Consider the following statements 1. The Manthan Award was launched on 10th October 2004 by Digital Empowerment Foundation. 2. Its areas of operation now are all of South Asia & Asia Pacific countries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of theseExplanation: It was launched on 10th October ‘2004, by Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with World Summit Award, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, and various other stakeholders like similar organisations engaged in promoting digital content inclusiveness in the whole of South Asian & Asia Pacific nation for development.