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At Independence in 1947, India had how many telephone lines?

A48,000
B24,000
C64,000
D84,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 84,000
1. The population was 350 million. 2. There were 84,000 lines. 3. By 1980 there were only 2.5 million telephones. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 6, Globalisation and Social Change._
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