Television programming was introduced experimentally in India.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → To promote rural development
Option (4) To promote rural development — Correct. Television programming was introduced experimentally in India to promote rural development as early as 1959. The Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) of 1975-76 carried this aim forward.
NCERT (2025-26): “Television … Television programming was introduced experimentally in India to promote rural development as early as 1959. Later, the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) broadcasted directly to community viewers in the rural areas of six states between August 1975 and July 1976. These instructional broadcasts were broadcast to 2,400 TV sets directly for four hours daily.…” |