SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 39

SSC CHSL - 1st July 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q39

Which state has proposed to set up the first 'Blockchain District' in India?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Telangana.

The state proposed to set up the first ‘Blockchain District’ in India - Telangana

1. On 4th August 2019, The Telangana state government signed MoUs with Tech Mahindra, Nucleus Vision, and Eleven01 Foundation to launch India’s first Blockchain District.

2. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that stores information across multiple systems securely and such data stored and distributed cannot be copied, hacked, or tampered with.