Which regulator conducts the Independent Drive Test to assess mobile network quality?
- A.TRAI
- B.SEBI
- C.BIS
- D.FSSAI
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Explanation
The correct answer is TRAI, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. It conducts Independent Drive Tests to check, on the ground, the real-time quality of voice and data services offered by telecom service providers, and publishes the findings so that consumers know what to expect and operators have reason to improve. Option B is wrong because SEBI regulates securities markets. Option C is wrong as the Bureau of Indian Standards sets product standards. Option D is wrong because FSSAI deals with food safety. In the test just released, the Authority's appointed agency drove through the Kachchh area of Gujarat, covering Gandhidham and Bhuj cities and the Bhuj to Bhachau highway, between 8 and 11 September 2026, with the Jaipur regional office supervising the work.
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Practice Questions
TRAI's Independent Drive Test released in October 2026 covered which area of Gujarat?
- A.Saurashtra, including Rajkot and Jamnagar
- B.Kachchh, including Gandhidham and Bhuj
- C.South Gujarat, including Surat and Valsad
- D.Central Gujarat, including Vadodara and Anand
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The drive test also covered the highway running from Bhuj to Bhachau, and all of it lay within the Gujarat licensed service area.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT a voice parameter measured in TRAI's Independent Drive Test?
- A.Call Setup Success Rate
- B.Drop Call Rate
- C.Mean Opinion Score for speech quality
- D.Average revenue per user
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That is a commercial measure of what an operator earns from each subscriber, and it has no place in a drive test, which looks only at the quality of service experienced on the ground.
Read the full explanation →In TRAI's drive test, which operator recorded the highest average download speed in the Kachchh city stretch?
- A.Airtel
- B.BSNL
- C.Reliance Jio
- D.Vodafone Idea
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In the Kachchh city stretch, which takes in Gandhidham and Bhuj, its average download speed was measured at 231.92 Mbps on 5G and 4G. Airtel came next at 177.25 Mbps on the same technologies, so option A is wrong on the ranking though the operator did well.
Read the full explanation →What was the Index of Services Production reading for air transport in August 2026?
- A.76.4
- B.89.2
- C.98.7
- D.105.6
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Air transport was the weakest of the 19 sub-sectors in August 2026 on both measures that the index offers: it contracted 9.6 per cent against August 2025, and its reading was the only one in the whole series below the level of the base year 2024-25.
Read the full explanation →Which sub-sector recorded the fastest growth in August 2026 over August 2025 in the Index of Services Production?
- A.Retail trade
- B.Banking
- C.Real estate
- D.Accommodation and food
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The correct answer is retail trade, which expanded faster than any other sub-sector over August 2025 and also carried the second highest index reading in the series.
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