Deck 7: Media and Democracy: Examining the Role of Press and Public Opinion in Politics

Question 1

The ----------- plays a large role in shaping public opinion

A)Opinion leader
B)Experts
C)Media criticiser
D)Media

Answer 1

Media

Question 2

The criticism of the press are mostly handled and controlled by the --------- class

A)Capitalilst
B)Social
C)Critics
D)Authority

Answer 2

Capitalilst

Question 3

In ---------poll a small group of people are surveyed and extrapolated to large audience

A)Exit poll
B)Election
C)Political
D)Opinion poll

Answer 3

Opinion poll

Question 4

The Press is the ------- pillar of democracy

A)1
B)3
C)4
D)5

Question 5

In a democracy every -------------is free to propagate its news

A)Newspaper
B)Media
C)Politician
D)Social group

Question 6

Most media in a democracy have some form of ------------guiding them

A)Rule
B)Regulation
C)Philosophy
D)Ideology

Question 7

------------ is an American scholar who claimed that press in present state is of no use to democracy

A)Noam Chomsy
B)John Peternburg
C)Walter Lippmann
D)Robert

Question 8

Modern democracy started in USA after the American revolution in -----------

A)1779
B)1829
C)1756
D)1826

Question 9

------------- is a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control

A)Consent
B)Technocracy
C)Agenda setting
D)Propaganda

Question 10

------------- completely rejected Lippmann view about democracy

A)Paul
B)Pavlo
C)Chomsy
D)Robert

Question 11

Propaganda model attempts to explain the bias of mass media in terms of ------ filters

A)1
B)3
C)4
D)5

Question 12

Paul Lazarsfeld believed that most theories were based on -----------

A)Power
B)Research
C)Speculation
D)Propoganda

Question 13

According to Lippmann there is a world outside and a ------------ in our heads

A)Picture
B)Creativity
C)Perception
D)Speculation

Question 14

Maxwell, Mccombs and Donald conducted a research in North Carolina in ---------

A)1964
B)1962
C)1958
D)1968

Question 15

Media influences public opinion , hence there is a strong co-relation between media and ----------

A)People
B)Public agenda
C)Public innovation
D)Gender

Question 16

Which theory states that audience view only content that is useful to them

A)Agenda
B)Propaganda
C)Two flow
D)Uses and Gratification

Question 17

As per the research nearly -------% of the news coverage is about politics

A)75
B)40
C)70
D)89

Question 18

After India Independence which political party was dominant ----------

A)BJP
B)Congress
C)Communist
D)MNS

Question 19

Mamta Banerjee is with respect to ruling the --------------------party

A)DMK
B)AIADMK
C)NCP
D)Trinamool Congress

Question 20

Exit polls are only interested in -----------and ----------------

A)Numbers and value
B)Statistics and number
C)Research and evaluation
D)Vote count and result

Question 21

--------------in the year 1990 was inactive to curb the problem arising in election commission

A)Research team
B)Logistic
C)Election Commission
D)Political team

Question 22

The 1999 election was being held in ----------

A)Groups
B)Phases
C)Order
D)Club

Question 23

2014 general election was ------------- driven election

A)Political
B)Social
C)Personality
D)Caste

Question 24

The ----------- initiative by BJP enabled the leaders and workers have personal connectivity

A)Chai pe charcha
B)Morning dose
C)Shubh arambh
D)Good Morning India

Question 25

In which year -------- Barack Obama ensured victory for the democrats in USA

A)2002
B)2008
C)2005
D)2006

Question 26

The Indian -------------budget is the most important economic event of the year

A)Fiscal
B)Agriculture
C)Gold
D)Automobile

Question 27

From --------- to -----------India influenced by the policies of USSR

A)1947 to 1980
B)1975to 1930
C)1947to 1990
D)1977 to 1956

Question 28

In May 1998, the NDA government led by Vajpayee undertook ------------Operation

A)Operation Buddha
B)Operation shakthi
C)Nuclear treaty
D)Defence

Question 29

In May ----------- Operation smiling Buddha By Indira Gandhi Government tested the nuclear weapon

A)1976
B)1975
C)1974
D)1972

Question 30

In 2008 India signed an ------------------agreement with USA

A)Nuclear Treaty
B)Military treaty
C)Economic
D)Foreign investment

Question 31

-------------- said the left had lost the opportunity to recast as a liberal force

A)Manmohan Singh
B)Vajpayee
C)Vir Sanghvi
D)Barkha Dutt

Question 32

------------- called the leftist had no understanding of Modern India's aspiration

A)Barkha Dutt
B)Rajdeep Sardesai
C)Gauri Lankesh
D)Shekhar Gupta

Question 33

In -----------war Israel occupied both Gaza and West bank

A)1966
B)1967
C)1968
D)1964

Question 34

Israel and Palestine were part of British mandate till --------

A)1942
B)1946
C)1978
D)1948

Question 35

The ------------media has continually portrayed Israel as the victim forced to respond to Palestinian threats

A)Western
B)US
C)Indian
D)Russian

Question 36

The Media and the Gaza war happened in the -----------year

A)2004
B)2006
C)2005
D)2008

Question 37

Israel launched an invasion of --------------in 2014

A)US
B)India
C)Gaza
D)Palestine

Question 38

US media were more sympathetic to ----------whereas British media was largely critical

A)Israel
B)Palestine
C)Gaza
D)Syria

Question 39

----------- threatened reporters inside Gaza

A)Israel
B)US
C)Hamas
D)Al-Qaeda

Question 40

The -----------press strongly supported the cause of Bangladesh

A)Indian
B)US
C)Israel
D)Pakistan

Question 41

The progress of -------------- undergrounded force of Bengali freedom fighters

A)Bangladesh movement
B)Mukti Bahini Movement
C)Indo-Pak Movement'
D)Freedom

Question 42

All India Radio had -------talks during the war

A)25
B)28
C)22
D)14

Question 43

The Indian media deliberately hit the sinister truth of Hindu genocide in ----------

A)East Pakistan
B)West Pakistan
C)Bangladesh
D)India

Question 44

Almost 2.5 million Hindus were killed during the repression of east Pakistan in --------

A)1972
B)1973
C)1971
D)1964

Question 45

During that time US prime minister ----------- supported the West Pakistan

A)Abraham Lincoln
B)James Garfield
C)Andrew Johnson
D)Richard Nixon

Question 46

The Vietnam war occurred from ---------to---------

A)1937-1958
B)1958-1965
C)1959-1975
D)1922-1935

Question 47

Who defeated the French colonial administration of Vietnam in 1954

A)South Vietnam
B)North Vietnam
C)China
D)US

Question 48

The Vietnam war is called as the war lost by ----------

A)Vietnamese
B)US
C)China
D)Media

Question 49

--------------- war was the first war that issued full freedom to the press

A)Indo-Pak War
B)Bangladesh war
C)Vietnam war
D)Gaza

Question 50

The --------------was controversial issue that many people still not agree with the way media covered it

A)Tet Offensive
B)Bangladesh Crises
C)Indo-Pak
D)US-China

Question 51

When did Kargil war started and ended?

A)1999
B)1998
C)1997
D)1947

Question 52

In a ______, elections are held, in which the public elect leaders who govern the country

A)Democracy
B)Theocracy
C)Monarchy
D)Dictatorship

Question 53

______ determines which party and politicians come to power, and which policies are adopted.

A)Neighbour's opinion
B)Husband's opinion
C)Public opinion
D)Individual opinion

Question 54

The ______ plays a large role in shaping public opinion.

A)Technology
B)Media
C)Mind-set
D)Science

Question 55

______ is not a tool for gauging public opinion.

A)Exit polls
B)Social Media
C)Surveys
D)Libraries

Question 56

Criticism of the press is that they are mostly owned and controlled by the ______.

A)Capitalists
B)Journalists
C)Editors
D)Reporters

Question 57

An ______ is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to the interviewee.

A)Interview
B)Election
C)Exit poll
D)Idea

Question 58

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)Inviting readers and viewers to participate in the creation of news content
D)Collaborating with non-profit organizations to prepare news stories

Question 59

Nearly 70% of Indian news coverage is about ____________.

A)politics
B)entertainment
C)health and well-being
D)finance

Question 60

_________________ parties are covered more often than radical ones.

A)Conservative and media-friendly
B)democratic and hostile
C)rule-abiding
D)manifesto upholding

Question 61

The media is biased when reporting about political issues in a way that it has '___________' in every party whom they constantly cover.

A)favorite personalities
B)favourite location
C)anti-hero
D)favourite polls

Question 62

Instead of ideological bias and manifestos, more media coverage is given to _____________

A)speeches and inflammatory comments
B)funds and finance investigation of the parties
C)achievements and accolades
D)peaceful debates

Question 63

The media tends to cover power struggles in political parties, but fails to cover the _________________ of the power struggles.

A)impact
B)winner
C)situation and location
D)time

Question 64

Organizations which do not contest elections but support a party, get attention only for ________________.

A)some violent agitation, or when they take a stand not consistent with their party
B)complying with the rules
C)being inactive
D)peaceful behaviour

Question 65

Quite often, during the elections, media persons ignore to ______________, and buy into the claims of political parties and politicians.

A)do their own research
B)follow the crowd
C)list reasons
D)buy votes

Question 66

The best and only method for a journalist to assess public opinion is by __________________.

A)wide travelling and direct contacts with people
B)internet research
C)office gossip
D)following television reports thoroughly

Question 67

___________________ are major factors influencing election results.

A)Caste, religion, money and muscle power
B)knowledge and understanding
C)law and order
D)emotions and rules and regulations

Question 68

Media coverage of election results is influenced by caste factors which in turn impact the _________.

A)voter
B)media
C)politics
D)funding

Question 69

If the media approaches an election with pre-conceived notions about a party's performance, it can lead to ______________.

A)shaping of an agenda where bright prospects of the party is reported
B)gatekeeping
C)political unrest
D)inactive audience

Question 70

The appointment of ___________ as Chief Election Commissioner in 1990 saw electoral reforms of increasing security at election booths to curb muscle power, and making it mandatory for all candidates to declare their financial assets.

A)T N Seshan
B)MS Gill
C)Narendra Modi
D)Karunanidhi

Question 71

In the 1999 elections which were being held in phases, fearing that the results of one phase could influence voters in the next phase, __________ were banned by the Election Commission for one month while the election was going on.

A)publishing of election poll or opinion polls
B)manifestos
C)campaigns
D)security at election booths

Question 72

Budgets which allot large sums of money to welfare schemes and ignore industrial growth are __________ by the India media, as 'populist budgets'.

A)dismissed
B)praised
C)widely covered
D)highly analysed

Question 73

On the whole, in their reporting, analysis and editorials, newspapers and magazines have supported _________________.

A)liberalization and economic reforms
B)no change
C)closed economy system
D)economic stagnancy

Question 74

The media coverage of budget pre-liberalisation was ________ of the government's economic policies and attacked the budgets calling them 'anti-growth'.

A)not entirely supportive
B)very supportive
C)appreciative
D)dismissive

Question 75

Since the media houses were owned by rich industrialists who wanted opportunities for unlimited expansion, the pre-liberalisation budget were called 'anti-growth' budgets and the media tried to influence public opinion to support budgets which allowed ___________.

A)free trade and minimum restrictions on industrial growth
B)controlled trade
C)non-liberalisation of the budget
D)maximum restrictions on industrial growth

Question 76

The Congress government which followed an economic pattern influenced by the USSR, in 1990 introduced economic liberalisation in the country. These reforms however, were not drastic, and the ___________ still had a significant presence in India.

A)public sector
B)private sector
C)FDI
D)mixed economy

Question 77

The Indian media's international coverage is concentrated mainly on three countries: __________.

A)USA, Pakistan and China
B)USA, Bangladesh, Indonesia
C)Germany, Russia, UK
D)SAARC countries

Question 78

Relations with India's South Asian neigbours hardly get the prominence they deserve except if it is breaking news related to __________.

A)Pakistan
B)Bangladesh
C)finance
D)Canada

Question 79

Modi's visits to Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka highlighted India's interest in neighbourhood diplomacy which was highlighted in __________ media but not by the _________ media.

A)international, Indian
B)Indian, international
C)print, radio
D)radio, print

Question 80

With respect to strategic deals like the Indo-US strategic partnerships and Rafale Aircraft deals, in the Indian media, there is __________ in-depth analysis on the benefits of the deals and their overall impact on the Indian economy or society.

A)little
B)extensive
C)detailed
D)well-researched