification of identity, or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of offences.” 

Criticising the government for giving itself the “master key” to access the sensitive personal information of individuals, including their medical records, Delhi-based PRS Legislative Research, which works with MPs to provide research support on legislative and policy issues, has noted that “there are no checks on this power [with the government] except that the request for information be made in writing, and stating clearly the reason for seeking the information.” 

Pointing out that “information requests [made by government agencies] usually have certain inbuilt checks,” PRS Legislative Research said that for example, search warrants in criminal cases were issued by a court. Similarly, tapping of telephones or interception of electronic communication can only be authorised by the Union or State Home Secretary after following a prescribed process. 

The new bill for the Unique Identification Number (UID) also permits such use only by the order of a court or for national security (by an order of an authorised officer of at least Joint Secretary rank in the Central Government). 

However, the new rules under the amended IT Act have no such checks and balances — a government agency just needs to send a request in writing to the company possessing the sensitive personal data or information stating clearly the purpose of seeking such information. 

The rules also state that a company can transfer sensitive personal data or information to any company or individual in India or abroad that “ensures the same level of data protection” that is adhered to by that company as per the new rules. 

Q1 Why has the government been criticized for giving itself the ‘master key’ ? 

01. It wants to rule the country without taking into notice public concerns 

02. It can access the sensitive personal information of individuals without their consent 

03. It can pass laws as and when desired 

04. Only 2 and 3 

05. Only 1 and 2 

Q2 Which of the following is included in sensitive personal data or information, according to new IT rules ? 

01. Medical records and history 

02. Bank accounts or credit card details 

03. Biometric information 

04. Only 1 and 2 

05. 1, 2 and 3 

Q3 Which of the following have criticized the new rules under IT amendment act ? 

01. Bloggers 

02. Educationists 

03. Legal Experts 

04. Cyber activists 

05. 1, 3 and 4 

Q4 Which of the following is False, in the context of the passage. 

01. Tapping of telephones can be authorised by the police. 

02. The sensitive personal data does not include credit card details. 

03. People have the ‘Master key’ to access sensitive personal information. 

04. Only 1 and 2 

05. 1, 2 and 3 

Q5 What does Delhi based PRS Legislative Research provide working with MPs ? 

01. Research support on forests 

02. Research support on legislative and policy issues 

03. Research support on pollution and glaciers 

04. Research support on ways of investigation 

05. None of these 

Q6 Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Checks 

01. process 

02. controls 

03. mind 

04. connections 

05. correct 

Q7 Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Confidential 

01. having confidence 

02. blame worthy 

03. showing disgust 

04. reveal secret 

05. secret 

Q8 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Mandated 

01. come to power 

02. made compulsory 

03. rejected 

04. not made compulsory 

05. considered worthy 

Q9 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Explicitly 

01. tacitly 

02. honestly 

03. playfully 

04. implicitly 

05. happily 

Q10 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Adhered 

01. followed 

02. violated 

03. addressed 

04. tired 

05. happened 

Answers :-

Q.1 (2) 

Q.2 (5) 

Q.3 (5) 

Q.4 (5) 

Q.5 (2) 

Q.6 (2) 

Q.7 (4) 

Q.8 (4) 

Q.9 (4) 

Q.10 (2)

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