Deck 4: Understanding Different Beats in Journalism and the Importance of Beat Reporting

Question 1

Beause fo Global Warming increasing issues which beat has become important in today's time

A)Education
B)Environment
C)Law
D)Both A & B

Answer 1

Environment

Question 2

What is a common thing in all types of beats?

A)Method of coverage
B)Method of talking
C)Method of asking questions
D)Both B & C

Answer 2

Method of coverage

Question 3

Which of the following thing differs among the reporters of different beats?

A)Abilities & Skills
B)Dresseing
C)Structure of News
D)Designation

Answer 3

Abilities & Skills

Question 4

Apart from basic qualities which of the following quality is very important for a crime beat reporter?

A)Knowledge about law
B)Knowledge about writing
C)Knowledge about different areas
D)Administrative Department of Court

Question 5

For a crime beat reporter which of the following is a source?

A)Editor
B)Police
C)Witnesses
D)Both B & C

Question 6

Apart from local police which agencies act as a source in crime beat?

A)CID
B)CBI
C)Both A & B
D)Victim's Family

Question 7

Salman Khan's hit & run case is an example of

A)Crime Beat
B)Legal / Court Beat
C)Political Beat
D)Both A & B

Question 8

Which of the following is a primary source for a legal beat reporter?

A)Court
B)Judge
C)Lawyers
D)Accused

Question 9

Follow Ups are common in which of the beat?

A)Crime
B)Education
C)Sports
D)Both A & B

Question 10

Which of the following news are covered under Infrastructure Beat?

A)Railways
B)Airports
C)Individual Buildings
D)Both A & B

Question 11

Which of the following reporting type makes the audience think about an issue?

A)Crime Reporting
B)Civic Reporting
C)Infrastructure Reporting
D)Investigative Reporting

Question 12

All news related to trade/business falls under which beat

A)Infrastructure Beat
B)Civic Beat
C)Business Beat
D)Investigative Beat

Question 13

For a reporter covering sports beat which of the following is important

A)Reporter should be a sport person
B)Reporter must be playing that sport
C)Reporter must have knowledge about all sports
D)Reporter must have seen that sport once

Question 14

For a political reporter what is important to know before covering elections

A)All Political Parties
B)Members of the parties
C)Political members marital status
D)Both A & B

Question 15

Stock market reports are vital to know the state of the market. Who covers them?

A)General reporter
B)The editor
C)Special correspondent
D)Equities editor

Question 16

What will you call a person who goes out in the field to collect news?

A)Editor
B)Producer
C)Reporter
D)Director

Question 17

A reporter covering courts, advocates, police and criminals is said to be working on which area?

A)Entertainment Beat
B)Crime Beat
C)Education Beat
D)Lifestyle Beat

Question 18

What is the full form of MoJo?

A)Mobility Journalism
B)Major Journalism
C)Mobile Journalism
D)Minor Journalism

Question 19

Which is not correct about citizen journalism?

A)Participatory
B)Democratic
C)One-sided
D)Interactive

Question 20

When two politicians level charges against each other who should be interviewed?

A)The one closest to the government
B)The one closer to the opposition
C)Both should be asked to explain
D)Take a one-sided view

Question 21

What is the main drawback of citizen journalism

A)It is more democratic
B)It is more transparent
C)It is a personalised view
D)It is objective

Question 22

In case of a water pipe burst flooding roads who will be sent to report on it?

A)Civic reporter
B)General reporter
C)Transport correspondent
D)Crime reporter

Question 23

If you are covering a murder what report would you get from an inquest?

A)Report on the presence of poison
B)The condition of the viscera
C)Post mortem report
D)The cause of death

Question 24

Why was Indian Space Research Organisation in the news?

A)Appointment of a new director
B)For launching rockets
C)Failure of its moon lander
D)Inauguration of a new office

Question 25

During riots a reporter should

A)Support one side against the other
B)Give a balanced view
C)Get quotes from the police
D)Do not dramatize, report what you see