Arrange the following Radio broadcasting development in chronological order:
A. Radio broadcasting started by the Radio club of Bombay
B. Changed to Akashwani
C. Changed to All India Radio
D. Broadcasting system adopted
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
Note 1: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, the NTA answer is wrong as explained below and the correct answer should be Option (2), i.e. A, D, C, B.
(A) Radio broadcasting started by the Radio club of Bombay — first. Radio broadcasting in India started in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay.
(D) Broadcasting system adopted — second. Radio became popular, so in 1930 the government brought it under its control under the Indian Broadcasting System.
(C) Changed to All India Radio — third. The name was changed to All India Radio in 1936.
(B) Changed to Akashwani — fourth. The name was changed to Akashwani in 1957.
Note 2: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2022 on 16-07-2022 (Slot 1).
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.” |