Arrange the following radio communication events in chronological order from latest to oldest.
(A) All India Radio
(B) Radio Broadcasting
(C) Indian Broadcasting System
(D) Akashwani
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (D), (A), (C), (B)
(D) Akashwani — first, the latest. All India Radio was renamed Akashwani in 1957.
(A) All India Radio — second. The Indian Broadcasting System became All India Radio in 1936.
(C) Indian Broadcasting System — third. The government took radio under its control in 1930 under this name.
(B) Radio Broadcasting — last, the oldest. Radio broadcasting started in India in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay.
NCERT (2026-27): “Radio … Radio broadcasting started in India in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay. Since then, it gained immense popularity and changed the sociocultural life of people. Within no time, it made a place in every household of the country. Government took this opportunity and brought this popular mode of communication under its control in 1930 under the Indian Broadcasting System. It was changed to All India Radio in 1936 and to Akashwani in 1957.” |