UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Spamming is the practice of sending unwanted messages, typically advertising, to many recipients who did not request them. It clutters inboxes, wastes bandwidth and can sometimes be used to deliver malware or fraudulent offers. Anti spam filters and legislation attempt to reduce the impact of such messages. Thus, the behaviour described in the stem is correctly termed spamming.

Option A:
Option A is correct because spamming directly refers to the act of sending spam, which matches the description of unsolicited bulk email. The focus is on volume and lack of consent from recipients.

Option B:
Option B, phishing, is a deceptive practice aimed at obtaining sensitive information by pretending to be a trustworthy entity; while phishing emails may be spam, the term itself emphasises fraud rather than simple bulk messaging.

Option C:
Option C, spoofing, involves forging sender addresses or other identifiers to disguise the origin of messages and is a separate technique, although it can be used in spam campaigns.

Option D:
Option D, archiving, refers to storing old messages or data for long term retention and has nothing to do with sending unsolicited emails.