Question 1

What is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by an adult population called?&#10;A)Opinion&#10;B)Public Opinion&#10;C)Public&#10;D)Media

Accepted Answer

Opinion&#10;

Question 2

Which of these means &#34;Rule of the &#34;people&#34;?&#10;A)Democracy&#10;B)Dictatorship&#10;C)Technocracy&#10;D)Autocracy

Accepted Answer

Democracy is a form of government in which power is vested in the people, either directly or through elected representatives, hence the term "rule of the people."

Question 3

Which of the following is conducted immediately after the voting?&#10;A)Opinion Polls&#10;B)Exit Polls&#10;C)Interview&#10;D)Survey

Accepted Answer

Exit polls are conducted immediately after voters have exited the polling stations. They aim to predict the outcome of the election based on the responses of the voters.

Question 4

Which of the following is conducted before the actual voting?&#10;A)Opinion Polls&#10;B)Survey&#10;C)Exit Polls&#10;D)Interview

Accepted Answer

Opinion polls are conducted before the actual voting to gauge public opinion and predict the outcome of an election.

Question 5

Which of these, according to the Theory of Uses and Gratification, is a &#34;use&#34; that the public has of the media?&#10;A)Academics&#10;B)Research&#10;C)Surveillance&#10;D)Leadership

Accepted Answer

The Theory of Uses and Gratifications suggests that people actively seek out media to fulfill specific needs. Surveillance, or the need to seek information about what is happening in the world, is one of the primary uses identified in this theory.

Question 6

According to which theorist do the rich and powerful strongly try to shape Public Opinion?&#10;A)Noam Chomsky&#10;B)Walter Lippmann&#10;C)Bernard Cohen&#10;D)Franklin Buch

Accepted Answer

Noam Chomsky is known for his critique of media and public opinion, arguing that the rich and powerful use media to manipulate and shape public opinion to serve their interests.

Question 7

Who observed that certain interest groups serve as opinion leaders in society?&#10;A)Walter Lippmann&#10;B)Noam Chomsky&#10;C)Paul Lazarsfeld&#10;D)Bernard Cohen

Accepted Answer

Paul Lazarsfeld observed that certain interest groups serve as opinion leaders in society, particularly in his research on media influence and voting behavior.

Question 8

Who propounded the Theory of Manufacturing Consent?&#10;A)Walter Lippmann&#10;B)Paul Lazarsfeld&#10;C)George Bowles&#10;D)Noam Chomsky

Accepted Answer

The Theory of Manufacturing Consent is most closely associated with Noam Chomsky, who, along with Edward S. Herman, elaborated on how media serves to propagate the agendas of dominant elite interests, effectively manufacturing consent among the public for those agendas.

Question 9

How is the audience considered in the Theory of Agenda Setting?&#10;A)Active&#10;B)Passive&#10;C)Indifferent&#10;D)Neutral

Accepted Answer

The Theory of Agenda Setting considers the audience as active, meaning that the media's agenda-setting effects are mediated by the audience's own perceptions and interpretations of the news.

Question 10

In the Two Step Flow Theory which element influences the audience the most?&#10;A)Media&#10;B)Social Media&#10;C)Public Opinion&#10;D)Opinion Leaders

Accepted Answer

The Two Step Flow Theory posits that media messages are first received by "opinion leaders" who interpret the messages and then pass them on to others, influencing the audience's beliefs and behaviors more than the media itself.

Question 11

Who advocated the concept of Technocracy?&#10;A)Walter Lippmann&#10;B)Paul Lazarsfeld&#10;C)Noam Chomsky&#10;D)Franklin Buch

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who advocated the concept of Technocracy?&#10;A)Walter Lippmann&#10;B)Paul...

Question 12

In the Propaganda Model which of these is not a filter?&#10;A)Flak&#10;B)Ownership&#10;C)Funding&#10;D)Customs

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Propaganda Model which of these...

Question 13

Where does the media play a proper role in the functioning of society?&#10;A)Democracy&#10;B)Bureaucracy&#10;C)Monarchy&#10;D)Dictatorship

Accepted Answer

The answer of Where does the media play a proper...

Question 14

Which of these is known as the conventional media?&#10;A)Digital Media&#10;B)Social Media&#10;C)Broadcast Media&#10;D)Print media

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The answer of Which of these is known as the...

Question 15

Which of the following is a role not played by the media?&#10;A)Enlightening voters&#10;B)Covering poll results&#10;C)Prohibiting the voice of the people&#10;D)Allowing discussions between parties ad candidates

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is a role...

Question 16

In a Democracy what is the role of the media?&#10;A)Watch Dog&#10;B)Government Supporter&#10;C)Government mouthpiece&#10;D)Anti-government

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a Democracy what is the role...

Question 17

Which of the following is used to manufacture consent&#10;A)Slogans&#10;B)Personal interaction&#10;C)Meetings&#10;D)Handbills

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is used to...

Question 18

Which international agreement split the country of Vietnam?&#10;A)Hanoi Treaty&#10;B)Treaty of Versailles&#10;C)Geneva Accords&#10;D)Helsinki Accords

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which international agreement split the country of...

Question 19

On which of the following festivals did the North Vietnamese launch bomb attacks on the South&#10;A)Christmas&#10;B)New Year&#10;C)Chong Kuan&#10;D)Tet

Accepted Answer

The answer of On which of the following festivals did...

Question 20

What was the Israeli offensive in Gaza in 2008 called?&#10;A)Operation Day Break&#10;B)Operation Cast Lead&#10;C)Operation Shove&#10;D)Operation Yom

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the Israeli offensive in Gaza...

Question 21

During the conflict of 2014, who controlled Gaza?&#10;A)Hezbollah&#10;B)Fatah&#10;C)Hamas&#10;D)PLO

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the conflict of 2014, who controlled...

Question 22

What was the key issue in the Indo Pak War of 1971?&#10;A)Kashmir&#10;B)East Pakistan&#10;C)Maritime Boundaries&#10;D)Rann of Kutch

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the key issue in the...

Question 23

Which U.S. President turned a blind eye to the genocide in East Pakistan in 1971?&#10;A)J. F. Kennedy&#10;B)Jimmy Carter&#10;C)Richard Nixon&#10;D)Bill Clinton

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which U.S. President turned a blind eye...

Question 24

Which South Vietnamese City suffered the maximum damage during the bomb attacks in 1968?&#10;A)Nue&#10;B)Saigon&#10;C)Ko Sanh&#10;D)Hanoi

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which South Vietnamese City suffered the maximum...

Deck 4: Society, Politics, and International Affairs