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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. |
Breaking news means ………………. |
| A. | telling about an event as it happens |
| B. | unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion |
| C. | signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions |
| D. | online diaries kept by individuals or small groups |
| Answer» A. telling about an event as it happens | |
| 2. |
Feature stories means ………………. |
| A. | a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news |
| B. | stories that uncover information that few people knew |
| C. | movie reviews |
| D. | articles that any reader can add to or change |
| Answer» A. a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news | |
| 3. |
Editorials means ……………….. |
| A. | unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion |
| B. | writer's reporting and his conclusions |
| C. | watching and listening where news is taking place |
| D. | articles that any reader can add to or change |
| Answer» A. unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion | |
| 4. |
Columns means ………………… |
| A. | signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions |
| B. | movie reviews |
| C. | public records |
| D. | listening where news is taking place |
| Answer» A. signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions | |
| 5. |
Blogs means ………………………. |
| A. | online diaries kept by individuals or small groups |
| B. | online question |
| C. | talking with people |
| D. | answer pages |
| Answer» A. online diaries kept by individuals or small groups | |
| 6. |
The people or documents you use when reporting a story are called …………….. |
| A. | sources |
| B. | interviews |
| C. | reader |
| D. | columns |
| Answer» A. sources | |
| 7. |
…………………is a work of collecting, writing, editing and publishing material in newspapers and magazines or on television and radio for general information. |
| A. | maths |
| B. | economics |
| C. | english |
| D. | journalism |
| Answer» D. journalism | |
| 8. |
In………………, inscriptions engraved on rocks or pillars served as a medium of information. |
| A. | ancient india |
| B. | medieval india |
| C. | modern india |
| D. | modern africa |
| Answer» A. ancient india | |
| 9. |
………………., for example, had his Rock Edicts and Pillar Edicts posted all over his empire and even beyond. |
| A. | humayun |
| B. | alauddin khalji |
| C. | baber |
| D. | emperor asoka |
| Answer» D. emperor asoka | |
| 10. |
During the………………., the Barid-i-Mamalik or commissioner of intelligence used to serve the authorities with the information of the empire. |
| A. | british period |
| B. | mughal period |
| C. | sultanate period |
| D. | hindu period |
| Answer» C. sultanate period | |
| 11. |
Journalism with its modern characteristics originated from …………..in the 18th century. |
| A. | asia |
| B. | europe |
| C. | africa |
| D. | america |
| Answer» B. europe | |
| 12. |
The history of modern journalism in Bengal was inaugurated by ……………. |
| A. | augustus hicky |
| B. | mckinley |
| C. | hermione granger |
| D. | john pilger |
| Answer» A. augustus hicky | |
| 13. |
Bengal gazette was the journal of …………………. |
| A. | edmund burke |
| B. | samuel f. b. morse |
| C. | john pilger |
| D. | augustus hicky |
| Answer» D. augustus hicky | |
| 14. |
………….in 1876 succeeded in using wires to send the human voice across long distances. |
| A. | john pilger |
| B. | thomas carlyle |
| C. | hitler |
| D. | alexander graham bell |
| Answer» D. alexander graham bell | |
| 15. |
The radio was invented by …………..in 1901 which made sending of human voices over long distances possible. |
| A. | alexander graham bell |
| B. | marconi |
| C. | john pilger |
| D. | edmund burke |
| Answer» B. marconi | |
| 16. |
……………….was invented by Baird in 1920. |
| A. | television |
| B. | radio |
| C. | computer |
| D. | telegraph |
| Answer» A. television | |
| 17. |
It is believed that Johannes Gutenberg of …………..was the first to develop printing around 1439. |
| A. | holland |
| B. | england |
| C. | germany |
| D. | poland |
| Answer» C. germany | |
| 18. |
Photography was developed in the 19th century by two people from…………, Nicephore Niepce and Louis- Jacques-Mande Daguerre. |
| A. | italy |
| B. | germany |
| C. | france |
| D. | netherlands |
| Answer» C. france | |
| 19. |
The motion picture machines used to project the films into moving images and later talking pictures were developed by ………….in the USA and the Lumiere brothers in France. |
| A. | thomas alva edison |
| B. | samuel morse |
| C. | louis- jacques-mande daguerre |
| D. | nicephore niepce |
| Answer» A. thomas alva edison | |
| 20. |
The first Indian motion picture was Raja Harischandra by …………………… |
| A. | dada saheb phalke |
| B. | thomas alva edison |
| C. | raja rammohan roy |
| D. | samuel morse |
| Answer» A. dada saheb phalke | |
| 21. |
In India, television started in 1959 on an experimental basis and the first television station was set up in ……………….. |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | madras |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | assam |
| Answer» C. delhi | |
| 22. |
The term graphic design was actually coined in 1922 by book designer |
| A. | william addison dwiggins |
| B. | piet mondrian |
| C. | james sprenger |
| D. | henry kramer |
| Answer» A. william addison dwiggins | |
| 23. |
The first successful newspaper was the Boston News-Letter begun by postmaster ……………….in 1704. |
| A. | james sprenger |
| B. | piet mondrian |
| C. | john campbell |
| D. | edward cave |
| Answer» C. john campbell | |
| 24. |
In 1731, the first magazine, the Gentlemen’s Magazine originally published “a repository of all things worth mentioning,” printed at St.John’s Gate in…………., by Edward Cave. |
| A. | serampore |
| B. | calcutta |
| C. | england |
| D. | bombay |
| Answer» C. england | |
| 25. |
Who were the first to invent the art of printing? |
| A. | africans |
| B. | british |
| C. | chinese |
| D. | americans |
| Answer» C. chinese | |
| 26. |
The first printed book published in China was the Buddhist text, the “Diamond Sutra” by ……………….in 868 AD. |
| A. | wang chick |
| B. | david henry |
| C. | edward cave |
| D. | richard cave |
| Answer» A. wang chick | |
| 27. |
The first book printed in India was in …………….language in Old Goa. |
| A. | french |
| B. | dutch |
| C. | british |
| D. | portugese |
| Answer» D. portugese | |
| 28. |
In 1784, ……………launched the “Daily Universal Register” from London which later adopted a new name “The Times”. |
| A. | john walter |
| B. | francis xavier |
| C. | johann carlous |
| D. | james asher |
| Answer» A. john walter | |
| 29. |
Who started the paper “The Boston Newsletter”? |
| A. | samuel johnson |
| B. | e. mallet |
| C. | william wordsworth |
| D. | john campbell |
| Answer» D. john campbell | |
| 30. |
On January 29, 1780 James Augustus Hickey launched the …………. |
| A. | samachar darpan |
| B. | indian gazette |
| C. | “calcutta gazette |
| D. | bengal gazette |
| Answer» D. bengal gazette | |
| 31. |
The Madras Courier was started in …………………….. |
| A. | 1785 |
| B. | 1789 |
| C. | 1854 |
| D. | 1885 |
| Answer» A. 1785 | |
| 32. |
Who edited a PersianWeekly called ‘Mirat-ul-Akhbar’. |
| A. | ronald rose |
| B. | bal gangadhar tilak |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | raja ram mohan roy |
| Answer» D. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 33. |
Who is the author of “The Jungle Book”? |
| A. | tilak |
| B. | amartya sen |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | rudyard kipling |
| Answer» D. rudyard kipling | |
| 34. |
The author of “The Jungle Book”, Rudyard Kipling, started ………….in 1866 from Allahabad. |
| A. | the statesman |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | the amrita bazar patrika |
| D. | the pioneer |
| Answer» D. the pioneer | |
| 35. |
Gandhiji started the ……………under the editorship of Mahadev Desai. |
| A. | harijan |
| B. | mumbai herald |
| C. | mumbai samachar |
| D. | the tribune |
| Answer» A. harijan | |
| 36. |
Who ……………..launched a weekly, called the “Navjeevan”, in Gujarati? |
| A. | gandhiji |
| B. | nathaniel butter |
| C. | nicholas bourne |
| D. | henry muddiman |
| Answer» A. gandhiji | |
| 37. |
Henry Muddiman had gained eminence as the "journalist" who edited the …………in 1666. |
| A. | london gazette |
| B. | madras gazette |
| C. | kannada samachar |
| D. | the times of india |
| Answer» A. london gazette | |
| 38. |
…………….Hungarian-born editor and publisher, was instrumental in developing ‘yellow journalism’ in the United States. |
| A. | joseph pulitzer |
| B. | nicholas bourne |
| C. | thomas archer |
| D. | benjamin franklin |
| Answer» A. joseph pulitzer | |
| 39. |
Who was nicknamed as the “Father of Yellow Journalism.”? |
| A. | william randolph hearst |
| B. | benjamin harris |
| C. | william bradford |
| D. | nicholas bourne |
| Answer» A. william randolph hearst | |
| 40. |
‘Publick Occurrences’ was a newspaper published by ………………… |
| A. | benjamin harris |
| B. | william bradford |
| C. | john peter zenger |
| D. | nicholas bourne |
| Answer» A. benjamin harris | |
| 41. |
Which is the year of The French revolution? |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1790 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» A. 1789 | |
| 42. |
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian founded………….., is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format. |
| A. | 1811 |
| B. | 1821 |
| C. | 1856 |
| D. | 1878 |
| Answer» B. 1821 | |
| 43. |
Bengal Gazette was published by …………………… |
| A. | james augustus hicky |
| B. | alan rusbridger |
| C. | volney b. palmer |
| D. | brissot |
| Answer» A. james augustus hicky | |
| 44. |
Bengal Gazette was published James Augustus Hicky by in ……………….. |
| A. | 1770 |
| B. | 1780 |
| C. | 1886 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» B. 1780 | |
| 45. |
Calcutta Gazette a newspaper, circulating government advertisements, was first published on 4 March ………………… |
| A. | 1764 |
| B. | 1784 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1794 |
| Answer» B. 1784 | |
| 46. |
Calcutta Gazette a newspaper, circulating government advertisements, was first published on 4 March 1784. It was not a government publication and owed its origin and initial management to……………, an oriental scholar and an officer of the east India Company. |
| A. | john edward taylor |
| B. | francis gladwin |
| C. | john anderton |
| D. | william bolts |
| Answer» B. francis gladwin | |
| 47. |
Who was the owner of the Calcutta Morning Post? |
| A. | will smith |
| B. | mr. heatly |
| C. | j.z.kiermander |
| D. | peter read |
| Answer» B. mr. heatly | |
| 48. |
The Calcutta Journal, a new newspaper was launched by ………… |
| A. | james silk buckingham |
| B. | b. messinck |
| C. | e. jerome mccarthy |
| D. | arthur muir |
| Answer» A. james silk buckingham | |
| 49. |
………………were the first European nations who brought a printing press to India and the first book published in India was by the Jesuits of Goa in 1557. |
| A. | the french |
| B. | the portuguese |
| C. | the english |
| D. | the dutch |
| Answer» B. the portuguese | |
| 50. |
In 1684 the English East India Company set up a printing press in ……………….. |
| A. | gujarat |
| B. | bombay |
| C. | calcutta |
| D. | madras |
| Answer» B. bombay | |
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