What was the gap between urban and rural tele-density in India at the end of September 2026?
- A.Urban 155.85 per cent and rural 61.30 per cent
- B.Urban 147.47 per cent and rural 60.72 per cent
- C.Urban 89.09 per cent and rural 10.91 per cent
- D.Urban 59.05 per cent and rural 40.95 per cent
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is urban 155.85 per cent and rural 61.30 per cent, the total tele-density figures counting both wireless and wireline connections. Option B gives the wireless-only densities for the two areas, which are lower because they exclude the landline contribution. Option C gives the urban and rural shares within the wireline segment, a share of subscribers rather than a density. Option D gives the urban and rural shares of the entire subscriber base, which naturally add up to a hundred and so cannot be densities, since an urban density above a hundred is possible when people hold more than one connection. The distinction between a density, measured against population, and a share, measured against the subscriber base, is exactly what this question tests.
Read the full article: TRAI: India's Tele-density at 95.52 Per Cent in September 2026
Practice Questions
According to TRAI's September 2026 data, what was India's overall tele-density counting machine-to-machine cellular connections?
- A.85.41 per cent
- B.92.12 per cent
- C.95.52 per cent
- D.99.05 per cent
Show answer
The correct answer is 95.52 per cent, the overall tele-density of the country when machine-to-machine cellular connections are included in the count.
Read the full explanation →How many Mobile Number Portability requests were submitted in September 2026?
- A.6.77 million
- B.16.77 million
- C.26.77 million
- D.61.30 million
Show answer
Mobile Number Portability lets a subscriber shift to another operator while keeping the same number, and that many requests were filed with service providers during the month.
Read the full explanation →At whose request were two questions added to identify handloom, power-loom and handicraft establishments?
- A.The Ministry of Textiles
- B.The Ministry of MSME
- C.The Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- D.The Ministry of Rural Development
Show answer
The statistics ministry stated that these two questions were added at that Ministry's request, so that establishments engaged in handloom, power-loom and handicraft work can be identified within the survey frame.
Read the full explanation →ASUSE 2027-28 is proposed to be conducted over which period?
- A.January 2027 to December 2027
- B.April 2027 to March 2028
- C.July 2027 to June 2028
- D.October 2027 to September 2028
Show answer
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has proposed moving the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises from the calendar-year cycle it has followed so far to the financial year, so that its reference period matches that of other enterprise surveys such as the Annual Survey of Industries and the…
Read the full explanation →Which information will the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises capture for the first time?
- A.Use of digital payment instruments
- B.Gender-specific constraints faced by women entrepreneurs
- C.District-level estimates by participating States
- D.Presence of establishments on e-commerce marketplaces
Show answer
The revised schedule introduces, for the first time, questions on the constraints women face in operating and managing their establishments, to build an evidence base on the factors affecting female-led enterprises in the unincorporated sector.
Read the full explanation →