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1. What is P. Sainath mainly known
for ?
(A) writing about education
(B) writing about agriculture
(C) writing about international
affairs
(D) writing about science
2. What is common to V.N. Gadgil,
L.K. Adwani and Ambika Soni ?
(A) They own a newspaper
(B) They headed a T.V. Channel
(C) They have been I & B ministers
(D) They were former journalists

3. With which field is the term ‘Voice
Over’ associated ?
(A) TV News
(B) Radio News
(C) Communication Theory
(D) Transmission Technology
4. What would be n value for the
following data set ?
8, 6, 8, 2, 4, 3, 10 :
(A) 7
(B) 6
(C) 10
(D) 41
5. Which of the following is not used
as an advertising appeal ?
(A) Fear
(B) Sex
(C) Love
(D) Prayer

6. Who is Niira Radia ?
(A) Model
(B) Actress
(C) Corporate lobbyist
(D) Politician
7. Who headed the committee which
recommended necessity of film
censorship in India ?
(A) G.D. Khosla
(B) T. Rangacharia
(C) V.C. Shukla
(D) P.C. Joshi
8. Sam Pitroda was associated with
which of the following revolutions
during Rajiv Gandhi regime ?
(A) FM radio
(B) Digital Cinema
(C) Telecommunication
(D) Satellite TV

9. Which country’s farm forums
inspired radio rural forums or
Charcha Mandals in India ?
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) Brazil
(D) Canada
10. Who opposed specific mention of
press freedom in the Indian
Constitution ?
(A) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
(B) N.C. Ranga
(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(D) M.K. Gandhi
11. Which of the following is not related
to advertising ?
(A) Copy writing
(B) Solus
(C) Jingle
(D) Op-ed

12. Which of the following agencies is
not in the advertising business ?
(A) WWP
(B) Publicis
(C) Ircon
(D) Grey Global
13. What is the difference between the
internet edition of a newspaper and
its e-paper ?
(A) Internet edition can be updated
more than once in a day
whereas e-paper is static
(B) Internet edition is free, e-paper
is available for payment
(C) Internet edition is an American
term, whereas e-paper is a
British term
(D) Internet edition can be seen
anywhere, whereas e-paper is
sent to subscribers on e-mail

14. Which of the following is a
probability sampling method ?
(A) Random
(B) Volunteer
(C) Available
(D) Purposive
15. Which of the following two are
correct matches ?
(a) Gujarat—Bhavai
(b) Maharashtra—Tamasha
(c) Karnataka—Warli
(d) Madhya Pradesh—Yaksh Gaan
(A) (a) and (c) are correct
(B) (a) and (b) are correct
(C) (c) and (d) are correct
(D) (b) and (d) are correct
16. Which agency in India gives
accreditation to advertising
agencies ?
(A) PCI
(B) DAVP
(C) INS
(D) PIB

17. What is the first step in the process
of research ?
(A) Finding respondents
(B) Drawing a sample
(C) Identifying the problem
(D) Selecting the methodology
18. Which research method is best
suitable to understand the opinions
of 500 senior citizens about religious
TV Channels ?
(A) Interviews
(B) Focus Group
(C) Survey
(D) Content Analysis
19. Which of the following is cited as a
leading example of investigative
journalism ?
(A) Chinagate Scandal
(B) Watergate Scandal
(C) Monica Lewinsky Case
(D) 2G Scam

20. Which of the following is responsible
for developing code of ethics for
Indian Journalists ?
(A) IIS
(B) PIB
(C) PCI
(D) PII
21. Which of the following is the
international organization of
journalists ?
(A) IFWJ
(B) IFJ
(C) ITU
(D) IUJ
22. Match the names of the newspapers
with names of cities in which they
are published :
(a) Divya Marathi (i) Panajim
(b) Enadu (ii) Hyderabad
(c) Divya Bhaskar (iii) Aurangabad
(d) Gomantak (iv) Ahmedabad
Answer Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

23. Which of the following will be
termed as ‘Soft News’ ?
(A) 16 dead in a train accident
(B) CEO of the biggest MNC
resigns
(C) A major earthquake hits Haiti
(D) Father saves son’s life by
donating his kidney
24. What is the guidebook indicating
the standards required for
newspaper texts called ?
(A) Manual
(B) Booklet
(C) Stylebook
(D) Rulebook
25. Inverted pyramid is a standard
format for writing :
(A) Feature
(B) Editorial
(C) Hard News
(D) Soft News
26. What does WAN represent ?
(A) Journalists
(B) Newspaper publishers
(C) Advertisers
(D) Advertising Agencies

27. Who performs gatekeeping function
in a newspaper ?
(A) Circulation Manager
(B) Advertising Executive
(C) Sub-editor
(D) Reporter
28. What does fragmented media
environment mean ?
(A) Dominance of television
(B) Supremacy of the Internet
(C) TV and radio controlling
audience
(D) Variety of media outlets
catering to smaller groups
29. Which of the following cannot be
included in intellectual property
rights ?
(A) Patent
(B) Freedom of expression
(C) Copyright
(D) Trademark
30. Who coined the term ‘fourth
estate’ ?
(A) C.P. Scott
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) Joseph Addison
(D) Edmund Burke

31. Who proposed the concept of ‘Global
Village’ ?
(A) Denis McQuail
(B) J.W. Cavey
(C) Robert K. Metron
(D) Marshal McLuhan
32. Which of the following is referred to
as ‘the magic multipliers’ ?
(A) Satellite
(B) Mass media
(C) Telephone
(D) Internet
33. Which of the following is not a
development communication
approach ?
(A) Social marketing
(B) Diffusion of innovation
(C) Manufacturing consent
(D) Participatory communication
34. Which of the following categories
does Audit Bureau of Circulation
fall into ?
(A) Private body
(B) Statutory body
(C) A department of Ministry of I
& B
(D) Public Trust

35. Who first used the term ‘Mass
Communication’ to describe the new
form of communication made
possible by the conditions of society
in the West in the early 20th
Century ?
(A) Harold Lasswell
(B) Antonio Gramsci
(C) Theodore Adorno
(D) Herbert Blumer
36. Which of the following is not an
example of ‘New media’ ?
(A) Website
(B) Blogs
(C) Wikis
(D) HAM
37. Which of the following is not an
example of camera movement ?
(A) Pan
(B) Tilt
(C) Track
(D) Trolly

38. Which of the following is a
commonly used sound-editing
software ?
(A) Audieditor
(B) Sound Forge
(C) Sound Mix
(D) Audi Mix
39. Which television signal distribution
mode is the exclusive right of public
broadcaster in India ?
(A) Satellite
(B) DTH
(C) Terrestrial
(D) Internet Protocol
40. What does PCR stand for in TV
parlance ?
(A) Production Capture Room
(B) Production Control Room
(C) Playback Cassette Reel
(D) Playback Control Room
41. What does Kelvin scale measure ?
(A) Noise
(B) Colour
(C) Light

42. What does information transmission
transform into after digital
encoding ?
(A) Words
(B) Lines
(C) Visuals
(D) Numbers
43. Which of the following is not an
example of ‘Social Media’ ?
(A) Orkut
(B) Facebook
(C) Twitter
(D) gmail
44. Identify the odd entity from the
following :
National Geographic Channel,
Discovery, TLC, History, MTV
(A) TLC
(B) MTV
(C) Discovery
(D) History
45. Which of the following is not a
reality show on Indian television ?
(A) Perfect Bride
(B) Indian Idol
(C) KBC
(D) BigBoss

46. Which of the following does not come
under TRAI’s purview ?
(A) Cable services
(B) Television content
(C) Mobile services
(D) Telecommunication
47. Which international agency is
responsible for spectrum allocation ?
(A) UNESCO
(B) UNIC
(C) ITU
(D) UNDP
48. Which of the following is not a
correct match ?
(a) DAVP (i) Union Government Ads
(b) PIB (ii) Media relations
(c) RNI (iii) Newspaper financing
(d) PCI (iv) Complaints against press
Answer Code :
(A) (a)–(i)
(B) (b)–(ii)
(C) (c)–(iii)
(D) (d)–(iv)

49. Whose life and works are depicted
in the film ‘Harischandrachi
Factory’ ?
(A) Harischandra Birajdar
(B) King Harischandra
(C) V. Shantaram
(D) Dadasaheb Phalke
50. Which one of the following is a
mismatch ?
(1) Swadesh—Ashutosh Gowarikar
(2) Page 3—Madhur Bhandarkar
(3) Tare Jamin Par—Advadhut
Gupte
(4) Lagaan—Aamir Khan
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4


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