Who delivered the inaugural lecture of the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture series?
- A.Dr. Zakir Hussain
- B.Shri Morarji Desai
- C.Shri C. Rajagopalachari
- D.Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
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The correct answer is Shri C. Rajagopalachari, a recipient of the Bharat Ratna and the first Governor General of independent India, who delivered the very first lecture of the series. Options A, B and D name Dr. Zakir Hussain, Shri Morarji Desai and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, all of whom are among the eminent figures who have spoken from this podium in later years, which is precisely why they make good distractors in a question about the inaugural speaker. Others on that list include Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Dr. Karan Singh, Justice Leila Seth, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Shri Arun Jaitley, Shri Ajit Doval, Dr. S. Jaishankar, General Bipin Rawat and Dr. S. Somanath. The pattern to carry into the examination hall is the first speaker, the most recent speaker and the founding year of the series.
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Who will deliver the 67th Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture?
- A.Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
- B.Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- C.Dr. S. Jaishankar
- D.Shri Ajit Doval
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The correct answer is Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and of Rural Development, who is to deliver the sixty seventh lecture in the series at the Rang Bhawan Auditorium of Akashvani in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →The Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture series has been organised by Akashvani since which year?
- A.1950
- B.1955
- C.1960
- D.1975
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Akashvani has organised the annual Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Lecture from that year onwards, in memory of independent India’s first Deputy Prime Minister, who also held the Information and Broadcasting portfolio and is remembered as the architect of national integration and as the Iron Man of India.
Read the full explanation →What initial validity and entry fee has TRAI recommended for an ALTD authorisation?
- A.10 years validity with a Rs 10 lakh entry fee
- B.20 years validity with a Rs 1 lakh one-time entry fee
- C.15 years validity with a Rs 5 lakh entry fee
- D.Perpetual validity with no fee at all
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Along with this the regulator proposes an application processing fee of Rs 10,000, a national service area, and no authorisation fee, bank guarantee or security deposit, which together make the regime a light-touch one suited to a service that needs little physical infrastructure.
Read the full explanation →Under which law has TRAI recommended that ALTD Service be made a distinct sub-category of Television Channel Distribution Services?
- A.The TRAI Act, 1997
- B.The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995
- C.The Telecommunications Act, 2023
- D.The Information Technology Act, 2000
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TRAI recommends that ALTD Service be introduced as a distinct sub-category under Television Channel Distribution Services within the broadcasting authorisation framework created under Section 3(1)(a) of that Act, with the detailed terms notified as Rules under Section 56.
Read the full explanation →In TRAI's recommendations released on 26 October 2026, what does the abbreviation ALTD stand for?
- A.Advanced Linear Television Dissemination
- B.Application-based Linear Television Distribution
- C.Audience Linked Television Data
- D.Addressable Local Television Delivery
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TRAI adopted this label because the services it examined aggregate scheduled linear television channels and deliver them to viewers over the public internet or other IP-based networks through apps, websites or similar interfaces, whether the app comes pre-loaded on a television set, is downloaded by the viewer, or runs in…
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