{"id":91270,"date":"2025-06-01T10:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91270"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:51:32","slug":"with-reference-to-near-field-communication-nfc-technology-which-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-near-field-communication-nfc-technology-which-o\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to &#8216;Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology&#8217;, which o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to &#8216;Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology&#8217;, which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It is a contactless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields.<\/li>\n<li>2. NFC is designed for use by devices which can be at a distance of even a metre from each other.<\/li>\n<li>3. NFC can use encryption when sending sensitive information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2015<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2015\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is C. Statements 1 and 3 are correct regarding Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1: NFC is indeed a short-range wireless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields (specifically, operating at the 13.56 MHz frequency band, interacting via magnetic fields). This statement is correct.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: NFC is designed for extremely short distances, typically a few centimeters (usually 4 cm or less), requiring devices to be tapped or brought very close together. A distance of &#8220;even a metre&#8221; is far beyond the normal operating range of NFC. This statement is incorrect.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: While NFC itself is a communication method, applications built on NFC can and commonly do incorporate strong encryption and other security protocols (like secure elements, tokenization for payments) to protect sensitive information during transactions. This statement is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyka-additional-information\">\nNFC technology is widely used in applications like contactless payments, public transport cards, access control systems, and simple data exchange by touching devices.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to &#8216;Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology&#8217;, which of the following statements is\/are correct? 1. It is a contactless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields. 2. NFC is designed for use by devices which can be at a distance of even a metre from each other. 3. NFC can use encryption when sending &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to &#8216;Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology&#8217;, which o\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-near-field-communication-nfc-technology-which-o\/#more-91270\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to &#8216;Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology&#8217;, which o<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1443,1113],"class_list":["post-91270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1443","tag-information-and-communication-technology","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to &#039;Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology&#039;, which o<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is C. Statements 1 and 3 are correct regarding Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. - Statement 1: NFC is indeed a short-range wireless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields (specifically, operating at the 13.56 MHz frequency band, interacting via magnetic fields). This statement is correct. - Statement 2: NFC is designed for extremely short distances, typically a few centimeters (usually 4 cm or less), requiring devices to be tapped or brought very close together. A distance of &quot;even a metre&quot; is far beyond the normal operating range of NFC. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: While NFC itself is a communication method, applications built on NFC can and commonly do incorporate strong encryption and other security protocols (like secure elements, tokenization for payments) to protect sensitive information during transactions. This statement is correct.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-near-field-communication-nfc-technology-which-o\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"With reference to &#039;Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology&#039;, which o\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct option is C. Statements 1 and 3 are correct regarding Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. - Statement 1: NFC is indeed a short-range wireless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields (specifically, operating at the 13.56 MHz frequency band, interacting via magnetic fields). This statement is correct. - Statement 2: NFC is designed for extremely short distances, typically a few centimeters (usually 4 cm or less), requiring devices to be tapped or brought very close together. A distance of &quot;even a metre&quot; is far beyond the normal operating range of NFC. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: While NFC itself is a communication method, applications built on NFC can and commonly do incorporate strong encryption and other security protocols (like secure elements, tokenization for payments) to protect sensitive information during transactions. 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Statements 1 and 3 are correct regarding Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. - Statement 1: NFC is indeed a short-range wireless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields (specifically, operating at the 13.56 MHz frequency band, interacting via magnetic fields). This statement is correct. - Statement 2: NFC is designed for extremely short distances, typically a few centimeters (usually 4 cm or less), requiring devices to be tapped or brought very close together. A distance of \"even a metre\" is far beyond the normal operating range of NFC. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: While NFC itself is a communication method, applications built on NFC can and commonly do incorporate strong encryption and other security protocols (like secure elements, tokenization for payments) to protect sensitive information during transactions. This statement is correct.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-near-field-communication-nfc-technology-which-o\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"With reference to 'Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology', which o","og_description":"The correct option is C. Statements 1 and 3 are correct regarding Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. - Statement 1: NFC is indeed a short-range wireless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields (specifically, operating at the 13.56 MHz frequency band, interacting via magnetic fields). This statement is correct. - Statement 2: NFC is designed for extremely short distances, typically a few centimeters (usually 4 cm or less), requiring devices to be tapped or brought very close together. A distance of \"even a metre\" is far beyond the normal operating range of NFC. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: While NFC itself is a communication method, applications built on NFC can and commonly do incorporate strong encryption and other security protocols (like secure elements, tokenization for payments) to protect sensitive information during transactions. 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