Mobile handset maker Nokia has emerged as the most trusted brand in India, ahead of homegrown Tata which is at No 2, while social activist Anna Hazare is placed above master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, according to a recent survey.

The survey, 'The Brand Trust Report, India Study 2012' released in Mumbai on Monday, placed the South Korean consumer durable firm LG in the third position. Korean consumer electronics and appliances maker Samsung and Japanese firm Sony are at number four and five, respectively.

Undertaken by Trust Research Advisory (TRA), the survey that also included personalities as brands puts Hazare at the 106th slot, while the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is placed at the 234th position, followed by actor Salman Khan, who is put at 355th place.

The survey conducted in August, takes into account the responses and views on 17,000 brands from over 2,700 participants across 15 cities in the country.

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