UPSC Prelims 2016 · Question 9 of 98

UPSC Prelims 2016 question on Digilocker Document Storage

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-documents irrespective of your physical location.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Verdict

The answer is both 1 and 2. DigiLocker is a Government digital locker under Digital India and it allows access to documents irrespective of physical location.

Analysis

Statement 1 is CORRECT. Digital Locker is one of the key initiatives under the Digital India Programme, aimed at minimising the use of physical documents. Statement 2 is CORRECT. Documents are stored in the cloud and linked to the user's Aadhaar, so they can be retrieved and shared across agencies from anywhere, which is the entire point of a cloud based repository as against a physical file.

Source

Press Information Bureau material and press reporting on DigiLocker.

How to crack it

When a scheme name contains a technology word, ask what that technology inherently provides, because the second statement is usually just that property restated. A digital locker is by definition cloud hosted, and cloud hosting by definition removes the location constraint, so statement 2 cannot be false without contradicting statement 1. Where two statements about a technology scheme are related as design and consequence, they stand or fall together, and both correct is the natural answer.

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