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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. ABHA Number is a 14-digit unique number connecting a citizen to the national digital health ecosystem. 2. UHI is an open network designed to enable interoperable digital health service delivery. 3. The ABHA app can help link, view and manage health records such as lab reports, prescriptions and vaccination certificates. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. ABDM material describes ABHA Number as a 14-digit unique number, UHI as an open network for interoperable digital health services, and the ABHA app as a personal health record application for linking, viewing and managing records.
Q2Consider the following statements about Aadhaar data and authentication: 1. UIDAI says Aadhaar is verifiable online in a cost-effective way. 2. UIDAI says Aadhaar number is devoid of intelligence and does not profile people by caste, religion, income, health or geography. 3. UIDAI collects profiling information such as caste, religion and language for every resident. 4. UIDAI lists ten fingerprints, two iris scans and facial photograph as biometric information. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. UIDAI states Aadhaar is online-verifiable, does not profile people on listed attributes, and records fingerprints, iris scans and facial photograph as biometrics. Statement 3 is false because UIDAI says Aadhaar does not collect profiling information such as caste, religion and language.
Q3Consider 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?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. ONDC's official page states the open-protocol/open-source-specification basis, its Section 8 incorporation and founding members, and that ONDC is not a regulator. Statement 3 is false because ONDC's network-centric model does not require buyer and seller to use the same platform.
Q4Consider the following statements about ONDC: 1. ONDC enables e-commerce through an open protocol based on open-source specifications. 2. ONDC was incorporated as a Section 8 company. 3. ONDC was founded by UIDAI and the Reserve Bank of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because ONDC is based on open protocol and open-source specifications. Statement 2 is correct because it was incorporated as a Section 8 company. Statement 3 is false: the cited founding members are the Quality Council of India and Protean eGov Technologies Limited, not UIDAI and RBI.
Q5Consider the following statements about DigiLocker: 1. DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of MeitY under the Digital India programme. 2. Issued documents in DigiLocker are deemed to be at par with original physical documents under Rule 9A of the relevant 2016 rules. 3. DigiLocker's purpose is limited to storing only tax invoices and company filings. 4. DigiLocker aims to provide a digital wallet for lifelong documents such as educational, identity and health records. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. DigiLocker's official metadata identifies it as a MeitY flagship under Digital India, says issued documents are at par with original physical documents under Rule 9A, and describes lifelong educational, identity and health records. Statement 3 is false because the official description is much broader than tax invoices and company filings.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. Aadhaar is proof of identity, but it does not confer citizenship or domicile rights. 2. Aadhaar number is devoid of intelligence and does not profile people on caste, religion, income, health or geography. 3. Aadhaar’s identity platform has features such as uniqueness, authentication, financial address and e-KYC. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about Aadhaar in India's DPI ecosystem: 1. Aadhaar number is a 12-digit random number issued by UIDAI. 2. Aadhaar enrolment is limited only to citizens of India. 3. Aadhaar number does not confer any right of citizenship or domicile. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. Account Aggregators transfer customer data without the individual's instruction and consent. 2. Financial Information Providers may include banks, NBFCs, asset management companies and insurance companies. 3. A Financial Information User is an entity registered with and regulated by any financial sector regulator. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. An Account Aggregator is an unregulated private data broker outside RBI supervision. 2. In the AA network, data cannot be shared without the consent of the individual. 3. Account Aggregators cannot see the data; they move it from one financial institution to another based on the individual’s direction and consent. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC): 1. ONDC is a Section 8 company under the initiative of DPIIT. 2. ONDC develops and maintains an open technical standard called the ONDC Protocol. 3. ONDC Protocol-compliant platforms can interoperate without specifically integrating with each other's systems. 4. The ONDC Registry itself settles payments between buyers and sellers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements: 1. Aadhaar is a 12-digit random number issued by UIDAI to residents of India after verification. 2. A resident needs to enrol repeatedly for Aadhaar because more than one Aadhaar number can be generated after de-duplication. 3. Aadhaar enrolment collects biometric information including ten fingerprints, two iris scans and a facial photograph. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider 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?
13Consider the following statements: 1. Digital public infrastructure is described as shared digital systems built from minimal digital building blocks usable modularly by governments, businesses, academia and civil society. 2. In the G20 framework, the word public in digital public infrastructure means only ownership by government. 3. The G20 framework identifies technology, governance and community as three components of DPI systems. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements: 1. Aadhaar is verifiable online in a cost-effective way. 2. UIDAI describes Aadhaar as unique and robust enough to eliminate duplicates and fake identities. 3. Aadhaar can be used as a permanent Financial Address. 4. UIDAI states that Aadhaar profiles people based on caste, religion, income, health and geography. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements: 1. The Open API policy referred to by API Setu promotes an “API first” approach. 2. The policy also promotes innovation through the availability of data from e-governance applications and systems to industry and the public. 3. API Setu is listed as a trusted partner for Digital India platforms such as DigiLocker, MeriPehchaan, NAD, myScheme, UMANG, CBSE and GSTN. Which of the statements given above are correct?