Data Governance MCQs – Class 12 Data Science (844)
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Q1. Which of the following best describes Data Governance?
a) A method of storing data only
b) A collection of people, technologies, processes and policies for managing and protecting data
c) A technique used only to secure passwords
d) A process used only for deleting data
Q2. A school wants to ensure that its student data remains accurate, secure and properly managed throughout its lifecycle. Which concept should it implement?
a) Data Mining
b) Data Governance
c) Data Visualization
d) Data Compression
Q3. Which of the following is NOT an area on which Data Governance focuses?
a) Data Integrity
b) Data Availability
c) Data Usability
d) Data Entertainment
Q4. A company defines exactly which employees can access customer records and what methods they may use to access them. This is an example of:
a) Data Governance
b) Data Visualization
c) Data Compression
d) Data Mining
Q5. Ethics primarily refers to:
a) Technical rules for programming
b) Moral principles that govern behaviour or actions
c) Methods of storing information
d) Rules for increasing data volume
Q6. The high-level ethical principles for governing data include all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Integrity
b) Honesty
c) Discrimination
d) Objectivity
Q7. A company develops a machine learning model that gives fair results without favouring one group over another. Which ethical guideline does this most directly support?
a) Create impartial and robust machine learning models
b) Increase data storage
c) Delete all personal data
d) Reduce data availability
Q8. Which practice is recommended while dealing with data according to the ethical guidelines?
a) Maximum intrusion into users’ activities
b) Keeping data insecure
c) Being as open and accountable as possible
d) Using biased machine learning models
Q9. Data privacy is best defined as:
a) The right of an individual to control how personal information is collected and used
b) The technical process of encrypting data
c) A government tax policy
d) A method of data storage
Q10. Which of the following is an aspect covered by Data Governance?
a) Data Quality
b) Data Security
c) Data Architecture
d) All of the above
Q11. Which of the following is specifically associated with Data Privacy?
a) Whether personal data is shared with third parties
b) Increasing data processing speed
c) Designing computer networks
d) Improving screen resolution
Q12. GDPR became effective on:
a) 25 May 2018
b) 28 June 2018
c) 1 January 2020
d) 21 April 2000
Q13. Which of the following is NOT one of the important aspects on which GDPR is based?
a) Obtaining Consent
b) Right to be Forgotten
c) Right to Sell Data
d) Privacy by Design
Q14. HIPAA primarily deals with the protection of:
a) Educational information
b) Healthcare information
c) Children’s gaming information
d) Advertising information
Q15. Which legislation gives California residents the right to request businesses not to sell their personal information?
a) GDPR
b) HIPAA
c) CCPA
d) COPPA
Q16. COPPA deals specifically with the collection of data from:
a) Adults above 18 years
b) Children below 13 years
c) Healthcare professionals
d) European Union consumers
Q17. The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 proposed the setting up of:
a) A Cyber Crime Court
b) A Data Protection Authority of India
c) A National Data Storage Centre
d) A Digital Education Authority
Q18. Data Governance helps maintain data quality throughout the complete lifecycle of data.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
Q19. Assertion (A): Data Governance helps maintain data quality throughout the complete lifecycle of data.
Reason (R): Data Governance includes processes and policies that help manage the efficient use of data.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
Q20. Assertion (A): GDPR provides individuals with greater control over their data.
Reason (R): GDPR includes provisions such as obtaining consent, right to access data and right to be forgotten.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
Q21. A hospital stores patient information securely but uses the information for a purpose without obtaining appropriate agreement from the individuals. Which issue is most directly involved?
a) Data availability
b) Data privacy
c) Data interoperability
d) Data architecture
Q22. A healthcare insurance company needs to protect names, phone numbers, medical records and other personal identifiers of its customers. Which legislation is most relevant?
a) HIPAA
b) COPPA
c) CCPA
d) PDP Bill
Q23. An online service is designed for children under 13. Before collecting certain information, the company needs to consider parental or guardian consent. Which law is relevant?
a) GDPR
b) CCPA
c) HIPAA
d) COPPA
Q24. A company wants to establish a framework that determines who can act on particular data, which data they can access and the methods they can use. Which approach should it adopt?
a) Data Governance
b) Data Visualization
c) Data Compression
d) Data Mining
