निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक, उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद का सर्वाधिक तर्कसंगत और विवेकपूर्ण उपनिगमन है ?
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Which one of the following is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage?
(a) Globalization is not in the interests of India as it undermines its socio-economic structures. · (b) India should be careful to protect its digital sovereignty in global trade talks. · (c) India should charge monopoly rents from multinational companies in exchange for Big Data. · (d) The loss of Big Data from India is proportional to the degree/value of its foreign trade.
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) विश्वस्तरीय व्यापार वार्ताओं में भारत को अपने डिजिटल प्रभुत्व को बचाए रखने के लिए सावधान रहना चाहिए ।
Trade negotiations are eyeing the digital area to 'pre-emptively colonise it', while data mined in developing countries is turned into intelligence and monopoly rents elsewhere. The natural corollary for a developing country such as India is to guard control over its data in those talks.
- ✗ (a) The passage is about data in trade talks, not globalisation as a whole; rejecting globalisation outright goes far beyond it.
- ✓ (b) 'Colonise' plus data 'mined from developing countries' points to protecting one's digital sovereignty when trade rules are being written.
- ✗ (c) Monopoly rents are what the intelligence-owning firms extract; the passage does not suggest India should charge them — it twists the idea.
- ✗ (d) No proportional link between data loss and the value of foreign trade is given.
Remember · A corollary follows directly from the author's concern; reject options that invent a formula or take a sweeping stand the passage does not.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2019, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·