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Post NameLECTURER IN JOURNALISM
DepartmentCOLLEGIATE EDUCATION
Question Paper Code046/2018/OL
Category Code562/2017
Date of Test13 September 2018
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
"No caste, No religion and No God for mankind" are the words of
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C. Sahodaran Ayyappan
2
The Indian who won the Gold Medal in shooting [Women] in the 2018 Commonwealth games
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C. Shreya Singh
3
"Suragi" is the autobiography of
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B. U.R. Anantha Murthy
4
Achanakmar national park is in
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C. Chhattisgad
5
World Psychology Day is on
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C. April 12
6
Who is the Chairman of the 65th National Film Awards Committee?
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D. Shekhar Kapoor
7
The film which won Indram, the Kerala State film Award for the best Actor ?
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Question Cancelled
8
Who is the Captain of the Indian Women Hockey team ?
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B. Rani Rampal
9
Los Pinos is the official residence of the President of
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C. Mexico
10
Who among the following is known as Qaid-E-Azam :
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B. Muhammed Ali Jinna
11
Sportsman Neeraj Chopra is associated with
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A. Javeline
12
The book "Englands' Debt to India" is written by
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C. Lala Lajpat Rai
13
All India Kissan Sabha came into existence in
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B. 1936
14
Unani System of Medicine was popularised in India by
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C. Arabs
15
The first woman to win the Padmasree Award
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Question Cancelled
16
Who is known as the "Mayyazhi Gandhi" ?
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B. I.K. Kumaran
17
"Charaka Samhitha" is a book on
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D. medicine
18
The Indian Prime Minister who abolished the privy-purse paid to the Kings of the erstwhile Indian Princely States ?
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D. Indira Gandhi
19
The Sikh Guru who founded the Golden Temple of Amritsar ?
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A. Guru Arjun Dev
20
In the year 2000, the union government of India appointed the Padmanabhayya Committee to make recommendations on
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C. Police reforms
21
Which of the following is not a responsibility of a journalist ?
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D. None
22
Which among the following is related to legal responsibilities of a journalist ?
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B. Libel
23
Which among the following is included in the news realted to parliamentary and assemblies ?
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D. All the above
24
The inverted pyramid style of news writing began because
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B. Readers like to read about the most important facts of a story first
25
Which of the following is not a subsidiary part of a formal report ?
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Question Cancelled
26
A specific area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage is a (an)
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A. Beat
27
The portion of the layout that explains what is happening in pictures is a
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C. Caption
28
Written defamation/slander refers to
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Question Cancelled
29
Spoken defamation is also known as
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B. Slander
30
Two facing pages are called a
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A. Spread
31
Which phrase describes a feature ?
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Question Cancelled
32
What is a lead ?
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B. A piece of information that attracts and keeps the reader interested
33
A summary lead contains
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C. The most important facts of the story
34
What is soft news ?
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B. News that's entertaining or interesting
35
What do profiles stories focus on ?
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B. An individual
36
Whtat is meant by balance in a news story ?
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D. Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible
37
Your choice of a source should depend on
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A. The source's expertise
38
Right to Information Aact came in to force in
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A. 12th October 2005
39
Under RTI Act, information means
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D. All of these
40
Time limit for providing information uder RTI Act concerning the life and liberty of a person is
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B. 48 hours
41
Supreme Court of India came into being in
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A. 28th Jan. 1950
42
__________ means that a question that was dealt within a certain way continues to be dealt within that way in similar later situations.
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A. Precedent
43
The Press and Registration of Books Act enacted in the year
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B. 1867
44
The law for working journalists and other employees has been passed in the year
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C. 1955
45
To improve the standard of news agencies and Newspapers ________ was reconstituted.
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A. Press Council
46
The following is a defence against defamation
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D. All of these
47
A person is said to be offender of Contempt of Court under the following circumstances
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D. All of these
48
'TRIPS' stands for
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A. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
49
Present Chairman of Press Council of India
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A. Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad
50
Contempt of Court was enacted for the first time in the year
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C. 1971
51
At present films are certified under ___________ categories.
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A. 4
52
The freedom of expression is guaranteed under ___________ of Indian Constitution.
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A. Article 19(1) (a)
53
Which one from the following is the threat for the journalism?
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B. Bias
54
A wilful disobedience of a court order or a wilful interference with the administration of justice is
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A. Contempt of court
55
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act was enacted in the year
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A. 1986
56
______________ refers to the order a court issues so that it can review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whether there were any irregularities.
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A. Certiorari
57
____________ refers to a party that is allowed to provide information to a court even though the party is not directly involved in the case at hand.
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A. Amicus curiae
58
Jurisprudence means
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A. The topical area of the science of law and societal order
59
Defamatory (false and injurious) written statements or materials including movies or photographs is called
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A. Libel
60
Elements which must be present before a libel action that can be brought against a media report ?
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C. Proof of all
61
Which of the following are general Public Relations objectives for our program ?
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Question Cancelled
62
Which of these are examples of public relations ?
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Question Cancelled
63
What should you keep in mind when you are handling a complaint ?
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D. All of the above
64
Censorship is
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B. Suppression of any communication which is much familiar in press and media against the freedom of speech and freedom of expression
65
Who has approached agenda setting theory ?
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C. Both
66
The main concept associated with the agenda setting theory is
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B. Gate keeping theory
67
The "Daily Me" is an example of
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Question Cancelled
68
The most applicable model to public speaking is
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C. Aristotle's model of communication
69
The media has the responsibility of
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Question Cancelled
70
The earliest model of communication is
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A. Aristotle's model of communication
71
____________ is the person who decides what shall pass through each gate section, of which, in any process, there are several.
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A. The gatekeeper
72
Which is the first model to introduce targeted audience in a communication process ?
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C. De fleur model of communication
73
The communication model recommends two way communication process is
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Question Cancelled
74
Gatekeepers exist in
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C. Almost every industry
75
__________ is when the media puts forward the most sensational messages to titillate consumers.
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B. Sensationalization
76
Which theory suggests "feedback device" ?
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C. De fleur model of communication
77
Which theory suggested the communication process is circular as well as it gives possible two way feedback ?
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Question Cancelled
78
De fleur combine these two models and creates new one called "De Fleur Model of Communication". The models are
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C. Shannon and Weaver model and Wesley and Mclean model
79
An ad agency that earns revenues through a retainer
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A. Bills client at an agreed upon price for a production
80
Authoritarian theory originated from the philosophy of
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A. Plato
81
The theory De fleur model of communication is expanded version of
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B. Shannon and Weaver model of communication
82
___________ practiced Authoritarian media approach in Afghanistan.
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B. Taliban government
83
Catharsis theory of mass communication is the brainchild of
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Question Cancelled
84
Agenda setting theory used in
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D. All of the above
85
Who first used the term 'gatekeeping' ?
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A. Kurt Lewin
86
The whole part of __________ used this approach to control the middle class from starting a revolution after printing press was started.
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Question Cancelled
87
Media focuses on the characters of issues how ?
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D. What the masses should think about
88
Framing is a process of
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D. Media influencing similar versions as response among masses as in their articels
89
"The most important effect of mass communication is its ability to mentally order and organize our world for us. "To whose model the statement relates to ?
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C. Both
90
___________ is an unauthorized use, typically of a patent or copyright.
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A. Infringement
91
The year the Official Secrets Act came into effect in India
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D. 1923
92
Cross Merchandising is a form of
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A. Sales promotion
93
The conflict of interest between media that wants to cover a trial and a defendant who wants a fair trial is an example of
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C. A legal issue
94
A small group of company that dominates an industry is called
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A. An oligopoly
95
According to text which among the following is one of the primary reasons for global dominance of American media ?
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Question Cancelled
96
Mediated communications is the sharing of messages
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D. Conveyed through an interposed device
97
One job of the gatekeeper is to determine
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B. How messages to consumers are constructed
98
"Telegraphic" writing style made journalism more
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B. Terse and to the point
99
The formation of Associated Press helped establish the journalistic ideal of
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D. Separating fact from opinion
100
Media literacy means the ability to
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C. Understand and use media

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