UPSC General Studies Solved Paper - General Studies-2016

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    Regarding 'DigiLocker?, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    1. It is a digital locker system offered by the Government under Digital India Programme.
    2. It allows you to access your e-docurnents irrespective of your physical location.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below

    A)  Only 1 

    B)  Only 2

    C)  Both 1 and 2    

    D)  Neither1no2

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Exp. [c] DigiLocker is a 'digital locker' service launched by the Government of India in February 2015 to provide a secure dedicated personal electronic space for storing the documents of resident. The storage space (maximum 10 MB at the time of "launching and now upgraded to 1GB) is linked to the Unique Identification Authority of India (Aadhaar number) of the user. The space can be utilised for storing personal documents like University certificates, Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards, voter id cards etc, and the URIs of the e-documents issued by various issuer departments. There is also an associated facility for signing documents. The service is intended to minimise the use of physical documents and to provide authenticity of the e-documents. It will also provide secure access to government issued documents. DigiLocker is one of the key initiatives under the Digital India Programme. This was released by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India.


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