Q147
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeScience, Technology, Space & Defence
The recently much talked about 'toolkit' is basically
- a.an e-commerce platform for online transaction.
- b.a social media site meant for hackers.
- c.a digital equivalent of pamphlets and fliers that helped mobilise protesters.
- d.an assemblage of sophisticated electronic gadgets.
Answer: (C) a digital equivalent of pamphlets and fliers that helped mobilise protesters.
A 'toolkit' is a shared online document (often a Google Doc) that explains an issue and lists actions, hashtags and resources for supporters - the digital-age equivalent of the pamphlets and fliers used to mobilise protesters. The term made headlines in February 2021, when climate activist Greta Thunberg tweeted a toolkit supporting the farmers' protest against the three farm laws, and Delhi Police arrested Bengaluru activist Disha Ravi in the case. It is not an e-commerce platform, a hackers' site or electronic hardware. The three farm laws were repealed in November 2021.