Meena is collecting memories for a school project on mass media. Her grandmother recalls a year in the mid-1970s when people of her area gathered every day around a single community set kept in a common hall. For about four hours daily, they watched programmes on health care, hygiene, schooling and better ways of working, beamed directly to community viewers. She adds that very few families around her then owned even a radio, and none could dream of having such a set at home.
The broadcasts recalled by Meena's grandmother reached community viewers in which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rural areas of six states
Option (1) Rural areas of six states — Correct. The broadcasts are those of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment of 1975-76. They went directly to community viewers in the rural areas of six states, which fits the village hall the grandmother describes.
Option (2) Kolkata, Chennai and Jalandhar — Incorrect. Kolkata, Chennai and Jalandhar are the three Doordarshan stations added within a year of 1975. They were city stations with their own mix of programmes for city viewers.
Option (3) State capitals and border areas — Incorrect. State capitals and border areas form no part of the reach of these broadcasts. The satellite experiment was aimed at villages and their community viewers.
Option (4) Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar and Amritsar — Incorrect. Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar and Amritsar are the four cities that had Doordarshan stations by 1975. These were urban stations serving city viewers.
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