Correct answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
- A
1 only
Statement 1 is correct: DigiLocker is a Digital India cloud locker for issued documents. Statement 2 (access to e-documents irrespective of physical location, with internet and authentication) is also correct, so 1 only is incomplete.
- B
2 only
Location-independent access is true but is not the whole account; the programme identity in statement 1 is also true. 2 only is therefore not the key.
- C
Both 1 and 2
DigiLocker is the Government’s Digital India platform on which citizens store and share authentic e-documents (driving licence, exam certificates, and issuer-pushed records). Users can retrieve them from anywhere with login, without carrying paper. Both statements are correct, so (c) is the official key.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither would deny both the Digital India locker and remote access, which are the product’s definition. This option is wrong.
Summary. Official key is (c) both 1 and 2. DigiLocker provides issuer-attested digital documents and a personal cloud folder under MeitY’s Digital India programme. Access is online, so physical location of the citizen does not matter. It is not a private Dropbox clone without legal backing; the Information Technology Act and later rules support electronic records. Neither statement is false.
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