Digital Public Infrastructure MCQ — 78 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements: 1. The Account Aggregator network was introduced as a financial data-sharing system by RBI through the NBFC-Account Aggregator directions dated 2 September 2016. 2. No customer financial information is retrieved, shared or transferred by the AA framework without explicit customer consent. 3. Registering with an Account Aggregator is mandatory for consumers who hold a bank account. 4. AA transfers data from one financial institution to another based on an individual’s instruction and consent. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about the foundations of India's DPI: 1. The JAM trinity refers to the convergence of Jan Dhan bank accounts, Aadhaar enrolment and mobile phone penetration. 2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched in August 2014. 3. India Stack is a set of closed, standalone portals rather than interoperable digital rails. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about ONDC as a digital public infrastructure-type initiative: 1. ONDC seeks to transform e-commerce through an open protocol based on open-source specifications. 2. ONDC was incorporated as a Section 8 company in December 2021, with Quality Council of India and Protean eGov Technologies Limited as founding members. 3. ONDC requires the buyer and seller to use the same platform or application for a transaction. 4. ONDC says it is not a regulator. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements: 1. The G20 framework lists digital ID, digital payment systems and consent-based data sharing mechanisms as examples of core DPI functions. 2. In the G20 framework, payments are described as easy and instant transfer of money between people, businesses and governments. 3. The G20 framework confines consent-based data sharing only to the public sector. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements: 1. G20 ministers welcomed India’s plan to build and maintain a Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository. 2. The proposed repository was described as limited to DPIs mandatorily submitted by G20 members only. 3. The G20 text says the repository would be maintained by the World Bank. 4. The repository was described as a virtual repository of DPI voluntarily shared by G20 members and beyond. Which of the statements given above are correct?