LECTURER IN JOURNALISM- COLLEGIATE EDUCATION

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 46/2018/OL
Category Code: 562/2017
Exam: Lecturer in Journalism
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 13-09-2018
Department Collegiate Education
Alphacode A
Question1:-“No caste, No religion and No God for mankind” are the words of
A:-Pandit K.P. Karuppan
B:-Thykkad Ayya
C:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
D:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question2:-The Indian who won the Gold Medal in shooting [Women] in the 2018 Commonwealth
games
A:-Anjali Bhagavat
B:-Manu Bhakar
C:-Shreya Singh
D:-Mithali Raj
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-“Suragi” is the autobiography of
A:-Gauri Lankesh
B:-U.R. Anantha Murthy
C:-Lata Mangeshkar
D:-B.S. Karanth
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-Achanakmar national park is in
A:-Gujarat
B:-Uttarakhand
C:-Chhattisgad
D:-Jharkhand
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question5:-World Psychology Day is on
A:-October 24
B:-March 5
C:-April 12
D:-June 13
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question6:-Who is the Chairman of the `65^(th)` National Film Awards Committee ?
A:-Bharati Raja
B:-Gautam Ghosh
C:-Shaji. N. Karun
D:-Shekhar Kapoor
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question7:-The film which won Indram, the Kerala State film Award for the best Actor ?
A:-Ottamuri Velicham
B:-Bhayanakam
C:-Ottal
D:-Aalorukkam
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question8:-Who is the Captain of the Indian Women Hockey team ?
A:-Aditi Ashok
B:-Rani Rampal
C:-Deepika Kumari
D:-Jhulan Goswami
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question9:-Los Pinos is the official residence of the President of
A:-Cuba
B:-Venezeula
C:-Mexico
D:-Bolivia
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question10:-Who among the following is known as Qaid-E-Azam :
A:-Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
B:-Muhammed Ali Jinna
C:-Mahatma Gandhi
D:-B.M. Suhrewardy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-Sportsman Neeraj Chopra is associated with
A:-Javeline
B:-Pole-vault
C:-Table Tennis
D:-Snooken
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question12:-The book “Englands’ Debt to India” is written by
A:-Dadabhai Naoroji
B:-Romesh Chandra Dutt
C:-Lala Lajpat Rai
D:-K.T. Telang
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-All India Kissan Sabha came into existence in
A:-1932
B:-1936
C:-1941
D:-1946
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-Unani System of Medicine was popularised in India by
A:-Iranians
B:-Afghans
C:-Arabs
D:-Turks
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question15:-The first woman to win the Padmasree Award
A:-Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
B:-Nargees Dutt
C:-Lata Mangeshkar
D:-Asha Poornadevi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question16:-Who is known as the “Mayyazhi Gandhi” ?
A:-M. Mukundan
B:-I.K. Kumaran
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-A.K. Gopalan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-“Charaka Samhitha” is a book on
A:-astronomy
B:-grammer
C:-music
D:-medicine
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-The Indian Prime Minister who abolished the privy-purse paid to the Kings of the erstwhile Indian Princely States
?
A:-Morarji Desai
B:-Rajeev Gandhi
C:-V.P. Singh
D:-Indira Gandhi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question19:-The Sikh Guru who founded the Golden Temple of Amritsar ?
A:-Guru Arjun Dev
B:-Guru Govind Singh
C:-Guru Har Rai
D:-Guru Har Kishan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question20:-In the year 2000, the union government of India appointed the Padmanabhayya Committee to make
recommendations on
A:-Panchayathi Raj reforms
B:-Education reforms
C:-Police reforms
D:-Road Transport reforms
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question21:-Which of the following is not a responsibility of a journalist ?
A:-Professional responsibility
B:-Legal responsibility
C:-Ethical responsibility
D:-None
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-Which among the following is related to legal responsibilities of a journalist ?
A:-Law of slander
B:-Libel
C:-Both 1 & 2
D:-None
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question23:-Which among the following is included in the news realted to parliamentary and assemblies ?
A:-Proceedings
B:-Calling attentions
C:-Zero hour mentions
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question24:-The inverted pyramid style of news writing began because
A:-Readers were becoming less interested in the news
B:-Readers like to read about the most important facts of a story first
C:-The telegraph was not always reliable
D:-It helped reporter to write the more in depth stories
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-Which of the following is not a subsidiary part of a formal report ?
A:-Glossary
B:-Appendix
C:-Table of content
D:-References
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-A specific area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage is a (an)
A:-Beat
B:-Story
C:-Editorial
D:-Commonality
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question27:-The portion of the layout that explains what is happening in pictures is a
A:-Dominant
B:-Explanation
C:-Caption
D:-Reference
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question28:-Written defamation/slander refers to
A:-Review
B:-Libel
C:-Legal activity
D:-News
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-Spoken defamation is also known as
A:-Libel
B:-Slander
C:-Review
D:-Probe
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-Two facing pages are called a
A:-Spread
B:-Inverted Pyramid
C:-Headline
D:-Caption
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-Which phrase describes a feature ?
A:-A hard news story
B:-Any story that informs the reader
C:-A soft news story
D:-Any short newspaper article
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-What is a lead ?
A:-The main idea of a feature story
B:-A piece of information that attracts and keeps the reader interested
C:-A point in the story where the reader loses interest
D:-The angle of a story
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-A summary lead contains
A:-A direct quote
B:-Instructions on how to read the story
C:-The most important facts of the story
D:-A list of all the sources quoted in the story
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-What is soft news ?
A:-News that’s based on opinions, not facts
B:-News that’s entertaining or interesting
C:-News that’s circulated on the Internet, not on paper
D:-Advice columns
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-What do profiles stories focus on ?
A:-A group’s behaviour
B:-An individual
C:-Celebrity interviews only
D:-Current events
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question36:-Whtat is meant by balance in a news story ?
A:-Having several authors write a story
B:-Getting a lawyer’s opinion before writing an article
C:-Giving the same amount of space to every paragraph
D:-Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question37:-Your choice of a source should depend on
A:-The source’s expertise
B:-The source’s popularity
C:-The source’s availability
D:-The source’s height and weight
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question38:-Right to Information Aact came in to force in
A:-`12^(th)` October 2005
B:-`22^(nd)` October 2005
C:-`12^(th)` June 2006
D:-`22^(nd)` October 2006
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question39:-Under RTI Act, information means
A:-Documents
B:-Advices
C:-Contracts
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-Time limit for providing information uder RTI Act concerning the life and liberty of a person is
A:-24 hours
B:-48 hours
C:-30 days
D:-7 days
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question41:-Supreme Court of India came into being in
A:-`28^(th)` Jan. 1950
B:-`26^(th)` Jan. 1950
C:-`28^(th)` Feb. 1950
D:-`26^(th)` Feb. 1950
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question42:-__________ means that a question that was dealt within a certain way continues to be dealt within that way in
similar later situations.
A:-Precedent
B:-Pre-emption
C:-Presumption
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question43:-The Press and Registration of Books Act enacted in the year
A:-1857
B:-1867
C:-1877
D:-1897
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question44:-The law for working journalists and other employees has been passed in the year
A:-1953
B:-1954
C:-1955
D:-1957
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-To improve the standard of news agencies and Newspapers ________ was reconstituted.
A:-Press Council
B:-Wage Boards
C:-Press Forums
D:-CBFC
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question46:-The following is a defence against defamation
A:-If it were for the public good
B:-To publish a substantially true report of the proceedings of a court of justice
C:-To express in good faith any option watever respecting the conduct of a public servant in the discharge of his public
functions
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question47:-A person is said to be offender of Contempt of Court under the following circumstances
A:-Charging the judge with inability
B:-To threat the witnesses
C:-To attempt to obstruct in the police inquiry against the order of the judge
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question48:-‘TRIPS’ stands for
A:-Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
B:-Trade Related Acts of Intellectual Property Rights
C:-Trade Relations Act of Intellectual Property Rights
D:-Trade Relations Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-Present Chairman of Press Council of India
A:-Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad
B:-Justice Markandey Katju
C:-Justice P. B. Sawant
D:-None of them
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question50:-Contempt of Court was enacted for the first time in the year
A:-1952
B:-1962
C:-1971
D:-1982
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question51:-At present films are certified under ___________ categories.
A:-4
B:-3
C:-5
D:-6
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question52:-The freedom of expression is guaranteed under ___________ of Indian Constitution.
A:-Article 19(1) (a)
B:-Article 19(2)
C:-Article 19(1) (b)
D:-Article 21
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question53:-Which one from the following is the threat for the journalism?
A:-Accuracy
B:-Bias
C:-All of these
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-A wilful disobedience of a court order or a wilful interference with the administration of justice is
A:-Contempt of court
B:-Conflict of laws
C:-Compensatory damages
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question55:-Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act was enacted in the year
A:-1986
B:-1987
C:-1977
D:-1978
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question56:-______________ 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.
A:-Certiorari
B:-Caveat
C:-Appeal
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question57:-____________ 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.
A:-Amicus curiae
B:-Interim order
C:-Attorney General
D:-Advocate General
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-Jurisprudence means
A:-The topical area of the science of law and societal order
B:-A legal scholar
C:-Judicial system
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question59:-Defamatory (false and injurious) written statements or materials including movies or photographs is called
A:-Libel
B:-Slander
C:-Lien
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question60:-Elements which must be present before a libel action that can be brought against a media report ?
A:-Publication
B:-Harm to a person’s reputation
C:-Proof of all
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-Which of the following are general Public Relations objectives for our program ?
A:-To publicize the educational and recreational facilities available
B:-To encourage maximum use of the wading pool site in serving the community
C:-To promote the role of staff, enabling them to deliver effective service and leadership
D:-To seek the cooperation of patrons in the interest of their own safety and the safety of others
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question62:-Which of these are examples of public relations ?
A:-During conversations with patrons
B:-When disciplining children
C:-Among ourselves
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question63:-What should you keep in mind when you are handling a complaint ?
A:-Use a professional approach while listening carefully and maintaining eye contact
B:-Determine what the customer wants. Get the facts and rephrase
C:-Give choices if you have the authority
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question64:-Censorship is
A:-A process which motivates people to work for the country and its people
B:-Suppression of any communication which is much familiar in press and media against the freedom of speech and
freedom of expression
C:-A gatekeeper that prevents the media that act irresponsibly
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question65:-Who has approached agenda setting theory ?
A:-Maxwell McCombs
B:-Donald Shaw
C:-Both
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question66:-The main concept associated with the agenda setting theory is
A:-Attribution theory
B:-Gate keeping theory
C:-Structuration theory
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question67:-The “Daily Me” is an example of
A:-Highly personalised newsfeed that includes only those feeds that the audience or the readers prefer to hear or read
B:-Student newspaper at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
C:-Newspaper published by journalism students during the 1968 Columbia strike
D:-MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte’s online ‘zine
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question68:-The most applicable model to public speaking is
A:-Two step flow
B:-Lazarfeld’s model of communication
C:-Aristotle’s model of communication
D:-Shanon-Weaver model
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question69:-The media has the responsibility of
A:-Increasing confusion among the masses
B:-Reducing confusion among the masses
C:-Moulding public opinion
D:-None
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-The earliest model of communication is
A:-Aristotle’s model of communication
B:-SMCR model of communication
C:-Lasswell’s model of communication
D:-Wilbur Schramm’s model
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question71:-____________ is the person who decides what shall pass through each gate section, of which, in any process,
there are several.
A:-The gatekeeper
B:-A king
C:-A leader
D:-Ombudsman
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question72:-Which is the first model to introduce targeted audience in a communication process ?
A:-Lasswell’s model
B:-Schramm’s model
C:-De fleur model of communication
D:-The Relational Distances Model
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question73:-The communication model recommends two way communication process is
A:-De fleur model of communication
B:-AIDA model of communication
C:-Knowledge Gap
D:-Transactional model
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question74:-Gatekeepers exist in
A:-Only in media houses
B:-Only in business sectors
C:-Almost every industry
D:-Innovation pools
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question75:-__________ is when the media puts forward the most sensational messages to titillate consumers.
A:-Transmission
B:-Sensationalization
C:-Mobilization
D:-Teleplomacy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question76:-Which theory suggests “feedback device” ?
A:-Semiotic theory
B:-Spiral of silence
C:-De fleur model of communication
D:-SMCR model
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-Which theory suggested the communication process is circular as well as it gives possible two way feedback ?
A:-Muted group theory
B:-De fleur model of communication
C:-Social identity theory
D:-Barnlund’s transactional model of communication
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question78:-De fleur combine these two models and creates new one called “De Fleur Model of Communication”. The
models are
A:-SMCR model and Propaganda model
B:-AIDA model and Poole’s model
C:-Shannon and Weaver model and Wesley and Mclean model
D:-Constructionist model and Relational distances model
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question79:-An ad agency that earns revenues through a retainer
A:-Bills client at an agreed upon price for a production
B:-Bills clients by the hour for essential services
C:-Bills clients by the day for essential services
D:-Is compensated through a charge on the placement of ads, typically 15% of the cost of the time or space
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question80:-Authoritarian theory originated from the philosophy of
A:-Plato
B:-Socrates
C:-Aristotle
D:-Alexander the Great
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-The theory De fleur model of communication is expanded version of
A:-Aristotle’s model of communication
B:-Shannon and Weaver model of communication
C:-Uses and gratification approach of communication
D:-Diffusion of innovation theory
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question82:-___________ practiced Authoritarian media approach in Afghanistan.
A:-American government
B:-Taliban government
C:-Burmese government
D:-Pakistani government
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question83:-Catharsis theory of mass communication is the brainchild of
A:-Sigmund Freud
B:-Baran and Davis
C:-D. McQuail
D:-Richard A. Lanham
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-Agenda setting theory used in
A:-Political campaigns
B:-Business news, PR
C:-Ad campaign
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question85:-Who first used the term ‘gatekeeping’ ?
A:-Kurt Lewin
B:-McCombs and Shaw
C:-T.J. Scheff
D:-Tim Vos
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question86:-The whole part of __________ used this approach to control the middle class from starting a revolution after
printing press was started.
A:-America
B:-Western Europe
C:-Africa
D:-South-East Asia
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-Media focuses on the characters of issues how ?
A:-People should think about
B:-Government Should think about
C:-Corporate people should think about
D:-What the masses should think about
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question88:-Framing is a process of
A:-Selective control
B:-Media control
C:-Judgement
D:-Media influencing similar versions as response among masses as in their articels
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question89:-“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 ?
A:-Maxwell McCombs
B:-Donald Shaw
C:-Both
D:-None
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question90:-___________ is an unauthorized use, typically of a patent or copyright.
A:-Infringement
B:-Invasion of privacy
C:-Slander
D:-Libel
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-The year the Official Secrets Act came into effect in India
A:-1874
B:-1911
C:-1868
D:-1923
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question92:-Cross Merchandising is a form of
A:-Sales promotion
B:-Corporate merger
C:-Global competition
D:-Trading products
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question93:-The conflict of interest between media that wants to cover a trial and a defendant who wants a fair trial is an
example of
A:-An impact issue
B:-An ethical issue
C:-A legal issue
D:-A moral issue
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-A small group of company that dominates an industry is called
A:-An oligopoly
B:-A conglomerate
C:-A monopoly
D:-A corporation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question95:-According to text which among the following is one of the primary reasons for global dominance of American
media ?
A:-Its educational features
B:-The uniformity of its audience
C:-The widespread use of English language
D:-Charge higher prices than the competitors
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-Mediated communications is the sharing of messages
A:-With a large widespread audience
B:-On a face to face basis
C:-For the purpose of entertainment
D:-Conveyed through an interposed device
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-One job of the gatekeeper is to determine
A:-The amount of feedback that returns to the source of a media message
B:-How messages to consumers are constructed
C:-How mass communication affects interpersonal communication
D:-How ratings data will be interpreted by the media
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question98:-“Telegraphic” writing style made journalism more
A:-Wordy and flowery
B:-Terse and to the point
C:-Honest and factual
D:-Business-like
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question99:-The formation of Associated Press helped establish the journalistic ideal of
A:-Getting the facts straight
B:-Writing from a political point of view
C:-Sharing local news and correspondents
D:-Separating fact from opinion
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question100:-Media literacy means the ability to
A:-Read and write
B:-Create professional media
C:-Understand and use media
D:-Prepare for career in media
Correct Answer:- Option-C