Three public sector undertakings recently formed a telecom consortium to offer broadband services in India. Which one of the following is not a component of that consortium ?

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Q: 41 (CDS-I/2006)
Three public sector undertakings recently formed a telecom consortium to offer broadband services in India.
Which one of the following is not a component of that consortium ?

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Current Affairs

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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{'telecom consortium': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'broadband services': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'public sector undertakings': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'consortium': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'power grid corporation': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'rail tel': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'bsnl': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'component': [1, 1, 1, 7]}

The question is asking us to identify the component that is not a part of the telecom consortium formed by three public sector undertakings to offer broadband services in India.

Option 1: GAIL

GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited) is a state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company. This option is not mentioned as one of the public sector undertakings forming the consortium.

Option 2: BSNL

BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) is a state-owned telecommunications company. This option is mentioned as one of the public sector undertakings forming the consortium.

Option 3: Rail Tel

Rail Tel is a subsidiary of Indian Railways that provides broadband and telecom services. This option is not mentioned as one of the public sector undertakings forming the consortium.

Option 4: Power Grid Corporation

Power Grid Corporation is a state-owned electricity transmission company. This option is not mentioned as one of the public sector undertakings forming the consortium.

Given that the question is asking for the component that is not part of the consortium, the correct answer is option 3: Rail Tel.