Which body conducts the Independent Drive Test that assesses mobile network quality?
- A.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- B.Bureau of Indian Standards
- C.Department of Posts
- D.Centre for Development of Telematics
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the sector regulator, which conducts Independent Drive Tests through an appointed agency and publishes the findings for the information of telecom consumers. The purpose is to verify in real time the quality of voice and data services supplied by the telecom service providers, and to push those providers to improve. Option B, the Bureau of Indian Standards, is the national standards body and does not test mobile networks. Option C, the Department of Posts, runs postal services. Option D, the Centre for Development of Telematics, is a telecom research and development organisation that designs technology rather than auditing operators. Under TRAI the tests cover coverage, call setup success, dropped calls, call silence, speech quality and data throughput on live networks.
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Practice Questions
Which operator recorded the highest average download speed in TRAI’s Sonitpur drive test?
- 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 the tested routes was 221.18 Mbps, the highest of the four operators.
Read the full explanation →Sonitpur district, where the drive test was conducted, lies in which state?
- A.Meghalaya
- B.Assam
- C.Tripura
- D.Manipur
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The drive test was carried out across parts of Sonitpur district, which falls in the Assam Licensed Service Area, and it was supervised by the TRAI Regional Office at Kolkata.
Read the full explanation →As on 15 October 2026, in how many tribal languages did Adi Vaani offer text translation?
- A.Four
- B.Nine
- C.Thirteen
- D.Twenty-one
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Adi Vaani supported text translation in nine tribal languages as on 15 October 2026, the date to which the figures in the background note are drawn.
Read the full explanation →Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, observed on 15 November, marks the birth anniversary of which leader?
- A.Tantya Bhil
- B.Birsa Munda
- C.Sidhu Murmu
- D.Rani Gaidinliu
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The Government of India designated that date as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas in 2021, and in 2026 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs ran Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada from 1 to 15 November to lead up to it, taking more than 300 projects for tribal communities to the ground, of which 228 were…
Read the full explanation →Which institution led the national consortium that developed Adi Vaani?
- A.IIT Delhi
- B.BITS Pilani
- C.IIIT Hyderabad
- D.Central Institute of Indian Languages
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The correct answer is IIT Delhi, which led the national consortium that built Adi Vaani for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
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