Q36 · UPSC Prelims 2018 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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Which of the following is/are the aim/aims of "Digital India" Plan of the Government of India?1.Formation of India's own Internet companies like China did.2.Establish a policy framework to encourage overseas multinational corporations that collect Big Data to build their large data centers within our national geographical boundaries.3.Connect many of our villages to the Internet and bring Wi-Fi to many of our schools, public places and major tourist centers.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A 1 and 2 only
B 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3

Correct answer: (b) 3 only

Explanation

  1. A

    1 and 2 only

    (a) 1 and 2 only. Digital India is not a plan to clone Chinese internet giants or to force overseas Big-Data MNCs to site large centres in India as its stated aims. Both 1 and 2 fail, so this is not the key.

  2. B

    3 only

    (b) 3 only. (b) Official key: Connecting villages to the internet and providing Wi-Fi at schools, public places and tourist sites is a core Digital India / BharatNet aim. Statements 1 and 2 are not programme aims. Only statement 3 is correct.

  3. C

    2 and 3 only

    (c) 2 and 3 only. Statement 2 is not an official aim. This is not the key.

  4. D

    1, 2 and 3

    (d) 1, 2 and 3. Statements 1 and 2 are false, so the all-correct code is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) 3 only. Digital India targets broadband, e-governance and Wi-Fi access, including rural connectivity. It does not aim to copy China’s internet-company model or to mandate foreign Big-Data centres as stated. Honour the stored letter (b).

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