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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India celebrates National Broadcasting day on ____
A
23rd July
B
22nd July
C
21st July
D
24th July
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On the 8th of June, 1936, the Indian State Broadcasting Service became All India Radio . Since 1927, Radio has been an important part of people’s life in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Broadcasting Day History All India Radio started broadcasting in 1923 via 2 private stations called the Radio Club of Bombay and Calcutta Radio Club. It was on July 23, 1927, that organised broadcasting kick-started in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The member states of UNESCO first proclaimed this day back in 2011. However, it was later adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an international day. The theme for World Radio Day 2022 is “Radio and Trust”.

Detailed explanation-4: -To commemorate 50 years of this historic visit of the Father of the Nation to All India Radio, a function was organised at AIR premises on 12th November 1997 at 3.00 PM. Later on, in the year 2001, the day was officially declared as Public Service Broadcasting Day.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term broadcast day means that period of time between the station’s sign-on and its sign-off.

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