SSC CGL Finance – Role of Information Technology in Governance – Level 2 · Exam Level · Paper III Sprint

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SSC CGL Finance – Role of Information Technology in Governance – Level 2 · Exam Level · Paper III Sprint – 16 questions, subject: Finance & Economics (Tier II Paper III). Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

Directions (next 5 questions): The figure shows grievances received and disposed of on the online grievance portal of the imaginary State of Kaveripuram, January–June. 300 grievances were pending on 1 January.

Data interpretation (chart)Data interpretation: How many grievances were pending at the end of June?

Correct Answer: C [550]

Explanation:

Answer: 550. 300 + 8,900 − 8,650 = 550.

2.  
Data interpretation (chart)Data interpretation: In which month did the number of pending grievances fall?

Correct Answer: D [April]

Explanation:

Only in April disposals (1,500) exceeded receipts (1,400).

3.  
Data interpretation (chart)Data interpretation: By what percentage did grievances received rise from January to June?

Correct Answer: A [50%]

Explanation:

Answer: 50%. (1,800 − 1,200)/1,200 = 50%.

4.  
Data interpretation (chart)Data interpretation: Over the six months, disposals were about what percentage of receipts?

Correct Answer: B [97.2%]

Explanation:

Answer: 97.2%. 8,650/8,900 = 97.2%.

5.  
Data interpretation (chart)Data interpretation: Average monthly disposal over the six months was about:

Correct Answer: D [1,442]

Explanation:

Answer: 1,442. 8,650 ÷ 6 ≈ 1,441.7.

6.  
Match the followingMatch the e-governance model with the example:
P. G2C Q. G2B R. G2G S. G2E
1. A firm files GST returns online 2. A citizen downloads a caste certificate 3. Centre shares data with a State department 4. Online pay slip for a government employee

Correct Answer: C [P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4]

Explanation:

Citizen, Business, Government, Employee.

7.  
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. Aadhaar is mandatory for every DBT scheme.
II. The DBT Mission is placed in the Cabinet Secretariat.

Correct Answer: B [Only II]

Explanation:

DBT Mission: 'Aadhaar is not mandatory in DBT schemes'; in Cabinet Secretariat from 14-9-2015.

8.  
Assertion–Reason
A: DBT reduces leakages in welfare schemes.
R: Money is credited directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts, removing intermediaries and duplicate entries.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Direct credit + Aadhaar seeding remove ghosts and middlemen.

9.  
A scheme releases ₹ 1,000 crore. Leakage falls from 30% to 9% after DBT. The amount reaching beneficiaries rises by:

Correct Answer: C [₹ 210 crore (30%)]

Explanation:

700 → 910; rise 210, which is 210/700 = 30%.

10.  
Odd one outwhich of these is NOT a State-level e-governance project?

Correct Answer: B [BHIM]

Explanation:

Bhoomi (Karnataka), Gyandoot (MP), Akshaya (Kerala, now Keralam) are State e-governance projects; BHIM is a UPI payment app.

11.  
Under the IT Act, 2000 (as amended), identity theft (fraudulent use of another's password or electronic signature) is punishable under Section:

Correct Answer: A [66C]

Explanation:

66C identity theft; 66A was struck down in 2015; 43A data-protection compensation; 69A blocking.

12.  
One-line fact recallSecond Administrative Reforms Commission's 11th report on e-governance is titled 'Promoting e-Governance – The ___ Way Forward'. The blank is:

Correct Answer: D [SMART]

Explanation:

SMART = Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive, Transparent.

13.  
Arrange in orderArrange the stages of e-governance from the lowest to the highest:
1. Transaction 2. Information 3. Transformation 4. Interaction

Correct Answer: C [2, 4, 1, 3]

Explanation:

Information → Interaction → Transaction → Transformation.

14.  
A district has 12 lakh beneficiaries of a ₹ 6,000-a-year scheme. Aadhaar seeding removes 5% as duplicate or ghost entries. The yearly saving is:

Correct Answer: B [₹ 36 crore]

Explanation:

12,00,000 × 5% × 6,000 = 36,00,00,000.

15.  
Spot My Mistake“Applications 5 lakh; online share rises from 40% to 70%; cost ₹ 120 offline and ₹ 20 online. Saving = 5 lakh × 30% × 120 = ₹ 1.8 crore.” The correct saving is:

Correct Answer: D [₹ 1.5 crore]

Explanation:

Each shifted application saves 120 − 20 = 100, not 120: 1,50,000 × 100 = ₹ 1.5 crore.

16.  
One-line fact recallThe National Informatics Centre (NIC), which builds much of the government's IT network, was set up in:

Correct Answer: A [1976]

Explanation:

NIC was set up in 1976; it now works under MeitY.

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