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UPSC 2005: Consider the following statements: 1. The number of post offices in India is in excess of 1.5 lakhs. 2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was formed in the year 1997. 3. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established in the year 2000. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 3
(b)1 and 2
(c)1 only
(d)3 only
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 1 only
India Post had over 1 55 000 post offices by the early-2000s, so statement 1 is correct. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was incorporated on 15 September 2000 (operations from 1 October 2000), not in 1997, so statement 2 is incorrect. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was created under the TRAI Act and came into existence on 20 February 1997, not in 2000, so statement 3 is incorrect. Hence only statement 1 is correct. ([indiapost.gov.in](https://www.indiapost.gov.in/VAS/Pages/Content/PostOfficeNetwork.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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