BSNL Upgradation Exam

A) National Optical Fibre Network

B) National Open Fiber Network

C) National Operational Fiber Network

D) National Office Fiber Network

A) To provide broadband connectivity to cities

B) To extend the existing optical fiber network to Panchayats

C) To provide 5G connectivity to rural areas

D) To create a fiber network for government use only

A) BSNL

B) PGCIL

C) Railtel

D) Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)

A) 25-10-2010

B) 25-10-2011

C) 25-10-2012

D) 25-10-2013

A) A National Asset

B) A Universal Service Obligation Fund

C) A Telecom Infrastructure

D) All of the above

A) NOFN

B) BSNL

C) Bharat Broadband Network Limited

D) BharatNET

A) A fiber network provider for cities

B) A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)

C) A Panchayat

D) A government department

A) Discriminatory access

B) Non-discriminatory access

C) No access

D) Limited access

A) Department of Telecom

B) Ministry of Communications & IT

C) Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)

D) All of the above

A) Bharat Broad Band Nigam Limited (BBNL)

B) PGCIL

C) Railtel

D) C-DOT

A) 50,000

B) 100,000

C) 200,000

D) 250,000

A) C-DOT

B) Oracle's Primavera Professional Project Management Software

C) BBNL

D) PGCIL

A) A program to provide high-speed internet in cities

B) A government initiative to integrate government departments and the people of India

C) A funding agency for NOFN

D) A network management system

a) 256-512 Kbps

b) 2 Mbps

c) 4-8 Mbps

d) 64 Kbps

a) Department of Telecom

b) Bharat Broadband Network Limited

c) Ministry of Communications & IT

d) Universal Service Obligation Fund

a) Railtel

b) PGCIL

c) BSNL

d) C-DOT

a) To provide high-speed internet to rural areas

b) To integrate government departments and citizens electronically for effective governance

c) To create new avenues for access service providers

d) To provide non-discriminatory access to telecom infrastructure

a) Providing broadband connectivity to over 600 million rural citizens

b) Creating local employment opportunities

c) Launching next generation services

d) Spurring IT outsourcing

A. A network architecture that brings fiber cabling and signals to the home.

B. A standard that achieves higher bandwidth and higher efficiency using larger, variable-length packets.

C. A technology used for the NOFN project in India.

D. An open-source software used for encryption.

A. A network architecture that brings fiber cabling and signals to the home using a point-to-multipoint scheme.

B. An encryption protocol used in GPON.

C. A technology used for the NOFN project in India.

D. A type of fiber-optic cable.

A. TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Center India)

B. C-DOT

C. CPSUs

D. Private manufacturers

A. It reduces the cost of equipment compared to point-to-point architectures.

B. It provides higher bandwidth and higher efficiency.

C. It enhances data security in a shared environment.

D. It enables a single optical fiber to serve multiple premises.

A. A network architecture that brings fiber cabling and signals to the home.

B. A type of fiber-optic cable.

C. An encryption protocol used in GPON.

D. A government project to connect 250,000 Village Panchayats on OFC within two years.

A. To increase the price of broadband services.

B. To provide reliable broadband services in urban areas only.

C. To connect 850 million population residing in 600,000 villages/ 250,000 Village Panchayats with broadband.

D. To promote the use of traditional telephone lines.

A. Fiber-optic cable.

B. GPON.

C. Passive Optical Network (PON).

D. Point-to-Point architecture.

A. Affordable and reliable broadband services on demand by 2025.

B. Affordable and reliable broadband services on demand by 2015.

C. Affordable and reliable broadband services on demand by 2035.

D. Free broadband services for all citizens.

A. 1 mbps

B. 2 mbps

C. 5 mbps

D. 10 mbps

A. 75 million

B. 125 million

C. 175 million

D. 225 million

A. 400 million

B. 500 million

C. 600 million

D. 700 million

a) GPON achieves higher bandwidth using smaller, fixed-length packets.

b) GPON is a closed standard technology.

c) GPON technology uses active optical splitters.

d) GPON technology reduces equipment costs compared to point-to-point architectures.

a) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS)

b) Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)

c) Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)

d) Mobile Network Optimization (MNO)

a) 60%

b) 73%

c) 100%

d) 175 million connections

a) Achieve affordable and reliable broadband on demand by 2020.

b) Achieve 175 million connections by 2017.

c) Increase rural teledensity from 35 to 60 by 2017.

d) Recognize telecom and broadband connectivity as a basic necessity.

a) Delivery of citizen services.

b) Panchayat management.

c) Knowledge dissemination.

d) Mobile network optimization.

a) 500-5,000

b) 10,000-20,000

c) 50,000-100,000

d) 1,000-2,000

a) 60,000

b) 651

c) 6,600

d) 250,000

a) 100,000 km

b) 250,000 km

c) 500,000 km

d) 1,000,000 km

a) Lower equipment costs.

b) Smaller, fixed-length packets.

c) Higher efficiency.

d) None of the above.

a) Telecommunication Engineering Center India (TEC)

b) Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF)

c) National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

d) Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)

a) To reduce equipment costs.

b) To increase efficiency.

c) To maintain data security.

d) None of the above.

a) A plan to connect 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats with broadband connectivity

b) A plan to connect all villages with mobile network

c) A plan to set up internet cafes in rural areas

d) A plan to provide laptops to all rural households

a) 50 MB

b) 100 MB

c) 200 MB

d) 500 MB

a) 1 lakh km

b) 2 lakh km

c) 3 lakh km

d) 5 lakh km

a) BSNL

b) Railtel

c) Powergrid

d) BBNL

a) USOF

b) BBNL

c) TAC

d) DOT

a) To become the leading Telecom company to provide mobile network across India

b) To become the leading Telecom company to provide secure, reliable, affordable and high quality connectivity across India.

c) To become the leading Telecom company to provide internet cafes in rural areas

d) To become the leading Telecom company to provide laptops to all rural households

a) They are the funding agencies for the project

b) They are responsible for laying the OFC and leasing the existing resources to NOFN/BBNL

c) They are responsible for quality check and project implementation scheme monitoring

d) They are responsible for providing GIS service

a) G2C services

b) G2B services

c) B2B services

d) B2C services

a) Technical Advisory Committee

b) High Level Committee

c) National Informatics Centre

d) Centre for Development of Telematics

a) To provide mobile network to all villages in India

b) To provide broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats using optical fiber

c) To set up internet cafes in rural areas

d) To provide laptops to all rural households

a) USOF

b) DOT

c) BBNL

d) TAC

a) LTE

b) GPON

c) WiMax

d) DSL

a) 100 Mbps

b) 1 Gbps

c) 10 Mbps

d) 50 Mbps

a) 1 Lakh

b) 2.5 Lakh

c) 5 Lakh

d) 10 Lakh

a) By BSNL

b) By BBNL

c) By the respective Circle through Nodal Unit

d) By the government

a) Rs 10,000 crores

b) Rs 15,000 crores

c) Rs 20,000 crores

d) Rs 25,000 crores

a) RailTel

b) PowerGrid

c) BSNL

d) MTNL

a) To provide 1 Mbps speed to all Panchayats

b) To provide various E-Gov applications

c) To provide free internet to all rural households

d) To provide affordable smartphones to all rural households

a) Bandwidth provider

b) User of NOFN

c) Retailer of NOFN services

d) None of the above

a) Through BSNL

b) Through PowerGrid

c) Through RailTel

d) Through USOF

a) 1 lakh route kms

b) 2.5 lakh route kms

c) 5 lakh route kms

d) 10 lakh route kms

a) By using foreign hardware

b) By using indigenous hardware

c) By leasing dark fiber from private companies

d) By leasing bandwidth from private companies

a) Full visibility of the network

b) Real-time observability of all activities

c) Central control at element level

d) All of the above

a) A diagram that shows the complete layout of NOFN

b) A diagram that shows the layout of OLT

c) A diagram that shows the layout of GPON

d) A diagram that shows the layout of NMS

a) To provide broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats using optical fiber

b) To provide free internet to all rural areas

c) To replace existing internet infrastructure with NOFN

d) None of the above

a) BBNL

b) CDOT

c) Respective Circle through Nodal Unit created in each SSA of BSNL

d) RailTel

a) At least 10 Mbps

b) At least 100 Mbps

c) At least 1 Gbps

d) At least 10 Gbps

a) Rs. 5,000 crores

b) Rs. 10,000 crores

c) Rs. 15,000 crores

d) Rs. 25,000 crores

a) Through government grants

b) Through private investments

c) Through USOF (Universal service obligation fund)

d) Through corporate social responsibility funds

a) To provide internet connectivity to all rural areas

b) To act as a bandwidth provider for NOFN

c) To replace existing telecom infrastructure with NOFN

d) None of the above

a) 1 lakh route kms

b) 2 lakh route kms

c) 3 lakh route kms

d) 5 lakh route kms

a) To provide full visibility of the network and all activities observable in real-time

b) To enable operators to launch various access services

c) To replace existing telecom infrastructure with NOFN

d) None of the above

a) To limit access to licensed operators

b) To provide discriminatory access to all operators

c) To trigger Ecosystem opening up new Rural markets

d) To limit access to BSNL's licensed operators

a. To extend existing Optical Fiber Network to Panchayats by utilizing Universal Service Obligation Funds (USOF) and creating an institutional mechanism for management and operation of NOFN.

b. To provide connectivity to 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (Village Govt Office) of the country using optical fiber.

c. To bridge the gap in the Aggregation Layer.

d. To provide Non-discriminatory access to all the Service Providers.

a. Feb 25, 2012

b. Oct 25, 2011

c. Mar 30, 2023

d. Jan 1, 2021

a. Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)

b. Department of Telecom

c. Ministry of Communications & IT

d. All of the above

a. Bharat Broadband Network Limited

b. BharatNET

c. Universal Service Obligation Fund

d. Gram Panchayats (Village Govt Office)

a. To bridge the gap (digital divide) in rural access

b. To provide Non-discriminatory access to all the Service Providers

c. To launch next generation services

d. All of the above

a. Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)

b. Government of India

c. Service Providers

d. None of the above

a. Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)

b. Department of Telecom

c. Ministry of Communications & IT

d. None of the above

a. Local employment opportunities encompassing e-commerce and IT outsourcing, as well as e-banking, e-health and e-education

b. Effective governance

c. Digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen

d. All of the above

a. To provide digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen

b. To ensure effective governance

c. To connect rural areas under high-speed internet networks

d. All of the above

a. To integrate the government departments and the people of India

b. To reduce paperwork

c. To provide government services electronically to citizens

d. All of the above

a. Low capacity

b. Medium capacity

c. High capacity

d. Very high capacity

a. C-DOT

b. BSNL

c. PGCIL

d. Railtel

a. 50,000

b. 2,50,000

c. 1,00,000

d. 5,00,000

a) National Optical Fiber Network

b) National Online Fiber Network

c) National Fiber Optic Network

d) National Optical Fiber Network

a) 64 Kbps

b) 256 Kbps

c) 512 Kbps

d) 1 Mbps

a) E-Mail

b) Video Clips

c) Tele-Medicine

d) Video Streaming

a) 256-512 Kbps

b) 64 Kbps

c) 2 Mbps

d) 8 Mbps

a) 1 Mbps

b) 512 Kbps

c) 2 Mbps

d) 24 Mbps

a) A point-to-point network architecture

b) A network architecture that uses wireless signals

c) A network architecture that brings fiber cabling and signals to the home using a point-to-multipoint scheme

d) A network architecture that brings copper cabling and signals to the home using a point-to-multipoint scheme

a) Lower cost of equipment compared to point-to-point architectures

b) Higher efficiency using larger, variable-length packets

c) Encryption maintains data security in a shared environment

d) All of the above

a) TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Center India)

b) C-DOT

c) Broadband over power

d) Wireless local area network

a) Active (powered) optical splitters

b) Passive (unpowered) optical splitters

c) Both active and passive optical splitters

d) None of the above

a) To provide high-speed internet to rural areas in India

b) To provide high-speed internet to urban areas in India

c) To provide free internet to all citizens in India

d) To provide free fiber optic cables to all citizens in India

a) 64 Kbps

b) 256-512 Kbps

c) 1 Mbps

d) 8 Mbps

a) 256-512 Kbps

b) 64 Kbps

c) 2 Mbps

d) 8 Mbps

a) 64 Kbps

b) 256-512 Kbps

c) 1 Mbps

d) 8 Mbps

a) 35%

b) 60%

c) 1.4%

d) 100%

a) 35%

b) 60%

c) 100%

d) 73%

a) BB on demand

b) Right to Broadband

c) Both a) and b)

d) None of the above

a) 175 million connections

b) 600 million connections

c) Both a) and b)

d) None of the above

a) e-commerce

b) e-banking

c) e-governance

d) All of the above

a) Panchayat Management

b) Community Participation

c) Knowledge Dissemination

d) All of the above

a) 500 to 5,000

b) 1,000 to 10,000

c) 5,000 to 10,000

d) None of the above

a) 600

b) 6,600

c) 60,000

d) None of the above

a) 600

b) 651

c) 60,000

d) None of the above

a) All Districts and Blocks

b) All major Panchayats

c) Both a) and b)

d) None of the above

a) 600,000

b) 250,000

c) 500,000

d) None of the above

a) 250,000 Route Km

b) 500,000 Route Km

c) 1,000,000 Route Km

d) None of the above

a) Bharat Broadband Network Limited

b) Bharat Broadband Network Lending

c) Bharat Business Network Limited

d) Bharat Broadband Network League

a) Feb 25, 2010

b) Feb 25, 2011

c) Feb 25, 2012

d) Feb 25, 2013

a) To provide funding for the project

b) To lay fiber optic cables for the project

c) To provide secretariat services for the project

d) To implement and operate the project

a) To become the leading Telecom company to provide secure, reliable, affordable and high quality connectivity across India.

b) To become the leading Telecom company to provide cheap and unreliable connectivity across India.

c) To become the leading Telecom company to provide high quality connectivity only to urban areas in India.

d) To become the leading Telecom company to provide expensive and low quality connectivity across India.

a) National Optical Fiber Network

b) National Optical Fiber Node

c) National Operating Fiber Network

d) National Operating Fiber Node

a) 2.5 thousand

b) 25 thousand

c) 2.5 lakh

d) 25 lakh

a) 25-10-2011

b) 25-11-2011

c) 25-12-2011

d) 25-01-2012

a) By using only new optical fiber

b) By using only existing optical fiber

c) By using both new and existing optical fiber

d) By using satellite communication

a) Planning and coordination

b) Laying of fiber optic cables

c) Quality check and project implementation monitoring

d) Technology provider and NMS development

a) Providing funding for the project

b) Providing secretariat services for the project

c) Providing GIS mapping service for the project

d) Executing arm for laying OFC and leasing the existing resources to NOFN/BBNL to optimally usage of resources

a) Railtel

b) BSNL

c) TCIL

d) NIC

a) To become the leading telecom company in the world

b) To provide secure, reliable, affordable, and high-quality connectivity across India

c) To operate NOFN only in urban areas

d) To become a profitable company

a) National Optical Fiber Network

b) National Optical Fiber Node

c) National Operational Fiber Network

d) National Operational Fiber Node

a) 1 lakh

b) 2 lakh

c) 2.5 lakh

d) 3 lakh

a) BBNL

b) BSNL

c) Railtel

d) Powergrid

a) They are the funding agency for the project

b) They provide quality check and project implementation scheme monitoring

c) They are the executing arm and will lay the OFC and lease the existing resources to NOFN/BBNL to optimally use the resources

d) They provide technology and NMS development

a) BSNL

b) Railtel

c) Powergrid

d) TCIL

a) Funding agency

b) Technology provider and NMS development

c) Quality check and project implementation scheme monitoring

d) GIS service provider

a) At least 1 Mbps

b) At least 10 Mbps

c) At least 100 Mbps

d) At least 1 Gbps

a) Rs 10,000 crores

b) Rs 15,000 crores

c) Rs 20,000 crores

d) Rs 25,000 crores

a) Through a private-public partnership model

b) Through the Ministry of Finance under planned schemes

c) Through the state governments

d) Through private investors

a) To provide reliable and affordable internet connectivity to rural areas

b) To provide high-speed internet connectivity only in urban areas

c) To provide free internet services to all

d) To become the largest telecom company in the world