1. The Interpretation process in Communication takes place in
Correct : C. receiver
2. The Hindu Newspaper was founded by G. Subrahmaniya Aiyer in the year …………
Correct : B. 1878
3. The Press Act passed by the British in 1878 to prevent Indian language press from
being critical of the British rule is …………….
Correct : C. vernacular press act
4. Which among the following publication is not associated with Gandhiji?
Correct : C. swarajiya
5. The News paper founded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is?
Correct : D. national herald
6. The first Newspaper in India, Bengal Gazette founded by?
Correct : B. james augustus hickey
7. “When the Press was asked to bed, Most of them chose to crawl” who said this
about press during the emergency period?
Correct : C. l.k.advani
8. The FM Station owned by Malayala Manorama group is ………………
Correct : B. radio mango
9. The first private television channel in India is………………..
Correct : A. asianet
10. The expansion of ABC is …………………………
Correct : A. audit bureau of circulation
11. The mouth piece of Communist Party of India (CPI) Kerala chapter is ……………..
Correct : D. janayugam
12. Kandathil Varghese Mappilai is associated with which among the following News
paper
Correct : A. malayala manorama
13. The first domestic news agency in India is …………………….
Correct : D. associated press of india
14. AFP stands for …………………..
Correct : B. agence france press
15. Associated Press (AP) is head quarted at
Correct : D. newyork
16. Tass-Har was the Official News Agance of …………………..
Correct : B. soviet union
17. Who represented India in Mc Bride Communication?
Correct : B. b.g. varghese
18. The Press Council of India was constituted as per the recommendation of …………
Correct : B. first press commission
19. The publication of an annual report which will contain the facts and figures relating
to the News Paper industry is the responsibility of ………………….
Correct : C. registrar of news papers
20. ………………… is the Modal Agency of the Govt. of India to disseminate Information to the print and electronic media on government policies programmes,
initiatives and achievements.
Correct : B. press information bureau
21. The Quarterly vidura is a journal published by ……………………..
Correct : A. press institute of india
22. Advertorial is a ……………………………
Correct : A. combination of advertising and editorial
23. AAAI stands for ……………..
Correct : B. advertising agencies association of india
24. The two readership survey conducted in India are
Correct : A. nrs and irs
25. Who said “Comment is free, Facts are sacred”
Correct : C. c.p. scou
26. The first radio programme in India was broadcast by the …………………….
Correct : B. radio club of bombay
27. At the time of Independence, AIR Network hand only ………………. Stations
Correct : B. six
28. Expand FM?
Correct : C. frequency modulation
29. AIR’s youth broadcasting service is titled as ……………………….?
Correct : B. yuvavani
30. The first controller of broad casting in India was
Correct : A. lionel fieldan
31. Loksabha passed Prasar Bharati (…………………..) Bill in the year?
Correct : D. 1998
32. Door darshan Sail over to colour transmission on August is 1982 in connection
with?
Correct : B. asian games
33. The Flagship channel of Doordarshan is?
Correct : B. dd1
34. Expansion of NDTV is ……………..
Correct : C. new delhi television
35. ……………………….. is the process of translation of the message into a code
suitable for transmission to the intended receivers.
Correct : D. encoding
36. FM and …………are the two types of Radio transmission
Correct : B. am
37. The first Indian films to be nominated for Oscar Award is …………….
Correct : D. mother india
38. The word ‘Tele’ means ………………
Correct : B. far
39. The CBFC Certificate of ‘U’ means
Correct : D. unrestricted exhibition
40. BBC stands for ………………….
Correct : A. british broad casting corporation
41. The Satelite Television Asia Region (STAR) is based in?
Correct : D. honkong
42. Manoramaonline.com is an example of …………………..
Correct : C. portal
43. The ‘water gate’ scandal was associated with which US President?
Correct : D. richard nixon
44. The Mac Bride Commission was constituted by?
Correct : C. unesco
45. Fourth estate refers to ……………………..?
Correct : B. the press
46. Close encounter is and interview programme in which Malayalam channel?
Correct : B. reporter
47. The Central information and Broad casting minister of India is ……………
Correct : C. ambika soni
48. ‘Your moment is waiting’ is the advertisement tagline of………………..
Correct : C. kerala tourism
49. Who introduced Printing Press in England?
Correct : A. william canton
50. ……………….. holds the record of congest and company in India
Correct : C. amul
51. ASCI stand for …………………………
Correct : A. advertising standards council of india
52. The DAVP (Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity) is headed by a ………
Correct : D. director general
53. K.P. Kesava Menon is the Founder editor of ?
Correct : C. mathrubhumi
54. The official News paper of BJP Kerala unit is?
Correct : C. janmabhoomi
55. …………………… was India’s first Multi Lingual News Agency
Correct : D. hindustan samachar
56. India and Easter News paper Society (IENS) now known as?
Correct : B. indian news paper society
57. IFWJ stands for…………………?
Correct : A. indian federation of working journalists
58. Byline Means ……………………..
Correct : B. name of the author
59. The process of filtering a messages from source to receiver is……………
Correct : D. gate keeping
60. Tabloid refers to---?
Correct : A. news paper half the size of a broad sheet
61. News reporting that sensationalise or over emplacing soft writing, which is decided
by some editors is means as……………………….
Correct : D. yellow journalism
62. When did AIR (All India Radio) come under the department of Information and
Broadcasting?
Correct : A. oct 24, 1941
63. The Prasar Bharati Act came into force on …….
Correct : B. 1997
64. Which among the following is not a feature of Mass Media?
Correct : C. narrow scope
65. Indian Institute of Mass Communication (11 MC) is located at
Correct : D. newdelhi
66. What is “Reuters”?
Correct : B. a british based news blong
67. Which among the following pair is not correctly matched?
Correct : B. india today – arnab goswami
68. In DAB, what does the letter ‘A’ stand for?
Correct : B. audio
69. ‘Rotoscoping’ is associated with?
Correct : A. animation
70. ‘Face book’ is an example of
Correct : B. social network
71. The process of improving the visibility of a webpage/website in a search
engine is called?
Correct : C. search engine optimization
72. The scholar who coined the expression – ‘The Medium is the Message” is well
renown for his concept of “Global Village”.
Correct : B. marshall mcluhan
73. Prannoy Roy is associated with which among the following media?
Correct : C. ndtv
74. Indian Foundation for Public Relations education and Research (IFPR) is based
Correct : A. new delhi
75. IPRA’s (International Public Relations Association) code of Athens was
adopted in the year?
Correct : D. 1965
76. Who was recently appointed as the Editor-in-chief of outlook magazine replacing
Vinod Mehta?
Correct : C. krishna kumar
77. Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) a voluntary organization of
advertisers is head quartered at?
Correct : A. bombay
78. Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) is headed by?
Correct : C. director general
79. Which among the following activity is concerned with creating goodwill, and
providing better ambience for an organization of function effectively …..
Correct : B. public relations
80. ‘News and truth are not the same thing’- Who said these words?
Correct : C. watler luppman
81. Wi-Fi Refers to
Correct : B. wireless fidelity
82. A Newspaper’s first edition of the day is known as
Correct : A. bull dog
83. Associated Press of India (API) a domestic news agency was started by
Correct : B. k.c. roy
84. PTI (Press Trust of India) celebrated the Golden Jubilee of it’s inception in the year?
Correct : A. 1999
85. What does the Latin Word “Communis” mean?
Correct : C. common
86. The film “Alam Ara” was produced by
Correct : A. ardeshir irani
87. Expansion of CNN is?
Correct : C. cable news network
88. The Regional office of Central Board of film certification in Kerala is situated at?
Correct : B. thiruvananthapuram
89. ARPANET (Advanced Research Project Agency Network) was launched in
Correct : A. 1965
90. Goenka award for excellence in journalism is constituted by
Correct : C. express group
91. A whistle blower means?
Correct : B. a crusader against corruption
92. The program Devil’s Advocate in CNNIBN is hosted by?
Correct : A. karanthapar
93. Right to Information ACT (RTI) applies to all the states and UT’s of India except
Correct : B. jammu & kashmir
94. Frequency Modulation (FM) Radio was invented by?
Correct : A. edwin. h. armstrong
95. The term ‘ Mockumentary’ is the portmanteau of?
Correct : B. mock + documentary
96. VJ stands for Video Jockey, what does DJ stands for?
Correct : A. disc jockey
97. The expansion of ENG is?
Correct : B. electronic news gathering
98. “Tilt” is a?
Correct : B. camera movement
99. Who among the following is not a photo journalist?
Correct : D. cyrus barucha
100. Headline across top of a page over the name plate is called?