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| 1. |
Yellow journalism derived its name from an early comic character called ---------- |
| A. | yellow kid |
| B. | yellow boy |
| C. | yellow girlie |
| D. | yellow guy |
| Answer» A. yellow kid | |
| 2. |
Which is the face of the newspaper? |
| A. | headlines |
| B. | front page |
| C. | edit page |
| D. | masthead |
| Answer» D. masthead | |
| 3. |
Name the first communication satellite which was launched in 1962 |
| A. | early bird |
| B. | intelset |
| C. | intersputnik |
| D. | insat |
| Answer» A. early bird | |
| 4. |
Which of the following was developed the earliest? |
| A. | am radio |
| B. | television |
| C. | drm |
| D. | dth |
| Answer» A. am radio | |
| 5. |
--------------------- is associated with the invention of printing |
| A. | franklin |
| B. | johann gutenberg |
| C. | charles babbage |
| D. | marconi |
| Answer» B. johann gutenberg | |
| 6. |
Is the latest time at which a story can be accepted |
| A. | dateline |
| B. | deadline |
| C. | press time |
| D. | print time |
| Answer» B. deadline | |
| 7. |
Some stories that wrap similar events into a single story is called |
| A. | multiple story |
| B. | round |
| C. | capital story |
| D. | same incident story |
| Answer» B. round | |
| 8. |
Small advertisements classified according to subject area and carrying no illustrations are known as |
| A. | small ads |
| B. | news library |
| C. | back volume stock. |
| D. | classified |
| Answer» D. classified | |
| 9. |
Leader writer is one who writes the ------------------------- |
| A. | main story |
| B. | middle article |
| C. | editorial |
| D. | edit page article |
| Answer» C. editorial | |
| 10. |
Is a detailed account of the coming event. |
| A. | future story |
| B. | advancer |
| C. | curtain raiser |
| D. | advance |
| Answer» C. curtain raiser | |
| 11. |
Condensing a story is generally referred to as in the newspaper offices. |
| A. | rewriting |
| B. | miniaturizing |
| C. | shortening |
| D. | boiling down |
| Answer» D. boiling down | |
| 12. |
Title registration of newspaper is done by: |
| A. | rni |
| B. | davp |
| C. | pib |
| D. | iprd |
| Answer» A. rni | |
| 13. |
An advertisement written in the style of a news item or feature: |
| A. | ad news |
| B. | paid news |
| C. | news ad |
| D. | advertorial |
| Answer» D. advertorial | |
| 14. |
. Hard news is : |
| A. | cultural news |
| B. | daily public news |
| C. | background information |
| D. | box |
| Answer» B. daily public news | |
| 15. |
One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story |
| A. | topline |
| B. | slug |
| C. | small head |
| D. | top head |
| Answer» B. slug | |
| 16. |
‘XXX’ in a news copy denotes: |
| A. | end of the story |
| B. | end of thirty words |
| C. | story written by three people |
| D. | story approved by three editors |
| Answer» A. end of the story | |
| 17. |
The main headline on the top of a page covering all columns is known as: |
| A. | blurb |
| B. | lead |
| C. | banner |
| D. | blow-up |
| Answer» C. banner | |
| 18. |
Copy editor is a synonym of |
| A. | sub editor |
| B. | news editor |
| C. | copywriter |
| D. | copyholder |
| Answer» A. sub editor | |
| 19. |
Is not a principle of page make-up. |
| A. | proportion |
| B. | balance |
| C. | contrast |
| D. | five ws |
| Answer» D. five ws | |
| 20. |
Sensation is the main feature of journalism. |
| A. | black |
| B. | yellow |
| C. | red |
| D. | blue |
| Answer» B. yellow | |
| 21. |
Removing unwanted area of picture is called |
| A. | cropping |
| B. | creeping |
| C. | crossing |
| D. | crawling |
| Answer» A. cropping | |
| 22. |
Is not a factor in editing process? |
| A. | checking |
| B. | cutting |
| C. | conflict |
| D. | changing |
| Answer» C. conflict | |
| 23. |
One line copy that describes the illustration, drawing or photograph is known as: |
| A. | on-line |
| B. | cutline |
| C. | cut-off |
| D. | cut out |
| Answer» B. cutline | |
| 24. |
Obituaries should always be: |
| A. | posthumous |
| B. | premature |
| C. | printed |
| D. | passing through |
| Answer» A. posthumous | |
| 25. |
Letters to the editor are included in: |
| A. | sports page |
| B. | last page |
| C. | editorial page |
| D. | local page |
| Answer» C. editorial page | |
| 26. |
Slander and libel is associated with: |
| A. | assault |
| B. | defamation |
| C. | nuisance |
| D. | hot news |
| Answer» B. defamation | |
| 27. |
Official Secrets Act was passed in: |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1924 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» A. 1923 | |
| 28. |
Times of India was the first newspaper to appoint |
| A. | editor |
| B. | managing editor |
| C. | executive editor |
| D. | ombudsman |
| Answer» D. ombudsman | |
| 29. |
A press run of a publication for one day |
| A. | edition |
| B. | publication |
| C. | imprint |
| D. | pre-print |
| Answer» A. edition | |
| 30. |
The Right to Information Act was enacted in |
| A. | 2004 |
| B. | 2003 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2005 |
| Answer» D. 2005 | |
| 31. |
Who among the following is a journalist? |
| A. | kabil sibil |
| B. | p.sainath |
| C. | kiran bedi |
| D. | girish karnad |
| Answer» B. p.sainath | |
| 32. |
Find the odd man |
| A. | the hindu |
| B. | times of india |
| C. | indian express |
| D. | business line |
| Answer» D. business line | |
| 33. |
Mandatory deadline for the release of a story is called |
| A. | hold |
| B. | scoop |
| C. | release |
| D. | embargo |
| Answer» D. embargo | |
| 34. |
A publication started by Mahatma Gandhi |
| A. | the harijan |
| B. | bombay samachar |
| C. | indian mail |
| D. | the times of india |
| Answer» A. the harijan | |
| 35. |
Crystallizing public opinions was authored by |
| A. | black sam |
| B. | edward l. bernay |
| C. | berlo |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. edward l. bernay | |
| 36. |
Which one of the following is most perishable? |
| A. | a book |
| B. | a newspaper |
| C. | a magazine |
| D. | all the above are equally perishable |
| Answer» B. a newspaper | |
| 37. |
The word ‘journalism’ is derived from the word ‘Diurnalis’. |
| A. | latin |
| B. | french |
| C. | italian |
| D. | english |
| Answer» A. latin | |
| 38. |
Who edits local news? |
| A. | sub editor |
| B. | stringer |
| C. | bureau chief |
| D. | assistant editor |
| Answer» A. sub editor | |
| 39. |
Which section of IPC defines the offence of defamation? |
| A. | 409 |
| B. | 499 |
| C. | 489 |
| D. | 408 |
| Answer» B. 499 | |
| 40. |
The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1865 |
| C. | 1890 |
| D. | 1923 |
| Answer» B. 1865 | |
| 41. |
Name of an Indian news agency |
| A. | pti |
| B. | cnn |
| C. | ap |
| D. | afp |
| Answer» A. pti | |
| 42. |
is copy and pictures running over two pages in the middle of the newspaper. |
| A. | news peg |
| B. | centre spread |
| C. | bleed |
| D. | middle |
| Answer» B. centre spread | |
| 43. |
means delete or exclude a story or part of a story. |
| A. | dl |
| B. | kill |
| C. | exclude |
| D. | reject |
| Answer» B. kill | |
| 44. |
A piece of news obtained and published by one newspaper before its competitors is known as |
| A. | exclusive |
| B. | runner |
| C. | scoop |
| D. | expose |
| Answer» A. exclusive | |
| 45. |
. The oldest established news agency in the world: |
| A. | reuters |
| B. | afp |
| C. | upi |
| D. | ap |
| Answer» B. afp | |
| 46. |
The nodal agency of the Government to disseminate the information to the print media in Government policies: |
| A. | pib |
| B. | door darshan |
| C. | akash vani |
| D. | films division |
| Answer» A. pib | |
| 47. |
The first Chairman of the Press Council of India was |
| A. | justice j.r.mudholkar |
| B. | justice y.v. chandrachood. |
| C. | justice v.r.krishna iyer |
| D. | justice ranganath mishra |
| Answer» A. justice j.r.mudholkar | |
| 48. |
“Four Theories of Press is conceived by |
| A. | w. schramm |
| B. | j. carey |
| D. | mcquail d) mc luhan |
| Answer» A. w. schramm | |
| 49. |
The head quarters of the PTI: |
| A. | mumbai |
| B. | chennai |
| C. | new delhi |
| D. | bangalore |
| Answer» C. new delhi | |
| 50. |
Development Journalism is |
| A. | pro-capitalist |
| B. | pro- third world |
| C. | neutral |
| D. | anti-third world |
| Answer» B. pro- third world | |
| 51. |
Who was the Chairman of the First Press Council of India? |
| A. | v.k.r.v.rao |
| B. | t.n. singh |
| C. | swarn singh |
| D. | g.s. rajadhyaksha |
| Answer» D. g.s. rajadhyaksha | |
| 52. |
‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of ………….. |
| A. | the baptist mission |
| B. | the wesleyan mission |
| C. | the danish mission |
| D. | the scottish mission |
| Answer» A. the baptist mission | |
| 53. |
Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association? |
| A. | mahatma gandhi |
| B. | bal gangadhar tilak |
| C. | mammen mappillai |
| D. | amritlal seth |
| Answer» B. bal gangadhar tilak | |
| 54. |
Who is known as Indian Gutenberg? |
| A. | james augustus hicky |
| B. | john de bustamante |
| C. | john bosco |
| D. | col. james todd |
| Answer» B. john de bustamante | |
| 55. |
The printing press was introduced in India during |
| A. | the thirteenth century |
| B. | the fourteenth century |
| C. | the fifteenth century |
| D. | the sixteenth century |
| Answer» D. the sixteenth century | |
| 56. |
UNI for Univarta and PTI for |
| A. | pti- hindi |
| B. | varta |
| C. | pti varta |
| D. | bhasha |
| Answer» D. bhasha | |
| 57. |
Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by |
| A. | uni |
| B. | ians |
| C. | pti |
| D. | irna |
| Answer» A. uni | |
| 58. |
When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper? |
| A. | young india |
| B. | indian opinion |
| C. | reformer |
| D. | hindustan |
| Answer» B. indian opinion | |
| 59. |
The oldest survivings newspaper of India is |
| A. | the statesman |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | malayalam manorama |
| D. | mumbai samachar |
| Answer» D. mumbai samachar | |
| 60. |
Who was the owner of The Hindu? |
| A. | k.r. iyengar |
| B. | surendranath banerjee |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | motilal ghosh |
| Answer» A. k.r. iyengar | |
| 61. |
Robert Knight founded The Statesman in the year |
| A. | 1871 |
| B. | 1872 |
| C. | 1873 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» D. 1875 | |
| 62. |
Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to |
| A. | aurobindo ghosh |
| B. | maulana abdul kalam azad |
| C. | raja ram mohan roy |
| D. | syed abdulla brelvi |
| Answer» C. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 63. |
Red, Yellow and ------------- are primary colours. |
| A. | blue |
| B. | black |
| C. | white |
| D. | violet |
| Answer» A. blue | |
| 64. |
Multimedia represents the convergence of text, pictures, video and -------- into a single form. |
| A. | news |
| B. | sound |
| C. | songs |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. sound | |
| 65. |
Which of the following denotes Internet radio broadcast? |
| A. | broadcast |
| B. | narrowcast |
| C. | podcast |
| D. | telecast |
| Answer» C. podcast | |
| 66. |
The equalization of elements in a work of art is called |
| A. | balance |
| B. | unity |
| C. | rhythm |
| D. | movement |
| Answer» A. balance | |
| 67. |
The High Definition Television initiative came in the 1980’s. The aspect ratio for HD TV is : |
| A. | 4:3 |
| B. | 3:2 |
| C. | 16:9 |
| D. | 9:4 |
| Answer» D. 9:4 | |
| 68. |
Which of the following file format is the default format used for Flash videos |
| A. | .wma |
| B. | .flv |
| C. | .swf |
| D. | .hqx |
| Answer» B. .flv | |
| 69. |
On-demand programming is --------------- |
| A. | programming that is streamed live over the internet. |
| B. | files of programmed material that can be accessed over the internet |
| C. | the icon that listeners click on to receive live streaming |
| D. | a home as opposed to a web page |
| Answer» B. files of programmed material that can be accessed over the internet | |
| 70. |
Internet radio broadcast is otherwise called------------ |
| A. | broadcast |
| B. | narrowcast |
| C. | podcast |
| D. | telecast. |
| Answer» C. podcast | |
| 71. |
SITE was started in India in the year ----------------- |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» C. 1975 | |
| 72. |
Which of the following is a public service broadcaster? |
| A. | club fm |
| B. | radiomirchi |
| C. | radio mango |
| D. | all india radio |
| Answer» D. all india radio | |
| 73. |
‘Munshi’ is telecast in which television channel? |
| A. | kirali people |
| B. | reporter |
| C. | doordarshan |
| D. | asianet |
| Answer» D. asianet | |
| 74. |
ABU is an -------------------- |
| A. | international tv channel |
| B. | international radio channel |
| C. | international broadcasting organization |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. international broadcasting organization | |
| 75. |
Headquarters of Doordarshan is at ----------------- |
| A. | mumbai |
| B. | kolkatta |
| C. | new delhi |
| D. | patna |
| Answer» C. new delhi | |
| 76. |
All India Radio has --------- stations in Kerala |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» D. 10 | |
| 77. |
A signal to an anchor or presenter to start talking or begin his action is termed as………. |
| A. | cue |
| B. | call |
| C. | order |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. cue | |
| 78. |
Program genres where the unscripted behaviors of ordinary people are the focus of interest is known as ---------------------- |
| A. | realism |
| B. | actuality footage |
| C. | naturalism |
| D. | reality tv |
| Answer» B. actuality footage | |
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