Question

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as National Agency for incident response is constituted under section

• A. 71 of IT Act
• B. 70 of IT Act
• C. 70(a) of IT Act
• D. 70(b) of IT Act

Hint:

CERT-In is India's official cyber security watchdog under Section 70A of IT Act.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: IT Act provisions.
The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 created the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) as the national nodal agency for cyber security incident response.

Step 2: Section reference.
CERT-In is constituted under Section 70A of the IT Act, 2000.

Step 3: Role.
It handles cyber security threats, issues advisories, and coordinates incident responses.

Step 4: Conclusion.
Correct answer is (C) 70(a).