Deck 7: Indian Media and Journalism History

Question 1

The Indian media group which has tied up with the Reuters

A)the tribune
B)anand bazar patrika
C)malayala manorama
D)the times of india

Answer 1

the times of india

Question 2

The process of controlling the flow of information is

A)media event
B)media strategy
C)frequenting
D)gatekeeping

Answer 2

gatekeeping

Question 3

The first ever language newspaper in India was started in

A)bombay presidency
B)madras presidency
C)gujarat
D)bengal

Answer 3

bengal

Question 4

In which year was the United Press Association founded?

A)1903
B)1907
C)1908
D)1909

Question 5

In which year International News Service (INS) marged with United Press Associations?

A)1950
B)1954
C)1956
D)1958

Question 6

Ethical concepts change with

A)situation
B)ttime
C)place
D)all of the above

Question 7

The 'watchdog' of democracy' is

A)the press
B)music cds
C)cinema
D)newspapers

Question 8

Usually people's interaction with media is

A)unquestioning
B)homogeneous
C)inactive
D)all of the above

Question 9

Who called our society as a 'dramatized' society?

A)james augustus hicky
B)marshall mcluhan
C)johannes gutenberg
D)raymond williams

Question 10

In which newspaper did Gandhi write: "I have taken up journalism not for its sake, but merely as an aid to what I have conceived to be my mission in life".

A)the madras standard
B)young india
C)bangalee
D)bombay chronicle

Question 11

The name of the newspaper that Gandhi brought out in South Africa was

A)independent
B)foreign indian
C)indian opinion
D)my country

Question 12

The outside world depicted by the media are consequences of

A)antecedent conditions
B)classical conditions
C)precedent conditions
D)controlled conditions

Question 13

The factual information in mass media is often referred to as

A)news information
B)rrelational information
C)content information
D)channel information

Question 14

The phrase the people's right to know was coined by

A)harold cross
B)kent cooper
C)elieabel
D)william rivers

Question 15

The Press Council set up under the Act of 1965 functioned till

A)january 1975
B)december 1975
C)january 1976
D)december 1976

Question 16

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication does not have a branch at

A)madurai (tamil nadu
B)jhabua (madhya pradesh
C)kottayam (kerala
D)dhenkanal (orissa

Question 17

"Freedom of information is a fundamental human right". Which of the following explicitly mentions this statement?

A)the indian press act (1910
B)the defence of india act (1939
C)the un resolution 59, para i
D)the protection of publications

Question 18

The Vernacular Press Act (1878) was also called

A)coercive control law
B)full control law
C)lytton's act
D)rippon'sact

Question 19

The First Press Council was set up in

A)1946
B)1956
C)1966
D)1976

Question 20

The term of the Press Council is

A)6 years
B)5 years
C)4 years
D)3 years

Question 21

Which is the oldest feature agency operating in India?

A)indian press agency
B)united news of india
C)gemini features
D)india news and feature alliance

Question 22

When was the office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) started?

A)1 july 1956
B)4 july 1956
C)1 july 1957
D)4 june 1958

Question 23

When was Television introduced in India?

A)5 september 1958
B)15 september 1959
C)21 september 1959
D)1 september 1960

Question 24

Which was the first Indian-owned English newspaper?

A)bengal gazette
B)bengal herald
C)bombay herald
D)reformer

Question 25

Who made the registration of newspapers compulsory in 1835?

A)john adams
B)lord lytton
C)lord william bentick
D)sir charles metcalfe