112: Number TRAI proposed should be for calling the police, fire or ambulance in the event of emergency

Q.  On 7th Apr’15, the telecom regulatory body TRAI proposed that a single number can be used for all emergency phone calls across the country including for police, fire and ambulance. What is the emergency number that has been announced?
- Published on 31 Jul 15

a. 911
b. 112
c. 111
d. 1800

ANSWER: 112
 
TRAI said in its recommendations that similar to the '911'an all-in-one emergency service in the US, government can integrate all existing emergency numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and 108 into the proposed '112'helpline number. The regulator suggested existing emergency numbers can be retained as secondary numbers.

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