Which of the following is most definitively implied by the above passage ?
aBig Data is the key resource in the digital space.
bBig economies create Big Data.
cAccess to Big Data is the prerogative of developed countries.
dAccess to and possession of Big Data is a characteristic of developed countries.
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
The passage shows Big Data being turned into digital intelligence that controls sectors and earns monopoly rents. That makes Big Data the key resource of the digital space, the one claim the text clearly implies. The text says data is gathered from developing countries, so options saying big economies create it, or that access is the prerogative or a mark of developed countries, are not what it implies.
Why each option is right or wrong
(a) Right: its conversion into controlling intelligence marks it as the key resource.
(b) Wrong: data is collected from developing countries, not created by big economies.
(c) Wrong: 'prerogative' is unsupported; developed countries process data gathered elsewhere.
(d) Wrong: possession is not stated as a characteristic of developed countries.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
