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Topic

Cyber attacks

Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2018–2024), peaking in 2018.
2
PYQs
2
Exams
2
Years active
2018–2024
Span
2018
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2018
  • Recurs across 2 years (2018–2024)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2018 ESE 2024

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
ESE2024
Which one of the following attacks is one in which a malicious hacker takes over computers via the Internet and causes them to flood a target site with demands for data and other small tasks?
  1. A Rootkits
  2. B Distributed Denial-of-Service ✓
  3. C Phishing
  4. D Smishing
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › IT/Computing/Cyber
CSE2018
The terms 'WannaCry, Petya and EternalBlue' sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to
  1. A Exoplanets
  2. B Cryptocurrency
  3. C Cyber attacks ✓
  4. D Mini satellites
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Science & Technology › IT/Computing/Cyber

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