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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) .
| 51. |
ASCI stand for ………………………… |
| A. | advertising standards council of india |
| B. | advertising scheme council of india |
| C. | advertising system corporation of india |
| D. | accounting system council of india |
| Answer» A. advertising standards council of india | |
| 52. |
The DAVP (Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity) is headed by a ……… |
| A. | president |
| B. | chaiman |
| C. | minister |
| D. | director general |
| Answer» D. director general | |
| 53. |
K.P. Kesava Menon is the Founder editor of ? |
| A. | puschimodayam |
| B. | deepika |
| C. | mathrubhumi |
| D. | kerala kaumudhi |
| Answer» C. mathrubhumi | |
| 54. |
The official News paper of BJP Kerala unit is? |
| A. | kesari |
| B. | samna |
| C. | janmabhoomi |
| D. | viveka |
| Answer» C. janmabhoomi | |
| 55. |
…………………… was India’s first Multi Lingual News Agency |
| A. | pti |
| B. | uni |
| C. | samachar bharati |
| D. | hindustan samachar |
| Answer» D. hindustan samachar | |
| 56. |
India and Easter News paper Society (IENS) now known as? |
| A. | north eastern newspaper society |
| B. | indian news paper society |
| C. | press information bureau |
| D. | national newspaper society |
| Answer» B. indian news paper society | |
| 57. |
IFWJ stands for…………………? |
| A. | indian federation of working journalists |
| B. | international federation of working journalists |
| C. | intercontinental federation of working journalists |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. indian federation of working journalists | |
| 58. |
Byline Means …………………….. |
| A. | text accompanying a photograph |
| B. | name of the author |
| C. | place & date |
| D. | edition of the news paper |
| Answer» B. name of the author | |
| 59. |
The process of filtering a messages from source to receiver is…………… |
| A. | filtering |
| B. | refining |
| C. | framing |
| D. | gate keeping |
| Answer» D. gate keeping | |
| 60. |
Tabloid refers to---? |
| A. | news paper half the size of a broad sheet |
| B. | periodicals |
| C. | table magazines |
| D. | house journals |
| Answer» A. news paper half the size of a broad sheet | |
| 61. |
News reporting that sensationalise or over emplacing soft writing, which is decided by some editors is means as………………………. |
| A. | sensational journalism |
| B. | black journalism |
| C. | criminal journalism |
| D. | yellow journalism |
| Answer» D. yellow journalism | |
| 62. |
When did AIR (All India Radio) come under the department of Information and Broadcasting? |
| A. | oct 24, 1941 |
| B. | sept 3, 1940 |
| C. | march 2, 1950 |
| D. | dec 7, 1956 |
| Answer» A. oct 24, 1941 | |
| 63. |
The Prasar Bharati Act came into force on ……. |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» B. 1997 | |
| 64. |
Which among the following is not a feature of Mass Media? |
| A. | transcient |
| B. | universal access |
| C. | narrow scope |
| D. | gatekeeping |
| Answer» C. narrow scope | |
| 65. |
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (11 MC) is located at |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | bengalore |
| C. | kolkatta |
| D. | newdelhi |
| Answer» D. newdelhi | |
| 66. |
What is “Reuters”? |
| A. | the first journal in south east asia |
| B. | a british based news blong |
| C. | an economy based blog. |
| D. | internet technology chip |
| Answer» B. a british based news blong | |
| 67. |
Which among the following pair is not correctly matched? |
| A. | the hindu – siddharth varadarajan |
| B. | india today – arnab goswami |
| C. | outlook – krishnakumar |
| D. | the week – philip mathew |
| Answer» B. india today – arnab goswami | |
| 68. |
In DAB, what does the letter ‘A’ stand for? |
| A. | asterisk |
| B. | audio |
| C. | antenna |
| D. | automatic |
| Answer» B. audio | |
| 69. |
‘Rotoscoping’ is associated with? |
| A. | animation |
| B. | robotics |
| C. | new media |
| D. | television |
| Answer» A. animation | |
| 70. |
‘Face book’ is an example of |
| A. | search option |
| B. | social network |
| C. | online paper |
| D. | blog |
| Answer» B. social network | |
| 71. |
The process of improving the visibility of a webpage/website in a search engine is called? |
| A. | referral marketing |
| B. | affliation |
| C. | search engine optimization |
| D. | social media marketing |
| Answer» C. search engine optimization | |
| 72. |
The scholar who coined the expression – ‘The Medium is the Message” is well renown for his concept of “Global Village”. |
| A. | albert bandura |
| B. | marshall mcluhan |
| C. | leode genero |
| D. | wilbur schram |
| Answer» B. marshall mcluhan | |
| 73. |
Prannoy Roy is associated with which among the following media? |
| A. | cnbc |
| B. | sakshi t v |
| C. | ndtv |
| D. | ibn lok mat |
| Answer» C. ndtv | |
| 74. |
Indian Foundation for Public Relations education and Research (IFPR) is based |
| A. | new delhi |
| B. | imphal |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | hyderabad |
| Answer» A. new delhi | |
| 75. |
IPRA’s (International Public Relations Association) code of Athens was adopted in the year? |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» D. 1965 | |
| 76. |
Who was recently appointed as the Editor-in-chief of outlook magazine replacing Vinod Mehta? |
| A. | rajiv shukla |
| B. | pradeep bhakshi |
| C. | krishna kumar |
| D. | rajiv ahir |
| Answer» C. krishna kumar | |
| 77. |
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) a voluntary organization of advertisers is head quartered at? |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | secunderabad |
| C. | kolkata |
| D. | new delhi |
| Answer» A. bombay | |
| 78. |
Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) is headed by? |
| A. | secretary general |
| B. | chairman |
| C. | director general |
| D. | president |
| Answer» C. director general | |
| 79. |
Which among the following activity is concerned with creating goodwill, and providing better ambience for an organization of function effectively ….. |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | public relations |
| C. | communication |
| D. | press release |
| Answer» B. public relations | |
| 80. |
‘News and truth are not the same thing’- Who said these words? |
| A. | jerome.k.taylor |
| B. | henry ikaka |
| C. | watler luppman |
| D. | ravel mzoko |
| Answer» C. watler luppman | |
| 81. |
Wi-Fi Refers to |
| A. | width fixture |
| B. | wireless fidelity |
| C. | wireless fixture |
| D. | width figure |
| Answer» B. wireless fidelity | |
| 82. |
A Newspaper’s first edition of the day is known as |
| A. | bull dog |
| B. | dummy |
| C. | hoax |
| D. | newshole |
| Answer» A. bull dog | |
| 83. |
Associated Press of India (API) a domestic news agency was started by |
| A. | keval. j. kumar |
| B. | k.c. roy |
| C. | govind phule |
| D. | rama raju sinha |
| Answer» B. k.c. roy | |
| 84. |
PTI (Press Trust of India) celebrated the Golden Jubilee of it’s inception in the year? |
| A. | 1999 |
| B. | 2000 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» A. 1999 | |
| 85. |
What does the Latin Word “Communis” mean? |
| A. | commute |
| B. | communication |
| C. | common |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. common | |
| 86. |
The film “Alam Ara” was produced by |
| A. | ardeshir irani |
| B. | satya charu |
| C. | gopinath varma |
| D. | vipin chandra |
| Answer» A. ardeshir irani | |
| 87. |
Expansion of CNN is? |
| A. | canadian news network |
| B. | communication news network |
| C. | cable news network |
| D. | common news network |
| Answer» C. cable news network | |
| 88. |
The Regional office of Central Board of film certification in Kerala is situated at? |
| A. | kochi |
| B. | thiruvananthapuram |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | kozhikode |
| Answer» B. thiruvananthapuram | |
| 89. |
ARPANET (Advanced Research Project Agency Network) was launched in |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1969 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» A. 1965 | |
| 90. |
Goenka award for excellence in journalism is constituted by |
| A. | pti |
| B. | times group |
| C. | express group |
| D. | iuwj |
| Answer» C. express group | |
| 91. |
A whistle blower means? |
| A. | a professional musician |
| B. | a crusader against corruption |
| C. | legal officer in a lower court |
| D. | chief of a news agency |
| Answer» B. a crusader against corruption | |
| 92. |
The program Devil’s Advocate in CNNIBN is hosted by? |
| A. | karanthapar |
| B. | prannoy roy |
| C. | arnab goswami |
| D. | rajdeep sardesai |
| Answer» A. karanthapar | |
| 93. |
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 | |
| 94. |
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 | |
| 95. |
The term ‘ Mockumentary’ is the portmanteau of? |
| A. | mockum + documentary |
| B. | mock + documentary |
| C. | motion + documentary |
| D. | mog + documentary |
| Answer» B. mock + documentary | |
| 96. |
VJ stands for Video Jockey, what does DJ stands for? |
| A. | disc jockey |
| B. | drive jockey |
| C. | dude jockey |
| D. | diffo jockey |
| Answer» A. disc jockey | |
| 97. |
The expansion of ENG is? |
| A. | engineered news generation |
| B. | electronic news gathering |
| C. | electronic nano gathering |
| D. | engineered news gadget |
| Answer» B. electronic news gathering | |
| 98. |
“Tilt” is a? |
| A. | internet based news gadget |
| B. | camera movement |
| C. | term coined by vincent ‘d’ zouza |
| D. | protocol for print media |
| Answer» B. camera movement | |
| 99. |
Who among the following is not a photo journalist? |
| A. | kevin carter |
| B. | raghu rai |
| C. | madhuraj |
| D. | cyrus barucha |
| Answer» D. cyrus barucha | |
| 100. |
Headline across top of a page over the name plate is called? |
| A. | scoop |
| B. | skyline |
| C. | newshole |
| D. | lead |
| Answer» B. skyline | |
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