The web-based platform ‘Pratibimba’ to project government’s achievements was launched in March 2017 by the government of:

The correct answer is C) Karnataka. Pratibimba was a web-based platform launched by the Karnataka government in March 2017 to showcase the achievements and flagship programmes of the state government to the public.

Why the others fail: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have their own e-governance and citizen-service portals, but none of them is associated with Pratibimba in this launch. Tamil Nadu's well-known digital initiatives came later and under different names, so the option is a recall trap rather than a fact.

Core concept: state-level e-governance and government communication. Such platforms are part of the push for transparency and citizen engagement under the wider digital governance agenda, and they link to the debate on how much a government should spend on self-promotion versus neutral information. For Mains, this fits the governance and e-governance topics in GS-II.

Trap: aspirants pick a state known for e-governance, like Tamil Nadu or Madhya Pradesh, instead of checking the specific launch. Memorise the state with the scheme name, not the state's general reputation.