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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 1. |
Generally a newspaper organization consists of three major departments. which are |
| A. | business, human resource and mechanical |
| B. | marketing, transportation and administration |
| C. | editorial, research and mechanical |
| D. | editorial, business and mechanical |
| Answer» D. editorial, business and mechanical | |
| 2. |
The key responsibility of a business department in a newspaper organization is to |
| A. | to keep the organization afloat financially |
| B. | plan, prepare and provide news |
| C. | setting the policy of the newspaper |
| D. | to prepare the printed copies of the newspaper ready for circulation |
| Answer» A. to keep the organization afloat financially | |
| 3. |
Which of the following can be considered as a division of business department of a newspaper? |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | composing |
| C. | proof desk |
| D. | photo department |
| Answer» A. advertising | |
| 4. |
Which of the following departments is responsible to prepare the non-advertising elements of newspaper? |
| A. | business |
| B. | editorial |
| C. | advertising |
| D. | circulation |
| Answer» B. editorial | |
| 5. |
Role of a circulation wing in a newspaper organization is |
| A. | prepare the paper rolls for printing |
| B. | plan distribution routes and the delivery of newspaper |
| C. | prepare classifieds |
| D. | collecting the information from news sources |
| Answer» B. plan distribution routes and the delivery of newspaper | |
| 6. |
A place where sub-editors sit and edit the news stories is called: |
| A. | morgue |
| B. | news bureau |
| C. | news desk |
| D. | mailroom |
| Answer» C. news desk | |
| 7. |
The place where the printed copies of newspaper are prepared for distribution is called. |
| A. | mailroom |
| B. | store room |
| C. | morgue |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. mailroom | |
| 8. |
A collection of reference materials and files of reference in a newspaper office is called |
| A. | mailroom |
| B. | store room |
| C. | morgue |
| D. | photo library |
| Answer» C. morgue | |
| 9. |
Which of the newspaper wing is responsible to keep the records of subscribers, add new subscriptions and handling the subscription related complaints? |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | mechanical |
| C. | hr department |
| D. | circulation |
| Answer» D. circulation | |
| 10. |
Leader of editorial department in a newspaper is generally called |
| A. | chief editor |
| B. | senior sub-editor |
| C. | bureau chief |
| D. | manager |
| Answer» A. chief editor | |
| 11. |
Place which is the centre of news gathering process is |
| A. | news desk |
| B. | news bureau |
| C. | morgue |
| D. | library |
| Answer» B. news bureau | |
| 12. |
Position taken by a media outlet in an issue or set of issues is called |
| A. | editorial policy |
| B. | media policy |
| C. | style book |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. editorial policy | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is arranged in right hierarchical order |
| A. | chief sub-editor> news editor> chief editor> sub-editor |
| B. | sub-editor> news editor> chief editor> chief sub-editor |
| C. | chief editor> chief sub-editor> news editor> sub-editor |
| D. | chief editor> news editor> chief sub editor> sub-editor |
| Answer» D. chief editor> news editor> chief sub editor> sub-editor | |
| 14. |
If a reporter is covering a specific area or subject it is called |
| A. | middle |
| B. | slug |
| C. | beat |
| D. | imprint |
| Answer» C. beat | |
| 15. |
(i) Proximity: Closeness to the news subject (ii) Timeliness: Freshness of the news subject |
| A. | both are correct |
| B. | (i) is correct, (ii) is incorrect |
| C. | (i) is incorrect, (ii) is correct |
| D. | both are incorrect |
| Answer» A. both are correct | |
| 16. |
‘Man bites a dog’ is a news because of its |
| A. | impact |
| B. | novelty |
| C. | prominence |
| D. | timeliness |
| Answer» B. novelty | |
| 17. |
A short title written in heavier type at the top of a newspaper article which summarize the news subject is called |
| A. | body |
| B. | headline |
| C. | bullet |
| D. | byline |
| Answer» B. headline | |
| 18. |
The first few sentences of a news story is called |
| A. | body |
| B. | lead |
| C. | offset |
| D. | headline |
| Answer» B. lead | |
| 19. |
Body text of a news story is |
| A. | the line above the story which gives the name of the writer |
| B. | a quote from the story printed enlarged |
| C. | the text which makes up the main content of a news story |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. the text which makes up the main content of a news story | |
| 20. |
Inverted pyramid style of newswriting presents the information in |
| A. | ascending order of importance |
| B. | descending of importance |
| C. | chronological order |
| D. | jumbled order |
| Answer» B. descending of importance | |
| 21. |
Who among the following is a cartoonist? |
| A. | vinod mehta |
| B. | khushwant singh |
| C. | n. ram |
| D. | rk laxman |
| Answer» D. rk laxman | |
| 22. |
A travelogue is |
| A. | written portrait of a person |
| B. | critical analysis of a book |
| C. | written experience of a travel |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. written experience of a travel | |
| 23. |
A diagram of a page of a newspaper showing the place of stories, headlines, pictures and advertisements is called |
| A. | broadsheet |
| B. | dummy |
| C. | body copy |
| D. | plate |
| Answer» B. dummy | |
| 24. |
Person or company who advertise a product or service is called |
| A. | advertiser |
| B. | ad agency |
| C. | emptor |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. advertiser | |
| 25. |
A write-up appear on the editorial page below the article and above the letter to the editor is called |
| A. | op-ed |
| B. | masthead |
| C. | editorial |
| D. | middle |
| Answer» D. middle | |
| 26. |
Reporting an immediate or unexpected news event is called |
| A. | beat reporting |
| B. | sting operation |
| C. | investigative reporting |
| D. | on the spot reporting |
| Answer» D. on the spot reporting | |
| 27. |
If a journalist is reporting a news in depth, by giving full background of the news subject to create a better understanding, such kind of reporting is called |
| A. | investigative reporting |
| B. | beat reporting |
| C. | on the spot reporting |
| D. | interpretative reporting |
| Answer» D. interpretative reporting | |
| 28. |
If reporter is collecting the information from an eyewitness of a news event, such kind of source is called |
| A. | primary source |
| B. | secondary source |
| C. | tertiary source |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. secondary source | |
| 29. |
If a news source is directly involved or related to the news subject, it is called |
| A. | primary source |
| B. | secondary source |
| C. | tertiary source |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. secondary source | |
| 30. |
Which of the following is an Indian news agency? |
| A. | ap |
| B. | afp |
| C. | pti |
| D. | reuters |
| Answer» C. pti | |
| 31. |
Full form of AFP is |
| A. | agence france-presse |
| B. | associated france press |
| C. | agency of french press |
| D. | association of french press |
| Answer» A. agence france-presse | |
| 32. |
PTI established on |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 33. |
ANSA is a news agency in |
| A. | germany |
| B. | italy |
| C. | france |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» B. italy | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is a news agency is head quartered in USA? |
| A. | ani |
| B. | ap |
| C. | reuters |
| D. | ians |
| Answer» B. ap | |
| 35. |
A large headline that stretches across the front page of a newspaper |
| A. | banner |
| B. | kicker |
| C. | lead |
| D. | cut-line |
| Answer» A. banner | |
| 36. |
A single deck headline is called |
| A. | kicker |
| B. | lead |
| C. | cross line |
| D. | cut-line |
| Answer» C. cross line | |
| 37. |
Text appear below the photograph which explains the photograph |
| A. | cross line |
| B. | lead |
| C. | cut-line |
| D. | byline |
| Answer» C. cut-line | |
| 38. |
A guideline for newspaper editors which explains the conventional usage of terms, phrases, names etc. |
| A. | dummy |
| B. | follow-up |
| C. | style book |
| D. | proof |
| Answer» C. style book | |
| 39. |
___________ is a circulation auditing organisation in India |
| A. | press trust of india |
| B. | registrar of newspaper for india |
| C. | audit bureau of circulation |
| D. | press council of india |
| Answer» C. audit bureau of circulation | |
| 40. |
Broadsheet, tabloid and Berliner are |
| A. | fonts used in newspapers |
| B. | newspaper formats |
| C. | newspaper printing technologies |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. newspaper formats | |
| 41. |
Which among the following is a newspaper pagination software? |
| A. | inkscape |
| B. | adobe photoshop |
| C. | adobe illustrator |
| D. | adobe indesign |
| Answer» D. adobe indesign | |
| 42. |
Leader writer is one who writes the |
| A. | lead story |
| B. | middle article |
| C. | editorial |
| D. | feature story |
| Answer» C. editorial | |
| 43. |
Who among the following is a photo journalist? |
| A. | v.k. madhavankutty |
| B. | vimcy |
| C. | k. r. chummar |
| D. | victor george |
| Answer» D. victor george | |
| 44. |
Managing the communication between an organization and public is called |
| A. | advertisement |
| B. | business communication |
| C. | interpersonal communication |
| D. | public relations |
| Answer» D. public relations | |
| 45. |
____________ is the parties who are lying outside the organization |
| A. | external public |
| B. | internal public |
| C. | in-house public |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. external public | |
| 46. |
Workers in the organization is considered as |
| A. | external public |
| B. | internal public |
| C. | outside public |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. internal public | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is a function of PR? |
| A. | counter negative publicity |
| B. | lobbying |
| C. | promoting goodwill |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 48. |
Crystallizing public opinion is a book written by |
| A. | ivy lee |
| B. | walter lippmann |
| C. | sigmund freud |
| D. | edward bernays |
| Answer» D. edward bernays | |
| 49. |
A periodical publication by an organisation for its own employees is called |
| A. | house journal |
| B. | annual report |
| C. | newsletter |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. house journal | |
| 50. |
An agreement between PR official and media outlets to not publish a news until a predetermined time is called |
| A. | pitch |
| B. | embargo |
| C. | traction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. embargo | |
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