Haryana Judicial Service (Civil Judge) Prelims 2013 Previous Year Question Papers with MCQ Answers

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31.

The Information Technology Amendment Act came into force in :

A: 2008
B: 2009
C: 2007
D: 2010

The answer is: B

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Explanation

The correct answer is B: 2009.

The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 was passed by both the houses of Parliament on December 23, 2008 and received the assent of the President on February 5, 2009.

However, it came into force on October 27, 2009 after being notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The Act amended various provisions of the original Information Technology Act, 2000 and introduced new offences, penalties, and procedures related to cyber security, data protection, and intermediary liability.