UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah along with Union Minister of Communications Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia to Launch Nationwide Mobile-Based Disaster Communication Systems

Q1. The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) that underpins India's Cell Broadcast System is standardised as a Recommendation by which one of the following international bodies?

  • A. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • B. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  • C. International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • D. 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)

Q2. In the context of India's telecom infrastructure, C-DOT — the developer of the Cell Broadcast System — is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. The autonomous telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications
  • B. A statutory telecom regulator constituted under an Act of Parliament
  • C. A public sector undertaking manufacturing mobile handsets
  • D. An attached office of the National Disaster Management Authority

Q3. The Cell Broadcast System was developed by C-DOT functioning under which one of the following Union ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Communications
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • D. Ministry of Earth Sciences

Q4. The SACHET SMS-based alert system is stated to be operational across which set of jurisdictions? Considering the following, which one is NOT correctly associated with SACHET's stated attributes?

  1. Operational across all 36 States and Union Territories
  2. Delivers geo-targeted alerts in regional languages
  3. Developed by C-DOT for the NDMA
  4. Operational only in coastal States and Union Territories
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Q5. The nationwide Cell Broadcast System is operationalised for telecom delivery by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. C-DOT under the Department of Telecommunications
  • B. National Disaster Response Force under the MHA
  • C. India Meteorological Department under the Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • D. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Q6. The nationwide Cell Broadcast System was formally launched in 2026 by the Union Home Minister together with which one of the following Union Ministers?

  • A. Union Minister of Communications
  • B. Union Minister of Earth Sciences
  • C. Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
  • D. Union Minister of Science and Technology

Q7. With respect to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which one of the following statements is correct?

  • A. It is constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, with the Prime Minister as its ex-officio Chairperson
  • B. It is constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, with the Union Home Minister as its ex-officio Chairperson
  • C. It is a constitutional body chaired by the President of India
  • D. It is constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, with the Cabinet Secretary as its Chairperson

Q8. C-DOT's Cell Broadcast Solution was conferred which one of the following awards in 2025?

  • A. SKOCH Award 2025
  • B. National e-Governance Award 2025
  • C. UN Sasakawa Award 2025
  • D. Digital India Award 2025

Q9. Which one of the following statements about the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) is correct?

  • A. It was established in 1984 as an autonomous telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications
  • B. It was established in 1984 and is the sole body permitted to develop any telecom technology in India
  • C. It is a private company wholly owned by domestic telecom operators
  • D. It was created under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to build alert systems