Arrange the following Doordarshan programmes in the order in which they were first aired:
(A) The epic Ramayana
(B) The soap opera Buniyaad
(C) The soap opera Hum Log
(D) The epic Mahabharata
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C, B, A, D
(C) The soap opera Hum Log — First. Hum Log ran in 1984-85, the earliest of the four. It comes first as India's first long-running soap opera.
(B) The soap opera Buniyaad — Second. Buniyaad, an indigenous soap opera, was aired in 1986-87. It followed Hum Log, so it comes second.
(A) The epic Ramayana — Third. Ramayana was broadcast in 1987-88, after both soap operas had been aired. It comes third, just before the other epic.
(D) The epic Mahabharata — Fourth. Mahabharata was broadcast in 1988-90, the latest of the four. It comes last.
NCERT (2026-27): “Television … “As programmes become commercialised and were allowed to carry advertisements of their sponsors, a shift in the target audience was evident. Entertainment programmes grew and were directed to the urban consuming class. The advent of colour broadcasting during the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi and the rapid expansion of the national network led to rapid commercialisation of television broadcasting. During 1984–85, the number of television transmitters increased all over India, covering a large proportion of the population. It was also the time when indigenous soap operas, like Hum Log (1984–85) and Buniyaad (1986–87) were aired. They were hugely popular and attracted substantial advertising revenue for Doordarshan as did the broadcasting of the epics—Ramayana (1987–88) and Mahabharata (1988–90). …” |