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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:Digital India is a programme that has been launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. He has planned to use information technology, computers, telecommunication facilities, internet, network connectivity, digitalization techniques to modernize the services offered to citizens. Digital India also aims to provide internet connectivity to all citizens.Digital India will provide digital vaults (safes) for people to store their certificates online. Each person will have one unique private key, that will allow people access to their own documents. Applications will be made and processed online, The possibility of fake certificates will reduce and authenticity would improve.Digital training on these technologies will be provided for achieving literacy in citizens. Mobile phones will be used as a personal identity for various transactions. People in rural or urban areas will have access to all digital services and the Internet of things (IOT) on their mobiles or other gadgets.Digital India will have more transparency in processes and governance. It will eliminate a lot of cheating. The documents will also remain safe. This program will increase employment related to these technologies. A lot of activities will become automated, with quality of service improvement. This program also will make Indians go to a higher level of literacy and technical skills.This program is chaired and supervised by the minister for communications and information technology at the centre. Its aim is to provide Wifi services to 2.5 lakh schools, Broadband internet connectivity to 2.5 lakh villages, and universal mobile phone connectivity. Through this program by 2020 we want to achieve net zero imports, ie., exports will be equal to imports.Then 400,00 public access points for the net will be provided and more than a crore persons are to be trained in internet technologies, telecom, information technologies.There is to be a huge cloud of computers and servers to hold data related to the public. Broadband connectivity will be provided with a vast network of optical fibre cables. All government offices would have attendance recorded and maintained online, using Bio-metric identification. There is a lot of importance given to making of digital gadgets and smartphones within India.Various technological giants in hardware and software in telecom and computers have agreed to step in and cooperate in making Digital India a grand success. These include the top Indian and multinational organizations. Digital India has 5 years of the expected completion period. It goes hand in hand with smart cities and various government services.An internet website has been opened for this purpose. People can contribute, discuss over there to furnish their valuable suggestions and requirements so that the final shape of Digital India is the best.1. How long will it take to complete Digital India?2. How will digitalization help government offices?3. By whom and when was digital India programme launched?4. Why was a Digital week celebrated?5. How will be the data of the public held?6. What will be used as a personal identity for various transactions?Find out a word from the passage which means:7. A device that is very useful for a particular job.8. The ability to read and write.9. Commodities bought from a foreign country.

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1. It will take five years to complete Digital India.

2. Digitalization will help government offices in recording attendance and maintaining order, by using biometric identification.

3. Digital India programme was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on July 1st, 2015.

4. A Digital week was celebrated to finalize the requirements and features of Digital India.

5. The data of the public will be held by a huge cloud of computers and servers.

6. Mobile phones will be used as a personal identity.

7. Gadget

8. Literacy

9. Import



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