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SSC CGL Finance – Role of Information Technology in Governance – Exam-Level Drill – 12 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.  
Odd one outWhich is NOT one of the nine pillars of Digital India?

Correct Answer: C [National Optical Fibre Satellite Link]

Explanation:

PIB 20-8-2014 lists the nine pillars; 'National Optical Fibre Satellite Link' is not one of them (e-Kranti, Broadband Highways and Early Harvest Programmes are pillars).

2.  
The three vision areas of Digital India are digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, digital empowerment of citizens and:

Correct Answer: A [Governance and services on demand]

Explanation:

PIB Cabinet release 20-8-2014.

3.  
One-line fact recallAs stated by UIDAI, the number of Aadhaar numbers generated as on 16 September 2025 was about:

Correct Answer: D [142.76 crore]

Explanation:

Answer: 142.76 crore. uidai.gov.in (About UIDAI).

4.  
One-line fact recallAs per PIB (June 2026), UPI recorded how many transactions in FY 2025-26?

Correct Answer: B [About 24,162 crore]

Explanation:

Up from 2 crore in 2016-17; UPI completed ten years in April 2026.

5.  
Jan Dhan accounts were 57.78 crore in February 2026 (PIB) and 59.09 crore as on 19 August 2026 (PIB). The increase is about:

Correct Answer: C [1.31 crore (2.3%)]

Explanation:

59.09 − 57.78 = 1.31 crore; 1.31 ÷ 57.78 ≈ 2.3%.

6.  
GeM's cumulative GMV crossed ₹ 18.4 lakh crore by June 2026, of which ₹ 5 lakh crore came in FY 2025-26. That year's share of the total is about:

Correct Answer: A [27%]

Explanation:

Answer: 27%. 5 ÷ 18.4 ≈ 27.2%.

7.  
One-line fact recallUnder the DPDP Rules, 2025 (notified November 2025), a Data Fiduciary must respond to a Data Principal's request for access, correction or erasure within a maximum of:

Correct Answer: D [90 days]

Explanation:

PIB 14-11-2025 and PIB note on the DPDP Act.

8.  
Statement-basedWhich is/are correct?
I. Appeals against the Data Protection Board lie to TDSAT.
II. The DPDP Rules give an 18-month phased timeline for compliance.

Correct Answer: B [Both I and II]

Explanation:

Answer: Both I and II. PIB 14-11-2025.

9.  
One-line fact recallThe Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 came into force on:

Correct Answer: C [1 May 2026]

Explanation:

PIB 27-6-2026 (assent August 2025).

10.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Section 66A of the IT Act is no longer enforceable.
R: The Supreme Court struck it down in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015) as violating free speech.

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

Explanation:

Answer: Both A and R are true and R explains A. Struck down on 24 March 2015.

11.  
The DBT Mission, created in the Planning Commission, moved to the Department of Expenditure in 2013 and then to:

Correct Answer: D [The Cabinet Secretariat (14 September 2015)]

Explanation:

Answer: The Cabinet Secretariat (14 September 2015). dbtbharat.gov.in About Us.

12.  
Reverse questionAfter DBT the amount reaching beneficiaries rose by 25% and leakage fell to 0%. The leakage before DBT was:

Correct Answer: A [20%]

Explanation:

(l0 − 0)/(1 − l0) = 0.25 → l0 = 0.2.

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