MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM- PAGE 8

MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM-PAGE 8

MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM MCQ-PAGE 8

1. In communication, social meanings are part of
(A) Message speed
(B) Interpretation
(C) Investigation
(D) Non-responsiveness
Ans: D

2. Cognitive Mapping is a
(A) Particular form
(B) Cultural racism
(C) Speculative aesthetic principle
(D) Definitive recognition
Ans: D

3. Jacobson’s Model of Communication has constituent factors numbering
(A) two (B) four
(C) six (D) eight
Ans: D

4. Icons are very frequently used in television reports of
(A) Crime (B) Fashion
(C) Special events (D) Weather
Ans: B

5. For communicators, epistemology is concerned with the theories of
(A) Knowledge (B) Contrasts
(C) Uniformity (D) Modernity
Ans: C

6. Who said that practical control of instrumental reason was by communicative rationality ?
(A) Derrida
(B) Habermas
(C) Lyotard
(D) Friedrich Nietzsche
Ans: B

7. Manuel castells used the term
(A) Creative society
(B) Pre-modern society
(C) Industrial society
(D) Network society
Ans: B

8. The horizontal dimension in Gerbner’s model denotes
(A) Access (B) Noise
(C) Feedback (D) Reacts
Ans: B

9. The relationship of the sign to others in its system is called by Saussure as
(A) Reality (B) Externality
(C) Changeability (D) Value
Ans: D

10. When codes shape collective perceptions, they are termed
(A) Natural codes
(B) Technical codes
(C) Ideological codes
(D) Aesthetic codes
Ans: A

11. Vox props in telecasts are mostly
(A) Studio based
(B) Field based
(C) Character-generated
(D) Advertiser-oriented
Ans: B

12. The code of ethics followed by Doordarshan forbids :
(A) Rural Development Publicity Programmes
(B) Preparation of Audience Profile
(C) Criticism of Friendly Countries
(D) Government Sector News
Ans: B

13. The first public television transmission system in the world was
(A) VOA (B) NHK
(C) BBC (D) Doordarshan
Ans: A

14. A construct is a combination of
(A) Variables
(B) Hypothesis
(C) Control factors
(D) Concepts
Ans: D

15. In communication research, the chi-square statistic is also referred to as
(A) Correlation
(B) Dispersion
(C) Crosstabs
(D) Convenient statistic
Ans: D

16. The case study method is an empirical investigation that uses
(A) multiple data sources
(B) individual data terminals
(C) traditional data sources
(D) a single non-reliable source
Ans: A

17. Every media researcher should attempt to eliminate the influence of
(A) Continuous variables
(B) Independent variables
(C) Control variables
(D) Dependent variables
Ans: A

18. Factor analysis is
(A) Univariate (B) Bivariate
(C) Multivariate (D) Non-variate
Ans: D

19. Non-parametric tests measure variables at
(A) Ratio level
(B) Interval level
(C) Nominal level
(D) Non-conditional level
Ans: D

20. The prevention of publication of objectionable Matter Act, 1976 provided for demanding from the press
(A) Apology
(B) Business
(C) Explanation
(D) Security deposit
Ans: A

21. The Newsprint control order, 1962, was partially struck down by the Supreme Court of India in the case involving
(A) Deccan chronicle
(B) Searchlight
(C) Indian Express
(D) The Hindu
Ans: A

22. Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956 emphasise
(A) prevention of dissemination of publications harmful to young people.
(B) encouragement to young people to contribute to publication of literature
(C) prevent young people from advertising their products.
(D) security of young people from violence.
Ans: C

23. Civil detention is a punishment for
(A) Sedition
(B) Breach of secrets
(C) Contempt of court
(D) Copyright violation
Ans: C

24. Limitation for actions of contempt of court is ________ year from the date of contempt.
(A) one (B) two
(C) three (D) four
Ans: B

25. The second press commission of India suggested the removal of ________ from the official secrets Act of India, 1923.
(A) Section 5 (B) Section 8
(C) Section 11 (D) Section 14
Ans: A

26. Name the city where the international film festival held in 1951.
(A) Calcutta (B) Pune
(C) Delhi (D) Bombay
Ans: C

27. ‘Television without frontiers’ was the philosophy first encouraged by
(A) China
(B) The Untied States
(C) Canada
(D) The European Union
Ans: B

28. Broadcasting is a/an ________ activity.
(A) Institutional (B) Non-political
(C) Dependent (D) Individual
Ans: C

29. In which city All India Radio launched an infotainment channel known as FM-II on September 01, 2001 ?
(A) Kolkata (B) Hyderabad
(C) Bhubaneswar (D) Pune
Ans: D

30. The number of AIR channels given service by the KU band on DTH platform is
(A) 9 (B) 10
(C) 11 (D) 12
Ans: D

31. Name the city where four 500 kW super power short-wave transmitters were commissioned :
(A) Chennai (B) Bengaluru
(C) Mumbai (D) Kolkata
Ans: D

32. Simultaneous transmission of several channels of compressed digital contents of television is referred to as
(A) Digicast (B) Multicast
(C) Narrowcast (D) Personalcast
Ans: C

33. Because television integrates members of a culture into its dominant value system, it is referred to as
(A) Mythological
(B) Traditional
(C) Determinative
(D) Bardic
Ans: B

34. ‘Ecstasy’ was a movie directed by
(A) Alfred Hitchcock
(B) D.W. Griffith
(C) Sergie Eisenstein
(D) Gustav Machaty
Ans: B

35. The headquarter of the National Centre of Films for Children and Young People (NCYP) is situated at
(A) Kolkata (B) Chennai
(C) Pune (D) Mumbai
Ans: C

36. When an advertising agency offers several specialized services, it is called
(A) Bunch (B) Umbrella
(C) Boutique (D) Bouquet
Ans: A

37. Puffery normally contains a statement of
(A) Facts (B) Opinion
(C) Neutrality (D) Contrasts
Ans: D

38. The profession of a public relations has evolved from
(A) News supply
(B) Advertising
(C) Personal selling
(D) Press agentry
Ans: A

39. ‘Chanakya’ awards conferred annually by
(A) PRSI (B) PRCI
(C) PRSA (D) PRISA
Ans: B

40. The code of Athens was sourced from
(A) UN Declaration of Human Rights
(B) Magna Carta
(C) Bill of Rights
(D) Fourth French Constitution
Ans: C

41. Which country got the Chairmanship of NAM pool in 1976 ?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans: D

42. Bloomberg specializes in supplying
(A) Political news
(B) Sports news
(C) Financial news
(D) Society news
Ans: C

43. The organization that has instituted awards for the best stories for the coverage of conflict in Indian print media is
(A) PII-ICRC (B) PTI
(C) PIB (D) UNI
Ans: D

44. Value judgements should be avoided while writing
(A) Features
(B) Articles
(C) News stories
(D) Editorials
Ans: C

45. Readability tests do not test
(A) Sentence length
(B) Word count
(C) Syllable count
(D) Word familiarity
Ans: C

46. According to a survey by C.J. Nelson Research Inc., an average reader is expected to read a minute
(A) 200 words (B) 250 words
(C) 300 words (D) 350 words
Ans: C

47. Typefaces used for editorial pages are
(A) Dark (B) Small
(C) Large (D) Thin
Ans: D

48. An intaglio plate is used in the printing process of
(A) Rotogravure (B) Offset
(C) Rotary (D) Letter-press
Ans: A

49. Colour printing demands colour
(A) Integration
(B) Concentration
(C) Dilution
(D) Separation
Ans: D

50. Two facing pages in the centre of magazine create a/an
(A) Double page
(B) Centre spread
(C) Open page
(D) Combined page
Ans: D

51. Assertion (A) : Box stories should not be less than two columns wide.
Reason (R) : Such a measure will help in having a dramatic impact on readers.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: D

52. Assertion (A) : All forms of communication contribute for community empowerment.
Reason (R) : Communication methods should be innovative, imaginative and participatory for grassroots developments.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

53. Assertion (A) : Too many multiple column headlines on a page make it spotty.
Reason (R) : It is because they become weighty and centres of interest.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

54. Assertion (A) : In organic model of development, problems are posed to the beneficiaries.
Reason (R) : Since beneficiaries are helpless, they are tested with goals of self-development.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: D

55. Assertion (A) : The communitarian strategy of development involves communication, peace, democracy and real development.
Reason (R) : Because it is opposed to market forces and mechanisms aimed a corporate profits.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

56. Assertion (A) : Development means equal access to products, services and opportunities on purely economic terms.
Reason (R) : Bits and watts increase mass production and consumption, resulting in modernized poverty.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C

57. Assertion (A) : Iconic languages, for example Photography work differently.
Reason (R) : Here the paradigms are clearly defined.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

58. Assertion (A) : A photograph is an icon, smoke is an index of fire and a word is a symbol.
Reason (R) : Because each category shows a different relationship between a sign and its object.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B

59. Assertion (A) : No significant code can be separated from the social practices of its users.
Reason (R) : Language used by people does not have any significant relationship with their routine actions and activities.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A

60. Assertion (A) : Media management in India is slowly adopting western business practices at the cost of traditional values and ethics.
Reason (R) : Global integration has necessitated the adoption of new corporate practices and inevitably, the traditional values are forgotten.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: D

61. Find out the correct sequence of the stages in E.M. Roger’s model of diffusion of innovations :
(A) Knowledge, decision, persuasion, confirmation
(B) Knowledge, persuasion, decision, confirmation
(C) Knowledge, confirmation, persuasion, decision
(D) Knowledge, persuasion, confirmation, decision
Ans: B

62. Find out the correct chronological sequence of following PR associations
(A) PRSA, IPRA, PRCI, PRSI
(B) PRCI, PRSA, IPRA, PRSI
(C) IPRA, PRSA, PRSI, PRCI
(D) PRSI, PRSA, IPRA, PRCI
Ans: D

63. Find out the chronological sequence of films that were most popular in the US during 1899-1907 :
(A) Pajama Girl, Philadelphia, Inquirer, The Great Train Robbery, The Woman at the bath
(B) The Woman at the bath, The Great Train Robbery, Pajama Girl, Philadelphia Inquirer
(C) Pajama Girl, The Woman at the bath, The Great Train Robbery, Philadelphia Inquirer.
(D) Philadelphia Inquirer, The Woman at the bath, Pajama Girl, The Great Train Robbery
Ans: D

64. Identify the correct chronological sequence of radio stations set up in India :
(A) Delhi, Madras, Calcutta, Tiruchirapalli
(B) Calcutta, Delhi, Tiruchirapalli, Madras
(C) Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Tiruchirapalli
(D) Calcutta, Tiruchirapalli, Delhi, Madras
Ans: A

65. Identify the correct sequence of the steps used by the persuader to get persuades to attend their messages
(A) Need, attention, visualization, satisfaction
(B) Satisfaction, visualization, need, attention
(C) Visualization, need, attention, satisfaction
(D) Attention, need, visualization, satisfaction
Ans: C

66. Match List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
a. Eagle eye 1. Television
b. Dragon’s tait 2. Surveillance
c. Watchdog 3. Shooting
d. Sting 4. Computer software
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: B

67. Match List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
a. Roland Barthes 1. Structural relations of traffic lights
b. C.S. Pierce 2. Focus on sign itself
c. Ferdinand Saussure 3. Two orders of signification
d. Edmund Leach 4. Triangulation of sign, the user and external reality
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans: D

68. Match List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
a. Stay ahead of times 1. Onida
b. Neighbour’s Envy 2. Nokia
c. Graduate to Times 3. The Hindu
d. Connecting People 4. The Times of India
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: A

69. Match List – I with List – II :
List – I (Personality) List – II (Association)
a. Edward R. Murrow 1. Advertising
b. Philo Farnsworth 2. Radio
c. John Hooper 3. Public-Relations
d. P.T. Barnum 4. Television
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D

70. Match List – I with List – II :
List – I List – II
a. Cultivation analysis 1. K.S. Sitaram
b. Personal influence 2. George Gerbner
c. Critical theory 3. Katz & Lazarsfeld
d. Cultural communication 4. David Kellner
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans: C

Read the following passage and answer question no 71 to 75:
Media organizations apply a form of cultural standardization during the processing of media raw material. It is suggested that media are constrained by their definitions and associated expectations as to what they are good for in general and what sort of content they can best offer and in what form. Within the media, the main types of contentnews, sports, drama, entertainment, advertising-also follow standardized formats which are rooted in traditions, ways of work, ideas about audience taste and interest, pressures of time or space. D.L. Altheide and R.P. Snow were the first to use the term magic logic to capture and systematic nature of pre-existing definitions of what a given type of content should be like. The concept has been especially useful for identifying the predilection of media producers for factors which they believe will increase audience attention and satisfaction. In relation to informational content, media logic places a premium on immediacy, such as dramatic illustrative film or photos, on fast tempo and short ‘sound bytes’ and on personally attractive presenters and relaxed formats. Media logic also operates on the level of content-for instance, in political campaigns it leads to a preference for personalization, for controversiality and for attention to the ‘horse race’ rather than the issues. The ‘bias of media logic’ is predictable and systematic, embedded in media-organizational working arrangements and forward planning. Hallin demonstrated that there was a clear correlation in US news coverage of elections between ‘horse-race coverage’ and sound-byte news – ‘The more of the former, the less of the latter’. Altheide advanced the concept of media format to refer to the internal organization or logic of any shared symbolic activity. The idea is of a dominant form, to which mass communication are more or less constrained to conform. Formats refer not only to broad categories of content but also to unit ideas and representations of reality-akin to stereotypes. They are useful not only to producers but also to audiences, who learn to differentiate within the mosaic of what is offered according to formats which they have learned. Altheide has found that formats are not only a key to understanding much media production but also relevant to questions of effect on society, since they shape the perception of reality acquired from media.

71. What do ‘pressures of time and space’ refer to ?
(A) Standardization of content
(B) Work ethics
(C) Story writing
(D) Disunity of content
Ans: B

72. What is magic logic, according to the authors ?
(A) Reference to pre-existing definitions
(B) Reference to content
(C) Reference to format of content
(D) Reference to different contents
Ans: B

73. What are ‘relaxed formats’ ?
(A) Part of a TV programme
(B) Part of a TV news presentation
(C) Part of an ethical issue
(D) Part of an organizational culture
Ans: A

74. How are ‘sound bites’ correlated with political campaigns ?
(A) Switching parties
(B) Increased campaigns
(C) Bias of media logic
(D) Content division
Ans: A

75. What are the ‘representations of reality’ ?
(A) Producers
(B) Stereotypes
(C) Effects on society
(D) Unit ideas
Ans: B

76:-When freedom dawned on August 15, 1947, this newspaper wrote in its editorial column. "If is dawn, cloudy though it is, presently sunshine will break." Name the newspaper.
A:-Amrita Bazar Patrika        B:-Statesman        C:-The Hindu        D:-The Pioneer
Ans: A

77:-The editor of the newspaper 'Calcutta Chronicle' was
A:-Robert Knight        B:-St. Francis Xavier        C:-James Augustus Hicky        D:-James Silk Buckhingham
Ans: D

78:-On August 1, 1920 Gandhiji wrote an obituary in the Young India, it reads, "A great among men has fallen. The voice of the lion is hushed.....His patriotism was a passion with him..... In the battle of freedom, he gave no quarter and asked for more", identify the person.        A:-Maulana Abul Kalam Azad        B:-Bal Gangadhar Tilak        C:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy        D:-Motilal Nehru
Ans: B

79:-The first newspaper in Malayalam to start an online edition
A:-Kerala Kaumudi        B:-Mathrubhumi        C:-Deepika        D:-Malayala Manorama
Ans: C

80:-'The sole aim of journalism should be service' – was the vision of
A:-Sivaram        B:-Chalapati Rau        C:-Sadanand        D:-Gandhiji
Ans: D

81:-The donation of funds, products and services to various causes from the part of an organization to be socially responsible is known as        A:-Corporate philanthrophy        B:-Corporate identity        C:-Corporate image        D:-Corporate identity
Ans: A

82:-'Crystallizing Public Opinion' the first book on public relations was written by
A:-Edward L. Bernays        B:-Ivy Lee        C:-Henry Ford        D:-P.T. Barnum
Ans: A

83:-National Public Relations Day is celebrated on
A:-February 18        B:-May 21        C:-April 21        D:-March 26
Ans: C

84:-The nodal agency of the central Government to disseminate information to the print and electronic media on Government policies and programmes is
A:-Press Council of India        B:-United News of India        C:-Press Trust of India        D:-Press Information Bureau
Ans: D

85:-An interesting area of PR, or a strategy used to raise public consciousness and influence policy makers in areas like environment, human rights, education etc. is
A:-Lobbying        B:-Marketing specialists        C:-Press release        D:-Corporate communication
Ans: A

86:-An organisation of advertising agencies to safeguard the rights of people from the field of advertising in Kerala
A:-Kerala Advertising Agencies Association (K3A)        B:-Kerala Association of Advertisers        C:-Kerala Advertisers        D:-Mudra
Ans: A

87:-The process where several media channels come together to exist and operate in synergy in a single device is
A:-Media integration        B:-Media imperialism        C:-Media monopoly        D:-Media convergence
Ans: D

88:-Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a good news story ?
A:-It must be truthful        B:-It must be dramatic        C:-It must be objective        D:-It must be fair
Ans: B

89:-What is an embargo ?
A:-A news story which has no end        B:-A ship, which often comes late
C:-A ban on news report before a specific date        D:-None of these
Ans: C

90:-Using the inverted pyramid formula for news writing, you begin by
A:-Slowly giving the facts of the story        B:-Stating who was involved
C:-The most unimportant facts        D:-Summarizing the most important facts
Ans: D

91:-In broadcasting, how are stories measured ?
A:-In hours and minutes        B:-By the number of words        C:-In minutes and seconds        D:-By the number of paragraphs
Ans: C

92:-What is attribution ?
A:-A description of what a photo is about        B:-Giving a source credit for a quote
C:-A mistake a reporter can get sued for        D:-The best qualities of a news story
Ans: B

93:-Identification marks written on the top of news story page is called
A:-Credit line        B:-Embargo        C:-Slug line        D:-Tip
Ans: C

94:-Newspaper's masthead is called
A:-Flag        B:-Sub-heading        C:-Headline        D:-Banner
Ans: A

95:-The first person to write a daily political column for five decades, called "Over a cup of Tea" was
A:-Kuldip Nayyar        B:-Khuswant Singh        C:-Pothen Joseph        D:-T.J.S. George
Ans: C

96:-The Supreme Court held that Preamble is a part of the Indian Constitution in the
A:-Berubari Union Case        B:-Golak Nath Case        C:-Kehar Singh Case        D:-Kesavananda Bharati Case
Ans: D

97:-Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List I                                                                            List II
a. Protection in respect of conviction for offences                                 i. Article 23
b. Freedom not to pay taxes for expenses on religious promotion          ii. Article 20
c. Abolition of titles except military and academic distinctions               iii. Article 27
d. Prohibition of Traffic in Human beings                                             iv. Article 18
Codes : a   b   c   d
A:-iii ii    i    iv
B:-i   ii   iii iv
C:-iv i ii iii
D:-ii   iii   iv   i
Ans: D

98:-The Legislative Council of a State can be created or abolished by Parliament on the recommendation of the
A:-President of India        B:-Governor        C:-State Legislative Assembly        D:-Prime Minister
Ans: C

99:-In case of a conflict between the Central and State law on a subject in the Concurrent List
A:-the Central law prevails        B:-the State law prevails
C:-both laws stand nullified        D:-the law which was passed first prevails
Ans: A

100:-The President of India can declare National Emergency due to
A:-Internal disturbances        B:-War or external aggression or armed rebellion
C:-Break down of constitutional machinery        D:-None of these
Ans: B