UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — NITI Aayog Launches DPI@2047 Roadmap to Advance Inclusive and Productivity-Led Growth

Q1. The DPI@2047 for Viksit Bharat roadmap was prepared by which one of the following as its lead authoring unit?

  • A. NITI Frontier Tech Hub
  • B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • C. National e-Governance Division (NeGD)
  • D. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

Q2. Consider the following bodies with respect to the DPI@2047 for Viksit Bharat roadmap: 1. NITI Aayog 2. NITI Frontier Tech Hub 3. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India 4. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Which of the above is/are NOT correctly associated with the preparation or release of the roadmap?

  1. NITI Aayog — the think-tank that released the roadmap
  2. NITI Frontier Tech Hub — the unit that prepared the roadmap
  3. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser — its head jointly unveiled the roadmap
  4. Unique Identification Authority of India — the body that drafted and released the roadmap
  • A. 1 and 4
  • B. 4 only
  • C. 2 and 3
  • D. 3 and 4

Q3. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the payments layer of India Stack, was launched in 2016 under which one of the following organisations?

  • A. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
  • B. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
  • C. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
  • D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Q4. Consider the following India Stack / Digital Public Infrastructure components and their launch details: 1. Aadhaar — launched in 2009 2. DigiLocker — launched in 2015 3. Account Aggregator — a consent-based data-sharing layer 4. CoWIN — launched in 2016 Which of the above is/are NOT correctly matched?

  1. Aadhaar — launched in 2009
  2. DigiLocker — launched in 2015
  3. Account Aggregator — a consent-based data-sharing layer
  4. CoWIN — launched in 2016
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q5. Which one of the following is the nodal Union ministry for implementing India's Digital Public Infrastructure, including platforms such as DigiLocker and UMANG operationalised through the National e-Governance Division?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • B. NITI Aayog
  • C. Ministry of Finance
  • D. Ministry of Communications

Q6. With reference to how DPI 2.0 (the DPI@2047 roadmap) differs from the earlier phase of India's Digital Public Infrastructure, consider the following statements: 1. The earlier phase focused on identity, payments and data-sharing rails, whereas DPI 2.0 shifts focus to livelihood-centred, productivity-led growth. 2. DPI 2.0 adopts the district as the unit of action for adoption. 3. DPI@2047 reframes the growth narrative from a productivity-led focus back to a GDP-led focus. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The earlier phase focused on identity, payments and data-sharing rails, whereas DPI 2.0 shifts focus to livelihood-centred, productivity-led growth.
  2. DPI 2.0 adopts the district as the unit of action for adoption.
  3. DPI@2047 reframes the growth narrative from a productivity-led focus back to a GDP-led focus.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. The G20 Leaders' Declaration that endorsed the voluntary, non-binding G20 Policy Recommendations for Advancing Financial Inclusion and Productivity Gains through Digital Public Infrastructure was adopted in which year and under which country's presidency?

  • A. 2023, under India's presidency
  • B. 2022, under Indonesia's presidency
  • C. 2024, under Brazil's presidency
  • D. 2021, under Italy's presidency

Q8. In the context of India's G20 Presidency, the 'Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository (GDPIR)' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A virtual repository of Digital Public Infrastructures voluntarily shared by countries to help others build, adopt and scale DPI
  • B. A sovereign wealth fund created to finance national payment systems in G20 economies
  • C. A regulatory sandbox operated by the RBI for testing cross-border fintech products
  • D. A United Nations treaty body governing data-protection standards among member states

Q9. The DPI@2047 roadmap builds on how many existing foundational layers of Digital Public Infrastructure — namely identity, payments and data-sharing?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q10. With reference to functionaries associated with the DPI@2047 roadmap and NITI Aayog, consider the following identifications: 1. Suman Bery — Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog 2. Ajay Kumar Sood — Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India 3. Ajay Kumar Sood — Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog 4. Suman Bery — Governor, Reserve Bank of India Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Suman Bery — Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
  2. Ajay Kumar Sood — Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
  3. Ajay Kumar Sood — Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
  4. Suman Bery — Governor, Reserve Bank of India
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4

Q11. NITI Aayog functions as the Government of India's premier policy think-tank and does not itself implement schemes. Which one of the following bodies did it replace when it was constituted on 1 January 2015?

  • A. Planning Commission
  • B. National Development Council
  • C. Finance Commission
  • D. Central Statistics Office