UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I
Question 48: Science and Technology
Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote “an interoperable network of 3D virtual worlds that can be accessed simultaneously by millions of users, who can exert property rights over virtual items” ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
The metaverse is a network of persistent, interoperable 3D virtual worlds that many users can inhabit at once, where digital items can be owned and traded, often through blockchain-based ownership. Big data analytics deals with analysing large datasets and cryptography with securing information. 'Virtual matrix' is not an established term for this.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: big data analytics is about analysing very large datasets.
- (b) Wrong: cryptography is about securing information with codes.
- (c) Right: the metaverse is the network of shared 3D virtual worlds with property rights over virtual items.
- (d) Wrong: virtual matrix is not an established term for this.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.