Question

Observe the figure and answer the questions given below.

a) What do these figures indicate?
b) Which gadgets can be misused for these?
c) Give two examples of such events.
d) Name the act amended by Government of Maharashtra to control such events.
e) What care should be taken by a person to avoid such events?

Answer 1

a) These figures indicate cyber-crime.
b) The gadgets can be misused for cyber-crime, are computer connected to the internet, ATM machines, Credit and Debit cards, etc.
c) i) Bank transactions may be done using pin without the knowledge of consumer.
ii) Consumers are deceived by showing superior items on websites but actually selling the items of either inferior quality or impaired ones.
d) Government of Maharashtra amended IT Act 2000 to control such events.
e) The care should be taken by a person to avoid such events is : PIN and other personal information of credit card and debit cards, Aadhar card, PAN card should not be given to strangers.
PIN numbers should not be seen by anyone while using ATM.