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Through integration with BHASHINI, how many languages does the revamped UIDAI website currently support?

  1. A.8
  2. B.11
  3. C.13
  4. D.22

Correct answer

C. 13

Explanation

The correct answer is 13. The redesigned website of the authority supports that many languages at present, English and Hindi among them, using the BHASHINI language platform, and the stated plan is to extend the coverage to twenty three languages in the near future. The redesign also brought in accessibility measures such as screen-reader compatibility, adjustable font sizes, improved colour contrast and keyboard navigation, along with a career portal for online deputation applications. Options A and B give smaller counts that do not match the announcement, while option D gives a figure close to the future target but not to either the present count or the exact number planned. In questions of this kind the examiner often places the current figure and the planned figure side by side, so both should be remembered together.

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Q2.Science & TechnologyHard

Face Authentication for the electronic Public Distribution System was launched by UIDAI jointly with which two bodies?

  1. A.NPCI and the Reserve Bank of India
  2. B.The Department of Food and Public Distribution and the National Informatics Centre
  3. C.The Food Corporation of India and CSC e-Governance Services
  4. D.The Department of Telecommunications and BSNL
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Correct answer: B. The Department of Food and Public Distribution and the National Informatics Centre

The three bodies together launched a consent-based and contactless face authentication option for the electronic Public Distribution System, giving beneficiaries an additional way to authenticate themselves in situations where fingerprint authentication may be difficult, and allowing States and Union Territories to fold the facility into their own ration distribution systems.

Q3.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which of the following was NOT among the five initiatives unveiled by UIDAI at the conference?

  1. A.SWIK Portal 2.0
  2. B.Sub-AUA and Sub-KUA (LITE) Framework
  3. C.A new Token Management System
  4. D.A new Aadhaar-linked payment bank
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Correct answer: D. A new Aadhaar-linked payment bank

The five initiatives were face authentication for the electronic Public Distribution System, the SWIK Portal in its second version, the framework allowing smaller entities to use the authentication infrastructure of an existing agency, a token management system for visitors to state and regional offices, and the redesigned website of the…

Q4.Science & TechnologyMedium

Under which fund has TDB extended support to the AI-ELINT project, and in what form?

  1. A.Research, Development and Innovation Fund, as Optionally Convertible Debt
  2. B.National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, as an outright grant
  3. C.Startup India Seed Fund, as equity
  4. D.Production Linked Incentive scheme, as a subsidy
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Correct answer: A. Research, Development and Innovation Fund, as Optionally Convertible Debt

The Technology Development Board is giving the money through this fund, and the instrument chosen is debt that may later be converted into equity, which lets the Board support a deep technology firm without taking a shareholding at the outset.