IT law & practice
UNIT I– Formation of contract under E-commerce
One mark questions:
1.____ is the usual method of defining the “give and take” rights and duties in the business
transactions.
a) Deal b) pact c) contract d)None
2. The term ____ is the use of computer networks to facilitate commercial transactions involving the
production, sale and distribution of goods and services.
a) E- record b) E-commerce c)Both d)None
3. With the help of _ technologies helps speeds up the flow of information and to eliminate
unnecessary human intervention; computer do better than people-process routing business transactions quickly and accurately.
a) e-Commerce b) e-mail c) Client / Server d)None
4.The competition moves ahead, the business won’t capitalize on all it has to offer, these are the
main risk of ______ business.
a) e-Commerce b) Hardware c) Software d) None
5. A proposal, when accepted, becomes _____________.
a) Agreement b) Promise c) proposal d)Contract
6. A contract is concluded at the place where the letter is posted cannot and shall not be extended to communication of acceptance by means of Telephone or Telex, as they are ___________ communications.
a) Indirect b) Direct c) Instantaneous d) e-mail
7.EDI has been defined by the ____________ model law of electronic commerce as the electronic transfer from computer to computer of information using agreed standard to structure the information.
a) UN treaty b) UNCITRAL c) EEC d) US treaty
8.Electronic Data interchange, as approved and published in the __________.
a) UN/ED FACT b) EEC c) UN/TDID d) None
9.Any party may terminate agreement upon not less than _____ days prior written notice of the termination.
a) 6 months b) 12 months c) 30 d) 25
10. ________ is defined as an agreement ,which is enforceable by law.
a) contract b) pact c) deal d) None
Two or 4 marks Questions
1.Opportunities for everyone, when a business takes and advantages of the power of E-Commerce,
it will be able to
i. Increase customer satisfaction
ii Increase sales volume
iii Decrease cost of doing business
a) All of the above b) Only i and ii c) Only ii and iii d) None of the above
2..The suits filed acts to civil procedure code can be categorized into which of the classes.
i) Suits for immovable property
ii) Suits for movable property
iii) Suits of all other types
iv) Suits for compensation of wrong done to the person
a).i,iii,iv b).ii,iii,i c) All d)None
3.Under Indian Contract Act 1872, the valid contract must fulfill the following essential pre-
Requisites:
i. Consensus ad idem by way of offering and acceptance.
ii.The proposal must be supported by consideration
iii. The parties must be competent to contract.
iv. The agreement must not be made by the free consent of the parties.
v. The agreement must be expressly declared to be void.
a) All of the above b) Only i and ii c) Only i, ii and iii d) None
4. The communication of the acceptance is complete:
i. As against the person to whom it is made when it comes to his knowledge.
ii. As against the acceptor when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer.
iii. As against the proposer, when it is put in the course of transmission to him so as to be
out of power of acceptor.
a) Only i & ii b) Only ii & iii c) All d)None
5. Under provision of Sections 16, 17,19 and 20 of civil procedure code, the suits can be categorized into three classes, namely,
i. In case of suits for immovable property
ii. In case of suits for compensation for wrong done to the person or to movable property
iii. In case of all other suits
iv. In the case of suits for movable property
a) Only i, ii & iv b) Only i, iv & iii c) All d) None
6.State the order of transformation of transaction to a contract: -
i). Contract
ii). Proposal
iii). Agreement
iv). Promise
a). ii, iv, iii, I b). ii, iii, iv, I c). iv, i, ii, iii d). iv, ii, i, iii
7.Match the terms with meaning: -
i). Proposal 1) Agreement when accepted by both.
ii). Promise 2) The person who signifies his willingness to do
iii). Agreement 3) Every promise and every set of promises
iv). Contract 4) When the proposal is accepted
5) Agreement when enforced by law
a). i-2, ii-3, iii-4, iv-1 b) i-2, ii-4, iii-3, iv-5 c). i-2, ii-4, iii-1, iv-5 d). i-2, ii-4, iii-1, iv-5
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Answers:
One mark two mark
1.c 8.c 1.a
2.b 9.c 2.b
3.a 10.a 3.c
4.a 4.c
5.b 5.b
6.c 6.a
7.b 7.b
UNIT II– E-Commerce – Tax perspectives
One mark questions:
1.The Taxes can be broadly classified into two categories, __________ & ___________ Taxes.
*a) Direct & Indirect b) Sales & Income c) Customs & Excise d)Central& State
2.Basic concepts of international taxation are having two basic concepts of establishing
jurisdiction for levy of taxes:____.
a) Country based taxation b) Residence based taxation c) Source based taxation d) c & b
3.The respective locations of the computer terminals providing and receiving on electronic media,
such services have to be identified with the help of ____ who should be made responsible for
the same.
a) Service Provider b) Mail provider c) Web site operator d) None
4. The term ____ establishment means a fixed place of business through which the business of an enterprise is wholly or partly carried on.
a) Provisional b) eternal c) Temporary d) Permanent
5. It is common for the web site through which an enterprise carries on its business to be hosted on the server of an_____________.
a) OECD b) ISP c) Network d) WAN
6. _______ is the income earned by providing search and retrieved facility on line.
a) Royalty income b) Business profit income c) Both d) None
7. _______ is the income earned from customers downloaded digital products.
a) Royalty income b) Business profit income c) Both d) None
8.OECD stands for __________
a)Organization for Economic and Co-operation and Development
b)Organization for Electronic and Co-operation and Development
c)Organization for Electronic and Communication and Development
d) None
9. ________ indicates the country in which the income is deemed to arise.
a) residence based taxation b)Source based taxation c) Both d) None
10. ________ indicates the country with which the payer has the closest links.
a) residence based taxation b)Source based taxation c) Both d) None
11. The ____ of OECD recently drafted a report covering everything right from cyber sales to
advertising
a) Certifying authority b) Certifying controller c) Technical advisory d) None
Two or 4 marks Questions
1.which of the following are the ways that e-commerce can take place
i)Merchants sell directly to the customer and the host processes the online orders
ii)The merchants sell the products directly to customer by processing orders and
payments
iii)The host sells the product and process both order and payments information
a)Only I b)Only ii and iii c) All d)None
2.What is analysis and conclusion for following category:
The customer selects and item from online catalogue of tangible goods and orders the
item electronically directly from a commercial povider.the product is delivered to customer by
common carrier physically
i) The payment constitutes business profits
ii) The payment constitutes royalties
a) i only b)ii only c)both d)none
3.The term permanent establishment includes especially
i. The use of facilities solely for the purpose of storage, display or delivery
ii. an office
iii. a factory
iv. The maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose of purchasing
goods or merchandise.
a) Only i, ii & iv b) Only i, ii & iii c) All d) Only ii & iii
4. Match the categories with the topics covered
1)category 13 I) Advertising
2) category 15 ii) Data warehousing
3) category 9 iii) data retrieval
4) category 17 iv) ASP
a) 1-ii, 2- iii, 3- iv, 4-i b)1-iii, 2- I, 3- iv, 4-ii c) 1-ii, 2- iii, 3- i, 4-iv d) 1-iii, 2- ii, 3- iv, 4-i
5.which of the following laws proposes the concept of permanent establishment: -
i) OECD model tax treaty
ii) UN model tax treaty
iii) Europe model tax treaty
iv). US model tax treaty
a) I, ii, iii b) I, ii, iv c) ALL d) None
Answers:
One mark two marks
1.a 11.c 1.c
2.d 2.a
3.a 3.d
4.d 4.a
5.b 5.b
6.b
7.a
8.a
9.b
10.a
UNIT III – Information technology and intellectual property
One mark questions:
1. _________ includes computer programs, databases, preparatory materials and other associated documentation.
a) Computer b) computer software c) Algorithm d)None
2. ________ is brand, heading, label or any combination used in relation to goods.
a) patent b) Trade mark c) Both d) None
3. ________ is monopoly right granted to the inventor to work the invention to the exclusion of others for a specified period of time.
a) patent b) Trade mark c) Both d) None
4. ______ is an exclusive property rights of creator in original literary works, films and sound recordings.
a) patent b) Trade mark c) Copyright d) None
5. ________ is also referred to as global web of linked networks and computers .
a) Intranet b) internet c) Both d) None
6. ________ was created to serve as platform for the global online store of knowledge.
a) Internet b) WWW c) Both d) None
7. ______ allow information to be accessed and organized in every flexible ways.
a) connections b) HTML c) hyperlinks d) None
8. The mode through which people gain access to the internet and communicating by use of distributed databases and remote information retrieval is known as ______
a) EDI b) WWW c) WAP d) None
9. DNS stands for _________
a) Domain Name Server b) Domain Name system c) Domain Network service d) None
10. ________ is an alias for the IP address of the computers connected via network.
a) Domain Name b) Server name c) Computer name d) None
11. TLD stands for __________
a) trival level domain name b) top-level domain name c) Both d) None
12. SLD stands for __________
a) Serial level domain name b) Second-level domain name c) Both d) None
13. The computers which are linked to the internet will be allocated a unique identification called.
a) IP address b) hardware address c) Both d) None
14.ICANN stands for __
a) International corporation for assigned names and numbers
b) Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers
c) Internet company for assigned names and numbers
d) International company for assigned names and numbers
15. In India National center for software technology , _____ will exercise control in allocation of
domain names.
a) Mumbai b) Hyderabad c) Madras d) Delhi
16. WIPO stands for ___
a) Wipe in process out b) World Intellectual property organization
c) World international property organization d) None
Two or 4 marks Questions
1. Which of the following are true for trade marks:
i) They protect the business reputation and goodwill
ii) protect consumer from deception
a) I only b) ii only c) Both a & b d) None
2.which of the following are valid patents: -
i) IBM-data processor n/w
ii) IBM-documents abstraction and retrieving
iii) BOSCH-electronic computer components
iv) The diamon vs. diehr
a).i,iii,iv b)i,ii,iii c) All d)None
3.which of the following are intellect properties
i) Copyright
ii) Trade mark
iii) Research
iv) Patent.
a).i,ii,iii b)i,ii,iv c) All d)None
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Answers
One mark two mark
1.b 11.b 1.c
2.b 12.b 2.a
3.a 13.a 3.b
4.c 14.b
5.b 15.a
6.b 16.b
7.c
8.b
9.b
10.a
UNIT IV – IT and other affected legislations
One mark questions:
1. Amendments have been made in ___________ to provide necessary changes in the various provisions which deal with offences relating to documents paper based transactions.
a) Indian Penal code & Indian evidence act b) Reserve Bank of India Act
c) Bankers book of evidence Act d) None
2. Amendments have been made in ___________ to facilitate electronic funds transfer between financial institutions and banks.
a) Indian Penal code & Indian evidence act b)Reserve Bank of India Act
c) Bankers book of evidence Act d) None
3. Amendments have been made in ___________ to legal sanctity for books of accounts maintained in electronic form by the banks.
a) Indian Penal code & Indian Evidence act b)Reserve Bank of India Act
c) Bankers Book of evidence Act d) None
4. ____________ means data , record sent or received in an electronic form.
a) E-commerce b) e-record c) e-transactions d) None
5. ____ means whoever makes any false documents or false electronic record to cause damage or injury to public or to any person.
a) Forgery b) Cheating c) Both d) None
6. India means the territory of India ______ the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
a) excluding b) Including c) None
7. ____ includes all the judges and magistrates and all persons , except arbitrators.
a) Corporation b) court c) bank d) None
8. ______ means anything , state of things or relation of things , capable of being perceived by
the senses.
a) Evidence b) document c) Fact d) None
9.One fact is said to be ____ when the one is connected with the other in any of the ways referred to in the provisions of the Act.
a) Relevant b) document c) Fact d) None
10. ____ means any matter expressed by means of letters, figures or marks.
a) Relevant b) document c) Fact d) None
11. ____ means any body established by any law for the time being in force in India and includes the RBI, the SBI .
a) Corporation b) court c) bank d) None
12. ______ includes ledgers , day books, cash books.
a) Accounts book b) Bankers book c) Both d)None
13. ____ means any company carrying business of banking.
a) Corporation b) court c) bank d) None
Two or 4 mark Questions
1.The Indian evidence act, 1872 has following terms match these terms with their meanings:
Terms meanings
i)Proved 1) A fact when it is neither proved nor disproved.
ii)Disproved 2)Documents related to the fact
iii)Not proved 3)A fact, after unsoldering the matters before it, the court
believes its existence.
iv)Evidence 4) A fact, after unsoldering the matters before it, the court either
believes that it does not exist or it non-existence.
a). i-3, ii-1, iii-4, iv-2 b). I-2, ii-3, iii-1, iv-4 c). I-3, ii-4, iii-1, iv-2 d). I-1, ii-4, iii-2, iv-3
2.The Bankers Evidence Act, 1891 has following terms match these terms with their meanings:
Terms meanings
i)Bankers book 1) Any investigation or inquiry under code of criminal procedure, 1973 .
ii)Certified copy 2) includes ledgers, day books, cash books.
iii)legal proceeding 3) includes written copy of any entry or consists of
printouts of data stored in a floppy.
a). i-3, ii-1, iii-2 b). I-2, ii-3, iii-1 c) I-3, ii-2, iii-1 d) I-1, ii-3, iii-2
Answers:
One mark Two or 4 mark
1.a 11.a 1.c
2.b 12.b 2.b
3.c 13.c
4.b
5.a
6.a
7.b
8.c
9.a
10.b
UNIT V – Viruses and Hackers – the cyber crime
One mark questions:
1. _______ are program that motion and record the name password of n/w user as they log in.
a)Mail bombing b) Password snifters c)Both a and b d) None
2. ____ is a program designed to perform a harmful action.
a) virus b) malicious program c) Both a & b d) None
3. ____ is a program that replicates in some environment, alters executable code and does damage by controlling your computer system without your knowledge or consent.
a) virus b) malicious program c) Both a & b d) None
4. _______ is one such malicious program.
a) Sunsniffer b) instruction manuals c) Both a& b d) None
5. ____ are computer programs which exploit operating system bugs and text files.
a) virus b) malicious program c) Hacking tools d) None
6. ___ create tools to exploit the bugs.
a) Hackers b) application programmers c) Both d) None
7. ____________ refers to indiscriminate intentional distribution of a program, through every
available method.
a) banding b) widebanding c) Expanding d) None
8. Which of the following are networked BBS.
a) Usenet b) FTP sites c) Both d) None
9.The easiest known abuse on internet is ___
a) software piracy b) copyright piracy c) Both d) None
10. ______ usually grab a well known trade mark which they register a domain name for ulterior purposes.
a) Copy right priracy b) Trademark spoofing c) cyber squatting d) None
Two or 4 marks Questions
1.Match the methods with description: -
Method description
i) Virus exchange BBS 1) we can use scanning methodology to detect these viruses.
ii) Virus Exchange networks 2) in this method the bulletin boards are used to transfer virus.
iii) Virus for sale 3) Spread through regular dial-up modems.
iv) Virus distribution sites 4) these viruses are purchased by crave and industry sources.
a) I-2, ii-3, iii-4, iv-1 b) I-2, ii-4, iii-1, iv-3 c) I-1, ii-4, iii-2, iv-3 d) I-3, ii-1, iii-4, iv-2
2.Which of the following is Internet related crimes: -
i) Cheating
ii) Password surfers
iii) Industrial espionage
iv) Copyright piracy
v) Spoofing
a) ii, iv, v b) ii, iii, iv, v c) All d) None
3.Match with the valid crimes: -
i). A software which instructs a computer 1) Spoofing
to repeatedly send e-mail to specified
person’s e-mail.
ii) A program that monitors and record 2) Cyber squatting
name and password of network users
as they log in.
iii. The act of disguising one computer 3) Password Sniffers
to look like another computer.
iv). They grab a well-known trademark 4) Mail Bombings.
which they register a domain name.
a). I-4, ii-3, iii-1, iv-2 b). I-4, ii-1, iii-2, iv-3 c). I-4, ii-3, iii-2, iv-1 d). I-3, ii-1, iii-4, iv-2
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Answers
One mark two or 4 marks
1.b 1.a
2.b 2.b
3.a 3.a
4.a
5.c
6.a
7.b
8.c
9.b
10.c
UNIT VI – United Nations Resolution
One mark questions:
1. _______ means information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic means.
a)Data message b) Electronic data interchange c) Both a and b d)None
2. _______ means the electronic transfer from computer to computer of information using and agreed standard to structure the information.
a)Data message b) Electronic data interchange c) Both a and b d)None
3.BIS was adopted by the communication at its 31st session, in
a)June 1999 b)June 1998 c)June 2000 d)None
4. ____ means a system for generating, sending, receiving or processing data messages.
a) Information system b) Electronic data interchange c) Both a and b d)None
5. The notion of “message” means ____
a) data b) record c) Both d) None
Two or 4 marks Questions
1. Match the terms with their definitions:
Terms Definitions
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1) Originator I) means a person who, on behalf of another sends data
messages.
2) Addressee ii) means a person by whom or on whose behalf, the
data message is supposed to have been sent.
3) intermediary iii) means a person who is intended by the originator to
receive the data message.
a) 1- ii, 2- iii, 3- I b) 1- i, 2- iii, 3-ii c) 1- ii, 2- i, 3- iii d) 1- i, 2- ii, 3- iii
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Answers:
One mark two or 4 marks
1.a 1. a
2.b
3.b
4.a
5.b
