UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Broadcasting Parliament debates

Q1. As envisaged in the 'Digital Sansad' initiative, how many versions of the Digital Sansad App was the National Informatics Centre (NIC) tasked with developing over a three-year horizon?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q2. Which one of the following was the first dedicated 24-hour television channel exclusively created to broadcast proceedings of a House of the Indian Parliament?

  • A. Doordarshan News
  • B. Rajya Sabha TV
  • C. Lok Sabha TV
  • D. Sansad TV

Q3. The launch of Sansad TV on 15 September 2021 was timed to coincide with which of the following international observances?

  • A. World Press Freedom Day
  • B. International Day of Parliamentarism
  • C. World Radio Day
  • D. International Day of Democracy

Q4. With reference to Sansad TV, consider the following statements: 1. It is jointly administered by the Lok Sabha Secretariat and the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2. It operates two parallel live channels — one carrying Lok Sabha proceedings and the other carrying Rajya Sabha proceedings. 3. Its routine broadcast is bilingual in Hindi and English. 4. It functions as an autonomous public-service broadcaster under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. It is jointly administered by the Lok Sabha Secretariat and the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
  2. It operates two parallel live channels — one carrying Lok Sabha proceedings and the other carrying Rajya Sabha proceedings.
  3. Its routine broadcast is bilingual in Hindi and English.
  4. It functions as an autonomous public-service broadcaster under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. With reference to Sansad TV and its predecessor channels, consider the following statements: 1. Sansad TV was formed by merging Lok Sabha TV (launched in 2006) and Rajya Sabha TV (launched in 2011). 2. Unlike its two predecessors, Sansad TV is administratively placed under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 3. Sansad TV was launched on 15 September 2021, the date observed by the United Nations as the International Day of Democracy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Sansad TV was formed by merging Lok Sabha TV (launched in 2006) and Rajya Sabha TV (launched in 2011).
  2. Unlike its two predecessors, Sansad TV is administratively placed under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
  3. Sansad TV was launched on 15 September 2021, the date observed by the United Nations as the International Day of Democracy.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3