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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. |
Who was a champion of massline communication? |
| A. | mao zedong |
| B. | b r ambedkar |
| C. | mother teresa |
| D. | marshall tito |
| Answer» A. mao zedong | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is an example of new media? |
| A. | newspaper |
| B. | fm radio |
| C. | blog |
| D. | television |
| Answer» C. blog | |
| 3. |
The chronological evolution of mass media is |
| A. | radio, film, newspaper, television |
| B. | newspaper, film, radio, television |
| C. | newspaper, radio, film, television |
| D. | film, newspapers, radio, television |
| Answer» B. newspaper, film, radio, television | |
| 4. |
Who is described as the father of Indian film? |
| A. | k a abbas |
| B. | phalke |
| C. | r g torney |
| D. | satyajit ray |
| Answer» B. phalke | |
| 5. |
Name the first talkie in India. |
| A. | raja harishchandra |
| B. | jhansi ki rani |
| C. | alam ara |
| D. | pundalik |
| Answer» B. jhansi ki rani | |
| 6. |
The highest film award in India is… |
| A. | dada saheb phalke award |
| B. | j c daniel award |
| C. | satyajit ray award |
| D. | raja harischandra award |
| Answer» A. dada saheb phalke award | |
| 7. |
The highest film award instituted by the Government of Kerala is … |
| A. | prem nazir award |
| B. | thikkurussi award |
| C. | j c daniel award |
| D. | john abraham award |
| Answer» C. j c daniel award | |
| 8. |
What is SITE ? |
| A. | television experiment |
| B. | indian satellite |
| C. | radio experiment |
| D. | entertainment experiment |
| Answer» A. television experiment | |
| 9. |
Democratic –participant theory was put forward by |
| A. | fred siebert |
| B. | theodore peterson |
| C. | denis mcquail |
| D. | wilbur schramm |
| Answer» C. denis mcquail | |
| 10. |
Internet was first developed in …. |
| A. | uk |
| B. | japan |
| C. | us |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» C. us | |
| 11. |
Name the person who is most associated with WikiLeaks is ………. |
| A. | julian assange |
| B. | tim bernet |
| C. | bill gates |
| D. | richard stallman |
| Answer» A. julian assange | |
| 12. |
Name the first Indian film. |
| A. | pather panjali |
| B. | life of christ |
| C. | raja harischandra |
| D. | mother india |
| Answer» C. raja harischandra | |
| 13. |
Jasmine revolution that triggered political unrest in North African and West Asian countries actually began in |
| A. | egypt |
| B. | libya |
| C. | tunisia |
| D. | yemen |
| Answer» C. tunisia | |
| 14. |
Which of the following is an example of social media network? |
| A. | chrome |
| B. | |
| C. | mozila |
| D. | linked-in |
| Answer» D. linked-in | |
| 15. |
Global village concept was put forward by….. |
| A. | robert merton |
| B. | seon mcbride |
| C. | marshall mcluhan |
| D. | wilbur scramm |
| Answer» C. marshall mcluhan | |
| 16. |
J. Gopikrishnan who unearthed the 2G spectrum scandal was a reporter of …… |
| A. | the times of india |
| B. | the pioneer |
| C. | the telegraph |
| D. | dna |
| Answer» B. the pioneer | |
| 17. |
What was the first Internet service in India? |
| A. | arpanet |
| B. | ernet |
| C. | indnet |
| D. | hindnet |
| Answer» B. ernet | |
| 18. |
Which newspaper first launched an internet edition in Malayalam? |
| A. | malayala manorama |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | deepika |
| D. | kerala kaumudi |
| Answer» C. deepika | |
| 19. |
Name the educational channel of Doordarshan |
| A. | bharati |
| B. | gyan darshan |
| C. | vidya bharati |
| D. | etv |
| Answer» B. gyan darshan | |
| 20. |
Which was the first 24 hours news channel in Malayalam? |
| A. | asianet news |
| B. | india vision |
| C. | surya |
| D. | kairali |
| Answer» B. india vision | |
| 21. |
The Gutenberg Galaxy was authored by |
| A. | johannes gutenberg |
| B. | marshall mcluhan |
| C. | george gerbner |
| D. | kurt lewin |
| Answer» B. marshall mcluhan | |
| 22. |
The term fourth estate refers to? |
| A. | legislature |
| B. | commons |
| C. | media |
| D. | judiciary |
| Answer» C. media | |
| 23. |
International Commission to study communication in the world by UNESCO was known as… |
| A. | mcluhan commission |
| B. | hutchins commission |
| C. | macbride commission |
| D. | mcquail commission |
| Answer» C. macbride commission | |
| 24. |
Who coined the term fourth estate? |
| A. | lord william bentick |
| B. | edmund burke |
| C. | winston churchill |
| D. | clement atlee |
| Answer» B. edmund burke | |
| 25. |
Pulitzer prices are given to journalists for their outstanding contribution to journalism in …. |
| A. | uk |
| B. | us |
| C. | germany |
| D. | australia |
| Answer» B. us | |
| 26. |
Which newspaper first launched an internet edition in India? |
| A. | times of india |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | the telegraph |
| D. | hindustan times |
| Answer» B. the hindu | |
| 27. |
Which of the following media group has a newspaper, television news channel and FM radio station? |
| A. | the hindu group |
| B. | the kerala kaumudi group |
| C. | the malayala manorama group |
| D. | the indian express group |
| Answer» C. the malayala manorama group | |
| 28. |
Club FM radio station is promoted by ……………. |
| A. | malayala manorama |
| B. | asianet |
| C. | mathrubhumi |
| D. | madhyamam |
| Answer» C. mathrubhumi | |
| 29. |
Who among the following was a chief editor of Mathrubhumi? |
| A. | a balakrishna pillai |
| B. | p k balakrishnan |
| C. | k p kesava menon |
| D. | vengayil kunhiraman nayanar |
| Answer» C. k p kesava menon | |
| 30. |
The oldest surviving newspaper in Malayalam is …. |
| A. | malayala manorama |
| B. | kerala kaumudi |
| C. | mathrubhumi |
| D. | deepika |
| Answer» D. deepika | |
| 31. |
Which of the following English newspaper is not published Kerala? |
| A. | deccan chronicle |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | deccan herald |
| D. | the new indian express |
| Answer» A. deccan chronicle | |
| 32. |
Fourth estate refers to ……………………..? |
| A. | internet |
| B. | press |
| C. | whistle blowers |
| D. | private media |
| Answer» B. press | |
| 33. |
Frequency Modulation (FM) Radio was invented by? |
| A. | edwin. h. armstrong |
| B. | jacques diouf |
| C. | andy zeollick |
| D. | mckarthy wolf |
| Answer» A. edwin. h. armstrong | |
| 34. |
Kandathil Varghese Mappilla is the founder editor of ……… |
| A. | deepika |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | malayala manorama |
| D. | kerala kaumudi |
| Answer» C. malayala manorama | |
| 35. |
Who was the Indian representative to the MacBride Commission? |
| A. | b g varghese |
| B. | chalapathi rao |
| C. | kushwant singh |
| D. | nihil singh |
| Answer» A. b g varghese | |
| 36. |
Which among the following is not a characteristics of Mass Media? |
| A. | transient |
| B. | universal access |
| C. | narrow scope |
| D. | gatekeeping |
| Answer» C. narrow scope | |
| 37. |
Right to Information ACT (RTI) applies to all the states and UT’s of India except |
| A. | kerala |
| B. | jammu & kashmir |
| C. | goa |
| D. | nagaland |
| Answer» B. jammu & kashmir | |
| 38. |
Television broadcasting was launched in |
| A. | 1958 |
| B. | 1959 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1961 |
| Answer» B. 1959 | |
| 39. |
The study on the manner in which people approach others or keep their distance from others in communication contexts. |
| A. | kinesics |
| B. | proxemics |
| C. | chronemics |
| D. | ocullesics |
| Answer» B. proxemics | |
| 40. |
Who is the Web Inventor? |
| A. | tim berners-lee |
| B. | bill gates |
| C. | stallman |
| D. | charles babbage |
| Answer» A. tim berners-lee | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is the idea generating component of communication? |
| A. | sender |
| B. | message |
| C. | channel |
| D. | receiver |
| Answer» A. sender | |
| 42. |
Who is considered as the inventor of television? |
| A. | charles babbage |
| B. | john logie baird |
| C. | thomas alva edison |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. john logie baird | |
| 43. |
Who is well known for his comment on communication : ‘Who (says) What (to) Whom (in) What Channel (with) What Effect’ |
| A. | frank f x dance |
| B. | harold lasswell |
| C. | marshall mcluhan |
| D. | joseph a devito |
| Answer» B. harold lasswell | |
| 44. |
Who introduced the concept of global village? |
| A. | marshal mcluhan |
| B. | wilbur schramm |
| C. | noam chomsky |
| D. | henry luce |
| Answer» A. marshal mcluhan | |
| 45. |
The first Malayalee actor to win the best actor award in the national film awards |
| A. | premji |
| B. | p j antony |
| C. | gopi |
| D. | balan k nair |
| Answer» B. p j antony | |
| 46. |
The film “Balan” was directed by |
| A. | p ramdas |
| B. | j c daniel |
| C. | ramu kariatt |
| D. | p bhaskaran |
| Answer» A. p ramdas | |
| 47. |
Who is considered the proponent of cultivation analysis ? |
| A. | sean mcbride |
| B. | wilbur schramm |
| C. | marshall mcluhan |
| D. | george gerbner |
| Answer» D. george gerbner | |
| 48. |
Name the scholar who coined the expressions: ‘the Medium is the Message” and “Global Village”. |
| A. | albert bandura |
| B. | marshall mcluhan |
| C. | leode genero |
| D. | wilbur schram |
| Answer» B. marshall mcluhan | |
| 49. |
What is the science of signs known as? |
| A. | semiotics |
| B. | communicology |
| C. | ethnography |
| D. | anthropology |
| Answer» B. communicology | |
| 50. |
Who is director of Appu Trilogy? |
| A. | mahesh bhatt |
| B. | adoor gopalakrishnan |
| C. | satyajit ray |
| D. | ritwik ghatak |
| Answer» C. satyajit ray | |
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