In 1957, All India Radio acquired hugely popular channel which grew to become a money-spinning channel for AIR. The name of the channel was:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Vividh Bharati
NCERT (2025-26): “…In 1957, AIR acquired the hugely popular channel Vividh Bharati, which soon began to carry sponsored programmes and advertisements and grew to become a money-spinning channel for AIR.…” “Television … 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).…” |