Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Such decisions heighten the need to create a robust testing mechanism for certain applications, whose security (or lack of it) might directly affect users. The coronavirus crisis and consequent lockdowns have forced people to work remotely. As a result, they expect stable, secure and efficient applications, which help them transfer files, _______ conferences, share screens, manage large projects, and use cloud storage services. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is supposed to develop policy and regulatory frameworks for electronics and issues related to them, in accordance with government rules.

In this context, a MeitY Compulsory Registration Order, in effect since July 2013, aims to improve the quality of electronic goods available in India. This framework mandates that products such as mobile handsets and set-top boxes, among others, also be tested. Besides MeitY, the DoT also has a testing regime. In 2017, an amendment to the Indian Telegraph Rules created the Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) procedure, to test and certify this hardware, prior to its sale or import in India. The Telecommunications Engineering Centre (TEC), under the Department of Telecommunications, administers this process. The safety of equipment with radio interface, its immunity to electrostatic discharge, operating frequency, output power and conformance to receiver and transmitter parameters, are some aspects that are tested as part of this process.

1) Which organization tests electronic goods whether it is safe to use or not?

A) MeitY

B) DoT

C) MTCTE

D) both A and B

E) both A and C

2) Why is there a sudden spike in use of applications in the electronics medium?

A) there is a chinese influence

B) young age population is growing

C) people have more free time than ever before

D) the coronavirus crisis and consequent lockdowns

E) all of these

3) Which of the following is not true according to the context?

A) there is need to create a robust testing mechanism for certain applications

B) the coronavirus crisis and consequent lockdowns have forced people to work remotely

C) the DoT has a testing regime

D) the safety of equipment with radio interface, its immunity to electrostatic discharge, operating frequency, output power and conformance to receiver and transmitter parameters, are some aspects that are tested as part of this process

E) all are true

4) Which of the following can fill the blank given above?

A) conduct

B) voracious

C) invasive

D) hostile

E) revere

5) In 2013 is it mandatory to test and certify this hardware, prior to its sale or import in India?

A) yes

B) no

C) it is always mandatory

D) did not mentioned in the passage

E) can’t certainly tell

Answers :

1) Answer: D

The answer can be given by reading the following passage-

‘Besides MeitY, the DoT also has a testing regime’.

So the correct choice will be option D here.

2) Answer: D

The answer can be given by reading the following passage-

‘The coronavirus crisis and consequent lockdowns have forced people to work remotely. As a result, they expect stable, secure and efficient applications, which help them transfer files, conduct conferences, share screens, manage large projects, and use cloud storage services.’

So the correct choice will be option D here.

3) Answer: E

By reading the above passage we can say that all of the above options are true. So option E will be the correct choice here.

4) Answer: A

 ‘Conduct’ means the manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed which perfectly fits before meeting.

Voracious means wanting or devouring great quantities of food, ‘revere’ means feel deep respect or admiration for (something).

So the correct choice will be option A here.

5) Answer: B

The answer can be given by reading the following passage-

‘In 2017, an amendment to the Indian Telegraph Rules created the Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) procedure, to test and certify this hardware, prior to its sale or import in India.’

So the correct choice will be option B here.