UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of our country into a Smart City in a decade. 2. It is an initiative to identify new digital technology innovations for solving the many problems faced by our country. 3. It is a programme aimed at making all the financial transactions in our country completely digital in a decade. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 2 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 2 and 3 only

Answer

Correct Answer

2 only

Explanation

Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to find innovative technological solutions to problems, not a scheme for building Smart Cities (statement 1 wrong) nor a plan to digitise all financial transactions (statement 3 wrong).

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