2. Cutting out not needed components of a picture to not include them in a news piece is called
Correct : A. Cropping
3. A British man who found the first news paper in India
Correct : A. James Hickey
4. Which headine is Permanent in nature.
Correct : A. Stet Head
5. The news media’s primary responsibility to its audience is to provide truthful and accurate information in support of
Correct : B. Understanding news values that influence media decisions
6. Of which system is the media called the fourth pillar ?
Correct : C. Democracy
7. Editing in newspapers means the removal of _____ in writing.
Correct : B. Fog
8. In which genre of writing the inverted pyramid structure is used ?
Correct : A. News
9. Deciding what will be published, making it readable in accordance with the philosophy of the publication house is called__________.
Correct : D. editing
10. The sub editor's job may be summarized in the 5 Cs: To make the copy clear, correct, concise, ______________
Correct : A. comprehensible & consistent.
11. Newspaper editors often regard their sub editors as their newspaper's _____________
Correct : D. last line of defence
12. Editing is done to improve news stories _______, structurally, style-wise, factually, and in terms of readability.
Correct : B. grammatically
13. Copy-editor is also known as __________
Correct : C. sub-editor
14. What is the editorial vs Ads ratio in a publication?
Correct : C. 60-40
15. Editor → Asst. Editor → Sub-Editor → Reporter, this is the basic hierarchy of any publication
Correct : A. Yes
16. The most significant attribute of News is that it is_________
Correct : A. perishable
17. The different types of writing styles are________
Correct : D. Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, Persuasive & Argumentative
18. The timely report of events, facts, and opinions that interests a significant number of people is called_________
Correct : B. News
19. News publications considered popular press, dynamic and colourful layouts, less in-depth reporting with headlines including a pun are generally known as _______
Correct : C. Tabloids
20. News publications with serious press, simple layouts, serious and focused headlines and news reporting with a larger format are generally known as ___________
Correct : D. Broadsheets
21. A ________obtains information and writes stories that may cover all types of stories or may be a specialist who is concerned with a specifc area of the news, such as sport or crime.
Correct : C. reporter
22. A _______ is senior journalist, in charge of a section of the paper and a team of reporters, who decides what stories should be covered.
Correct : A. desk-editor
23. A good editorial policy is always a ____________policy
Correct : C. pro-people
24. A brief description of a photograph or graphic is called a __________.
Correct : C. caption
25. A quote from the story that is enlarged and appears within the text is called ________
Correct : B. pull-quote
26. One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story
Correct : B. Slug
27. Photo-editing can be done on computer using________
Correct : C. Photoshop
28. Authors use quotations in support of the arguments they develop in their texts. In such cases the Editor has to ______
Correct : D. Both A & B
29. When the ball ₵omes rolling….. The ₵ means______
Correct : B. lower case
30. Use of _________ and ________ gives each Newspaper a unique identity.
Correct : B. colour & layout design
31. _____ Domestic rules in individual newspapers governing type faces, layout styles, peculiarities of spelling and punctuation etc.
Correct : C. House Style
32. Which of the following is not a news agency ?
Correct : B. CNN
33. Morparia, Vikas Sabnis, Mario Miranda are known for what ?
Correct : D. They are cartoonists
34. The newspaper’s title displayed on the front page is called_______
Correct : D. Masthead
35. The sociologists, Margo Matos and LeeAnne verkler, found that middle-aged men who remain single double their chances of dying.' Mark the correct answer.
Correct : B. The sociologists, Margo Matos and Lee Anne Verkler, found that middle-aged men who remain single, double their chances of dying.
36. _________is a picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside.
Correct : B. Standalone
37. ______________includes all the conventions in word choice, spelling, capitalisation, choice of type faces, symbols and abbreviations, and presentation of numerical data characteristic of a publication.
Correct : C. Style Manual
38. ___________is the most important and commonly used tool for editing.
Correct : A. Dictionary
39. ___________are not used in headlines
Correct : D. Articles
40. The best headline is written in __________ because it gives a sense of immediacy, lends an air of urgency and freshness to the news, making it up-to-date.
Correct : A. present tense
41. _______Ws and 1H are at the top of the pyramid when writing copy.
Correct : A. 5
42. This is what catches the eye first and leads/interests the reader to go to the main article
Correct : C. Headline
43. _________ of the headline determines the importance of the story
Correct : D. Size
44. ____________are the main tools of headlines.
Correct : A. Kicker & hammer
45. Inserting your own or someone else's opinion in an article is called_________
Correct : B. editorialising
46. To make a copy ready for publishing, one must __________________
Correct : D. check facts & figures, ensure copy is ethical, and check language & grammer
47. The scope of editing includes copy editing, rewriting, __________ , etc.
Correct : B. writing headlines
48. Five conventional determinants of the news values are ________, timeliness, prominance, consequence and _______
Correct : A. proximity & human interest
49. The most difficult but important part of the editing process is ________
Correct : C. eliminate what is not required
50. A story is divided into________
Correct : B. lead & body copy
51. News is written in the _________style.
Correct : D. inverted pyramid
52. While rewriting one must look for spellings, grammar and_______