Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Mass Media and Communication

Question:
Which incident played a central role in spreading radio as a mass media through south-east Asia?
Options:
In Second world war, allied forces used radio as a propaganda medium throughout south-east Asia.
The emergence of nation-states and colonialism was central in spreading radio as amass media in south-east Asia.
Discovery of gold in south-east Asia which reduced the cost of producing micro chips used in Radios
Division of Bengal in 1905, where the colonial government used radio as an effective propaganda tool resulted in the popularization of radio over south-east Asia.
Correct Answer:
In Second world war, allied forces used radio as a propaganda medium throughout south-east Asia.
Explanation:
Radio broadcasting which commenced in India through amateur ‘ham’ broadcasting clubs in Kolkata and Chennai in the 1920s matured into a public broadcasting system in the 1940s during the World War II when it became a the major instrument of propaganda for Allied forces in Southeast Asia.