Mass Communication & Journalism Questions and Answers Set 32 | Mass Communication & Journalism Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

1 Arbitrary codes in communication are :

1 digital

2 analogic

3 non-functional

4 inappropriate

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Answer:digital

2 A problem-solving message based on everyday situation is referred to as :

1 slice of life

2 social message

3 situational info

4 simulated slogan

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Answer:slice of life

3 Who used the concept of ‘rear-view mirrorism’ in communication ?

1 Sean McBride

2 C.P. Snow

3 Naomi Klein

4 Marshall McLuhan

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Answer: Marshall McLuhan

4 The structuralist movement of folklore was founded by :

1 William Thomas

2 Vishnu Sharma

3 H.K. Ranganath

4 Vladimir Propp

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Answer: Vladimir Propp

5 The Eurocom Group has its headquarters in :

1 Vienna

2 Paris

3 Bonn

4 Geneva

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Answer: Paris

6 Editing means the elimination of :

1 familiar words

2 superfluous words

3 strong verbs

4 adjectives

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Answer: superfluous words

7

Assertion (A) : Reasonable restrictions, as per the Indian Constitution, cannot be imposed by the state arbitrarily.

Reason (R) : The restrictions can be imposed only according to law, subject to judicial review.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true

8

Assertion (A) : Regulation of private ownership of the broadcast system by the state through broadcast licences creates ‘a system of soft property’.

Reason (R) : It is premised on the specificities of corporate liberalism.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

9

Assertion (A) : Telecommunication is central to the process of globalisation.

Reason (R) :It is a minimum condition of participation in the emerging new economy of the world.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: (A) is false, but (R) is true

10

Assertion (A) : The concept of the construction of information society is based on a series of myths.

Reason (R) : They provide the necessary narrative for the implementation of communication policies.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: (A) is false, but (R) is true

11

Assertion (A) : Governments all over the world increasingly link communication policy to economic interests.

Reason (R) : Technology promotion in the communication sector is a viable development strategy.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer:(A) is false, but (R) is true

12

Assertion (A) : Access to knowledge is always through language and other related orders of representation.

Reason (R) : Since language does not have clear meanings, and does not reflect shared meanings, it contributes to the complicated structure of knowledge.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false

13

Assertion (A) : Media language generates and constitutes the social world.

Reason (R) :Because it is not merely a channel of information, but also an integral part of our experiences.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true

14

Assertion (A) : Propaganda in the broadest sense is the technique of influencing human action by manipulation of representations.

Reason (R) : The manipulated representations may take form less accurately, by stories and rumours and not manifested in spoken, written, pictorial or musical form.

Codes :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true

2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

3 (A) is true, but (R) is false

4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

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