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| 1. |
The first paragraph of a story in a newspaper in called |
| A. | Headline |
| B. | Lead |
| C. | News Story |
| D. | Feature |
| Answer» B. Lead | |
| 2. |
The white space between two facing pages is called |
| A. | |
| B. | Font |
| C. | Graphics |
| D. | Gutter |
| Answer» D. Gutter | |
| 3. |
The editorail department of a newspaper is generally headed by the |
| A. | Managing editor |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Circulation Manager |
| D. | Editor-in-chief |
| Answer» D. Editor-in-chief | |
| 4. |
While writing a news story, never start a sentence with a figure, except that which begins with a |
| A. | Month |
| B. | Year |
| C. | Day |
| D. | Date |
| Answer» B. Year | |
| 5. |
The job of a sub editor is be |
| A. | Has to check all these things |
| B. | Technically sound |
| C. | Objective |
| D. | Factually Correct |
| Answer» A. Has to check all these things | |
| 6. |
When you repeat the information of the first paragraph in the second paragraph of a news story it is called a |
| A. | Double-decker lead |
| B. | Dead Lead |
| C. | Quote Lead |
| D. | Ambiguous lead |
| Answer» A. Double-decker lead | |
| 7. |
The circulation manager of a news department shares the ciculation figures with the _______ |
| A. | Editor's Guild |
| B. | The Publisher |
| C. | Registrar of Newspapers |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Registrar of Newspapers | |
| 8. |
Journalists should observe mazimum restraint while reporting matters of |
| A. | Government |
| B. | Technology |
| C. | Communal Tension |
| D. | Disease |
| Answer» C. Communal Tension | |
| 9. |
__________is a newspaper library. |
| A. | Folder |
| B. | Online library |
| C. | Morgue |
| D. | Editorial department |
| Answer» C. Morgue | |
| 10. |
________ is a software to design the layout of a newspaper page. |
| A. | Powerpoint |
| B. | uTorrent |
| C. | Vimeo |
| D. | Quark Express |
| Answer» D. Quark Express | |
| 11. |
Correcting, improving and designing a news story to be printed is called |
| A. | Writing |
| B. | Printing |
| C. | Proofreading |
| D. | Copyediting |
| Answer» D. Copyediting | |
| 12. |
A Small headline, usually above the main headline in a newspaper |
| A. | Byline |
| B. | Kicker |
| C. | Text |
| D. | Subhead |
| Answer» B. Kicker | |
| 13. |
Revenue from advertisement is important for the _________of a newspaper |
| A. | Look |
| B. | Survival |
| C. | Promotion |
| D. | Classification |
| Answer» B. Survival | |
| 14. |
A proofreader uses _______ to correct the grammar and punctuation of a newstory. |
| A. | Transpose |
| B. | Close Up |
| C. | Uses all these techniques in a newsstory |
| D. | Stet |
| Answer» C. Uses all these techniques in a newsstory | |
| 15. |
In this kind of page layout, articles are put side by side so that the headlines are adjacent. |
| A. | Tombstoning |
| B. | Ears Newspapers |
| C. | Banner |
| D. | Hard News |
| Answer» A. Tombstoning | |
| 16. |
The standard news story structure in which facts are arranged in descending order of importance. |
| A. | Inverted Pyramid |
| B. | Soft news story |
| C. | Scoop |
| D. | Consistent |
| Answer» A. Inverted Pyramid | |
| 17. |
(a) A summary lead is used in hard news. (b) A summary lead uses the 5 Ws and 1H. |
| A. | (a) is true |
| B. | Both (a) and (b) are false |
| C. | (b) is true |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) are true |
| Answer» D. Both (a) and (b) are true | |
| 18. |
A newspaper headline just below the nameplate of the newspaper that spreads across the width of the page is called |
| A. | Skyline |
| B. | Powerful headline |
| C. | Banner headline |
| D. | Important headline |
| Answer» C. Banner headline | |
| 19. |
The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Hindu are __________ |
| A. | Broadsheets |
| B. | Magazines |
| C. | Books |
| D. | Tabloids |
| Answer» A. Broadsheets | |
| 20. |
Space and equipments for picture processing are located in the _________ of a newspaper house. |
| A. | Newsroom |
| B. | Editorial Room |
| C. | Picture Division |
| D. | Printing room |
| Answer» C. Picture Division | |
| 21. |
A publication's guide to style, spelling and use of grammar, designed to help journalists write a news story is |
| A. | House style |
| B. | Editing style |
| C. | Grammar style |
| D. | Correct style |
| Answer» A. House style | |
| 22. |
When you say "This theory" in a news story, make sure your _______ is clear. |
| A. | News brief |
| B. | Visual |
| C. | Referent |
| D. | Idea |
| Answer» C. Referent | |
| 23. |
A headline of a news story should be - |
| A. | Interesting |
| B. | Short |
| C. | Accurate, Short & Interesting |
| D. | Accurate |
| Answer» C. Accurate, Short & Interesting | |
| 24. |
The headline with more than two lines which are justified on the right side and unjustified on the left is termed as |
| A. | Hammer |
| B. | Right angle |
| C. | Crosser |
| D. | Hanging Indentation |
| Answer» D. Hanging Indentation | |
| 25. |
Designing a page has the following advantages - |
| A. | Does not Enhances beauty and provides no clarity |
| B. | Gives more clarity |
| C. | Enhances the beauty |
| D. | Enhances beauty and gives clarity |
| Answer» D. Enhances beauty and gives clarity | |
| 26. |
Yellow journalism is |
| A. | International Journalism |
| B. | Magazine Journalism |
| C. | Sensational journalism |
| D. | Important journalism |
| Answer» C. Sensational journalism | |
| 27. |
The approach or perspective from which a news fact or event is viewed - |
| A. | Beat |
| B. | Q and A |
| C. | News brief |
| D. | Angle |
| Answer» D. Angle | |
| 28. |
___________ is mostly used in a feature story |
| A. | Cartoon lead |
| B. | Hard News Lead |
| C. | Delayed Lead |
| D. | Super Lead |
| Answer» C. Delayed Lead | |
| 29. |
The_________is the last link between the newspaper and the public |
| A. | Copy editor |
| B. | Publisher |
| C. | Photographer |
| D. | Reporter |
| Answer» A. Copy editor | |
| 30. |
A preliminary layout of a newspaper page, showing the placement of stories, headlines, pictures and advertisements |
| A. | Final Layout |
| B. | Beautiful Layout |
| C. | Exclusive layout |
| D. | Dummy layout |
| Answer» D. Dummy layout | |
| 31. |
Training and motivating agents/hawkers is the work of? |
| A. | Circulation manager |
| B. | Advertising executive |
| C. | News editor |
| D. | Printer |
| Answer» A. Circulation manager | |
| 32. |
A/an ________ allots news strories to writers, reporters and photographers for coverage |
| A. | Sub editor |
| B. | Assignment editor |
| C. | Managing editor |
| D. | Chief editor |
| Answer» B. Assignment editor | |
| 33. |
A recent development in the newspaper to highlight stories of inside pages on the first page below the flag (Flag - The Times of India) |
| A. | Flash |
| B. | Headline |
| C. | Deck |
| D. | Lead |
| Answer» A. Flash | |
| 34. |
A headline or text accompanying a picture or illustrtion |
| A. | Photo caption |
| B. | Bullet |
| C. | Lead |
| D. | Byline |
| Answer» A. Photo caption | |
| 35. |
Journalists should observe special restraint on reports that may lead to communal tension. It's part of his/her |
| A. | Code of ethics |
| B. | Code of editing |
| C. | Code of page designing |
| D. | Code of conduct |
| Answer» A. Code of ethics | |
| 36. |
The full form of ABC is |
| A. | Accuracy, Brevity, Consistency |
| B. | Audit Bureau of Circulation |
| C. | Audit Bureau of Copies |
| D. | All Books and Copies |
| Answer» B. Audit Bureau of Circulation | |
| 37. |
False alarm led to#the fireman's death. While proof reading the sentence, what does the editing symbol # mean? |
| A. | Capitalise |
| B. | Delete |
| C. | Space |
| D. | Align |
| Answer» C. Space | |
| 38. |
__________ draws a vivid word picture of the news setting, surroundings or circumstances. |
| A. | Narrative lead |
| B. | Quotation lead |
| C. | Contrast lead |
| D. | Direct Address lead |
| Answer» A. Narrative lead | |
| 39. |
The printed title (i.e., name and logo) of a newspaper at the top of the front page |
| A. | Flag |
| B. | Feature |
| C. | Jump |
| D. | Alley |
| Answer» A. Flag | |
| 40. |
Any defamatory statement expressed in writing, printing or other visible form is |
| A. | Bleed |
| B. | Article |
| C. | Libel |
| D. | Typo Error |
| Answer» C. Libel | |
| 41. |
The _______________ is the last link between newspaper and the public. |
| A. | Assisstant Editor |
| B. | Associate Editor |
| C. | Copy Editor |
| D. | Sub Editor |
| Answer» C. Copy Editor | |
| 42. |
A Desk Editor is also known as |
| A. | Managing Editor |
| B. | Copy Editor |
| C. | Assignment Editor |
| D. | Sub Editor |
| Answer» C. Assignment Editor | |
| 43. |
The headline like a_________ should focus on the main point of the story. |
| A. | Lead |
| B. | Body |
| C. | Byline |
| D. | Conclusion |
| Answer» A. Lead | |
| 44. |
A Summary Lead is also known as ________________Lead |
| A. | Inverted Pyramid |
| B. | Delayed |
| C. | Contrast Lead |
| D. | Direct Lead |
| Answer» A. Inverted Pyramid | |
| 45. |
Editing is _________ of news item or a news story to required shape ans size |
| A. | Fixing |
| B. | Cutting |
| C. | Adjusting |
| D. | Tailoring |
| Answer» D. Tailoring | |
| 46. |
____________Lead speak directly to the reader. |
| A. | Contrast |
| B. | Direct |
| C. | Parody |
| D. | Direct Address |
| Answer» D. Direct Address | |
| 47. |
The _________________ and photograph compliment each other |
| A. | Headline |
| B. | Credit |
| C. | Lead |
| D. | Caption |
| Answer» D. Caption | |
| 48. |
_________________ is a newspaper of small page size, usually 11 inches wide and 17 inches deep. |
| A. | Journal |
| B. | Tabloid |
| C. | Magazine |
| D. | Broadsheet |
| Answer» B. Tabloid | |
| 49. |
_______________ are used to highlight news items |
| A. | Snippets |
| B. | News articles |
| C. | Columns |
| D. | Box Items |
| Answer» D. Box Items | |
| 50. |
Circulation Department is headed by ___________ Manager. |
| A. | Circulation |
| B. | Advertising |
| C. | Marketing |
| D. | Editorial |
| Answer» A. Circulation | |
| 51. |
All reading materials except advertisements are assembled in the ______________ |
| A. | Managerial Department |
| B. | Editorial department |
| C. | Advertisement Department |
| D. | Productive Department |
| Answer» B. Editorial department | |
| 52. |
A large newspaper's editorial department will have _________ general divisions |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 53. |
In _____________ local, regional, national and international news is received through terminals |
| A. | Editorial Room |
| B. | Copy Desk |
| C. | Newsroom |
| D. | picture room |
| Answer» C. Newsroom | |
| 54. |
___________ is the place where the editor and editorial page writers handle the material that goes in the editorial page |
| A. | Newsroom |
| B. | Copy Desk |
| C. | picture room |
| D. | Editorial Room |
| Answer» D. Editorial Room | |
| 55. |
_______________ is the place where staff photographers submit their photographic assignments. |
| A. | Copy Desk |
| B. | Picture Division |
| C. | Library |
| D. | Newsroom |
| Answer» B. Picture Division | |
| 56. |
In big news papers a ________ popularly called the 'morgue' |
| A. | Library |
| B. | picture room |
| C. | Newsroom |
| D. | Picture Division |
| Answer» A. Library | |
| 57. |
This department supports the sutvival and success of the newspaper. |
| A. | Advertisement Department |
| B. | Business Department |
| C. | Logistics Department |
| D. | Accounts Department |
| Answer» A. Advertisement Department | |
| 58. |
_____________ department is headed by the circulation manager. |
| A. | Business Department |
| B. | Circulation Department |
| C. | Accounts Department |
| D. | Advertisement Department |
| Answer» B. Circulation Department | |
| 59. |
________________ department takes care of everything after the newspaper is printed. |
| A. | Advertisement Department |
| B. | Accounts Department |
| C. | Business Department |
| D. | Circulation Department |
| Answer» D. Circulation Department | |
| 60. |
The ______________ is the top boss of the editorial department. |
| A. | Editor |
| B. | Publisher |
| C. | Editor in chief |
| D. | Desk Editor |
| Answer» B. Publisher | |
| 61. |
The ___________ is responsible for all aspects of the news operation. |
| A. | Publisher |
| B. | Editor |
| C. | Statutory |
| D. | Editor in chief |
| Answer» D. Editor in chief | |
| 62. |
The _________________ is the one who directly overseas day to day operations. |
| A. | Editor in chief |
| B. | Desk Editor |
| C. | Managing Editor |
| D. | Editor |
| Answer» C. Managing Editor | |
| 63. |
A ____________ works in a print or broadcast journalism newsroom. |
| A. | Editor |
| B. | Publisher |
| C. | Managing Editor |
| D. | Desk Editor |
| Answer» D. Desk Editor | |
| 64. |
A _______________ manages and delegates the coverage of news items for print, broadcast or online news media. |
| A. | Editor |
| B. | Desk Editor |
| C. | Publisher |
| D. | Managing Editor |
| Answer» B. Desk Editor | |
| 65. |
______________ check the written text of newspapers, magazines or websites. |
| A. | Sub - Editors |
| B. | Editor |
| C. | Publisher |
| D. | Managing Editor |
| Answer» A. Sub - Editors | |
| 66. |
While reading a sentence, if there's a short pause, you probably need a __________ |
| A. | Comma |
| B. | Full stop |
| C. | Exclamation |
| D. | Semi - Colon |
| Answer» A. Comma | |
| 67. |
While reading a sentence, if there's a long pause, you probably need a __________ |
| A. | Full stop |
| B. | Exclamation |
| C. | Comma |
| D. | Semi - Colon |
| Answer» D. Semi - Colon | |
| 68. |
The _____________ is used to set off parts of a sentence. |
| A. | m - dash |
| B. | Exclamation |
| C. | Semi - Colon |
| D. | Semi - Colon |
| Answer» A. m - dash | |
| 69. |
Too many _____________ in a sentence cause confusion. |
| A. | Adjectives |
| B. | Verbs |
| C. | Nouns |
| D. | Pronouns |
| Answer» D. Pronouns | |
| 70. |
Never use ____________when yor're referring to a person. |
| A. | that |
| B. | this |
| C. | them |
| D. | there |
| Answer» A. that | |
| 71. |
Avoid ____________ voice because it tends to sap energy and power from your prose. |
| A. | Active Voice |
| B. | Passive voice |
| C. | Past voice |
| D. | Nother Voice |
| Answer» B. Passive voice | |
| 72. |
Never use a sentence with a ___________. |
| A. | Figure |
| B. | Drawing |
| C. | Word |
| D. | Chart |
| Answer» A. Figure | |
| 73. |
When editing, try to reduce long clauses for ____________ |
| A. | short phrases |
| B. | Huge phrases |
| C. | long phrases |
| D. | medium phrases |
| Answer» A. short phrases | |
| 74. |
For ages always use _______________ |
| A. | medium phrases |
| B. | Figures |
| C. | Drawing |
| D. | long phrases |
| Answer» B. Figures | |
| 75. |
Use ____________ around the titles of books, songs, television shows, computer games, poems, lectures, speeches and works of art. |
| A. | Semi - Colon |
| B. | Quotation marks |
| C. | Question mark |
| D. | Exclamation |
| Answer» B. Quotation marks | |
| 76. |
Use _____________ for dates, months and years. |
| A. | phrases |
| B. | Words |
| C. | figures |
| D. | drawing |
| Answer» C. figures | |
| 77. |
Newspapers use _____________ when the information for a story is obtained outside the paper's hometown. |
| A. | Datelines |
| B. | phrases |
| C. | Words |
| D. | Paragraphs |
| Answer» A. Datelines | |
| 78. |
When writing about height, weight or other dimensions, use figures and spell out words such as ____________ |
| A. | words |
| B. | phrases |
| C. | figures |
| D. | feet |
| Answer» D. feet | |
| 79. |
Use figures for any distances over _________ |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» D. 10 | |
| 80. |
Never begin a sentence with a figure, except for sentence that begin with a __________ |
| A. | date |
| B. | week |
| C. | month |
| D. | year |
| Answer» D. year | |
| 81. |
A __________ is a window to the newsstory. |
| A. | bottomline |
| B. | mainline |
| C. | headline |
| D. | baseline |
| Answer» C. headline | |
| 82. |
Always start a sentence with a ______________ |
| A. | subject |
| B. | phrase |
| C. | object |
| D. | clause |
| Answer» A. subject | |
| 83. |
_______________ is a type of headline written in large letters across the width of the page. |
| A. | Rectangle |
| B. | Hanging indentation |
| C. | Banner headline |
| D. | Skyline |
| Answer» C. Banner headline | |
| 84. |
The heading with more than two or more lines which are justified on the right side and unjustified on the left. |
| A. | Skyline |
| B. | headline |
| C. | Banner headline |
| D. | Hanging indentation |
| Answer» D. Hanging indentation | |
| 85. |
The lead should not be more than __________ words. |
| A. | 40 - 50 words |
| B. | 15 - 30 words |
| C. | 15 - 20 words |
| D. | 25 - 30 words |
| Answer» D. 25 - 30 words | |
| 86. |
A _____________ is written in variuos formats |
| A. | minor story |
| B. | News story |
| C. | back story |
| D. | major story |
| Answer» B. News story | |
| 87. |
Basically the story of a newspaper is divided in _______ parts. |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» A. 3 | |
| 88. |
______________ stated that, " an effective lead is a brief, sharp statement of the story's essential facts." |
| A. | Charnley |
| B. | Anthony |
| C. | Augustus |
| D. | Himmey |
| Answer» A. Charnley | |
| 89. |
Leads are sometimes categorized in to ___________________ and _____________. |
| A. | innovative news and tragic news |
| B. | Hard news lead and soft news lead |
| C. | sentences & Clauses |
| D. | leads and phrases |
| Answer» B. Hard news lead and soft news lead | |
| 90. |
In _____________ editing plays a vital role. |
| A. | News Organization |
| B. | Advertisement Department |
| C. | Marketing |
| D. | Business Department |
| Answer» A. News Organization | |
| 91. |
______________ is a tailoring of news items and news story. |
| A. | Coping |
| B. | editing |
| C. | scaling |
| D. | cropping |
| Answer» B. editing | |
| 92. |
In _______________, each newspaper has its own set of rules that are enforced. |
| A. | Business process |
| B. | News process |
| C. | Marketing process |
| D. | Editing process |
| Answer» D. Editing process | |
| 93. |
Newspapers and news organisations follow their own ______________. |
| A. | Gather |
| B. | Styling |
| C. | Pattern |
| D. | House style |
| Answer» D. House style | |
| 94. |
It is said that _____________ speaks a thousand words. |
| A. | Photograph |
| B. | Video |
| C. | Movies |
| D. | Music |
| Answer» A. Photograph | |
| 95. |
____________ is an art by itself. |
| A. | Writing Caption |
| B. | Writing content |
| C. | Writing news |
| D. | Writing lead |
| Answer» A. Writing Caption | |
| 96. |
The _____________ have to compare the printed copy with the original. |
| A. | Manager |
| B. | Editor |
| C. | Proof readers |
| D. | Desk Editor |
| Answer» C. Proof readers | |
| 97. |
Each newspaper has ___________ columns. |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 8 | |
| 98. |
____________ is the architecture on the basis of which the whole structure is built. |
| A. | Drawing |
| B. | Design |
| C. | Schedule |
| D. | Plan |
| Answer» B. Design | |
| 99. |
__________________ in some newspapers are highly paid professionals. |
| A. | Designers |
| B. | Manufacturers |
| C. | Marketing Managers |
| D. | Decorators |
| Answer» A. Designers | |
| 100. |
In General __________________ newspapers have a greater depth of appeal than other newspapers. |
| A. | Afternoon |
| B. | Evening |
| C. | Night |
| D. | Morning |
| Answer» D. Morning | |
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