Radio as Media

Q. The All India Radio (AIR) was renamed as _____ in the year ____.

1. Akashvani, 1956
2. Akashvani, 1936
3. Vividh Bharati, 1956
4. Vividh Bharati, 1936

Q. Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding the radio broadcasting in India?

1. The All India Radio (AIR) was etablished in the year 1936.
2. Vividh Bharati is a programme aired on the Akashvani.
3. Radio city, Radio Mirchi are stations found presently.
4. The Indian Broadcasting Company was bought by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Q. An Indian radio channel was launched in 1957 under the ambit of All India Radio (AIR). Which of the following statements are correct in this context?

1. It used to broadcast programmes in up to sixteen different regional languages.
2. The channel's name literally translates to ‘voice from the sky’.
3. It broadcasts programmes in 146 dialects of various Indian languages.
4. It used to broadcast programmes in different fields like entertainment and literature.

Q. In how many regional languages does Vividh Bharati broadcast its programmes?

1. 24
2. 16
3. 18
4. 21

Q. Assertion(A): Radio broadcasting helped in reaching the areas that newspapers could not.

Reason(R): The radio broadcast events insantly and could be understood by the illterate as well.

1. A is correct but R is incorrect.
2. A is incorrect but R is correct.
3. Both A and R are incorrect.
4. Both A and R are correct.

Q. Sort the following developments in the context of the radio in ascending order (top to bottom).

1. Akashwani
2. India radio club
3. AIR
4. G. Marconi
5. Vividh Bharti

Q. Who was the first to start radio broadcasting after the invention of the wireless telegraph link?

1. Guglielmo Marconi
2. August Hudson
3. Alexander Graham Bell
4. Vishwajit Roy