McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Mass Media in Journalism (BMM Journalism) .
| 1. |
The criteria used by journalist to determine news is called________ |
| A. | Criterion |
| B. | Newsworthiness |
| C. | Category |
| D. | Jourmalism |
| Answer» B. Newsworthiness | |
| 2. |
Something _______________constitutes news |
| A. | Archiac |
| B. | Old |
| C. | Unusual |
| D. | Worn |
| Answer» C. Unusual | |
| 3. |
It becomes news when it is about_____________ |
| A. | People |
| B. | Non-Humans |
| C. | Inhuman |
| D. | Places |
| Answer» A. People | |
| 4. |
A News Editor will leave out information when it is not________ |
| A. | Profitable |
| B. | Newsworthy |
| C. | Sensational |
| D. | Prizeworthy |
| Answer» B. Newsworthy | |
| 5. |
While selecting news stories from the vast amount of information available the broadly agreed set of characteristics is called___________ |
| A. | Top News |
| B. | News Points |
| C. | Main News |
| D. | News Values |
| Answer» D. News Values | |
| 6. |
Journalistic criteria to determine news when something affects people is called_______ |
| A. | Majority |
| B. | Large |
| C. | Impact |
| D. | Number |
| Answer» C. Impact | |
| 7. |
A _________story is also a news story |
| A. | Fake |
| B. | Fiction |
| C. | Simple |
| D. | Bizarre |
| Answer» D. Bizarre | |
| 8. |
Journalistic criteria to determine news when something affects a large number of people is called_______ |
| A. | Majority |
| B. | Large |
| C. | Altitude |
| D. | Magnitude |
| Answer» D. Magnitude | |
| 9. |
When news stories are personalized it becomes of __________Interest |
| A. | Personal |
| B. | Human |
| C. | National |
| D. | Regional |
| Answer» B. Human | |
| 10. |
News is something that is _______________ |
| A. | Old |
| B. | Bright |
| C. | New |
| D. | Sold |
| Answer» C. New | |
| 11. |
News that happens closer home has the_________criteria |
| A. | Geography |
| B. | Proximity |
| C. | Subjectivity |
| D. | Relativity |
| Answer» B. Proximity | |
| 12. |
Daily long queues at the metro makes________ |
| A. | News |
| B. | Non-News |
| C. | Top News |
| D. | Hard News |
| Answer» B. Non-News | |
| 13. |
Journalistic criteria to determine news when well-known people and places are involved is called_______ |
| A. | Significance |
| B. | Prominence |
| C. | Prudence |
| D. | Permanence |
| Answer» B. Prominence | |
| 14. |
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone's Diwali Celebrations make ______ |
| A. | News |
| B. | Non-News |
| C. | Top News |
| D. | Hard News |
| Answer» A. News | |
| 15. |
To be newsworthy it should be _______ |
| A. | Ghastly |
| B. | Costly |
| C. | Timely |
| D. | Finally |
| Answer» C. Timely | |
| 16. |
Even if a story has _______it will be reported |
| A. | Conflict |
| B. | Little Value |
| C. | No Value |
| D. | Confusion |
| Answer» A. Conflict | |
| 17. |
Kamala Harris will be most newsworthy for ____________ |
| A. | Americans |
| B. | Indians |
| C. | Americans and Indians |
| D. | Americans and Europeans |
| Answer» C. Americans and Indians | |
| 18. |
News stories that people can identify with are called______ |
| A. | Permanent |
| B. | Opalent |
| C. | Decadent |
| D. | Relevant |
| Answer» D. Relevant | |
| 19. |
The US Elections 2020 news stories would be more useful to _________ |
| A. | Veterans |
| B. | Americans |
| C. | Indians |
| D. | Foreigners |
| Answer» B. Americans | |
| 20. |
Something _______________constitutes news |
| A. | Profitable |
| B. | Immoral |
| C. | Indecent |
| D. | Interesting |
| Answer» D. Interesting | |
| 21. |
News on vaccine research during the pandemic is useful ________ |
| A. | Regionally |
| B. | Nationally |
| C. | Globally |
| D. | Locally |
| Answer» C. Globally | |
| 22. |
Journalistic criteria when news stories have unexpected elements are said to have_______Value |
| A. | No |
| B. | More |
| C. | Shock |
| D. | Little |
| Answer» C. Shock | |
| 23. |
___________is important when selecting news. |
| A. | News Value |
| B. | Celebs |
| C. | Journalist |
| D. | News Anchor |
| Answer» A. News Value | |
| 24. |
Something _______________constitutes news |
| A. | Significant |
| B. | Insignificant |
| C. | Blatant |
| D. | Incandescent |
| Answer» A. Significant | |
| 25. |
News that happens for the first time has_________ |
| A. | Beginners Luck |
| B. | Novelty Value |
| C. | Research Value |
| D. | Openers Luck |
| Answer» B. Novelty Value | |
| 26. |
The place or person where you get inspiration and information is your _____ |
| A. | citation |
| B. | source |
| C. | headline |
| D. | article |
| Answer» B. source | |
| 27. |
What is bias in journalism? |
| A. | Only writing bad things about a person, event or issue |
| B. | Only writing good things about a person, event or issue |
| C. | An unbalanced and unfair way of looking at a situation and reporting it |
| D. | Making up your mind about a person before getting to know him/her |
| Answer» C. An unbalanced and unfair way of looking at a situation and reporting it | |
| 28. |
If you reuse a photo from your source, you should make a _____ to protect you from plagiarism. |
| A. | citation |
| B. | source |
| C. | article |
| D. | headline |
| Answer» A. citation | |
| 29. |
A journalist took pictures for his article and cited his source at the end. Is he being ethical? |
| A. | No because writing citations is not ethical to do |
| B. | No because it\s not needed |
| C. | Yes because writing a citation is the right and respectful thing to do in this situation |
| D. | Yes because you can take anything that you want as a journalist |
| Answer» C. Yes because writing a citation is the right and respectful thing to do in this situation | |
| 30. |
A journalist who gathers information - including researching and interviewing people - and writes news stories is a __________ |
| A. | anchoring |
| B. | Editor |
| C. | Reporter |
| D. | Editor |
| Answer» C. Reporter | |
| 31. |
The first foreign news agency to start its operations in India was |
| A. | Associated Press |
| B. | Reuters |
| C. | DPA |
| D. | TASS |
| Answer» B. Reuters | |
| 32. |
ANI stands for |
| A. | Asian News International |
| B. | Asiatic News International |
| C. | African News Impact |
| D. | Algerian News Intercept |
| Answer» A. Asian News International | |
| 33. |
Fabrication is |
| A. | to make a top notch writing effort |
| B. | to protect someone\s image |
| C. | to make up the details in your writing |
| D. | to reveal your source |
| Answer» C. to make up the details in your writing | |
| 34. |
Citizen journalism is the practice of |
| A. | preparing stories that will help citizens vote in elections. |
| B. | publishing only those stories that are of interest to politically active citizens. |
| C. | collaborating with nonprofit organizations to prepare news stories. |
| D. | inviting readers and viewers to participate in the creation of news content. |
| Answer» D. inviting readers and viewers to participate in the creation of news content. | |
| 35. |
In terms of public awareness, news has the status of |
| A. | dominant discourse |
| B. | conflict value |
| C. | unintended exchange |
| D. | limited judgement |
| Answer» A. dominant discourse | |
| 36. |
The term 'spin doctors' is used in a negative sense to refer to |
| A. | news reporters |
| B. | legal counsels |
| C. | advertisers |
| D. | PR professionals |
| Answer» D. PR professionals | |
| 37. |
Journalism that depends upon computer-assisted analysis of existing information is known as |
| A. | Offline journalism |
| B. | Technical journalism |
| C. | CAA journalism |
| D. | Database journalism |
| Answer» D. Database journalism | |
| 38. |
Deep throat' was the source of information for the reporters investigating the |
| A. | Watergate scandal |
| B. | Irangate scandal |
| C. | Profumo-Christine Keeler scandal |
| D. | Mundhra scandal |
| Answer» A. Watergate scandal | |
| 39. |
Which of the following is NOT true about journalism today? |
| A. | A journalist needs a great deal of money to start a new news organization. |
| B. | Journalists have a wider choice of career paths than in the past. |
| C. | The journalism industry is evolving as people get their news in new ways. |
| D. | Creative ideas for journalistic content and delivery systems are springing up every where. |
| Answer» A. A journalist needs a great deal of money to start a new news organization. | |
| 40. |
In journalism, a “mojo” is a |
| A. | journalist who has an unusual degree of sex appeal. |
| B. | a source who provides a journalist with a good-luck charm. |
| C. | a source who has the ability to bounce back from adversity. |
| D. | journalist who carries her tools—computers, cameras, recorders—with her at all times. |
| Answer» D. journalist who carries her tools—computers, cameras, recorders—with her at all times. | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the things young reporters learn from working the police beat? |
| A. | The community, both geographically and sociologically. |
| B. | How to trick sources into telling reporters things the sources should keep confidential. |
| C. | News values and the need for accuracy. |
| D. | How to develop sources that will serve them for years. |
| Answer» B. How to trick sources into telling reporters things the sources should keep confidential. | |
| 42. |
Hard news is mostly_____ |
| A. | spot news |
| B. | society news |
| C. | entertainment news |
| D. | filler news |
| Answer» A. spot news | |
| 43. |
What is investigative journalism? |
| A. | in-depth reporting that looks hard at one specific topic or subject |
| B. | a format that reports on everyday topics such as neighborhood conflicts |
| C. | a format that compares social news with political news |
| D. | a type of journalism in which regular citizens do the reporting to local news channels |
| Answer» A. in-depth reporting that looks hard at one specific topic or subject | |
| 44. |
On-the-record attribution of source means |
| A. | you can use both their words and their name |
| B. | you cannot use their words and name |
| C. | you can use the information but not their name |
| D. | you can use their name but not the information |
| Answer» A. you can use both their words and their name | |
| 45. |
The official police report is |
| A. | primary source |
| B. | secondary source |
| C. | leaked document |
| D. | tip-off |
| Answer» B. secondary source | |
| 46. |
The primary advantage of the inverted-pyramid organization is that it |
| A. | is a natural way of telling any story |
| B. | rarely contains any surprises for the reader |
| C. | allows the reader to stop after reading only one or two paragraphs and still get the most important information |
| D. | locks reporters into a formula and discourages innovation |
| Answer» C. allows the reader to stop after reading only one or two paragraphs and still get the most important information | |
| 47. |
The opening paragraph or the introduction paragraph of the news story is called as |
| A. | Lead |
| B. | Spot |
| C. | Observation |
| D. | Space |
| Answer» A. Lead | |
| 48. |
In seeking the best available source to interview for a news story, the reporter primarily is looking for a person who |
| A. | has a knack for saying things that are controversial |
| B. | will look good on video or in a photograph |
| C. | knows enough about a topic to bluff his or her way through an interview |
| D. | has relevant expertise or experience and is articulate |
| Answer» C. knows enough about a topic to bluff his or her way through an interview | |
| 49. |
The rule for when to use “who” and when to use “whom” is that |
| A. | “whom” refers to the subject of a clause and “who” refers to the object of a verb or preposition |
| B. | “who” is acceptable in spoken language but “whom” is preferred in written language |
| C. | “whom” is used only in scholarly writing and “who” is used in more informal writing |
| D. | “who” refers to the subject of a clause and “whom” refers to the object of a verb or preposition |
| Answer» D. “who” refers to the subject of a clause and “whom” refers to the object of a verb or preposition | |
| 50. |
At the prewriting stage, the reporters should |
| A. | identify a central point and have a good kicker in mind |
| B. | identify a central point and prepare a brief outline. |
| C. | prepare a brief outline and select the quotations to use |
| D. | have the story completely drafted in their head. |
| Answer» B. identify a central point and prepare a brief outline. | |
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