Deck 4: Society, Politics, and International Affairs

Question 1

What is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by an adult population called?

A)Opinion
B)Public Opinion
C)Public
D)Media

Answer 1

Opinion

Question 2

Which of these means "Rule of the "people"?

A)Democracy
B)Dictatorship
C)Technocracy
D)Autocracy

Answer 2

Democracy

Question 3

Which of the following is conducted immediately after the voting?

A)Opinion Polls
B)Exit Polls
C)Interview
D)Survey

Answer 3

Exit Polls

Question 4

Which of the following is conducted before the actual voting?

A)Opinion Polls
B)Survey
C)Exit Polls
D)Interview

Question 5

Which of these, according to the Theory of Uses and Gratification, is a "use" that the public has of the media?

A)Academics
B)Research
C)Surveillance
D)Leadership

Question 6

According to which theorist do the rich and powerful strongly try to shape Public Opinion?

A)Noam Chomsky
B)Walter Lippmann
C)Bernard Cohen
D)Franklin Buch

Question 7

Who observed that certain interest groups serve as opinion leaders in society?

A)Walter Lippmann
B)Noam Chomsky
C)Paul Lazarsfeld
D)Bernard Cohen

Question 8

Who propounded the Theory of Manufacturing Consent?

A)Walter Lippmann
B)Paul Lazarsfeld
C)George Bowles
D)Noam Chomsky

Question 9

How is the audience considered in the Theory of Agenda Setting?

A)Active
B)Passive
C)Indifferent
D)Neutral

Question 10

In the Two Step Flow Theory which element influences the audience the most?

A)Media
B)Social Media
C)Public Opinion
D)Opinion Leaders

Question 11

Who advocated the concept of Technocracy?

A)Walter Lippmann
B)Paul Lazarsfeld
C)Noam Chomsky
D)Franklin Buch

Question 12

In the Propaganda Model which of these is not a filter?

A)Flak
B)Ownership
C)Funding
D)Customs

Question 13

Where does the media play a proper role in the functioning of society?

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

Question 14

Which of these is known as the conventional media?

A)Digital Media
B)Social Media
C)Broadcast Media
D)Print media

Question 15

Which of the following is a role not played by the media?

A)Enlightening voters
B)Covering poll results
C)Prohibiting the voice of the people
D)Allowing discussions between parties ad candidates

Question 16

In a Democracy what is the role of the media?

A)Watch Dog
B)Government Supporter
C)Government mouthpiece
D)Anti-government

Question 17

Which of the following is used to manufacture consent

A)Slogans
B)Personal interaction
C)Meetings
D)Handbills

Question 18

Which international agreement split the country of Vietnam?

A)Hanoi Treaty
B)Treaty of Versailles
C)Geneva Accords
D)Helsinki Accords

Question 19

On which of the following festivals did the North Vietnamese launch bomb attacks on the South

A)Christmas
B)New Year
C)Chong Kuan
D)Tet

Question 20

What was the Israeli offensive in Gaza in 2008 called?

A)Operation Day Break
B)Operation Cast Lead
C)Operation Shove
D)Operation Yom

Question 21

During the conflict of 2014, who controlled Gaza?

A)Hezbollah
B)Fatah
C)Hamas
D)PLO

Question 22

What was the key issue in the Indo Pak War of 1971?

A)Kashmir
B)East Pakistan
C)Maritime Boundaries
D)Rann of Kutch

Question 23

Which U.S. President turned a blind eye to the genocide in East Pakistan in 1971?

A)J. F. Kennedy
B)Jimmy Carter
C)Richard Nixon
D)Bill Clinton

Question 24

Which South Vietnamese City suffered the maximum damage during the bomb attacks in 1968?

A)Nue
B)Saigon
C)Ko Sanh
D)Hanoi