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Q31·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025

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Question

Consider the following: Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?

  1. 1.

    Aarogya Setu

  2. 2.

    COWIN

  3. 3.

    DigiLocker

  4. 4.

    DIKSHA

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

2, 3 and 4 only

c

1, 3 and 4 only

d

1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

Explanation

All four platforms are built on open-source digital architectures.

Under the Digital India initiative, the government prioritizes open-source software (OSS) to ensure transparency, scalability, and interoperability. Aarogya Setu's source code was released publicly, and COWIN, DigiLocker, and DIKSHA all leverage open APIs and open-source stacks.

India's major digital public goods (DPGs) fundamentally rely on open-source technology stacks.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q31

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

Climate Change & Negotiations

Type

Assertion-Reason

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

National Open Digital Ecosystems / India Stack Global Rollout 2023

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