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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 first television broadcast service in the world was started by |
| A. | doordarshan |
| B. | unesco |
| C. | ani |
| D. | bbc |
| Answer» D. bbc | |
| 2. |
BBC Started television broadcasting in |
| A. | 1926 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» B. 1936 | |
| 3. |
Doordarshan was launched in India on |
| A. | 15 september 1949 |
| B. | 15 august 1949 |
| C. | 15 august 1959 |
| D. | 15 september 1959 |
| Answer» D. 15 september 1959 | |
| 4. |
What is the motto of Doordarshan |
| A. | bahujan hidaya bahujan sukhaya |
| B. | sathyam sivam sundaram |
| C. | mrudu bhave drida kritye |
| D. | yato dharmasto jayah |
| Answer» B. sathyam sivam sundaram | |
| 5. |
Doordarshan is operated in India under |
| A. | ministry of information technology |
| B. | ministry of news and current affairs |
| C. | ministry of information and broadcasting |
| D. | ministry of technology |
| Answer» C. ministry of information and broadcasting | |
| 6. |
Which is the first private television news channel in Malayalam? |
| A. | indiavision |
| B. | asianet news |
| C. | amrita tv |
| D. | manorama news |
| Answer» B. asianet news | |
| 7. |
SITE stands for |
| A. | satellite included television experiment |
| B. | satellite instructional television experiment |
| C. | satellite included television expansion |
| D. | satellite included television education |
| Answer» B. satellite instructional television experiment | |
| 8. |
IPTV stands for |
| A. | internet protocol television |
| B. | internet provided television |
| C. | international private television |
| D. | international press television |
| Answer» A. internet protocol television | |
| 9. |
Twenty four News is owned by |
| A. | star group |
| B. | flowers group |
| C. | media village |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. flowers group | |
| 10. |
Which is the oldest news agency in the world? |
| A. | ap |
| B. | reuters |
| C. | afp |
| D. | ani |
| Answer» C. afp | |
| 11. |
Which is the largest news agency in India? |
| A. | pti |
| B. | ani |
| C. | reuters |
| D. | ap |
| Answer» A. pti | |
| 12. |
The process of up-linking in Television Broadcast Starts from |
| A. | television bureau |
| B. | television headquarters |
| C. | television studio |
| D. | edit suit |
| Answer» B. television headquarters | |
| 13. |
Who among the following is responsible for the content aired in a television news channel? |
| A. | editor in chief |
| B. | reporter |
| C. | sub editor |
| D. | anchor |
| Answer» A. editor in chief | |
| 14. |
A live news bulletin is controlled and coordinated from |
| A. | pcr |
| B. | mcr |
| C. | edit suit |
| D. | studio |
| Answer» A. pcr | |
| 15. |
NDTV was founded by |
| A. | prannoy roy and radhika roy |
| B. | rajdeep sardesai |
| C. | arnab goswami |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. prannoy roy and radhika roy | |
| 16. |
Which among the following is not an international channel? |
| A. | al-jazeera english |
| B. | bbc |
| C. | ndtv |
| D. | fox news |
| Answer» C. ndtv | |
| 17. |
Which is the television channel owned by Kerala Government operated for live broadcast of Legislative Assembly proceedings? |
| A. | victers |
| B. | kerala tv |
| C. | sabha tv |
| D. | dd malayalam |
| Answer» C. sabha tv | |
| 18. |
Which is the educational television channel by government of Kerala? |
| A. | outbox |
| B. | kite victers |
| C. | dd malayalam |
| D. | edu-live |
| Answer» B. kite victers | |
| 19. |
A news rundown is |
| A. | the time slot for a news bulletin |
| B. | the anchor links for a news bulletin |
| C. | the list of news stories for a bulletin in preferred order with duration |
| D. | the list of bites required during a live news bulletin |
| Answer» C. the list of news stories for a bulletin in preferred order with duration | |
| 20. |
ENG stands for |
| A. | electronic news generation |
| B. | electronic news gathering |
| C. | essential news gathering |
| D. | effective news generation |
| Answer» B. electronic news gathering | |
| 21. |
EFP stands for |
| A. | electronic file production |
| B. | electronic file processing |
| C. | electronic field programme |
| D. | electronic field production |
| Answer» D. electronic field production | |
| 22. |
PCR stands for |
| A. | production control room |
| B. | programme control room |
| C. | production coordination room |
| D. | programme coordination reel |
| Answer» A. production control room | |
| 23. |
A PCR is responsible for |
| A. | switching visuals from multiple camera during a live programme |
| B. | giving commands for anchors |
| C. | setting up graphics and additional visuals |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 24. |
MCR stands for |
| A. | main control room |
| B. | main coordinating room |
| C. | master control room |
| D. | master camera room |
| Answer» C. master control room | |
| 25. |
The commands given from the PCR to the anchor to start the show is termed asd |
| A. | cue |
| B. | clap |
| C. | talk back |
| D. | rat |
| Answer» A. cue | |
| 26. |
A device that scrolls the text in front of the camera for the anchor to read is |
| A. | tele-reader |
| B. | tele-viewer |
| C. | tele prompter |
| D. | scroller |
| Answer» C. tele prompter | |
| 27. |
The space on the television screen where the news appears as text is called |
| A. | text band |
| B. | ticker |
| C. | graphics |
| D. | text viewer |
| Answer» B. ticker | |
| 28. |
Slug is |
| A. | the short description of a news story |
| B. | the number of a news story in rundown |
| C. | the introduction part of a news story to be read by the anchor |
| D. | the wrap up portion of a news bulletin |
| Answer» A. the short description of a news story | |
| 29. |
The ideal duration of a television news bulletin is |
| A. | 15 min |
| B. | 30 min |
| C. | 20 min |
| D. | 60 min |
| Answer» B. 30 min | |
| 30. |
A multi-camera television show is |
| A. | any television show using more than one camera |
| B. | any television programme using more than two camera |
| C. | any live television programme using more than two camera |
| D. | any television show using more than three camera |
| Answer» A. any television show using more than one camera | |
| 31. |
Ad-lib is |
| A. | the description attached along with reading scripts |
| B. | commands for anchor while presenting a news |
| C. | the non-scripted content read during a live show |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. the non-scripted content read during a live show | |
| 32. |
A tele-prompter is placed |
| A. | behind the camera |
| B. | behind the anchor |
| C. | in front of the camera |
| D. | at the pcr |
| Answer» C. in front of the camera | |
| 33. |
Television content distributed for a specific audience over different platforms all called as |
| A. | special programme |
| B. | narrowcast |
| C. | podcast |
| D. | target broadcast |
| Answer» B. narrowcast | |
| 34. |
A news bulletin producer is responsible for |
| A. | the content of the news stories used |
| B. | rundown of the bulletin |
| C. | technical perfection of airing the bulletin |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 35. |
Which of the following microphones is used for anchoring a news bulletin? |
| A. | lavaliere microphone |
| B. | handheld microphone |
| C. | rf microphone |
| D. | boom mic |
| Answer» A. lavaliere microphone | |
| 36. |
An outdoor production is |
| A. | programme shot outside the studio |
| B. | programme shot inside the studio |
| C. | programme aired from the headquarters |
| D. | programme aired from the field |
| Answer» A. programme shot outside the studio | |
| 37. |
Indoor programmes are |
| A. | shot from the studio |
| B. | produced with artificial light |
| C. | more convenient for production |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 38. |
All live programmes are |
| A. | recorded in the camera |
| B. | multi-camera productions |
| C. | pre-scripted |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 39. |
Chroma key is used in Television Production for |
| A. | lighting |
| B. | colouring |
| C. | removal of background |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. removal of background | |
| 40. |
A news package is |
| A. | a draft news report |
| B. | an edited news story with visuals, voice over and bites |
| C. | a rundown |
| D. | a news bulletin |
| Answer» B. an edited news story with visuals, voice over and bites | |
| 41. |
A freelance journalist, photographer, or videographer who contributes reports, photos, or videos to a news organization on assignment basis is called |
| A. | assignee |
| B. | trainee |
| C. | stringer |
| D. | beat reporter |
| Answer» C. stringer | |
| 42. |
Beat reporting is |
| A. | reporting news stories from a specific location |
| B. | reporting news stories of specific events |
| C. | reporting news stories for a specific theme or topic |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 43. |
The minimum number of camera required for an interview programme in television is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» A. 1 | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is not a quality of a news anchor? |
| A. | fluency |
| B. | general awareness |
| C. | language proficiency |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 45. |
Who among the following invented the cinematograph? |
| A. | lumiere brothers |
| B. | mani sethna |
| C. | dada saheb phalke |
| D. | dhirendra nath ganguly |
| Answer» A. lumiere brothers | |
| 46. |
Which is the basic building block of a movie? |
| A. | frame |
| B. | shot |
| C. | scene |
| D. | sequence |
| Answer» A. frame | |
| 47. |
_______ film movement reflects the inner conflicts of its 1920s German audience by giving their woes an inescapably external presence. |
| A. | germen impressionism |
| B. | german expressionism |
| C. | british new wave |
| D. | german new wave |
| Answer» B. german expressionism | |
| 48. |
____________ film movement is based on the concept that film theory doesn't necessary have to align with theatrical frameworks. |
| A. | german impressionism |
| B. | british new wave |
| C. | soviet montage |
| D. | german new wave |
| Answer» C. soviet montage | |
| 49. |
Kinetoscope was invented by |
| A. | lumiere brothers |
| B. | thomas edison |
| C. | auguste |
| D. | william dickson |
| Answer» B. thomas edison | |
| 50. |
The cinematograph projector invented by Lumiere Brothers had a frame rate of |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 16 | |
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