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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor Multimedia Communication (BMMC) .
| 1. |
Advertising that is set in small type and arranged according to categories or interests |
| A. | display ads |
| B. | classified ads |
| C. | testimonial ads |
| D. | banner ads |
| Answer» B. classified ads | |
| 2. |
The process of reserving time or time periods with a station or network; checking on available advertising time. |
| A. | free time |
| B. | cross time |
| C. | clear time |
| D. | reserved time |
| Answer» C. clear time | |
| 3. |
The highest possible rate for advertising time or space. |
| A. | gross rate |
| B. | consumer rate |
| C. | ad rate |
| D. | cost |
| Answer» A. gross rate | |
| 4. |
Advertising that is under complete control of the advertiser, established medium |
| A. | direct advertising |
| B. | brand advertising |
| C. | display ad |
| D. | classified ad |
| Answer» A. direct advertising | |
| 5. |
A /an __________ reimburses a retailer for extra in-store support or special featuring of a brand. |
| A. | organizational allowance |
| B. | merchandise allowance |
| C. | case allowance |
| D. | finance allowance |
| Answer» B. merchandise allowance | |
| 6. |
Sales tools used to support a company's advertising and personal selling directed to wholesalers, retailers, or distributors are called |
| A. | trade-oriented sales promotions |
| B. | consumer promotions |
| C. | manufacturers promotions |
| D. | sales promotions |
| Answer» A. trade-oriented sales promotions | |
| 7. |
In planning and obtaining publicity, a frequently used tool is the __________, which is an announcement regarding changes in the company or the product line. |
| A. | trade show |
| B. | news release |
| C. | infomercial |
| D. | double-page spread |
| Answer» B. news release | |
| 8. |
The ad advised readers to "try your skill at using our cream cheese to create an exciting new recipe and you may be the winner of a trip for two to Hawaii." This ad was promoting a, |
| A. | premium |
| B. | sweepstakes |
| C. | deal |
| D. | contest |
| Answer» D. contest | |
| 9. |
A/An __________ made up of the company’s own advertising staff may provide full services or a limited range of services. |
| A. | intrafirm agency |
| B. | in-house agency |
| C. | promotional department |
| D. | full-service agency |
| Answer» B. in-house agency | |
| 10. |
Expand ISA : |
| A. | international society of advertisers |
| B. | indian society of advertisers |
| C. | international sort of advertisers |
| D. | informative and service advertisements |
| Answer» B. indian society of advertisers | |
| 11. |
The most common form of outdoor advertising is |
| A. | stadium advertising |
| B. | advertising on taxis |
| C. | advertising on bus backs |
| D. | billboard advertising |
| Answer» D. billboard advertising | |
| 12. |
Billboard advertising is most effective for __________ advertising. |
| A. | pioneering |
| B. | advocacy |
| C. | reminder |
| D. | comparative |
| Answer» C. reminder | |
| 13. |
One reason for using magazines as an advertising medium is |
| A. | their ability to target specific audiences |
| B. | the short lead time needed to place an ad |
| C. | their low cost |
| D. | the lack of noise associated with the use of magazines in the communication |
| Answer» A. their ability to target specific audiences | |
| 14. |
AAAI represents; |
| A. | american agency for advertisers information |
| B. | advertising agencies association of india |
| C. | association of advertising agencies in india |
| D. | indian association of advertising agencies |
| Answer» B. advertising agencies association of india | |
| 15. |
Three commonly used trade promotions are |
| A. | coupons, rebates, and discounts |
| B. | allowances and discounts, cooperative advertising, and training of distributor\s sales forces |
| C. | cooperative advertising, merchandise allowances, and points-of-purchase displays |
| D. | allowances and discounts, consumer promotions, and merchandise allowances |
| Answer» B. allowances and discounts, cooperative advertising, and training of distributor\s sales forces | |
| 16. |
AdSense is, |
| A. | an advertising agency |
| B. | set of regulations and standards in advertising |
| C. | google’s advertising programme to display ads in web pages |
| D. | awareness programme introduced to give advices about the advertising tendencies to the consumers |
| Answer» C. google’s advertising programme to display ads in web pages | |
| 17. |
The possible exposure of the advertising message to one audience member, |
| A. | impression |
| B. | hit |
| C. | grp |
| D. | exposure rate |
| Answer» A. impression | |
| 18. |
‘Art’ in advertisement implies, |
| A. | the whole visual presentation |
| B. | the traditional or modern art forms used in an advertisement |
| C. | graphics and animations used in an advertisement |
| D. | the ambience created to present an idea through an advertisement |
| Answer» A. the whole visual presentation | |
| 19. |
__________ suggest to the consumer that he or she can avoid some negative experience through the purchase and use of a product or through a change in behavior. |
| A. | responsibility appeal |
| B. | fear appeals |
| C. | sex appeals |
| D. | family appeals |
| Answer» B. fear appeals | |
| 20. |
Gross rating points (GRPs) are |
| A. | reach multiplied by frequency |
| B. | reach multiplied by rating |
| C. | rating multiplied by frequency |
| D. | cost divided by reach |
| Answer» A. reach multiplied by frequency | |
| 21. |
Three common advertising appeals include |
| A. | objectivity, timeliness and frequency |
| B. | fear and humour |
| C. | guilt, ego and enrichment |
| D. | possessiveness, pride and social status |
| Answer» B. fear and humour | |
| 22. |
Most advertising messages are made up of two types of elements. They are |
| A. | functional and persuasive |
| B. | expository and persuasive |
| C. | informational and persuasive |
| D. | informational and creative |
| Answer» C. informational and persuasive | |
| 23. |
An advertising message usually focuses on |
| A. | the models in the ad. |
| B. | advantages of the product over competing ones |
| C. | availability of the product |
| D. | key benefits of the product that are important to the buyer |
| Answer» D. key benefits of the product that are important to the buyer | |
| 24. |
The primary purpose of a pioneering advertisement is to |
| A. | promote a specific brand\s features and benefits |
| B. | inform the target market |
| C. | show one brand\s strengths relative to those of competitors |
| D. | reinforce previous knowledge of a product |
| Answer» B. inform the target market | |
| 25. |
Information and persuasive content can be combined in the form of an appeal to |
| A. | provide a basic reason for the consumer to act |
| B. | explain guilt and enrichment |
| C. | satisfy hierarchical needs |
| D. | include perceptual modifiers and need enhancers |
| Answer» A. provide a basic reason for the consumer to act | |
| 26. |
Which of the following is usually NOT an area of responsibility for people who work in an advertising agency? |
| A. | research |
| B. | creativity |
| C. | printing |
| D. | buying |
| Answer» C. printing | |
| 27. |
What is the main objective of informative advertising? |
| A. | to create selective demand |
| B. | to stimulate primary demand |
| C. | to keep the brand in consumers\ minds during the mature stage of the product life cycle |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. to stimulate primary demand | |
| 28. |
Brand names and identity advertising are methods that advertisers use to encourage consumers to |
| A. | reach their demographic potential |
| B. | perceive hidden messages |
| C. | make distinctions among products that are actually very similar |
| D. | satisfy subconscious motivations |
| Answer» C. make distinctions among products that are actually very similar | |
| 29. |
Infomercials often resemble other types of television shows, including |
| A. | talk shows |
| B. | live, audience-participation shows |
| C. | news shows |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 30. |
What two major communication channels do marketers use to convey their product to consumers? |
| A. | word-of-mouth and commercials |
| B. | personal and non-personal channels |
| C. | message source and feedback |
| D. | print media and events |
| Answer» B. personal and non-personal channels | |
| 31. |
DAVP stands for: |
| A. | dictionary of advertising and visual publicity |
| B. | directorate of advertising and visual publicity |
| C. | directory of advertising and visual publicity |
| D. | directory of advanced and vital publicity |
| Answer» B. directorate of advertising and visual publicity | |
| 32. |
Which one of the following is a good example of direct advertising? |
| A. | display cards |
| B. | display panels on vehicles |
| C. | window display |
| D. | a brochure |
| Answer» D. a brochure | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following is not a constituent of ‘internal public’ of any organization? |
| A. | management cadre of the organization |
| B. | workers’ representatives of the organization |
| C. | secretarial/clerical personnel of the organization |
| D. | consumers and consumer groups |
| Answer» D. consumers and consumer groups | |
| 34. |
_________________ is direct communications with carefully targeted individual consumers to an immediate response |
| A. | personal selling |
| B. | public relations |
| C. | direct marketing |
| D. | sales promotion |
| Answer» C. direct marketing | |
| 35. |
An account in advertising parlance |
| A. | the budget earmarked for a campaign |
| B. | a client |
| C. | giving an account of ad campaign strategy |
| D. | a report of the account executive to the creative team |
| Answer» B. a client | |
| 36. |
U. S. P.(Unique Selling Proposition) means |
| A. | a product that can sell |
| B. | a feature similar to that of the competitor’s product/band |
| C. | a feature present only in one product/brand |
| D. | a feature that can not be altered |
| Answer» C. a feature present only in one product/brand | |
| 37. |
Promotional material located in and around retail outlets is known as |
| A. | retail advertising |
| B. | direct advertising |
| C. | pop advertising |
| D. | personal advertising |
| Answer» A. retail advertising | |
| 38. |
Most of the advertising of the Central Government in India is handled by |
| A. | pib |
| B. | hmc |
| C. | private agencies |
| D. | davp |
| Answer» D. davp | |
| 39. |
Advertising that is usually restricted in size and format and arranged in a group based on the mature of product or service advertised is generally referred to as |
| A. | display advertising |
| B. | corporate advertising |
| C. | classified advertising |
| D. | corporative advertising |
| Answer» C. classified advertising | |
| 40. |
Which among them is not a function of advertising |
| A. | eliminate seasonal fluctuations |
| B. | creates confidence in quality |
| C. | balancing consumers’ budget |
| D. | increase in per-capita use |
| Answer» C. balancing consumers’ budget | |
| 41. |
The manufacturer, government body or organization which wishes to have advertisements crated and placed |
| A. | internal publics |
| B. | advertiser |
| C. | consumer |
| D. | accounts |
| Answer» B. advertiser | |
| 42. |
The term used to describe the unique added values and appeal of the brand in relation to other brands in the same market is, |
| A. | brand positioning |
| B. | brand filling |
| C. | coverage |
| D. | brand value |
| Answer» A. brand positioning | |
| 43. |
Single colour used in an advertisement is called,_______ |
| A. | mono colour |
| B. | single print |
| C. | spot colour |
| D. | mono media |
| Answer» C. spot colour | |
| 44. |
The research which enables an ad agency to better understand how consumers use a product or service is, _________ |
| A. | evaluative research |
| B. | strategic research |
| C. | target research |
| D. | consumer research |
| Answer» B. strategic research | |
| 45. |
TGR means, |
| A. | tele group rating |
| B. | television gain rating |
| C. | target group rating |
| D. | television gross rating |
| Answer» C. target group rating | |
| 46. |
Who coined the term USP? |
| A. | mashall mcluhan |
| B. | rosser reeves |
| C. | michael schudson |
| D. | russed colley |
| Answer» B. rosser reeves | |
| 47. |
Advertising is considered to be an art; as well as a science. The statement is, ____ |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| C. | former is true, but latter is false |
| D. | former is false, but latter is true |
| Answer» A. true | |
| 48. |
Image advertising is a/an, |
| A. | advertising strategy |
| B. | advertising standard |
| C. | advertising firm |
| D. | a type of advertisement |
| Answer» A. advertising strategy | |
| 49. |
Price, _____, _____and Physical distribution are the four main elements in marketing |
| A. | product, sales |
| B. | sales, advertising |
| C. | product, promotion |
| D. | promotion, purchasing |
| Answer» C. product, promotion | |
| 50. |
The advertising messages are ___ _______and ___________ |
| A. | precise and witty |
| B. | responsive and informative |
| C. | persuasive and productive |
| D. | persuasive and informative |
| Answer» D. persuasive and informative | |
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