Transport and communication Flashcards
CPWD
central public works department
Full form of NHDP
National Highway Development Project
when was NHDP launched?
2 January 1999
Full form of NHAI
National Highway Authorities of India
what are the four major international airports?
- Indira Gandhi International Airport at New Delhi
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at Kolkata
- Sahara International Airport at Mumbai
- Meenambakkam International Airport in Chennai
Total Length of quadrilateral.
5846 km
longest quadrilateral and its size
Kolkata and Chennai - 1684 km
when was the first radio programme begun? and by whom
1923 by radio club of Bombay
AIR?
All India Radio in 1936
what are the five channels of AIR?
Primary Channel
National Channel
Commercial Broadcasting Service ( Vividh Bharti )
FM Channels
External Services Channles
Why is Radio and Television Important in India?
pg no. 404
when and where was colour transmission introduced ?
During Asian Games held in new delhi in 1982
full form of SITE
Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
Who invented Telephones and when?
Alexander Graham in 1875
full form of INSAT and when was it formed?
Indian National Satellite System in 1983