2024 · Q81
Which of the following sectors have been identified as 'critical sectors' by the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre?
- 1Power and Energy
- 2Industry
- 3Banking and Financial services
- 4Irrigation
- 5Education Select the answer using the code given below:
indian-polity-economysecurity-human-rights
- A3, 4 and 5
- B1 and 3 only
- C1, 2 and 4
- D1, 3 and 4
Explanation
The National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) has designated the following as critical sectors: Power & Energy, Banking/Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Telecom, Transport, Government, and Strategic & Public Enterprises. Irrigation is not among the NCIIPC-notified critical sectors. Therefore only statements 1 (Power & Energy) and 3 (Banking/Financial Services) are correct, giving answer B.