Both Pegasus and Chrysaor are harmful spyware. Pegasus is spyware that can be installed on devices running certain versions of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system, developed by the Israeli cyber arms firm, NSO Group. Chrysaor Malware is the Android version of Pegasus Spyware. Pegasus and Chrysaor spyware are in the news after Whatsapp Snooping row.
Statement 1 is Correct: NCCC is a multi-stakeholder cyber-security and e-surveillance agency has been set up to scan the country’s web traffic to detect cybersecurity threats.
Statement 2 is Incorrect: NCCC is implemented by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MEITY).
Statement 1 is correct: The Country plans to construct a crew vehicle which can accommodate 2 or 3astronausts along with its GSLV Mk-3 launcher.
Statement 2 is Incorrect: The Prime Minister of India in his Independence Day address announced that an Indian astronaut would go into space by 2022.
Statement 3 is Incorrect: A proposal for manned space flight, at a budget of INR 12.4 billion, with the usage of a fully autonomous orbital vehicle carrying two or three crew members to 400 km low orbit was proposed for seven days and back.
Statement 2 and 3 is correct: PMGDISHA is a government initiative with an objective to impart digital literacy among the people residing in rural areas. It is an important initiative under Modi’s vision of ‘Digital India’ that intends at making one person in every family digitally literate.
This scheme will focus on making at last six crore people in rural areas (across States/UTs) digitally literate. By March 31, 2019, it is expected to reach around 40 per cent rural households in the country.
Under free of cost PMGDISHA scheme, people in the rural area will be trained to operate a computer, tablet, smartphones, etc. They will be taught how to access the Internet, government services, undertake digital payment, compose e-mails, etc.
The citizens of rural India will be taught to use applications related to digital payments so they can participate in the process of nation-building. This scheme will help to connect the digital divide.
The marginalised sections of society like Scheduled Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST), Minorities, Below Poverty Line (BPL), differently-abled, all will be a part of this scheme. The scheme aims to empower women in rural India.
Illiterate people between the age group 14-60 years, nominated from every eligible rural household, are qualified for the scheme.
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