Match List - I with List - II. Radio Services Starting Year A. The first…
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Match List - I with List - II.
Radio Services | Starting Year |
|---|---|
A. The first amateur Radio Club of Calcutta started functioning | I. in June 1936 |
B. ISBS was turned into AIR | II. in 1977 |
C. FM broadcasts were introduced in Madras | III. in 2nd October 1957 |
D. The Vividh Bharati was started on | IV. in November 1923 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer: B. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III — Concept: A match-the-following item is settled entry by entry — each List-I item is dated from its own historical milestone, independently of the other pairs,…
- A.
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
- B.
A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
- C.
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
- D.
A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept: A match-the-following item is settled entry by entry — each List-I item is dated from its own historical milestone, independently of the other pairs, and only then is the option read off. Institutional history in broadcasting is layered: amateur club experimentation comes first, a state broadcasting service and its later renaming next, dedicated programme services after that, and new transmission technology last. Anchor each entry to its own layer and the one-to-one matching follows.
Application — dating each List-I entry, oldest first:
Amateur club era. The Radio Club of Bombay made India’s first broadcast in June 1923, and the first amateur Radio Club of Calcutta began functioning in November 1923, operating the station 2BZ. List-I entry A is therefore dated November 1923, which is List-II entry IV.
State service renamed. The Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS), run by the Government from 1930, was renamed All India Radio on 8 June 1936. List-I entry B is therefore dated June 1936, which is List-II entry I.
Dedicated programme service. Vividh Bharati, the light entertainment service created to answer the popularity of Radio Ceylon, was started on 2 October 1957. List-I entry D is therefore dated 2 October 1957, which is List-II entry III.
New transmission technology. FM broadcasting reached India last, introduced at Madras (now Chennai) in 1977. List-I entry C is therefore dated 1977, which is List-II entry II.
Cross-check: each List-II year is used exactly once, and the four milestones fall in the strict order 1923 → 1936 → 1957 → 1977, that is amateur club, state service renaming, Vividh Bharati, FM. Any matching that puts FM before independence, or the Calcutta club after the birth of All India Radio, breaks that chronology.
List-I entry | Milestone | List-II entry |
|---|---|---|
A. First amateur Radio Club of Calcutta | Began functioning, November 1923 | IV |
B. ISBS turned into AIR | Renamed All India Radio, 8 June 1936 | I |
C. FM broadcasts introduced in Madras | India’s first FM service, 1977 | II |
D. Vividh Bharati started | Launched 2 October 1957 | III |
Result: the List-I to List-II matching is A–IV, B–I, C–II, D–III.
Note: Vividh Bharati’s launch is recorded as 2 October 1957 in most Indian broadcasting accounts, while a few official chronologies date it 3 October 1957. The one-day variation does not disturb the matching, because the other three pairs are independently fixed and each List-II entry can be used only once.