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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Mass Media in Journalism (BMM Journalism) .
| 401. |
Which among the following is a News Value that can be used to determine the importance of a story? |
| A. | Spelling |
| B. | Punctuation |
| C. | Prominence |
| D. | Capitalization |
| Answer» C. Prominence | |
| 402. |
A person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text, particularly a newspaper or magazine is known as |
| A. | Editor |
| B. | Correspondent |
| C. | Reporter |
| D. | Floor Supervisor |
| Answer» A. Editor | |
| 403. |
What is the difference between a Serif font and a Sans Serif font? |
| A. | Serif fonts have hard edges and Sans Serif fonts have hard edges missing |
| B. | Sans Serif fonts have hard edges and Serif fonts have hard edges missing |
| C. | Serif is not used in newspapers |
| D. | Sans Serif is not used in magazines |
| Answer» A. Serif fonts have hard edges and Sans Serif fonts have hard edges missing | |
| 404. |
A book which is created or accepted by a news organization to have consistency and to avoid ambiguity in terms of layout and usage of language is known as? |
| A. | Fiction Book |
| B. | Non-Fiction Book |
| C. | Stylebook |
| D. | Picture Book |
| Answer» C. Stylebook | |
| 405. |
Journalism about the environment and climate change sits at a complex of intersections between politics, business, science, nature and culture is known as? |
| A. | Environmental Journalism |
| B. | Sports Journalism |
| C. | Civic Journalism |
| D. | Citizen Journalism |
| Answer» A. Environmental Journalism | |
| 406. |
___________ is the idea of integrating journalism into the democratic process. The media not only informs the public, but it also works towards engaging citizens and creating public debate. |
| A. | Investigative Journalism |
| B. | Civic Journalism |
| C. | Environmental Journalism |
| D. | Sports Journalism |
| Answer» B. Civic Journalism | |
| 407. |
A form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions? |
| A. | Investigative Journalism |
| B. | Civic Journalism |
| C. | Environmental Journalism |
| D. | Sports Journalism |
| Answer» D. Sports Journalism | |
| 408. |
Collaborative media, participatory journalism, democratic journalism, guerrilla journalism or street journalism are other names of which type of journalism? |
| A. | Investigative Journalism |
| B. | Civic Journalism |
| C. | Environmental Journalism |
| D. | Sports Journalism |
| Answer» A. Investigative Journalism | |
| 409. |
__________________ criteria are audience, timeliness, impact, prominence, conflict, proximity, uniqueness and science or progress. |
| A. | Newsworthy |
| B. | Brevity |
| C. | Clarity |
| D. | Morning |
| Answer» A. Newsworthy | |
| 410. |
You have written an article on "How To Find the Best Deals While Shopping Online." What type of writing is it? |
| A. | Narrative |
| B. | Expository |
| C. | Argumentation |
| D. | Descriptive |
| Answer» B. Expository | |
| 411. |
A story sent round to newspapers by a public relations department is commonly known as_______. |
| A. | Handout |
| B. | Press note |
| C. | Press release |
| D. | Scoop |
| Answer» C. Press release | |
| 412. |
A brief introduction of a photograph is called |
| A. | Embargo |
| B. | Outdoor broadcast |
| C. | Caption |
| D. | Byline |
| Answer» C. Caption | |
| 413. |
Choose the correct spelling : |
| A. | Amatuer |
| B. | Amature |
| C. | Amateur |
| D. | Ameteur |
| Answer» C. Amateur | |
| 414. |
Stories that are popular because they are meaningful to readers focus on which of the following aspects of journalistic writing? |
| A. | Relevance |
| B. | Timeliness |
| C. | Editorial |
| D. | Simplification |
| Answer» A. Relevance | |
| 415. |
The “masthead” of a publication is |
| A. | The back page |
| B. | The publication’s title on the front page |
| C. | Front page |
| D. | Folio |
| Answer» B. The publication’s title on the front page | |
| 416. |
Letters to the editor are included in |
| A. | Sports page |
| B. | Last page |
| C. | Editorial page |
| D. | Local page |
| Answer» C. Editorial page | |
| 417. |
What is a copy? |
| A. | Words for a headline |
| B. | Any piece of material that makes it to print. |
| C. | The belief that what someone says is true |
| D. | The writer's name as it appears in the story |
| Answer» B. Any piece of material that makes it to print. | |
| 418. |
In newspapers, news headlines should be written around a strong |
| A. | Verb |
| B. | Participate |
| C. | Adjective |
| D. | Adverb |
| Answer» A. Verb | |
| 419. |
Dummy means: |
| A. | The total copies of a newspaper printed at one run |
| B. | An intro beginning with a display type much bigger in proportion to the text type. |
| C. | It is an experimental printing, not for public view, it only shows the position of advertisements, stories, illustrations etc |
| D. | Printed sheet of newspaper |
| Answer» C. It is an experimental printing, not for public view, it only shows the position of advertisements, stories, illustrations etc | |
| 420. |
Obituary' news relates to |
| A. | Death |
| B. | Births |
| C. | Weather |
| D. | Bomb blast |
| Answer» A. Death | |
| 421. |
How are facts arranged in inverted pyramid style? |
| A. | Less important to most important |
| B. | Most important to less important |
| C. | Slowly building to the most interesting facts |
| D. | crucial facts equally spaced throughout the story |
| Answer» B. Most important to less important | |
| 422. |
What is a lead? |
| A. | The senior reporter at a newspaper |
| B. | The opening paragraph of a news story |
| C. | The newspaper with the largest audience |
| D. | The main character in a news story |
| Answer» B. The opening paragraph of a news story | |
| 423. |
What makes a story "newsworthy"? |
| A. | The story has to be about a topic that appeals to public interest |
| B. | The story has to be published |
| C. | The story has to have balanced sources |
| D. | The story has to be about a celebrity |
| Answer» A. The story has to be about a topic that appeals to public interest | |
| 424. |
What is a cutline? |
| A. | A caption that tells you what a photo is about |
| B. | A delete mark in an edited writing |
| C. | The lines that draw your attention in a photo |
| D. | A false quote from a source |
| Answer» A. A caption that tells you what a photo is about | |
| 425. |
What are the 5 Ws and 1 H? |
| A. | The six paragraphs that are required for a standard news story |
| B. | The six facts necessary facts of a summary lead |
| C. | The only six questions that a reporter can ask a source |
| D. | The six worst mistakes a reporter can make |
| Answer» B. The six facts necessary facts of a summary lead | |
| 426. |
A newspaper will include special pictures, like maps, charts, or symbols. These special pictures are called _____________. |
| A. | Graphics |
| B. | Glyphs |
| C. | Important |
| D. | Pretty |
| Answer» A. Graphics | |
| 427. |
Tabloid journalism is frequently termed ....... |
| A. | Cheque book journalism |
| B. | Yellow journalism |
| C. | Investigative journalism |
| D. | Investigative journalism |
| Answer» B. Yellow journalism | |
| 428. |
You have lived an interesting life so far, so you write your autobiography. What type of writing is it? |
| A. | Narrative |
| B. | Persuasive |
| C. | Expository |
| D. | Descriptive |
| Answer» A. Narrative | |
| 429. |
A quotation that begins with words such as “he,” “she,” “they” or “we” is particularly unsuitable as a lead because |
| A. | It encourages the reader to identify with the person or persons identified by the pronouns |
| B. | One should never begin a sentence with a pronoun |
| C. | Readers have no way of knowing to whom the pronouns refer. |
| D. | It is too informal for use in a daily newspaper or news broadcast. |
| Answer» D. It is too informal for use in a daily newspaper or news broadcast. | |
| 430. |
In reporting on the deaths of famous people, news organizations include facts they may not include in obituaries for ordinary people, such as |
| A. | The names of the closest surviving relatives |
| B. | Distinguishing aspects of the person's life |
| C. | Whether the person served in the military |
| D. | The cause of death. |
| Answer» A. The names of the closest surviving relatives | |
| 431. |
FOLIO is the name of |
| A. | Follow up |
| B. | Page number |
| C. | Date line |
| D. | Cut |
| Answer» B. Page number | |
| 432. |
The head quarters of the PTI |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Bangalore |
| Answer» A. Mumbai | |
| 433. |
Celebrities make the news over small things because of the ______ news value |
| A. | Prominence |
| B. | Currency |
| C. | Human interest |
| D. | Novelty |
| Answer» A. Prominence | |
| 434. |
Select the word with correct spelling |
| A. | Benefited |
| B. | Benefitted |
| C. | Benifitted |
| D. | Benifited |
| Answer» D. Benifited | |
| 435. |
The tabloid, The Sun, is published from |
| A. | Lucerne |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | London |
| D. | Rome |
| Answer» C. London | |
| 436. |
The value of the Associated Press Stylebook is that it |
| A. | Promotes consistency in newswriting and reduces errors. |
| B. | Tells sub editors what constitutes fine writing and what does not. |
| C. | Gives sub editors a template for all news stories they may write. |
| D. | Grammatical errors checking |
| Answer» A. Promotes consistency in newswriting and reduces errors. | |
| 437. |
Removing unwanted area of picture is called |
| A. | Cropping |
| B. | Creeping |
| C. | Crossing |
| D. | Crawling |
| Answer» A. Cropping | |
| 438. |
Which of the following stories could NOT be written with the inverted pyramid? |
| A. | a bank robbery |
| B. | a profile of a rock star |
| C. | a BMC meeting |
| D. | a warehouse fire |
| Answer» B. a profile of a rock star | |
| 439. |
What is hard news? |
| A. | News that affects an entire group of people |
| B. | The only kind of news there is |
| C. | News that covers hard to understand topics |
| D. | News that’s based on opinions, not facts |
| Answer» A. News that affects an entire group of people | |
| 440. |
You go on a hiking trip across Europe. Throughout your journey, you keep a journal in which you describe the scenes, people, buildings, plants, animals and everything else you encounter. What type of writing is it? |
| A. | Expository |
| B. | Narrative |
| C. | Persuasive |
| D. | Descriptive |
| Answer» D. Descriptive | |
| 441. |
A newspaper will include special pictures, like maps, charts, or symbols. These special pictures are called |
| A. | Graphics |
| B. | Glyphs |
| C. | Important |
| D. | Pretty |
| Answer» B. Glyphs | |
| 442. |
The main purpose of a newspaper editorial is to |
| A. | Provide up to date information |
| B. | provide readers with a chance to voice their opinions |
| C. | analyze the news |
| D. | Provide a newspaper with the chance to voice it's opinions |
| Answer» D. Provide a newspaper with the chance to voice it's opinions | |
| 443. |
Tabloid newspaper is of small size with |
| A. | 3 columns |
| B. | 4 columns |
| C. | 5 columns |
| D. | 8 columns |
| Answer» C. 5 columns | |
| 444. |
Small advertisements classified according to subject area and carrying no illustrations are known as |
| A. | Small ads |
| B. | News library |
| C. | Back volume stock |
| D. | Classified |
| Answer» D. Classified | |
| 445. |
Blurb means |
| A. | A publisher's commendatory description of a book commonly printed on the jacket |
| B. | News story enclosed in a box. |
| C. | An item covered on all four sides with a border to enclose short important news |
| D. | Box item |
| Answer» C. An item covered on all four sides with a border to enclose short important news | |
| 446. |
What is attribution? |
| A. | Giving a source credit for a quote |
| B. | The description of what a photo is about |
| C. | The best qualities of a news story |
| D. | A mistake a reporter can get sued for |
| Answer» A. Giving a source credit for a quote | |
| 447. |
What is soft news? |
| A. | News that’s based on opinions, not facts |
| B. | Advice columns |
| C. | News that’s entertaining or interesting |
| D. | News that’s circulated on the Internet, not on paper |
| Answer» C. News that’s entertaining or interesting | |
| 448. |
What is defamation? |
| A. | An invasion of privacy |
| B. | Publishing unflattering information about someone |
| C. | A clearly labeled personal opinion |
| D. | An untruthful accusation that lowers someone’s reputation |
| Answer» D. An untruthful accusation that lowers someone’s reputation | |
| 449. |
What do profile stories focus on? |
| A. | An individual |
| B. | Current events |
| C. | Enviornment |
| D. | A group behaviour |
| Answer» A. An individual | |
| 450. |
For journalists, being objective means that the reporter |
| A. | remains completely emotionless about all aspects of the story. |
| B. | incorporates an equal number of quotations from ruling and opposition party |
| C. | makes clear his or her opinion about the events covered. |
| D. | is not an advocate for a point of view or a participant in the events covered. |
| Answer» D. is not an advocate for a point of view or a participant in the events covered. | |
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