UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

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 Smart Cities 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:

Explanation: 

• ‘Smart India Hackathon 2017’ was launched in collaboration with i4c, MyGov, Persistent Systems, NASSCOM and Rambhau Mhalgi Pabodini.
  
  
• It is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem solving. So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  
• In the hackathon, the students would also have the opportunity to work on challenges faced within the private sector organizations and create world class solutions for some of the top companies in the world, thus helping the Private sector hire the best minds from across the nation.
  
  
•  It is a not a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of our country into Smart Cities in a decade and neither is it aimed at making all the financial transactions in our country completely digital in a decade. So, statements 1 and 3 are not correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: Science & Technology | Information and Communication Technology