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 centres 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 centres.
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Answer: B. Digital India's stated pillars include broadband for villages and public Wi-Fi, so statement 3 is an aim. Creating national internet companies like China, or a policy to make foreign multinationals build data centres in India, are not listed aims of the plan. So only 3.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because building 'own Internet companies like China' and data-centre rules were not Digital India aims.
- C. Wrong because a data-localisation policy for foreign firms was not a Digital India aim.
- D. Wrong because statements 1 and 2 were not aims of the plan.
Source to check: Digital India official website (digitalindia.gov.in), 'Nine Pillars of Digital India'; MeitY Programme document (2015)
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