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When did the TV broadcasting start under the name of Doordarshan?

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  1. 1927

  2. 1936

  3. 1951

  4. 1959

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Correct Option: D

Where Doordarshan was started?

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  1. Kolkata

  2. Madras

  3. Delhi

  4. Bombay

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Correct Option: C

National Service Certificate (NSC) is issued by ______.

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  1. All India Radio department

  2. Postal Service department

  3. Reserve Bank of India

  4. Income tax department

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Correct Option: B

Fax service is an example of _________.

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  1. Mass communication

  2. Personal communication

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

________ services have replaced the telegraphic service.

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  1. Radio and newspaper

  2. Television and letter

  3. Telephone and mobile phone

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: C

Why Radio Services are very useful to rural areas?

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  1. Farmers gets farm commodity prices

  2. Farmers get weather forecast related news

  3. Farmers gets information about modern methods of cultivation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following was the oldest mode of communication?

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  1. Telecommunication

  2. Postal service

  3. Radio

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B

Which one of the following countries has the largest telecom network in Asia?

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  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. India

  4. Srilanka

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association) Intelligence’s 2015 operator rankings, China Mobile had 886 million connections at the end of 2015 compared with Vodafone’s 461 million. The China giant, with networks in China and Pakistan, had revenue of £69.4 billion last year, while Vodafone’s turnover was £40.2 billion.

In which language the maximum number of newspapers are published in India?

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  1. Hindi

  2. Marathi

  3. English

  4. Malyalam

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  •  In India Hindi is the largest circulation paper followed by English and Urdu.
  •  As per the data from Annual Statements received, the highest numbers of newspapers were published in Hindi (4131), followed by English (864), Gujarati (775), Urdu (463) Bengali (445),  and Marathi (328).
  •  In circulation, Hindi newspapers continued to lead with 7,66,98,490 copies followed by English with 3,41,06,816 copies.  Gujarati Press with 98,44,710 copies came third.  Urdu and Malayalam language press closely followed with 92,17,892 and 82,06,227 copies respectively.
The means of communication for local mail is called _______.
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  1. Green channel

  2. Satellite channel

  3. Metro channel

  4. Rajdhani channel

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Special arrangements exist in all major cities for expeditious delivery of local mail through this system. Unregistered first-class mail emanating from a town and meant for delivery within that town are delivered the next day of posting. Green coloured letter boxes are installed at selected post offices for local mail.