Question

Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the history of television in India?

• A. Television was introduced to India in 1927.
• B. B. R. Ambedkar inaugurated the Delhi Doordarshan Centre.
• C. Initially, the programmes were broadcasted only on two days each week.
• D. India's second television station was opened in Bombay, on 1 May, 1975.
  

Answer 1

The correct option is C Initially, the programmes were broadcasted only on two days each week.

Three decades after the first television was introduced to the world in 1927, India ventured into the space as well on 15 September, 1959, with the help of UNESCO. The Delhi Doordarshan Centre was inaugurated by the first president of independent India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The second television station was opened in Bombay, on the 1st of May in the year 1972.