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BharatNet MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

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Q1Which description correctly identifies BharatNet's core output?

A A monthly cash transfer to every rural household for internet expenses

B Open, non-discriminatory middle-mile broadband infrastructure up to Gram Panchayats

C A free smartphone entitlement for all residents of connected villages

D A closed network reserved exclusively for government departments

Explanation

BharatNet builds the middle-mile or aggregation-layer broadband network up to Gram Panchayats and offers non-discriminatory access to service providers. Those providers can use leased bandwidth, dark fibre, Wi-Fi and fibre-to-the-home links. It is infrastructure, not a cash-transfer, free-device or government-only scheme.

Q2What is the Cabinet-approved total funding for BharatNet Phase-I and Phase-II, excluding GST and local taxes?

A ₹42,847 crore

B ₹48,717 crore

C ₹42,068 crore

D ₹1,39,579 crore

Explanation

The Union Cabinet approved total funding of ₹42,068 crore for BharatNet Phase-I and Phase-II, excluding goods and services tax and local taxes. The other figures belong to the later Amended BharatNet Program: ₹42,847 crore capital expenditure, ₹48,717 crore ten-year operating expenditure and ₹1,39,579 crore total cost.

Q3Consider the following statements about the Amended BharatNet Program: 1. It was approved by the Union Cabinet on 4 August 2023. 2. It proposes demand-based connectivity to about 3.8 lakh non-Gram-Panchayat villages. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A 1 only

B 2 only

C Neither 1 nor 2

D Both 1 and 2

Explanation

Both statements are correct. The Union Cabinet approved the Amended BharatNet Program on 4 August 2023. Its approved scope includes upgrading the existing network and providing connectivity on demand to about 3.8 lakh villages that are not Gram Panchayats. Thus neither statement depends on inference or on an unstated assumption.

Q4Match the BharatNet components in List-I with their roles in List-II: List-I: 1. Digital Bharat Nidhi 2. BharatNet Udyami model 3. Centralized Network Operating Centre List-II: a. Funding source b. Last-mile connectivity from village to household c. Network-uptime monitoring Select the correct code.

A 1-a, 2-b, 3-c

B 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

C 1-c, 2-a, 3-b

D 1-a, 2-c, 3-b

Explanation

The correct matching is 1-a, 2-b and 3-c. Digital Bharat Nidhi is the programme's funding source. Under the BharatNet Udyami model, local entrepreneurs extend and maintain last-mile connectivity from villages to households. The Centralized Network Operating Centre is used to track network uptime, so each institution has a distinct role.

Q5Which ministry and department is the nodal authority for BharatNet?

A Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications

B Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development

C Ministry of Panchayati Raj

D Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance

Explanation

BharatNet is a central-sector rural broadband infrastructure programme of the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications. Gram Panchayats are the level up to which the middle-mile network is built; that does not transfer nodal responsibility to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

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