‘Digital in India’ Report—By Nielsen and IAMAI

Current Context: The ‘Digital in India’ report is published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and curated by Nielsen.

• The report revealed that for the first time there are more internet users in rural areas than urban.
• As of November 2019, in rural India, there were 227 million active internet users, which is 10% more than urban India’s which was about 205 million.
• India exceeds another milestone with 504 million active Internet users aged 5 years old or above, 53 million more than 451 million in March 2019, which makes it the 2nd largest internet user behind China, which has about 850 million users. The United States (US)has about 280-300 million users.
• At the state level, Delhi retains the top spot in terms of Internet penetration.
• Among the metro cities, Mumbai has the highest internet population of 13 million.

Static Part: 

• Headquarters of IAMAI– Mumbai, Maharashtra

Question:

Q.1 Which/UT topped spot in terms of Internet penetration as per ‘Digital in India’ report by Nielsen and IAMAI?
a. Maharashtra
b. Chandigarh
c. Delhi
d. Andhra Pradesh