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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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