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How many are raised as reasons for India's cell phone growth?(A) Clev…

How many are raised as reasons for India's cell phone growth?
(A) Clever marketing and media campaign
(B) Staying connected with near and dear ones
(C) Status symbol
(D) Teachers easing worries about students' whereabouts

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Only three

(A) Clever marketing and media campaign — Correct. One question asks whether the growth has happened because of clever marketing and media campaign.

(B) Staying connected with near and dear ones — Correct. Another asks whether there is a strong need for remaining connected, communicating with friends and near and dear ones.

(C) Status symbol — Correct. The discussion also asks whether the cell phone is still a status symbol.

(D) Teachers easing worries about students' whereabouts — Incorrect. The worry about children's whereabouts belongs to parents who may encourage cell phone use. Teachers are never linked to this reason.

NCERT (2026-27): “Global Communications …
By 2006, we have become the country with the fourth largest usage of cell phones. They have become so much part of our life that students are ready to go on a strike and appeal to the President of the country when denied cell phone usage in colleges. Try and organise a discussion in the class on the reasons for the amazing growth in cell phones usage in India.”

“Ø Has it happened because of clever marketing and media campaign? Is it still a status symbol? Ø Or, is there a strong need for remaining ‘connected’, communicating with friends and near and dear ones? Ø Are parents encouraging its usage in order to lessen their anxieties about children’s whereabouts? Ø Try and find out the different reasons why the youth”