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QUESTION 19
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15 marks

Data security has assumed significant importance in the digitized world due to rising cyber crimes. The Justice B. N. Srikrishna Committee Report addresses issues related to data security. What, in your view, are the strengths and weaknesses of the Report relating to protection of personal data in cyber space?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Data security has assumed significant importance in the digitized world due to rising cyber crimes. The Justice B. N. Srikrishna Committee Report addresses issues related to data security. What, in your view, are the strengths and weaknesses of the Report rel…” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Data Privacy (Srikrishna Committee).

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Data security has assumed significant importance in the digitized world due to rising cyber crimes≈65 words
  2. 2Srikrishna Committee Report addresses issues related to data security≈65 words
  3. 3What, in your view, are the strengths and weaknesses of the Report relating to protection of personal data in cyber space?≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define the threat/contextCauses and operating mechanismIndia-specific impacts/vulnerabilitiesExisting responseGaps and calibrated countermeasures

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Data Privacy (Srikrishna Committee) without directly resolving: “Data security has assumed significant importance in the digitized world due to rising cyber crimes.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Srikrishna Committee Report addresses issues related to data security.”

Value addition

  • 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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