TRAI's independent drive test whose findings were released on 30 October 2026 was conducted in which licensed service area?
- A.Himachal Pradesh
- B.Jammu and Kashmir
- C.Punjab
- D.Rajasthan
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Jammu and Kashmir Licensed Service Area. The drive test covered Leh and the routes around it, including the stretches towards Nubra Valley and Pangong and the road from Sakti to Sangam, and these fall in that service area for telecom licensing purposes. Options A, C and D are wrong because they name other northern service areas that were not part of this exercise; they are plausible distractors since licensed service areas usually follow state boundaries and a candidate may place Leh elsewhere. The test was supervised by the regional office of the regulator at Delhi and was carried out during August 2026, with the findings made public on 30 October 2026. Remember that the licensed service area, not the district, is the unit TRAI reports against.
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Practice Questions
Which operator recorded the highest average download speed on the Leh city drive route?
- A.Airtel
- B.BSNL
- C.Reliance Jio
- D.Vodafone Idea
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On the Leh city drive route the average download speed was recorded as 267.13 Mbps for Reliance Jio on its 5G network, ahead of 121.65 Mbps for Airtel on 5G and 8 Mbps for BSNL on 4G. Option A is wrong because Airtel came second on this route, and option…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is not a parameter assessed in a TRAI independent drive test?
- A.Call Setup Success Rate
- B.Mean Opinion Score for speech quality
- C.Average revenue per user
- D.Data download and upload throughput
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A drive test measures service quality on the ground, not the commercial performance of an operator, so revenue per subscriber has no place in it.
Read the full explanation →Which operator recorded the highest average download speed on the Adoni-Mantralayam route?
- A.Airtel
- B.BSNL
- C.Reliance Jio
- D.Vodafone Idea
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The correct answer is Reliance Jio, whose average download speed on that route was 209.11 Mbps.
Read the full explanation →The TRAI drive test released on 30 October 2026 covering Hyderabad and Adoni-Mantralayam belonged to which licensed service area?
- A.Telangana
- B.Andhra Pradesh
- C.Karnataka
- D.Tamil Nadu
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Both legs of the drive test, the city drive around Hyderabad and the longer stretch across Adoni, Mantralayam and nearby areas in Kurnool district, were reported under that service area, and the work was supervised by the regional office of the regulator at Hyderabad.
Read the full explanation →How long was the drive test route covered across Adoni, Mantralayam and nearby areas?
- A.63 km
- B.121.5 km
- C.201.8 km
- D.396.3 km
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That stretch in Kurnool district, taking in Adoni, Mantralayam and the areas around them, was driven on 17 and 18 September 2026 with six hotspot locations along the way.
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