RAS question
With reference to Web 3.0, consider the following: 1. Web 3.0 aims to be a decentralized internet. 2. It uses blockchain technology. 3. It is the same as Web 2.0 with faster speeds. Which of the above is/are correct?
Correct answer: (A) 1 and 2 only.
Web 3.0 aims to create a decentralised internet and is based on blockchain technology, so statements 1 and 2 are correct while statement 3 is incorrect.
Explanation
Web 3.0 is not just Web 2.0 made faster. It differs in architecture: it imagines a decentralised internet and uses blockchain technology. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) describes Web3, in substance, as a decentralised internet owned by builders and users and based on blockchain. It also treats decentralisation as a critical pillar, contrasting it with the present internet where middlemen manage online activity. That is why statement 1 is correct: decentralisation is central to the idea. Statement 2 is also correct because blockchain is identified as the underlying technology. Statement 3 is wrong because speed is not the defining distinction; the tested distinction is architectural decentralisation.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Option B omits statement 2, although Web 3.0 is based on blockchain technology.
- (C) Option C accepts only statement 3, but statement 3 reduces Web 3.0 to faster Web 2.0 and misses the decentralised, blockchain-based architecture.
- (D) Option D includes statement 3, which is wrong because Web 3.0 is presented as architecturally different from Web 2.0, not merely faster.
Concept
This tests the Science and Technology syllabus area on emerging internet architectures, especially blockchain-linked digital systems. It recurs in RAS because questions often ask candidates to separate a technology's core design feature from popular but misleading simplifications.