Question

When did television come to India?
A. During Pre-Independence
B. During Post-Independence
C. During World War
D. During Cold War

Answer 1

Hint: The main purposes of the government of India behind the initiative to start TV on an experimental basis was to train personals in this new technology and to discover what television media can do to achieve community development.

Complete answer:
 Television started in India on September 15, 1959, during Post-Independence on an experimental basis. This was started with a limited transmission of three days a week. Television, at this initial stage, was primarily an educational tool and was not considered as the medium of entertainment. One hundred and eighty teleclubs were set up beside the transmitter within the range of 40 km. A television set by UNESCO was provided to every club. Engineering and the program software was provided by All India Radio. The television project was financially supported by the government of India. In 1965, regular broadcasting of television programs began and daily one-hour service was started. The rapid expansion of the medium was seen in the period between 1972 and 1982. Television services were extended to Bombay in 1972. The Satellite Instructional Television Experiment(SITE) brought television to 2400 villages in backward areas of Bihar, Orissa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. This project has been considered one of the largest communication experiments in the world. Television broadcasting broke relations with All India Radio and was put under an independent organization. This organization was called Doordarshan. On August 15, 1982, Doordarshan switched over to color transmission. Regular satellite link was also introduced between Delhi and different transmitters in 1982. Television facilities have been rapidly expanding after 1982. A second channel was launched in New Delhi on November 19, 1984. Later, the Metro entertainment channel was started on April 1, 1993.

Therefore Option D is the correct answer.

Note: Doordarshan telecasts programs on 19 channels at present in which DD-1 is the primary channel of Doordarshan and is called the flagship of Doordarshan.