2018? A) Girl B) Shoplifters C) Cold War D) Neruda

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1. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is used in: A) Network Security B) Browser Security C) Mobile Security D) Email Security

2. Who organizes the Mumbai International Film Festival? A) National Film Development Corporation Limited B) National Film Archives of India C) Directorate of Film Festival D) Films Division, Ministry of I & B

3. Author of “Mass Media and National Development”? A) Daniel Lerner B) John Adams C) Wilbur Schramm D) Richard Nixon

4. Which of the following statements is false? A) J. C. Daniel of Agatheswaram produced the first silent film with Malayalam titles from erstwhile Travancore B) Daniel was a dentist by profession C) Daniel’s film was confiscated by the court due to a copyright issue D) The Life Time Achievement Award in Malayalam Cinema is instituted in the name of Daniel

5. Malayalam film based on the life of J C Daniel was directed by ------. A) Adoor Gopalakrishnan B) Ranjith C) Kamal D) Lenin Rajendran

6. A quick succession of headline images shown in the beginning of a newscast A) Headline fast track B) Headline montage C) Quick heads D) None of the above

7. PoV is ------A) Point of view B) Panning of visuals C) Point of visuals D) Painting over visuals

8. The arrangement of stories in a bulletin is known as ------. A) Story listing B) Story rundown C) Story bunching D) Story indexing

9. The Political satire program of Mathrubumi channel: A) Thiruva Ethirva B) Natakame Ulakam C) Chithram Vichithram D) Vakradrishti

10. Who founded the newspaper ‘National Herald’? A) Vijayalekshmi Pandit B) Motilal Nehru C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Jawaharlal Nehru

11. The first American newspaper A) Avisa Relation Ode Zeitung B) Daily Courant C) Boston news letter D) Public Occurrences

12. Who divided the media into “hot” and “cool”? A) Wilbur Schramm B) Val Gielgud C) Marshall McLuhan D) Raymond Williams

13. Which movie won the Palme d’Or at the 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival 2018? A) Girl B) Shoplifters C) Cold War D) Neruda

14. Brand Ambassador of GST A) Aamir Khan B) Anupam Kher C) Amitabh Bachchan D) Sharmila Tagore

15. The director of the film India’s Daughter: A) Oliver Stone B) Leslee Udwin C) James Fred D) John Adams

16. Chief Information Commissioner of India A) Naveen Chawla B) Radhakrishna Mathur C) Habeeb Rahman D) Deepan Sandhu

17. The winner of Kerala State Film Award for the best director in 2018: A) Lal Jose B) Ashiq Abu C) Lijo Jose Pellissery D) Dileesh Pothan

18. The director of FTII Pune: A) Bhupendra Kainthola B) Shatrugnan Sinha C) Anupam Kher D) None of these

19. Who launched the first newspaper in Malayalam? A) James Silk Buckingham B) Dr. Herman Gundert C) James Augustus Hicky D) Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai

20. Which organisation publishes Kerala Calling? A) Kerala Press Academy B) Department of Information and Public Relations, Govt. of Kerala C) Press Information Bureau D) Kerala Kala Mandalam

21. Normative Theories are based on the relationship between A) Audience and the Society B) Press and the Audience C) Government and the Audience D) Press and the Government

22. If you are not able to understand someone's communication due to a difference in slang, what kind of noise would it be? A) Environmental Noise B) Physiological Noise C) Syntactical Noise D) Semantic Noise

23. Which among the following is a key precondition for effective communication? A) Area of Community B) Area of Interaction C) Area of Knowledge D) Area of Commonness

24. The press theory focusing on the ethical aspect of media: A) Libertarian B) Soviet C) Social Responsibility D) Authoritarian

25. The Official Secrets Act was implemented in ------. A) 1887 B) 1923 C) 1901 D) 1865

26. What is the spoken form of defamation called? A) Libel B) Slander C) Contempt D) Tarnish

27. The current chairman of the Press Council: A) Markandey Katju B) J. R. Mudholkar C) Chandramauli Kumar Prasad D) None of these

28. Name the world’s first wire news service. A) Associated Press B) Reuters C) Agence France Presse D) Indo Asian News Service

29. Which model of communication emphasises “who says what in which channel to whom with what effect model” concept? A) Aristotles Model B) Harold Lasswell Model C) Shannon and Weaver Model D) SMCR Model

30. Francois Truffaut stressed the importance of the director of the film (author policy) in an article in Cahiers du Cinema. This concept was later explained by ------and he called it “auteur theory”. A) Paul Rotha B) Firtz Lang C) Gerald Mast D) Andrew Sarris

31. A universal generalization is the main feature of: A) Purposive explanation B) Accidental explanation C) Inductive explanation D) Deductive explanation

32. The distinction of being the editor of two major English newspapers, The Times of India and the Statesman was held by: A) Robert Knight B) James Bryce C) Peter Reed D) Rudyard Kipling

33. Identify the chronological sequence of the following communication theorists. A) Harold Lasswell, Shannon and Weaver, Theodore Newcomb, Elisabeth Noelle Neuman B) Shannon and Weaver, Theodore Newcomb, Elisabeth Noelle Newman, Harold Lasswell C) Theodore Newcomb, Elisabeth Noelle Newman, Harold Lasswell, Shannon and Weaver. D) Shannon and Weaver, Harold Lasswell, Theodore Newcomb, Elisabeth Noelle Newman

34. The middle range theory of communication was advocated by: A) John Fiske B) Robert Merton C) Karl Marx D) M. S. Archer

35. The ‘Limited effects’ model of mass communication was a counter to: A) ABX model B) Circular model C) Diffusion model D) Hypodermic needle model

36. “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.” Who said this? A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Marshall Mc Luhan C) Winston Churchill D) Walter Lippman

37. The readability tests, Fog Index and Reading, Ease score, were first employed by: A) Newspapers B) Syndicates C) Radio Stations D) News agencies

38. Multi-tasking in journalism is due to: A) Media globalization B) Economic liberalization C) Social integration D) Technological convergence

39. Identify the correct sequence of the following laws of the press. A) Right to Information Act, Copyright Act, Official Secrets Act, Contempt of Courts Act B) Copyright Act, Official Secrets Act, Contempt of Courts Act, Right to Information Act C) Official Secrets Act, Copyright Act, Contempt of Courts Act, Right to Information Act D) Contempt of Courts Act, Copyright Act, Right to Information Act, Official Secrets Act

40. In journalists’ terminology ‘morgue’ is: A) Space between two columns B) Obituary column C) Newspaper library D) Space reserved for late breaking stories

41. What is ‘innuendo’? A) Implied libel B) Another legal term for slander C) Defamation through written word D) Libel per se

42. The satellite used for Satellite Instructional Television Experiment was: A) INSAT-1A B) ATS-6 C) INSAT-1B D) VSAT-2

43. Who devised the ‘hierarchy of human needs’, a guide in the process of Ad copy preparation? A) Abraham Maslow B) Philip Lesley C) Leon Festinger D) Paul Lazarsfeld

44. A sample deliberately chosen to be representative of a population is ------. A) Quota sample B) Random sample C) Purposive sample D) Convenience sample

45. A story sent ahead of time with the understanding that it is to be held for release later: A) A running story B) An embargoed story C) A human interest story D) A developing story

46. The first Indian talkie Alam Ara was directed by: A) J. F. Madan B) Ardeshir Irani C) Nataraja Mudaliar D) Dadasaheb Phalke

47. Who represented India in the International Commission for the study of communication problems, set up in 1977 under the chairmanship of Sean Mc Bride? A) V. R. Krishna Iyer B) G. K. Reddy C) Boobli George Verghese D) Dr. Karan Singh

48. The theory of attitude change developed by Fritz Heider A) Congruity Theory B) Cognitive Dissonance Theory C) Expectancy value Theory D) Balance Theory

49. The newspaper which published the investigative report on Watergate Scandal: A) The New York Times B) The Philadelphia Inquirer C) The Washington Post D) The Wall Street Journal

50. The famous comic character Mr. Bean was played by: A) John Howard B) Jim Carrey C) Eddie Murphy D) Rowan Atkinson

51. Lights used in the lighting triangle are: A) Key light, fill light and side light B) Key light, fill light and back light C) Key light, fill light and background light D) Key light, fill light and kicker light

52. Aspect ratio of HDTV is: A) 20 : 9 B) 16 : 9 C) 4 : 3 D) 5 : 3

53. The first pro-development soap opera in India was: A) Nukkad B) Ramayan C) Humlog D) Buniyad

54. The music director of Pather Panchali: A) Ustad Vilayat Khan B) Satyajit Ray C) Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan D) Pandit Ravi Shankar

55. The five ‘F’s of Public Relations are: A) Fast, factual, frank, fair, friendly B) Fast, factual, frank, fair, forward C) Fast, funny, frank, fair, forward D) Fast, first, frank, fair, friendly

56. Crystallizing Public Opinion is written by: A) Edward Bernays B) Ivy Lee C) Noam Choamsky D) Robert Hayden

57. The current President of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers: A) Tomas Brunegard B) Vinod Mehta C) Michael Golden D) None of these

58. A periodical published by a business organization for its employees or clients: A) Release B) House journal C) Media kit D) Handout

59. Match items in list I with items in list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I List II a. Quota sampling 1. Positional Average b. Stratified sampling 2. Depending on all the observations c. Arithmetic Mean 3. Non-probability sampling d. Median 4. Probability sampling

A) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 C) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 D) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

60. A term used for print advertising that extends all the way to the edge of the page with no margin: A) Bleed B) Agate Line C) Billboard D) Gutter

61. An advertisement written in the style of a news item or feature is called ------. A) Advertorial B) Infomercial C) Infotainment D) News ad

62. The author of The Passing of Traditional Society: Modernizing the Middle East: A) Everett M. Rogers B) Peter Golding C) Daniel Lerner D) Neeraj Kushal

63. Expansion of ViCTERS: A) Virtual Communication Technology on Edusat for Regional Schools B) Virtual Communication Technology for Educating Rural Students C) Virtual Class Technology on Edusat for Rural Schools D) Virtual Communication Technology for Educating Regional Students

64. Which institution administers the Educational Multimedia Research Centres? A) National Council of Educational Research and Training B) Central Board of School Education C) Consortium for Educational Communication D) Indira Gandhi National Open University

65. A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories is called ------A) Constant B) Variable C) Cause-and-effect relationship D) Descriptive relationship

66. What is the defining characteristic of experimental research? A) Manipulation B) Resistance C) Free Will D) Correlation

67. ‘Uses and Gratification Theory’ was propounded by: A) Katz B) Abraham Maslow C) Thomas Hobbes D) Klapper

68. According to ------television constructs a reality of the world that, although possibly inaccurate, becomes accepted simply because we as a culture believe it to be true. A) Critical cultural theory B) Cultivation theory C) Social construction of reality theory D) Dependency theory

69. The theory that says media do not do things to people, rather people do things with media is: A) Agenda setting B) Uses and gratification C) Dependency theory D) Dissonance theory

70. The theory that states that the media publicizes opinions that are mainstream and people adjust their opinions according to their perceptions to avoid being isolated: A) Spiral of silence B) Development communication C) Hypodermic needle D) Cultivation Theory

71. The provisions of Article 19 of the Indian Constitution could be suspended during emergencies, according to Article ------of the Constitution. A) 356 B) 357 C) 358 D) 359

72. Bicycle Thieves is considered as a/an ------. A) French new wave film B) German surrealist film C) Italian neorealist film D) American underground film

73. Who among the following journalists did an investigation on the swindling of drought relief funds? A) N. Ram B) P. Sainath C) Anita Pratap D) K. M. Mathew

74. The space between the top of the performer’s head and the top of the frame is known as: A) Top space B) Headroom C) Top room D) Frame room

75. In which one of the following films did Charlie Chaplin act as a villain? A) The Kid B) The Pilgrim C) Monsieur Verdoux D) The Gold Rush

76. The creator of the cartoon character Yellow Kid: A) Richard Outcault B) Gary Larson C) James Thurber D) Neal Adams

77. Working Journalists Act was introduced in the year ------. A) 1947 B) 1955 C) 1960 D) 1950

78. Who among the following pioneers of Journalism in India proclaimed that his political and commercial paper was “open to all parties, but influenced by none”? A) Raja Rammohun Roy B) James Augustus Hicky C) William Bolts D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

79. The oldest continuously published newspaper that in India: A) Bengal Gazette B) Anandbazar Patrika C) Bombay Samachar D) None of the above

80. The first broadcast of the radio play War of the Worlds created panic among listeners in New Jersey, USA in 1938. Who produced this play? A) D. W. Griffith B) Charlie Chaplin C) Orson Welles D) Cecil D. Hepworth

81. McBride Commission was appointed by: A) UNIDO B) IPDC C) UNESCO D) UNICEF

82. French critic Andre Bazin’s classic work on film theory is titled as: A) Shot, Scene and Sequence B) Montage C) Looking Glass D) What is Cinema

83. Who started The Pioneer newspaper? A) George Allen B) Chandan Gupta C) Rajagopalachari D) George Pothen

84. The author of the column ‘With Malice to One and All’: A) M. J. Akbar B) Kushwant Singh C) Yuva Raj Singh D) Amartya Sen

85. The business daily Mint, is a collaboration between: A) Hindustan Times & The Wall Street Journal B) The Hindu & Guardian C) Pioneer & Washington Times D) Business Times & Open Magazine

86. The person responsible for lighting equipment on a film or television shoot is called: A) Green lighter B) Fill lighter C) Foley D) Gaffer

87. The Chairman of the Kerala Media Academy: A) N. R. S. Babu B) R. S. Babu C) S. Jayachandran Nair D) None of the above

88. A reporter’s regular area of reportage is called: A) Source B) Beat C) Bleed D) Syndicate

89. Which of the following is known as ‘goodness of fit’ test? A) The Chi-square B) t-test C) F test D) ANCOVA

90. The square root of the variance is called: A) T-value B) Mode C) Standard Deviation D) Range

91. Which of the following theories was developed by Leon Festinger? A) Theory of Congruity B) Theory of Cognitive Dissonance C) Theory of Social Learning D) Theory of two step flow of information

92. Who formed the United Press Association? A) Paul Julius Reuter B) Edward Willis Scripps C) Sean McBride D) Joseph Pulitzer

93. Which of the following model makes the assumption that mass medium is the syringe and message is the fluid? A) The hypodermic needle theory B) The third person effect theory C) The spiral of silence theory D) None of these

94. Which Article of the Indian Constitution details the Reasonable Restrictions on the Fundamental Rights? A) Article 14 B) Article 18 C) Article 19 (1) D) Article 19 (2)

95. The graphic display of data frequency using rectangular bars with heights equal to the frequency count is called: A) Pie diagram B) Histogram C) Scatter diagram D) None of the above

96. A headline that stretches across the whole page of the newspaper and often in big, bold type is called: A) Kicker B) Skyline C) Strapline D) Banner

97. Good Times, Bad Times is an autobiographical book authored by? A) Rupert Murdoch B) Robert Fisk C) Tom Wolfe D) Harold Evans

98. An identifying music used at the beginning and end of a regular radio or television programme is called: A) Signature tune B) Sound bite C) Jingle D) Slug

99. Who among the following is the present Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification? A) Sharmila Tagore B) Pahlaj Nihalani C) Prasoon Joshi D) None of these

100. Satyajit Ray’s first film Pather Panchali was based on a novel by: A) Tarasankar Bandopadhyay B) Manik Bandopadhyay C) Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay D) Atin Bandopadhyay

101. Akira Kurosawa’s famous film Throne of Blood is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s: A) King Lear B) Macbeth C) Hamlet D) Othello

102. Rack focus in film production means: A) Camera platform movement to angle up or angle down in a continuous movement B) Continuous movement of a camera C) Deliberate change of focus from one object to another D) Changing the focal length during a shot

103. Our Village Chhatera was a development reporting initiative of B. G. Varghese, published in ------A) The Times of India B) The Statesman C) The Pioneer D) Hindustan Times

104. In quantitative research, the problem statement: A) Can be stated in a question form B) Can be stated in a declarative form. C) Both A and B D) None of the above

105. Which of the following is the correct order of Stevens’ four levels of measurement? A) Ordinal, nominal, ratio, interval B) Nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio C) Interval, nominal, ordinal, ratio D) Ratio, interval, nominal, ordinal

106. In a batch of 13 students 4 have failed. The marks of the successful candidates were 41, 57, 38, 61, 36, 35, 71, 50 and 40. Find the median marks:

A) 38 B) 36 C) 35 D) 41

107. Which of the following statements are true? Assertion (A) : In India, the judiciary is independent of the executive. Reason (R) : Judiciary favours the government and helps in the implementation of its plans. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.

108. Which of the following statements are true? Assertion (A): India is facing the problem of inflation. Reason (R) : We have failed to check the growth of black money.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.

109. When media companies are owned by non-media business houses, it is called: A) Chain ownership B) Joint Stock ownership C) Conglomerate media ownership D) Business ownership

110. The Amit Mitra Committee was to prepare a report on: A) National broadcast policy B) Programme quality of AIR C) Broadcast code of ethics D) Radio recruitment policy

111. A Jump Cut is an editing technique that is employed-----. A) At the end of a shot B) In between two scenes C) Within a scene D) In between two sequences

112. The commercial broadcasting wing of AIR, Vividh Bharati, was started as a counter to: A) Voice of America B) BBC C) Radio Ceylon D) Radio Moscow

113. What is an F-stop? A) Measurement of the flow of electricity B) The size of the opening of a diaphragm C) Measurement of the light temperature D) The valve that stops the movement of a Camera mounted on a tripod

114. Which of the following statements are true? Assertion (A): The social media have become a global craze in recent times. Reason (R): Social media cut across the barriers of age, sex, culture and status. A) Both (A) and (R) are true. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

115. Which of the following statements are true? Assertion (A): The Public Relations exercises seldom save a company in crises. Reason (R): Public Relations exercises are dubious in nature.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

116. Bridal Mantra, a new magazine, was launched by: A) The Hindu B) The Times of India C) The Hindustan Times D) The Indian Express

117. Cronbach’s Alpha signifies: A) Reliability B) Validity C) Measurability D) Convertibility

118. A cut from one sound to another without breaking continuity is: A) Segue B) Harmonics C) Hiss D) Timbre

119. The Travancore State Radio Station started broadcast from Trivandrum on 12 March 1943. It was merged with AIR on ------A) 1 April 1950 B) 14 August 1947 C) 26 January 1950 D) None of the above

120. Who was the owner of Swadeshabhimani? A) C. P. Govinda Pillai B) Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi C) Muhammad Abdul Rahman Sahib D) Sahodaran Ayyappan

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