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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. |
The Interpretation process in Communication takes place in |
| A. | sender |
| B. | message |
| C. | receiver |
| D. | channel |
| Answer» C. receiver | |
| 2. |
The Hindu Newspaper was founded by G. Subrahmaniya Aiyer in the year ………… |
| A. | 1868 |
| B. | 1878 |
| C. | 1898 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» B. 1878 | |
| 3. |
The Press Act passed by the British in 1878 to prevent Indian language press from being critical of the British rule is ……………. |
| A. | indian news paper act |
| B. | indian press act |
| C. | vernacular press act |
| D. | colonial press act |
| Answer» C. vernacular press act | |
| 4. |
Which among the following publication is not associated with Gandhiji? |
| A. | young india |
| B. | harijan |
| C. | swarajiya |
| D. | navajeevan |
| Answer» C. swarajiya | |
| 5. |
The News paper founded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is? |
| A. | indian chronicle |
| B. | times of india |
| C. | indian herald |
| D. | national herald |
| Answer» D. national herald | |
| 6. |
The first Newspaper in India, Bengal Gazette founded by? |
| A. | raja ram mohan roy |
| B. | james augustus hickey |
| C. | dr. william carrey |
| D. | sir. philip francis |
| Answer» B. james augustus hickey | |
| 7. |
“When the Press was asked to bed, Most of them chose to crawl” who said this about press during the emergency period? |
| A. | jaiprakash narayan |
| B. | a.b.vajpai |
| C. | l.k.advani |
| D. | i.k.gujral |
| Answer» C. l.k.advani | |
| 8. |
The FM Station owned by Malayala Manorama group is ……………… |
| A. | best fm |
| B. | radio mango |
| C. | club fm |
| D. | radio mirchi |
| Answer» B. radio mango | |
| 9. |
The first private television channel in India is……………….. |
| A. | asianet |
| B. | ndtv |
| C. | times new |
| D. | surya |
| Answer» A. asianet | |
| 10. |
The expansion of ABC is ………………………… |
| A. | audit bureau of circulation |
| B. | account bureau of circulation |
| C. | affidavit bureau of circulation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. audit bureau of circulation | |
| 11. |
The mouth piece of Communist Party of India (CPI) Kerala chapter is …………….. |
| A. | jana shabdam |
| B. | deshabhimani |
| C. | chinta |
| D. | janayugam |
| Answer» D. janayugam | |
| 12. |
Kandathil Varghese Mappilai is associated with which among the following News paper |
| A. | malayala manorama |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | people’s democracy |
| D. | pashchimodhayam |
| Answer» A. malayala manorama | |
| 13. |
The first domestic news agency in India is ……………………. |
| A. | press trust of india |
| B. | united news of india |
| C. | samachar bharati |
| D. | associated press of india |
| Answer» D. associated press of india | |
| 14. |
AFP stands for ………………….. |
| A. | associated france press |
| B. | agence france press |
| C. | agence far press |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. agence france press | |
| 15. |
Associated Press (AP) is head quarted at |
| A. | paris |
| B. | tokeyo |
| C. | moscow |
| D. | newyork |
| Answer» D. newyork | |
| 16. |
Tass-Har was the Official News Agance of ………………….. |
| A. | cuba |
| B. | soviet union |
| C. | china |
| D. | barma |
| Answer» B. soviet union | |
| 17. |
Who represented India in Mc Bride Communication? |
| A. | sam pitroda |
| B. | b.g. varghese |
| C. | a.g. noorani |
| D. | g.s. subrahmanya aiyer |
| Answer» B. b.g. varghese | |
| 18. |
The Press Council of India was constituted as per the recommendation of ………… |
| A. | registrar of news paper india |
| B. | first press commission |
| C. | second press commission |
| D. | mathew commission report |
| Answer» B. first press commission | |
| 19. |
The publication of an annual report which will contain the facts and figures relating to the News Paper industry is the responsibility of …………………. |
| A. | press council of india |
| B. | abc |
| C. | registrar of news papers |
| D. | ministry of information and broad casting |
| Answer» C. registrar of news papers | |
| 20. |
………………… is the Modal Agency of the Govt. of India to disseminate Information to the print and electronic media on government policies programmes, initiatives and achievements. |
| A. | ministry of information and broad casting |
| B. | press information bureau |
| C. | press councils of india |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. press information bureau | |
| 21. |
The Quarterly vidura is a journal published by …………………….. |
| A. | press institute of india |
| B. | press council of india |
| C. | press trust of india |
| D. | vivid bharathi |
| Answer» A. press institute of india | |
| 22. |
Advertorial is a …………………………… |
| A. | combination of advertising and editorial |
| B. | advertisement is an editorial |
| C. | description is an advertisement |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. combination of advertising and editorial | |
| 23. |
AAAI stands for …………….. |
| A. | audit agencies association of india |
| B. | advertising agencies association of india |
| C. | article assessment association of india |
| D. | accredited advertisement association of india |
| Answer» B. advertising agencies association of india | |
| 24. |
The two readership survey conducted in India are |
| A. | nrs and irs |
| B. | abc and irs |
| C. | nrs and abc |
| D. | irs and crs |
| Answer» A. nrs and irs | |
| 25. |
Who said “Comment is free, Facts are sacred” |
| A. | walter lipman |
| B. | oscar wild |
| C. | c.p. scou |
| D. | g.b. shaw |
| Answer» C. c.p. scou | |
| 26. |
The first radio programme in India was broadcast by the ……………………. |
| A. | radio club of calculta |
| B. | radio club of bombay |
| C. | pti |
| D. | doordarshan |
| Answer» B. radio club of bombay | |
| 27. |
At the time of Independence, AIR Network hand only ………………. Stations |
| A. | three |
| B. | six |
| C. | one |
| D. | four |
| Answer» B. six | |
| 28. |
Expand FM? |
| A. | face modulation |
| B. | fidelity magnificing |
| C. | frequency modulation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. frequency modulation | |
| 29. |
AIR’s youth broadcasting service is titled as ……………………….? |
| A. | youth brigade |
| B. | yuvavani |
| C. | air youth |
| D. | yuva |
| Answer» B. yuvavani | |
| 30. |
The first controller of broad casting in India was |
| A. | lionel fieldan |
| B. | b.g. varghese |
| C. | c.p. scott |
| D. | anshumon gupta |
| Answer» A. lionel fieldan | |
| 31. |
Loksabha passed Prasar Bharati (…………………..) Bill in the year? |
| A. | 1994 |
| B. | 1999 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» D. 1998 | |
| 32. |
Door darshan Sail over to colour transmission on August is 1982 in connection with? |
| A. | olympion |
| B. | asian games |
| C. | pun |
| D. | national games |
| Answer» B. asian games | |
| 33. |
The Flagship channel of Doordarshan is? |
| A. | dd metro |
| B. | dd1 |
| C. | dd loksabha |
| D. | dd rajya sabha |
| Answer» B. dd1 | |
| 34. |
Expansion of NDTV is …………….. |
| A. | national democratic television |
| B. | nai dainik television |
| C. | new delhi television |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. new delhi television | |
| 35. |
……………………….. is the process of translation of the message into a code suitable for transmission to the intended receivers. |
| A. | decoding |
| B. | replication |
| C. | transmission |
| D. | encoding |
| Answer» D. encoding | |
| 36. |
FM and …………are the two types of Radio transmission |
| A. | fm |
| B. | am |
| C. | sm |
| D. | xm |
| Answer» B. am | |
| 37. |
The first Indian films to be nominated for Oscar Award is ……………. |
| A. | salaam bombay |
| B. | lagan |
| C. | slum dog millionaire |
| D. | mother india |
| Answer» D. mother india | |
| 38. |
The word ‘Tele’ means ……………… |
| A. | to see |
| B. | far |
| C. | screen |
| D. | moving |
| Answer» B. far | |
| 39. |
The CBFC Certificate of ‘U’ means |
| A. | under exhibition |
| B. | unknown exhibition |
| C. | universal exhibition |
| D. | unrestricted exhibition |
| Answer» D. unrestricted exhibition | |
| 40. |
BBC stands for …………………. |
| A. | british broad casting corporation |
| B. | broadened broad casting corporation |
| C. | bit-by-bit broadcasting corporation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. british broad casting corporation | |
| 41. |
The Satelite Television Asia Region (STAR) is based in? |
| A. | new delhi |
| B. | banglore |
| C. | tokyo |
| D. | honkong |
| Answer» D. honkong | |
| 42. |
Manoramaonline.com is an example of ………………….. |
| A. | news site |
| B. | social site |
| C. | portal |
| D. | interactive site |
| Answer» C. portal | |
| 43. |
The ‘water gate’ scandal was associated with which US President? |
| A. | bill clinton |
| B. | jimmy carter |
| C. | george w bush |
| D. | richard nixon |
| Answer» D. richard nixon | |
| 44. |
The Mac Bride Commission was constituted by? |
| A. | bbc |
| B. | unicef |
| C. | unesco |
| D. | afp & ap |
| Answer» C. unesco | |
| 45. |
Fourth estate refers to ……………………..? |
| A. | the internet |
| B. | the press |
| C. | whistle bloucers |
| D. | private media |
| Answer» B. the press | |
| 46. |
Close encounter is and interview programme in which Malayalam channel? |
| A. | india vision |
| B. | reporter |
| C. | manorama news |
| D. | amrita tv |
| Answer» B. reporter | |
| 47. |
The Central information and Broad casting minister of India is …………… |
| A. | tasian ramesh |
| B. | kapil sibal |
| C. | ambika soni |
| D. | sachin pilot |
| Answer» C. ambika soni | |
| 48. |
‘Your moment is waiting’ is the advertisement tagline of……………….. |
| A. | coco kola |
| B. | kseb |
| C. | kerala tourism |
| D. | incredible india |
| Answer» C. kerala tourism | |
| 49. |
Who introduced Printing Press in England? |
| A. | william canton |
| B. | john gutan beeg |
| C. | thomas marshal |
| D. | isaac newton |
| Answer» A. william canton | |
| 50. |
……………….. holds the record of congest and company in India |
| A. | ongc |
| B. | king fisher |
| C. | amul |
| D. | boost |
| Answer» C. amul | |
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