Given below are two statements about online search. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Google search results return the same information to anyone who enters the same keywords.

Statement II:Search engines are gathering vast amounts of information about our searches and ourselves.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Explanation

Search engines gather large amounts of data about our searches and about us, so the second claim holds.

Statement 1 is wrong because results are personalised by location, history and account.

Two people entering the same keywords can therefore receive different results.

Statement 2 is correct as search providers build detailed user profiles.

This tracking supports targeted advertising and personalised ranking.

A filter bubble describes how personalisation narrows the views a user sees.

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