What does the Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) arrangement allow a mobile subscriber to do?
- A.Make all calls free of charge anywhere in India
- B.Connect to another operator's network within the same telecom circle
- C.Use a satellite phone without a separate licence
- D.Change the mobile number without changing the SIM card
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Explanation
The correct answer is connect to another operator's network within the same telecom circle. Intra-Circle Roaming is a telecom arrangement under which a subscriber latches on to another service provider's network inside the same circle, so mobile services keep working even where the subscriber's own operator has no coverage in that particular area. That is why it matters so much during a natural disaster, when towers and fibre are damaged: the Department of Telecommunications instructs operators to implement it, as it did for the districts struck by Cyclone Arnab. To use it, a handset should be left on automatic network selection, and if that fails the user can open mobile network settings, view the list of network operators and select another available network by hand. Option A is wrong because ICR is about coverage, not about free calling. Option C is wrong because it has nothing to do with satellite telephony. Option D describes portability of a different kind and is not what ICR provides.
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Practice Questions
Which cyclone's damage led the Department of Telecommunications to keep Intra-Circle Roaming operational across districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha?
- A.Cyclone Montha
- B.Cyclone Arnab
- C.Cyclone Remal
- D.Cyclone Dana
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It came ashore along the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, and the heavy rainfall, flash floods, tree falls and power infrastructure damage that followed disrupted telecom services in parts of both States and the adjoining regions.
Read the full explanation →In which State did overall telecom network availability reach 99.18 percent after Cyclone Arnab, with eleven Cell on Wheels deployed?
- A.Odisha
- B.Tamil Nadu
- C.Andhra Pradesh
- D.West Bengal
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Overall telecom network availability in the State was reported at 99.18 percent, and among the districts the cyclone hit hardest the figure stood at 98.5 per cent in West Godavari and 91.96 per cent in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema.
Read the full explanation →Who released the commemorative stamps on breast cancer awareness for the Department of Posts?
- A.Dr. Pushp Lata, Additional Director General
- B.Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary
- C.Manisha Sinha, Director General Postal Services
- D.The Union Minister of Communications
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She released the souvenir sheet of two commemorative stamps on breast cancer awareness at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi, in the presence of Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava and other senior officials of both ministries.
Read the full explanation →How many screenings for oral, breast and cervical cancers have been conducted in all under the NP-NCD programme?
- A.49.02 crore
- B.22.90 crore
- C.86.97 crore
- D.14.05 crore
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Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, that is the total of screenings carried out across the country for oral, breast and cervical cancers.
Read the full explanation →Where were the commemorative postage stamps on breast cancer awareness released?
- A.Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
- B.Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
- C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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The special souvenir sheet carrying two commemorative postage stamps on breast cancer awareness, together with a set of picture postcards, was released there by Director General Postal Services Manisha Sinha in the presence of Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with senior officials of…
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