Mass Communication & Journalism Questions and Answers Set 38 | Mass Communication & Journalism Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

(1) Bennet, Coleman & Co Vs. Union of India case in early 1970s deals with

(1) Pre-censorship

(2) Journalist wages

(3) Editorial perspective

(4) Newsprint policy

Answer: Newsprint policy

(2) “Do you have it in you ?” is an ad slogan of

(1) Indian Army

(2) Censor Board

(3) Coast Guards

(4) Border Security Forces

Answer: Indian Army

(3) ‘Stereotyping’ is an element of investigation in Representation Studies, which generally concentrate on two aspects : one is physical, i.e. semiotic; the other is intellectual which is known as :

(1) Discourse Study

(2) Content Study

(3) Deconstruction Study

(4) Post-structural study

Answer: Discourse Study

(4) Story-telling is a part of

(1) News-bound cultures

(2) Culture-specific communication

(3) Technology-driven communication

(4) Mediated society

Answer: Culture-specific communication

(5) Communication critics while discussing the ‘Public Sphere’, propounded by Hebarmas, further grouped public sphere into three broad categories. Which among the following is not in those three categories ?

(1) Micro Public Sphere

(2) Meso Public Sphere

(3) Macro Public Sphere

(4) Supra Public Sphere

Answer: Supra Public Sphere

(6) Three-dimensional area around a microphone from within which sound is transmitted also referred to as

(1) Polar Pattern

(2) Direct pattern

(3) Indirect pattern

(4) Vertical pattern

Answer: Polar Pattern

(7) Which Committee was constituted to study the law relating to Contempt of Court ?

(1) Sarkaria Committee

(2) Sawant Committee

(3) Sanyal Committee

(4) Verghese Committee

Answer: Sanyal Committee

(8) Section 3 and 4 of Official Secrets Act, 1923 deal with

(1) Spying

(2) Wrong communication

(3) Authorization

(4) Use of material

Answer: Spying

(9) The Second Press Commission describes ______ law as a “Tale of two interests”.

(1) Contempt of Court

(2) Freedom of Press

(3) Sovereignty

(4) Defamation

Answer: Defamation

(10) In Radio parlance, Payola relates to

(1) Disseminating breaking news

(2) Transmitting special-audience programmes

(3) Introduction of new broadcast format

(4) Accepting money for playing songs

Answer: Transmitting special-audience programmes

(11) Velocity microphone referred to as a

(1) Omni directional microphone

(2) Uni-directional microphone

(3) Lapel microphone

(4) Ribbon microphone

Answer: Ribbon microphone

(12) The Government of India through an Act, prohibits any prejudicial publication of news and comments. Identify the Act from the following ?

(1) The Defence Publication Act, 1968

(2) The Civil Defence Act of 1968

(3) The Legal Defence Act of 1968

(4) The Judicial Defence Act of 1968

Answer: The Civil Defence Act of 1968

(13) Theodore Newcomb’s symmetry Model of communication emphasizes on :

(1) Cognitive consistency

(2) Cognitive dissonance

(3) Cognitive inconsistency

(4) Cognitive unbalance

Answer: Cognitive consistency

(14) Creative middle in a newspaper is popularly used in

(1) Front page

(2) Op-ed page

(3) Edit page

(4) Inside page

Answer: Edit page

(15) If two contradictory view points are written in an intro of a news report, it is known as

(1) 1-2-3 lead

(2) contrast lead

(3) Question lead

(4) Bullet lead

Answer: contrast lead

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