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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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