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News Reporting and Editing | Set 1

1. Who coined the term “fourth estate”?

Correct : C. edmund burke

2. is the latest time at which a story can be accepted :

Correct : B. deadline

3. Some stories that wrap similar events into a single story is called

Correct : B. round

4. Small advertisements classified according to subject area and carrying no illustrations are known as

Correct : D. classified

5. Morgue is

Correct : B. news library

6. Leader writer is one who writes the -------------------------

Correct : C. editorial

7. is a detailed account of the coming event.

Correct : C. curtain raiser

8. Condensing a story is generally referred to as in the newspaper offices.

Correct : D. boiling down.

9. Title registration of newspaper is done by:

Correct : A. rni

10. An advertisement written in the style of a news item or feature:

Correct : D. news ad

11. One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story

Correct : B. slug

12. ‘XXX’in a news copy denotes:

Correct : A. end of the story

13. The main headline on the top of a page covering all columns is known as:

Correct : C. banner

14. Copy editor is a synonym of

Correct : A. sub editor

15. is not a principle of page make-up.

Correct : D. five ws

16. Sensation is the main feature of journalism.

Correct : B. yellow

17. Removing unwanted area of picture is called

Correct : A. cropping

18. is not a factor in editing process

Correct : C. conflict

19. One line copy that describes the illustration, drawing or photograph is known as:

Correct : B. cutline

20. Obituaries should always be:

Correct : A. posthumous

21. Letters to the editor are included in:

Correct : C. editorial page

22. Slander and libel is associated with:

Correct : B. defamation

23. Official Secrets Act was passed in:

Correct : A. 1923

24. Times of India was the first newspaper to appoint

Correct : D. ombudsman

25. ‘Chief Minister resigned’ is an example of:

Correct : C. bullet intro

26. A press run of a publication for one day

Correct : A. edition

27. Mandatory deadline for the release of a story is called

Correct : D. embargo

28. A publication started by Mahatma Gandhi

Correct : A. the harijan

29. Crystallising public opinions was authored by

Correct : B. edward l. bernay

30. Which one of the following is most perishable?

Correct : B. a newspaper

31. The word ‘journalism’ is derived from the word ‘Diurnalis’.

Correct : A. latin

32. Who edits local news?

Correct : A. sub editor

33. The Chairman of Press Council of India is selected by a committee consisting of

Correct : D. all the above

34. Which section of IPC defines the offence of defamation?

Correct : B. 499

35. The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year

Correct : B. 1865

36. Name of an Indian news agency

Correct : A. pti

37. is copy and pictures running over two pages in the middle of the newspaper.

Correct : B. centre spread

38. means delete or exclude a story or part of a story.

Correct : B. kill

39. A piece of news obtained and published by one newspaper before its competitors is known as

Correct : A. exclusive

40. The oldest established news agency in the world:

Correct : B. afp

41. The nodal agency of the Government to disseminate the information to the print media in Government policies:

Correct : A. pib

42. The first Chairman of the Press Council of India was

Correct : A. justice j.r.mudholkar

43. “Four Theories of Press is conceived by

Correct : A. w. schramm

44. The head quarters of the PTI:

Correct : C. new delhi

45. Development Journalism is

Correct : B. pro- third world

46. Who was the Chairman of the First Press Council of India?

Correct : D. g.s. rajadhyaksha

47. DAVP is functioning under the control of

Correct : B. government o f india

48. The tenure of the First Press Council was

Correct : A. 3 years

49. is the oldest leading mass medium for advertising.

Correct : B. newspapers

50. The most authentic and dependable circulation figures of newspapers are published by

Correct : C. abc

51. Which of the following is /are called as ‘fourth estate’?

Correct : D. all the above

52. Folio line gives details of:

Correct : B. index of stories

53. ‘Middle’ means:

Correct : B. an amusing write up on the editorial page

54. Imprint line means:

Correct : B. details of registration

55. The other name of feature is:

Correct : A. colour story

56. Another name for Banner headline is:

Correct : C. crossline

57. National Press Day is on:

Correct : C. november 16

58. The New Trend in journalism:

Correct : A. sensationalism

59. Name the magazine that gives the highest priority to women and children:

Correct : A. the crown

60. The term fourth estate is coined by:

Correct : A. edmund burke

61. Freedom of press deals with:

Correct : C. freedom of expression

62. Editor is the person who news for the newspaper or journal.

Correct : B. editing

63. If you have decided to publish a newspaper, the first step would be to register it with the:

Correct : A. registrar of newspaper

64. Find the odd woman out from among the following

Correct : B. nalini singh