| 1 |
Which level of communication takes place when a student silently plans how to answer an interview question? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding communication |
Easy |
| 2 |
The verbal model "Who says what, in which channel, to whom, with what effect?" was given by |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding communication |
Easy |
| 3 |
A radio listener misses part of a news bulletin because of static on the signal. In the Shannon–Weaver model … |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding communication |
Medium |
| 4 |
Which feature best distinguishes mass communication from interpersonal communication? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding communication |
Medium |
| 5 |
A city doctor uses technical medical terms while explaining a health scheme to villagers, who fail to underst… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding communication |
Hard |
| 6 |
A fixed and oversimplified image of a group of people, repeatedly shown in media, is called a |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Culture and communication |
Easy |
| 7 |
A television channel broadcasts regional folk dances so that urban viewers learn about them. This shows media… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Culture and communication |
Easy |
| 8 |
A detergent advertisement always shows only mothers washing clothes while fathers relax. The most suitable me… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Culture and communication |
Medium |
| 9 |
The term "representation" in media studies refers to |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Culture and communication |
Medium |
| 10 |
Some critics worry that the global spread of films and shows from a few powerful countries may push aside loc… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Culture and communication |
Hard |
| 11 |
In the context of social change, describing media as a "catalyst" means that media |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Communication and social change |
Easy |
| 12 |
During India's freedom struggle, leaders such as Tilak and Gandhi brought out newspapers mainly to |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Communication and social change |
Easy |
| 13 |
SITE (1975–76) is remembered in Indian media history because it |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Communication and social change |
Medium |
| 14 |
A health campaign succeeds in a village only after officials hold meetings to hear residents' doubts and adju… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Communication and social change |
Medium |
| 15 |
Which statement about media and social change is most accurate? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Communication and social change |
Hard |
| 16 |
Which publication is regarded as the first newspaper printed in India? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Evolution of the media |
Easy |
| 17 |
Television broadcasting in India began on an experimental basis in 1959 from |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Evolution of the media |
Easy |
| 18 |
Arrange these Indian media milestones in chronological order: (P) colour television, (Q) the name All India R… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Evolution of the media |
Medium |
| 19 |
Prasar Bharati is best described as |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Evolution of the media |
Medium |
| 20 |
Which feature most clearly separates new media from traditional newspapers, radio and television? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Evolution of the media |
Hard |
| 21 |
A news story about a famous film star visiting a hospital gets front-page space mainly because of the news va… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news |
Easy |
| 22 |
The line naming the reporter who wrote a news story is called the |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news |
Easy |
| 23 |
A Pune newspaper gives a big story to a water cut in Pune but only a small item to a similar water cut in a d… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news |
Medium |
| 24 |
"When a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is news." This saying illustrates… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news |
Medium |
| 25 |
An editor must choose one lead story: (i) a new rule changing school board exams for lakhs of students, or (i… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news |
Hard |
| 26 |
A reporter notices that many shops in a market are shut on a weekday and investigates the reason, leading to … |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist |
Easy |
| 27 |
Before publishing a politician's claim, a journalist checks it with official records and two independent expe… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist |
Easy |
| 28 |
While interviewing families after a building collapse, a journalist avoids intrusive questions and allows the… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist |
Medium |
| 29 |
A reporter refuses an expensive gift offered by a company she is investigating. Which quality does this show … |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist |
Medium |
| 30 |
A journalist strongly supports one side of a land dispute and quotes only that side in her report. Which esse… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist |
Hard |
| 31 |
In the inverted pyramid style, the most important information appears |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing |
Easy |
| 32 |
The traditional checklist for a complete news lead is |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing |
Easy |
| 33 |
In the lead "Heavy rain flooded parts of Guwahati on Monday after a cloudburst", the phrase "after a cloudbur… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing |
Medium |
| 34 |
Which headline follows common newspaper headline style best? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing |
Medium |
| 35 |
Space on a page suddenly shrinks and a sub-editor must shorten a hard news story within seconds. Why does the… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing |
Hard |
| 36 |
The short text placed below a news photograph that explains it is called a |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism |
Easy |
| 37 |
A series of photographs arranged to tell one complete story, such as a day in the life of a fisherman, is cal… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism |
Easy |
| 38 |
Which caption is most suitable for a news photograph of flood relief work? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism |
Medium |
| 39 |
A photographer digitally removes a person from a news photo to make the scene look more dramatic. This is mai… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism |
Medium |
| 40 |
A photojournalist covering a crime involving a minor decides not to show the child's face. The best justifica… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism |
Hard |
| 41 |
Freedom of the press in India is derived from which constitutional provision? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Media laws and ethics |
Easy |
| 42 |
Copying another writer's article and publishing it under one's own name is called |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Media laws and ethics |
Easy |
| 43 |
A candidate pays a newspaper to print favourable stories about him that appear as normal news reports without… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Media laws and ethics |
Medium |
| 44 |
A newspaper prints false claims that damage a shopkeeper's reputation. Legally, this printed form of defamati… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Media laws and ethics |
Medium |
| 45 |
Which situation best justifies a sting operation by a news channel? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Media laws and ethics |
Hard |
| 46 |
In the AIDA model of advertising, the letter "D" stands for |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Advertising concepts and process |
Easy |
| 47 |
Which feature is essential to the definition of advertising? |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Advertising concepts and process |
Easy |
| 48 |
A toothpaste brand claims it is the only one that strengthens enamel overnight and builds all its ads around … |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Advertising concepts and process |
Medium |
| 49 |
An ad ends with "Call now to book your free trial class". Which stage of the AIDA model does this line mainly… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Advertising concepts and process |
Medium |
| 50 |
A viewer complains that a television ad makes a false health claim. Which Indian body deals with such complai… |
Mass Media/Mass Communication
Advertising concepts and process |
Hard |