McqMate
| 1. |
The Shannon and Weaver model of communication is |
| A. | modular |
| B. | circular |
| C. | linear |
| D. | non linear |
| Answer» C. linear | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is not a part of seven C’s of Communication ? |
| A. | channel |
| B. | content |
| C. | curiosity |
| D. | clarity |
| Answer» C. curiosity | |
| 3. |
Cinema is a/an |
| A. | visual medium |
| B. | audiovisual medium |
| C. | audio medium |
| D. | print medium |
| Answer» B. audiovisual medium | |
| 4. |
Dyadic communication is the transfer of messages from a person |
| A. | to another person and vice versa |
| B. | to a group of persons |
| C. | to a mass audience |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. to another person and vice versa | |
| 5. |
The MMU is a/an |
| A. | visual medium |
| B. | audiovisual medium |
| C. | audio medium |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. audiovisual medium | |
| 6. |
A group discussion is a form of |
| A. | dyadic communication |
| B. | group communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. group communication | |
| 7. |
The word communication is derived from |
| A. | french |
| B. | german |
| C. | latin |
| D. | persian |
| Answer» C. latin | |
| 8. |
Sadharanikaran is a equivalent to the original concept of |
| A. | commonality |
| B. | communion |
| C. | communism |
| D. | communication |
| Answer» D. communication | |
| 9. |
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication was established in |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1965 | |
| 10. |
Communication involves active interaction with our environments |
| A. | physically |
| B. | biologically |
| C. | socially |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 11. |
What is Syntactics |
| A. | the study of the language in use |
| B. | the study of relationship among words |
| C. | the study of human interactions |
| D. | the relationship between words and sentences |
| Answer» B. the study of relationship among words | |
| 12. |
The primary function of interpersonal communication is |
| A. | reasoning |
| B. | relationship building |
| C. | to inform |
| D. | to provide relaxation |
| Answer» B. relationship building | |
| 13. |
Feedback is considered as |
| A. | conviction |
| B. | motor action |
| C. | description cycle |
| D. | multilaterality |
| Answer» B. motor action | |
| 14. |
The Author of the book Communication Networks. |
| A. | daniel belt |
| B. | manuel castle |
| C. | e.m.rogers & d.l.kincaid |
| D. | andre gunder frank |
| Answer» C. e.m.rogers & d.l.kincaid | |
| 15. |
According to Wilbur Schramm which one of the following is a value free asset |
| A. | culture |
| B. | religion |
| C. | technology |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» A. culture | |
| 16. |
According to Global Village concept of Marshall MacLuhan |
| A. | electronic media can help the masses unite to effect change |
| B. | maintain person to person relations |
| C. | most of new technologies make people scattered |
| D. | the electronic technologies would not be able to enlighten the masses |
| Answer» A. electronic media can help the masses unite to effect change | |
| 17. |
The process of mass communication is not |
| A. | asymmetrical |
| B. | personal |
| C. | anonymous |
| D. | effected on a large scale |
| Answer» B. personal | |
| 18. |
Which of the communication has more emotional appeal |
| A. | intrapersonal |
| B. | interpersonal |
| C. | group |
| D. | mass |
| Answer» B. interpersonal | |
| 19. |
Communication needs a |
| A. | sender |
| B. | receiver |
| C. | channel |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 20. |
Communication helps in |
| A. | persuaution |
| B. | entertainment |
| C. | integration |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 21. |
Which Model refers to Gatekeeper concept. |
| A. | theadore newcomb\s |
| B. | shannon &weaver\s |
| C. | bruce westleys &mc leans |
| D. | george gerbner |
| Answer» C. bruce westleys &mc leans | |
| 22. |
Speaker-Speech-Audience are the elements of whose model of communication |
| A. | claude shannon |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | harold lasswell |
| D. | wilbur schramm |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 23. |
Who introduced the concept of Noise in Communication |
| A. | wilbur shramm |
| B. | george gerbner |
| C. | charles osgood |
| D. | claude shannon &warren weaver |
| Answer» D. claude shannon &warren weaver | |
| 24. |
According to the Pyramidal distribution of Mc Quail -------------is at the apex of Pyramid |
| A. | intrapersonal communication |
| B. | interpersonal communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | group communication |
| Answer» C. mass communication | |
| 25. |
In a communication process sender is also known as |
| A. | receiver |
| B. | encoder |
| C. | channel |
| D. | decoder |
| Answer» B. encoder | |
| 26. |
In a communication process Receiver is also known as |
| A. | sender |
| B. | encoder |
| C. | channel |
| D. | decoder |
| Answer» D. decoder | |
| 27. |
“The Media do not do things to people rather people do things with media" relate with |
| A. | the cultural theory |
| B. | uses and gratification theory |
| C. | symbolic interaction theory |
| D. | cultivation theory |
| Answer» B. uses and gratification theory | |
| 28. |
Communication is the transfer or conveying of meaning. This definition was given by |
| A. | claude shannon |
| B. | oxford dictionary |
| C. | charles osgood |
| D. | wilbur schramm |
| Answer» B. oxford dictionary | |
| 29. |
Kinesics is the science of |
| A. | printing |
| B. | language |
| C. | writing |
| D. | body language |
| Answer» D. body language | |
| 30. |
The Egyptian system of picture writing is known as |
| A. | pictography |
| B. | cuneiform |
| C. | hieroglyph |
| D. | script |
| Answer» C. hieroglyph | |
| 31. |
Alphabetical writing was developed by |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | greeks |
| C. | romans |
| D. | persians |
| Answer» C. romans | |
| 32. |
The writing style developed by Sumerians is |
| A. | pictography |
| B. | cuneiform |
| C. | hieroglyph |
| D. | script |
| Answer» B. cuneiform | |
| 33. |
added five vowels to the alphabets |
| A. | sumerians |
| B. | greeks |
| C. | romans |
| D. | persian |
| Answer» C. romans | |
| 34. |
developed the capital and small letters |
| A. | sumerians |
| B. | greeks |
| C. | romans |
| D. | persian |
| Answer» C. romans | |
| 35. |
developed a kind of paper from papyrus plant |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | greeks |
| C. | romans |
| D. | persians |
| Answer» A. chinese | |
| 36. |
The development of printing technology was in |
| A. | 15th century |
| B. | 16th century |
| C. | 17th century |
| D. | 18th century |
| Answer» A. 15th century | |
| 37. |
Movable types and mechanical printing press were invented by |
| A. | herman gundert |
| B. | benchamin bailey |
| C. | johan guttenberg |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. johan guttenberg | |
| 38. |
The first book printed by Johan Guttenberg was on |
| A. | novel |
| B. | poetry |
| C. | religions |
| D. | culture |
| Answer» C. religions | |
| 39. |
Telegraphy was invented in |
| A. | 19th century |
| B. | 16th century |
| C. | 17th century |
| D. | 18th century |
| Answer» A. 19th century | |
| 40. |
The twentieth century began with the invention of |
| A. | photography |
| B. | printing |
| C. | cinema |
| D. | radio |
| Answer» C. cinema | |
| 41. |
Radio broadcasting began in |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 42. |
TV telecasting began in |
| A. | 1925 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» D. 1940 | |
| 43. |
has turned the world into a global village |
| A. | radio |
| B. | cinema |
| C. | tv |
| D. | internet |
| Answer» D. internet | |
| 44. |
occurs when an individual sends and receives messages internally |
| A. | intrapersonal communication |
| B. | interpersonal communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | group communication |
| Answer» A. intrapersonal communication | |
| 45. |
Thinking and meditation are the functions of |
| A. | intrapersonal communication |
| B. | interpersonal communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | group communication |
| Answer» A. intrapersonal communication | |
| 46. |
The Johari Window model was developed by |
| A. | shannon & weaver |
| B. | joseph luft &harrington ingham |
| C. | wilbur schramm |
| D. | denis mc quail |
| Answer» B. joseph luft &harrington ingham | |
| 47. |
is the basis of all communication |
| A. | intrapersonal communication |
| B. | interpersonal communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | group communication |
| Answer» A. intrapersonal communication | |
| 48. |
Gate keeping is related with |
| A. | intrapersonal communication |
| B. | interpersonal communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | group communication |
| Answer» C. mass communication | |
| 49. |
The term kinesics was coined by |
| A. | joseph luft |
| B. | harrington ingham |
| C. | ray birdwhistell |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. ray birdwhistell | |
| 50. |
Kinesics is related with |
| A. | verbal communication |
| B. | non verbal communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | group communication |
| Answer» B. non verbal communication | |
| 51. |
The Mathematical Model of Shannon &Weaver was altered by |
| A. | harold.d.lasswell |
| B. | wilbur schramm |
| C. | fredrick.s.siebead |
| D. | gerbner |
| Answer» B. wilbur schramm | |
| 52. |
The four theories of Press was Put forwarded By |
| A. | harold.d.lasswell |
| B. | wilbur schramm |
| C. | fredrick.s.siebead |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. fredrick.s.siebead | |
| 53. |
The Libertarian theory is also known as |
| A. | communist media theory |
| B. | freepress theory |
| C. | authoritarian theory |
| D. | social responsibility theory |
| Answer» B. freepress theory | |
| 54. |
Who was the owner of the The Hindu. |
| A. | m.k.gandhi |
| B. | motilal ghosh |
| C. | surendranath banerjee |
| D. | kasthuri ranga iyengar |
| Answer» D. kasthuri ranga iyengar | |
| 55. |
Wireless telegraphy was developed by |
| A. | j.c.maxwell |
| B. | thomas edison |
| C. | heinrich hertz |
| D. | guglielmo marconi |
| Answer» D. guglielmo marconi | |
| 56. |
Which of the following is true for communication model of Schramm. |
| A. | context of stimuli has been used |
| B. | noise &feedback has been added. |
| C. | encoding has been replaced |
| D. | decoding has been replaced |
| Answer» B. noise &feedback has been added. | |
| 57. |
Interpersonal communication is |
| A. | communication with the crowd |
| B. | communication with public |
| C. | communication between two individuals |
| D. | communication with his own mind |
| Answer» C. communication between two individuals | |
| 58. |
According to whom mass media are primarily moulders of society as well as reflectors of it. |
| A. | denis mc quail |
| B. | harold lasswell |
| C. | wilbur schramm |
| D. | george gerbner |
| Answer» A. denis mc quail | |
| 59. |
According to Mc Quail is at the apex of a pyramidal distribution |
| A. | intrapersonal communication |
| B. | interpersonal communication |
| C. | mass communication |
| D. | group communication |
| Answer» C. mass communication | |
| 60. |
ICT Stands for |
| A. | information common technology |
| B. | information and communication technology |
| C. | information and computer technology |
| D. | interconnected technology |
| Answer» B. information and communication technology | |
| 61. |
Who called our society as a dramatised society |
| A. | marshal mcluhan |
| B. | raymond williams |
| C. | james augustus. |
| D. | guttenberg |
| Answer» A. marshal mcluhan | |
| 62. |
Who developed w.w.w. |
| A. | steve jobs |
| B. | tim-bernes lee |
| C. | henry william gates |
| D. | michel dell |
| Answer» B. tim-bernes lee | |
| 63. |
It was in world wide web was developed |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» D. 1994 | |
| 64. |
Radio &TV are the examples of |
| A. | group communication |
| B. | interpersonal communication |
| C. | human communication |
| D. | mass communication |
| Answer» D. mass communication | |
| 65. |
Comment is free; facts are sacred. who made this statement |
| A. | c.p.scott |
| B. | brian robert |
| C. | william francis |
| D. | james goldsmith |
| Answer» A. c.p.scott | |
| 66. |
Which is known as new media. |
| A. | |
| B. | radio |
| C. | tv |
| D. | internet |
| Answer» D. internet | |
| 67. |
Which is known as fifth estate. |
| A. | |
| B. | radio |
| C. | tv |
| D. | social networks |
| Answer» D. social networks | |
| 68. |
The social media network of Google. |
| A. | |
| B. | |
| C. | google plus |
| D. | |
| Answer» C. google plus | |
| 69. |
The limited effects model of mass communication was a counter to |
| A. | abx model |
| B. | circular model |
| C. | diffusion model |
| D. | hypodermic needle theory |
| Answer» A. abx model | |
| 70. |
The interpretation process in communication takes place in |
| A. | sender |
| B. | message |
| C. | receiver |
| D. | channel |
| Answer» C. receiver | |
| 71. |
The process of translation of the messages into a code suitable for transmission to the receiver |
| A. | decoding |
| B. | replication |
| C. | encoding |
| D. | transmission |
| Answer» C. encoding | |
| 72. |
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Kerala is located at |
| A. | trivandrum |
| B. | kottayam |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» B. kottayam | |
| 73. |
The process of filtering messages from source to receiver is called |
| A. | hand out |
| B. | kinesics |
| C. | degeneration |
| D. | gate keeping |
| Answer» D. gate keeping | |
| 74. |
The Consequence of Communication is |
| A. | message |
| B. | content |
| C. | source |
| D. | effect |
| Answer» D. effect | |
| 75. |
Communis means |
| A. | common |
| B. | information |
| C. | code |
| D. | communities |
| Answer» A. common | |
| 76. |
Which is the largest circulated daily in south India |
| A. | enadu |
| B. | kerala koumudi |
| C. | malayala manorama |
| D. | dinakaran |
| Answer» C. malayala manorama | |
| 77. |
Which of the following is not included in the Harold Lasswell's model |
| A. | whom |
| B. | who |
| C. | what |
| D. | when |
| Answer» D. when | |
| 78. |
The director of the film Raja Harishchandra |
| A. | sathyajith ray |
| B. | dadasaheb phalke |
| C. | mrinal sen |
| D. | syam benagal |
| Answer» B. dadasaheb phalke | |
| 79. |
The Highest film award in India |
| A. | j.c.danielaward |
| B. | filmfare award |
| C. | film critics award |
| D. | dadasaheb phalke award |
| Answer» D. dadasaheb phalke award | |
| 80. |
SITE was conducted with the help of |
| A. | britain |
| B. | usa |
| C. | japan |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» B. usa | |
| 81. |
Name the first private channel in India |
| A. | zee tv |
| B. | asianet |
| C. | sun |
| D. | star |
| Answer» B. asianet | |
| 82. |
The name associated with wikileaks |
| A. | billgates |
| B. | mark zukerberg |
| C. | julian assange |
| D. | tim berner |
| Answer» C. julian assange | |
| 83. |
Who defines communication as social interaction through messages |
| A. | george gerbner |
| B. | theodorson |
| C. | daniel lerner |
| D. | joseph deuto |
| Answer» B. theodorson | |
| 84. |
The educational channel of AIR |
| A. | yuvavani |
| B. | gyan vani |
| C. | akashvani |
| D. | worldspace radio |
| Answer» B. gyan vani | |
| 85. |
The first Malayalam film Vigathakumaran was directed by |
| A. | ramu karyat |
| B. | p.bhaskharan |
| C. | j.c.daniel |
| D. | rosey |
| Answer» C. j.c.daniel | |
| 86. |
FM station owned by Reliance Group |
| A. | big fm |
| B. | best fm |
| C. | radio mirchi |
| D. | radio city |
| Answer» A. big fm | |
| 87. |
The radio station in India was renamed AIR in the Year |
| A. | 1934 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» C. 1936 | |
| 88. |
Facebook is a |
| A. | blog |
| B. | social network |
| C. | website |
| D. | portal |
| Answer» B. social network | |
| 89. |
The first paragraph of a news story is |
| A. | body |
| B. | headline |
| C. | lead |
| D. | text |
| Answer» C. lead | |
| 90. |
Caption means |
| A. | name of the reporter |
| B. | place of origin of news |
| C. | text accompanying a photo |
| D. | name of publisher |
| Answer» C. text accompanying a photo | |
| 91. |
PTI is a |
| A. | news channel |
| B. | news portal |
| C. | news paper |
| D. | news agency |
| Answer» D. news agency | |
| 92. |
The director of the film Aparajitha |
| A. | phalke |
| B. | mrinal sen |
| C. | syam benegal |
| D. | satayajith ray |
| Answer» D. satayajith ray | |
| 93. |
The Malayalam news paper which started the first online edition |
| A. | malayala manorama |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | deepika |
| D. | kerala kaumudi |
| Answer» C. deepika | |
| 94. |
Dream weaver is a |
| A. | page making software |
| B. | video editing software |
| C. | sound editing software |
| D. | website creating software |
| Answer» D. website creating software | |
| 95. |
Author of the book Mass Communication in India |
| A. | uma narula |
| B. | b.n.ahuja |
| C. | seema hasan |
| D. | keval.j.kumar |
| Answer» D. keval.j.kumar | |
| 96. |
The founder editor of Mathrubhumi daily |
| A. | m.kesava menon |
| B. | k.p.kesavamenon |
| C. | m.d.nalappattu |
| D. | m.p.veerendrakumar |
| Answer» B. k.p.kesavamenon | |
| 97. |
Vidura is a journal published by |
| A. | pti |
| B. | press council of india |
| C. | iimc |
| D. | press institute of india |
| Answer» D. press institute of india | |
| 98. |
The first multi lingual TV Network of India |
| A. | zee |
| B. | jain |
| C. | gemini |
| D. | sun |
| Answer» B. jain | |
| 99. |
The national film awards in India were established in the year |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1954 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» D. 1956 | |
| 100. |
In which year was Indian Institute of Mass communication established |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» B. 1965 | |
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