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Which among the following is a public sector company that provides telephone services in India?

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  1. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL)

  2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

  3. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL)

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
MTNL, BSNL and VSNL all three provides telephone services in India. 
BSNL is much famous among them. 
Telecommunications services are those that are given by an interchanges organization that offers voice and information benefits over a large zone. 
Hence,  D is the correct option.

All India Radio (AIR) was established in _________ as one of the cheapest medium of information and entertainment.

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  1. 1921

  2. 1936

  3. 1951

  4. 1947

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
In 1936, the Indian State Broadcasting Service turned into All India Radio. The Central News Organization appeared in August, 1937. Around the same time, AIR went under the Department of Communications and after four years went under the Department of Information and Broadcasting.
Hence, B is the correct option.

Which among the following is a mode of sending messages across using the telephone or internet services?

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  1. Fax

  2. Pager

  3. E-Mail

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Fax, Pager and E-mail, all of them, are used to convey messages. Messaging is a slang term that alludes to the creation and transmission of short electronic instant messages between at least two cell phone clients over a system.
Hence, D is the correct option.

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) provides telephone services at ___________ level.

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  1. domestic

  2. state

  3. district

  4. international

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
VSNL is the shortening for Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (India), presently known as Tata Telecommunications. 
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) was started in 1986 as a public venture to oblige international communication system.

Telephone service sector was privatised under the ____________.

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  1. Telecom Act, 1991

  2. New Telecom Policy, 1999

  3. New Telephone Services Policy, 1991

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The New Telecom Policy, 1999 strived to make a domain which would empower a proceeded with fascination of interest in the telecom part and furthermore upgrade production of innovative framework by utilizing mechanical advancement.

The first television in India was introduced in ___________ in 1959.

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  1. Mumbai

  2. Pune

  3. Delhi

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
TV was presented in India on September 15, 1959 in Delhi, minimal more than two decades after British Broadcasting Corporation started the first TV work of the world in 1936. It was with the assistance given by UNESCO, that everything began.

Which of the following is correct about the proposed National Waterways in India? Select the answer using the code given below: 

1. River Barak in Assam will become 'National Waterway-$5$'.
2. East Coast Canal along with Brahmani and Mahanadi Rivers in the states of W. Bengal and Odisha will become 'National Waterway-$6'.$ 

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Statement-I is correct about the proposed National Waterway-66 and Statement-2 is correct about the National Waterway-5.5.  

Consider the following statements and select the correct code given below:
1. The Union government is finalizing a legislation to set up a water regulatory authority in every state for regulating, managing, locating and utilizing the scarce natural resources.
2. Water as a subject falls in the state government's domain.
3. Arunanchal Pradesh is the only state that boasts of a water regulator. 

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. I and 3

  4. I, 2 and 3

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Maharashtra is the lone state in India to have such a regulatory body for water resources.

The approximate breakup of Revenue from Freight Segment and Passenger Segment of Indian Railways is?

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  1. $50\%-50\%$

  2. $10\%-90\%$

  3. $90\%-10\%$

  4. $70\%-30\%$

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Correct Option: D

Indian Railways is Asia's largest and world's $4^{th}$ largest rail network under a single management. This statements is?

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  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partially True

  4. Nothing can be said

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Correct Option: A