Question

Indian Broadcasting Service was renamed in 1936 as

• A. Kshwani
• B. Nabhowani
• C. Doorwani
• D. All India Radio

Hint:

This is the broadcaster now known by its Hindi name Akashvani.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

This question checks a fact about the history of radio broadcasting in India before independence.

1. Kshwani: Not a name that was ever officially used for India's state broadcasting service.
2. Nabhowani: Also not connected with the history of the Indian Broadcasting Service; it does not match any recorded renaming.
3. Doorwani: This name resembles Doordarshan, the name later given to Indian television broadcasting in 1959, but it was not the 1936 radio renaming.
4. All India Radio: Correct. In 1936, the Indian Broadcasting Service was formally renamed All India Radio, which remains India's national public radio broadcaster.

The correct option is All India Radio, the name adopted in 1936 and still in official use for India's public radio network.

Let's summarize:

• Radio broadcasting in India began under government control around 1930 as the Indian Broadcasting Service.
• It was renamed All India Radio in 1936, and later became popularly known as Akashvani from 1957.

So the Indian Broadcasting Service became All India Radio in 1936.