2. Weighing the positives and negatives comes under which principle of ethics?
Correct : D. Utilitarianism
3. Which is the odd one out?
Correct : C. Washington Post
4. Which of these is not a source of income for a newspaper?
Correct : D. Networking
5. Which is the most costly aspect of running a newspaper?
Correct : B. Newsprint
6. Which of these is not a broadsheet?
Correct : A. MiD DAY
7. Which of these is a tabloid headline?
Correct : B. Harry and Meg move belongings in dead of night
8. Which of these elements can be spotted on the first page of a newspaper?
Correct : A. Anchor
9. Which of these is a page-designing software?
Correct : A. QuarkXPress
10. Which of these would not be an ideal source for an education story?
Correct : C. Accountant
11. Which of these is the appropriate form of abbreviation?
Correct : A. Goods and Services Tax (GST)
12. __________________ is the quality control function of a newsroom .
Correct : A. Copy Editing
13. The gathering of news information and content by the news organisation from those who create, report or own that information and content is called___________
Correct : B. Sourcing
14. The dissemination and exposure of news content, products and derivatives thereof, through print and online media is called_______________
Correct : C. Distribution
15. Photo and graphic image file formats that are accepted by major news productions include
Correct : D. FLV, SWF
16. A URL is a commonly and informally termed a web address. What is its full form?
Correct : B. Uniform Resource Locator
17. Which of the following format is not accepted by major news productions while accepting Photo and graphic image file formats?
Correct : D. FLV
18. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Correct : A. The dissemination and exposure of news content, products and derivatives thereof, through print and online media is called Sourcing
19. What is the full form of SEO
Correct : B. Search Engine Optimisation
20. Which of the following format is not accepted by major news productions while accepting Photo and graphic image file formats?
Correct : B. FLV
21. Wire services, syndicates and other providers of texts to newspaper publishers trasmit bundles or package of text called_______
Correct : B. Feeds
22. This type of kicker elaborates subject of the headline
Correct : A. Descriptive
23. Advertisements to appear in the body of print newspapers are often produced in separate CCI module called________
Correct : A. Ad Desk
24. A____________is the arrangement of news stories, photographs and other editorial content on a page
Correct : A. Layout
25. The line usually in a smaller font above the main headline is called___________
Correct : A. Kicker
26. Which of the following format is not accepted by major news productions while accepting Photo and graphic image file formats?
Correct : A. SWF
27. _______________refers to a website or computer software that collects specific type of information from multiple online sources,displays and links.
Correct : B. Aggregator
28. A__________ lead can cover a number of events of approximately equal importance
Correct : A. Umbrella
29. A__________ lead is one in which the most important news appears in the middle of the story and should usually be avoided
Correct : B. Buried
30. A__________lead is also called shotgun lead and cover a number of events of approximately equal importance
Correct : A. Umbrella
31. A__________lead is called rifle lead and is the opposite of umbrella lead
Correct : B. Item
32. ________________is more of a label telling readers what the paragraph or photograph /graphic shows
Correct : A. Caption
33. A quote or a line or paragraph often given graphic treatment to highlight the article and is similar to refer
Correct : B. Blurb
34. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Correct : C. The gathering of news information and content by the news organisation from those who create, report or own that information and content is called copy editing
35. Which of the following is not a primary goal of photojournalism used by editors and photographers in making picture selections?
Correct : B. To distract readers’ attention and not provide a point of entry to the page.
36. Ethics is an inherently ____________ field.
Correct : A. subjective
37. ______________ as an ethical philosophy attempts to weigh positives and negatives of a situation, and maximize the good for the greatest number of people.
Correct : C. Utilitarianism
38. When writing a caption, what verb tense should be used to describe the action in the photo?
Correct : B. Present tense
39. The two main components of objectivity are ____________.
Correct : C. absence of bias and accuracy.
40. In deciding whether to broadcast or publish graphic images of violence or disasters, producers and editors must weigh _______________.
Correct : B. unnecessarily offending viewers and readers against the need to inform them of harsh realities.
41. Photojournalists see the use of computer software to alter images as comparable to __________________.
Correct : C. a reporter’s making up facts for a news story.
42. A well written photo caption should not be __________.
Correct : D. explained fully
43. While choosing a visual or a photograph ensure that there is clarity, depth and ___________ in the right proportion.
Correct : A. contrast
44. Picture should include the names in correct order of people standing/sitting in the picture from __________.
Correct : D. left to right
45. Caption is like a _________ of the visual.
Correct : A. title
46. ____________ means explaining what the visual is about.
Correct : B. Labelling
47. Photos should not be cut at joints like knees, ankles. They could be ___________.
Correct : C. both mid-close ups or up to the waist
48. Old photos can be used by _____________ the subject.
Correct : A. circling
49. A standard print resolution is _____________ dots per inch.
Correct : D. 300
50. A picture with a resolution of 72 dpi, is ideal for the __________.
Correct : D. web
51. Complete the English adage which is over-used but true: a picture is worth a_____________ words.
Correct : B. thousand
52. DPI stands for _____________.
Correct : A. Dots Per Inch
53. Identify from the following which of these is not a reason for cropping an image.
Correct : B. To eliminate a wanted portion
54. Cropping an image can ______________.
Correct : C. change the focus
55. ________________ is a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster.
Correct : C. Caption
56. Caption means ______________.
Correct : A. a brief illustration of a picture beneath.
57. Removing unwanted area of picture is called __________.
Correct : B. cropping
58. What does a gutter mean?
Correct : C. Space between columns
59. Captions are generally placed _____________ the picture.
Correct : D. below
60. News which are current and trending.
Correct : A. Timeliness
61. News worthiness that concentartes on the number of people affected by the story
Correct : B. Significance
62. The term used to denote the stories which happen near to us.
Correct : C. Proximity
63. The sub-editor who oversees copy from the news services or news agencies is commonly known as the ____
Correct : B. Wire Editor
64. Before satellite transmission, news services sent their stories by _____
Correct : C. Telegraph
65. ______ is the key to the wire editor’s job
Correct : D. Communication
66. Stories and news that appeal to emotions.
Correct : D. Human Interest
67. ______ makes sure a piece of writing is accurate, clear and correct.
Correct : A. Copyediting
68. Who is responsible for the checking of the facts?
Correct : A. Copyediting
69. Who is responsible for the checking the Math in the news?
Correct : A. Copyediting
70. Who ensure that the writing is free from libel and conforms to the ethical standards of the publication and the profession.
Correct : A. Copyediting
71. Trimming unnecessary words to make the prose clearer.
Correct : D. Copyediting
72. Eliminating jargon and paraphrasing convoluted quotes to make the writing more understandable.
Correct : D. Copyediting
73. ____work in book publishing, deciding which titles to publish and working with authors.
Correct : A. Acquisitions
74. ________editors manage reporting assignments for news or feature publications.
Correct : B. Assigning
75. ___ editor work with authors primarily on structure, flow and organization, though many do copyediting as well.
Correct : B. Assigning
76. ________are the last step before publication
Correct : A. Proof readers
77. A news story is said to possess timeliness if it
Correct : D. stresses events that occurred today or yesterday..
78. In regard to news values, prominence refers to
Correct : D. how well known the people involved in the story are..
79. A news story possesses singularity if it
Correct : D. reports on unusual events that deviate from the commonplace..
80. Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that leads to inaccuracies in news reports?
Correct : D. having editors check and question a reporter’s work.
81. What makes a story “newsworthy”?
Correct : A. The story has to be about a topic that appeals to public interest
82. More value is attributed to stories pertaining to issues that are in the spotlight of public concern rather than to issues or topics about which people care less
Correct : A. Currency
83. The number of people whose lives will be influenced in some way by the subject of the story
Correct : D. Impact
84. Stories that have Civic importance.
Correct : D. Public Significance
85. Proof reading is the work of
Correct : D. Sub-editor
86. Conducting meetings with the advertisers falls under the domain of
Correct : D. Editor-in-chief
87. News Editor is responsible for
Correct : A. Whole news content
88. News issues are allotted to reporters by
Correct : D. Sub-editor
89. Who is the face of the newspaper?
Correct : C. Editor-in-chief
90. Editor-in-chief is also known as
Correct : C. face of newspaper
91. The one who does the placement of the news is called
Correct : B. Page editor
92. Who decides the content of the entire newspaper?
Correct : C. Editor-in-chief
93. The one who reports on field is called
Correct : A. Field reporter
94. The absense of editor who is in-charge of a newspublication?
Correct : C. Sub-editor
95. Who is at the top-most hierarchy in a news organisation?
Correct : B. Editor-in-chief
96. The one of heads the specific supplement is called
Correct : B. Copy editor
97. Working on page plan with page editor is the work of
Correct : C. Sub-editor
98. Which of the following is the newspaper beat?
Correct : A. Health
99. Who is the editor of Indian express?
Correct : D. Raj Kamal Jha
100. The one who writes columns on ideas page is called?