Doordarshan and Television History Quiz

1. In which year was 'Doordarshan' established?

1. 1952
2. 1947
3. 1959
4. 1964

2. Doordarshan as a national broadcaster came into existance in __.

1. 1982
2. 1980
3. 1985
4. 1988

3. Who was the first news reader of Doordarshan?

1. Minu Talwar
2. Sadhana Shrivastav
3. Sarla Maheshwari
4. Pratima Puri

4. Which was the first program to be telecast on Doordarshan in 1967?

1. Kisan Bhai
2. Krishi Darshan
3. Kisan Sabha
4. Krishi Manch

5. In which year was the All India Radio (AIR) established?

1. 1936
2. 1940
3. 1932
4. 1943

6. In 1947, how many radio stations were there in India?

1. Three
2. Nine
3. Six
4. Four

7. ___helped Indian government to start television in India.

1. WHO
2. UNICEF
3. World Bank
4. UNESCO

8. In which year was the colour TV introduced in India?

1. 1984
2. 1982
3. 1986
4. 1978

9. Colour TV was launched in India with the live telecast of PM__.

1. Indira Gandhi
2. Rajiv Gandhi
3. P.V. Narasimha Rao
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri

10. ____was the first privately owned Indian channel.

1. NDTV
2. Star Plus
3. Zee TV
4. India TV