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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
National Broadcasting Day was observed on which date?
A
July 24
B
July 22
C
July 23
D
July 25
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: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Mumbai. National Broadcasting Day is observed on July 23 across the country every year. The Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) started organizing radio broadcasting from the Bombay Station on July 23rd in 1927.

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: -Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , lit. ‘distant vision, television’) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati’s two divisions.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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