GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many schedules are there in IT Act 2000?
A
3
B
4
C
6
D
2
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How many sections are in the IT Act 2000? The original Act contained 94 sections, divided into 13 chapters and 4 schedules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. The original Act contained 94 sections, divided into 13 chapters and 4 schedules.

Detailed explanation-3: -Central Government amends the First Schedule to the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Central Government vide a notification dated September 26, 2022, amended the First Schedule to the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”), which specifies the documents or transactions excluded from the purview of the IT Act.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Schedule of the Information Technology Act prior to the amendment only mentioned e-Authentication technique using Aadhaar e-KYC services as the only mode of e-Authentication. This, in turn, meant that the mode of the electronic signature would have to be Aadhaar eKYC based to be valid.

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