| Post Name | PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER |
|---|---|
| Department | DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK |
| Question Paper Code | 006/2016/OL |
| Category Code | 018/2013 |
| Date of Test | 11 January 2016 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees Equal Justice and free Legal Aid to the citizen of India?
Answer
B. Article 39(A)
2
In which state of India launched the revolutionary Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the first time in 1970s?
Answer
D. Maharashtra
3
When was the National Food Security Act came into force?
Answer
C. 2013
4
In whose Diwanship separate fund for educational activities was started in Travancore?
Answer
A. T. Madhava Rao
5
In which year Keralapataka a news paper from Cochin was started?
Answer
C. 1870
6
Who was known as 'Lincoln' of Kerala?
Answer
B. Pandit Karuppan
7
Who exhorted the world famous dictum 'One caste, One religion, One clan, One world, One God'?
Answer
C. Ayya Vaikundar
8
Who made an official declaration granting lower caste Channar Women the right to cover their breasts in Travancore in 1859?
Answer
A. Ayilyam Thirunnal
9
When was Malabar temple entry Act came into force?
Answer
D. 1947
10
Which satyagraha was associated with Irinjalakkuda Kudalmanikyam temple?
Answer
C. Kuttamkulam
11
Which among the following newspaper was edited by Muhammad Abdurahiman Sahib?
Answer
D. Al-Ameen
12
Who translated the first historical novel 'Akbar' to Malayalam?
Answer
A. Kerala Varma Valiya Koi Thampuran
13
Who was the founder of Trivandrum Public Library?
Answer
B. Col. Edward Codogan
14
Which among the following women of Kerala participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement, carrying two month old baby in her arms and led the procession of Women?
Answer
D. A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
15
What is the original name of Swami Ananda Theerthan?
Answer
B. Ananda Shenoyi
16
Who wrote the famous story Pottiya Izhakal?
Answer
D. Ponkunnam Varkey
17
Which book won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2015?
Answer
C. A Brief History of Seven Killings
18
Who was the fastest runner in the 2015 World Athletic Championship held in Beijing?
Answer
D. Usain Bolt
19
In which year A.R. Rahman won the Oscar award?
Answer
B. 2009
20
Which organisation won the Nobel Prize for peace in 2012?
Answer
D. European Union (EU)
21
The largest Professional Public Relations Organisation is
Answer
B. PRSA
22
National Public Relations Day is observed on
Answer
A. April 21
23
The American President while drafting his 'Seventh Address' to the congress who first included the term Public Relations is
Answer
C. Thomas Jefferson
24
PR people who discuss ideas with the boss and put them into articles that blend with the news and features of different publications are known as
Answer
D. Ghost writers
25
The informal uncontrolled word of mouth, which carries information much more exciting than simple facts or truth is known as
Answer
B. Grapevine
26
Creating newsworthy stories and events to attract media attention and to gain public notice is
Answer
C. Press agentry
27
A specialised and criticised part of public affairs attempts to influence legislative and regulatory decisions in government is
Answer
C. Lobbying
28
The aggregation of individual views on some issue is
Answer
B. Public opinion
29
Information placed in the media by an identified sponsor that pays for the time or space is
Answer
A. Advertising
30
The social or interpersonal concept of public opinion of two or more individuals oriented to and communicating about an object of mutual interest is
Answer
C. Coorientation
31
The process of employing a participative approach in which employees, customers and opinion leaders help select projects to receive funds, volunteerism, gifts and services in kind for building relationships with key publics in communities is known as
Answer
B. Corporate Philanthropy
32
A pocket folder containing information for promotion, crisis etc. to the print and broadcast media
Answer
A. Media kit
33
The PR professionals who can whitewash even the darkest corporate sins earned the reputation as
Answer
D. Spin doctors
34
CSR campaigns are great and the efforts of one of the company was noteworthy for its activities to combat Ebola
Answer
C. Google
35
An uncontrolled method of placing messages in the media and has news value and the source does not pay the media for placement is
Answer
C. Publicity
36
A process in which a public relations representative sends out press releases to various media outlets to promote a company change, a new product or a new service is known as
Answer
A. Print campaigns
37
An advertisement disguised into form of a news story or feature is known as
Answer
D. Advertorial
38
Communicating with staff at all levels and ensuring every member of staff feels part of a forward thinking team is
Answer
A. Internal PR
39
A large outdoor printed sign is a
Answer
A. Billboard
40
The promotion of specific ideas or views, often political in nature
Answer
B. Propaganda
41
The dissemination of promotional material to draw interest or generate sales
Answer
C. Publicity
42
The business of generating goodwill towards an individual, cause, company or product is
Answer
A. Public Relations
43
The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which of the following fields?
Answer
D. Films
44
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Namesake'?
Answer
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
45
The Headquarters of WHO is located at
Answer
A. Geneva
46
Whose biography is 'Romancing With Life'?
Answer
C. Dev Anand
47
Barren Island is located in
Answer
D. Andaman-Nicobar
48
__________ is known as the 'Eternal City'.
Answer
A. Rome
49
The author of ''The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money''.
Answer
B. J.M. Keynes
50
Persons working secretly to subvert a government or a party or an organisation from within
Answer
C. Fifth Column
51
'Island of Blood' is a book written by
Answer
A. Anita Pratap
52
Written or printed statement about somebody that damages his reputation
Answer
D. Libel
53
Person who writes or speaks several languages
Answer
B. Polyglot
54
Who manufacture the Macintosh computers?
Answer
C. Apple
55
The newly appointed chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India
Answer
A. Gajendra Chauhan
56
The Grand Old Man of Indian Journalism
Answer
A. Tushar Gandhi
57
________ is known as the father of Indian Politics and Economics.
Answer
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
58
Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in
Answer
B. 1969
59
When a radio station transmits radiowave, which layer in the atmosphere reflects it back to the earth?
Answer
C. Ionosphere
60
The 'Hortus Malabaricus' was compiled by
Answer
D. The Dutch
61
The newspaper 'National Herald' was started by
Answer
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
62
Who was known as the 'liberator of the press'?
Answer
A. Metcalfe
63
The first Sanskrit film in India directed by G.V. Iyer
Answer
C. Adi Sankara
64
'Beyond Genocide' is a documentary based on
Answer
D. Bhopal Gas Tragedy
65
'The Last Emperor' and 'Little Buddha' are films directed by
Answer
D. Bernardo Bertolucci
66
A journalist who was Indian High Commissioner in London in 1990
Answer
B. Kuldip Nayyar
67
The company whose chemical plant in Bhopal had a disastrous gas leak in 1984
Answer
A. Union Carbide
68
Who introduced transformational generative grammar?
Answer
C. Noam Chomsky
69
The best American film of all time, according to the American Film Institutes contest for 100 best films
Answer
B. Citizen Kane
70
Okra is another name for
Answer
D. Lady's Finger
71
The great inventor who was professor of vocal physiology at Boston University
Answer
C. Alexander Graham Bell
72
Lazlo Biro, who created the first ball-point pen, was a Hungarian
Answer
C. Journalist
73
Name the writer who began his first novel in the channel Islands, finished it in London and saw published it in India titled 'The Room on the Roof'
Answer
A. Ruskin Bond
74
German actress Ursula Patzschke is the worlds first
Answer
B. Television announcer
75
''No drama'' is a classic Japanese theatrical form. What does 'no' mean?
Answer
D. Talent
76
The average of first 5 odd numbers between 10 and 30
Answer
C. 15
77
If 10 percentage of 100 is equal to X percentage of 50, then the value of X is ________.
Answer
A. 20
78
'A' can do a piece of work in 15 days, while 'B' can do it in 10 days, with the help of 'C' they finish the work in 5 days, then 'C' alone could do it in ___________ days.
Answer
D. 30
79
There are 75 employees in a firm, during one year 2/15 of them left, how many remain?
Answer
B. 65
80
Who is sometimes referred to as the Lincoln of Literature?
Answer
A. Mark Twain
81
Bob Hunter was co-founder of
Answer
D. Green Peace
82
Who coined the term 'around sourcing'?
Answer
C. Thomas L. Friedman
83
The Act of saving a web document for future access is known as
Answer
A. Bookmark
84
UNESCO called this Sanskrit Drama form of Kerala as a 'masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity'
Answer
B. Koodiyattom
85
Obtaining of exclusive rights to a story by payment of large sums of money is
Answer
B. Chequebook Journalism
86
The oldest existing newspaper in India is _________.
Answer
C. Bombay Samachar
87
Wi-Fi stand for __________.
Answer
C. Wireless fidelity
88
The personal journals or diaries posted online are known as
Answer
D. Blogs
89
A person who thinks and acts in an independent and different way is known as a _______.
Answer
A. Maverick
90
The words and expressions that may lead to a legal action if they are not carefully handled in news releases or other messages from an organization is known as
Answer
A. Red flag
91
The concept that a public relations writer should be prepared to provide extensive information in new situations is
Answer
D. Referent criterion
92
A new technology that merges people and machines into a computer-generated environment where they can interact with that environment and other people
Answer
B. Virtual reality
93
TQM stands for
Answer
C. Total Quality Management
94
Which of these is a retail giant?
Answer
B. Carrefour
95
The Deepa Mehta film that focuses on the plight of castigated widows of Varanasi
Answer
A. Water
96
The first person ever to win a Grammy, an Emmy an Oscar and a Tony Award
Answer
B. Barbara Streisand
97
Use of deceptive talk by government officials and others in order to influence public opinion
Answer
C. Newspeak
98
A term used to denote background stories and features of a forthcoming event published in order to create enthusiasm
Answer
D. Curtain Raiser
99
Symbol or pictures used in computer communication to convey emotions
Answer
B. Emoticon
100
The study of the systematic collection, storage, categorisation and retrieval of data in different formats especially in digital form
Answer
D. Information Science
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