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Newspaper Journalism Question Bank UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION BA MULTIMEDIA (UG SDE) (2017 Admission onwards) II Semester Complementary Course NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM QUESTION BANK 1. Yellow journalism derived its name from an early comic character called ---------- a). Yellow kid b). Yellow boy c). Yellow girlie d). Yellow guy 2. Which is the face of the newspaper? a). Headlines b). Front page c). Edit page d). Masthead 3. Name the first communication satellite which was launched in 1962 a). Early Bird b). Intelset c). Intersputnik d). Insat 4. Which of the following was developed the earliest? a). AM Radio b). Television c). DRM d). DTH 5. --------------------- is associated with the invention of printing a). Franklin b). Johann Gutenberg c). Charles Babbage d). Marconi 6. Is the latest time at which a story can be accepted a) Dateline b) Deadline c)press time d) Print time 7. Some stories that wrap similar events into a single story is called a) Multiple story b) Round c)Capital story d)Same incident story 8. Small advertisements classified according to subject area and carrying no illustrations are known as a) Small ads b) News library c) Back volume stock. d) Classified 9. Leader writer is one who writes the ------------------------- a) Main story b) Middle article c) Editorial d) Edit page article 10. Is a detailed account of the coming event. a) Future story b) Advancer c)Curtain raiser d)Advance 11. Condensing a story is generally referred to as in the newspaper offices. a) Rewriting b) Miniaturizing c) Shortening d) Boiling down 12. Title registration of newspaper is done by: a) RNI b)DAVP c)PIB d)IPRD 13. An advertisement written in the style of a news item or feature: a) Ad news b) Paid news c) News ad d) Advertorial 14 . Hard news is : a) Cultural news b) Daily public news c) Background information d) Box 15. One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story a) Topline b) Slug c) Small head d) Top head 16. ‘XXX’ in a news copy denotes: a) End of the story b)End of thirty words c) Story written by three people d) Story approved by three editors 17. The main headline on the top of a page covering all columns is known as: a) Blurb b) Lead c) Banner d) Blow-up 18. Copy editor is a synonym of a) Sub Editor b) News Editor c) Copywriter d) Copyholder 19. Is not a principle of page make-up. a) Proportion b) Balance c) Contrast d) Five Ws 20. Sensation is the main feature of journalism. a) Black b) Yellow c) Red d) Blue 21. Removing unwanted area of picture is called a) Cropping b) Creeping c) Crossing d) Crawling 22. Is not a factor in editing process? a) Checking b) Cutting c) Conflict d) Changing 23. One line copy that describes the illustration, drawing or photograph is known as: a) On-line b) Cutline c) Cut-off d) Cut out 24. Obituaries should always be: a)Posthumous b)Premature c) Printed d)Passing through 25. Letters to the editor are included in: a) Sports page b) Last page c) Editorial page d) Local page 26. Slander and libel is associated with: a) Assault b) Defamation c) Nuisance d) Hot news 27. Official Secrets Act was passed in: a) 1923 b) 1922 c)1924 d)1925 28. Times of India was the first newspaper to appoint a)Editor b)Managing editor c)Executive editor d)Ombudsman 29. A press run of a publication for one day a) Edition b) Publication c) Imprint d) Pre-print 30. The Right to Information Act was enacted in a) 2004 b) 2003 c) 2006 d) 2005 31. Who among the following is a journalist? a) Kabil Sibil b) P.Sainath c)Kiran Bedi d)Girish Karnad 32. Find the odd man a) The Hindu b) Times of India c) Indian Express d) Business Line 33. Mandatory deadline for the release of a story is called a) Hold b) Scoop c) Release d) Embargo 34. A publication started by Mahatma Gandhi a) The Harijan b) Bombay Samachar c) Indian Mail d) The Times of India 35. Crystallizing public opinions was authored by a) Black Sam b) Edward L. Bernay c) Berlo d) Aristotle 36. Which one of the following is most perishable? a) A book b) A newspaper c) A magazine d) All the above are equally perishable 37. The word ‘journalism’ is derived from the word ‘Diurnalis’. a) Latin b) French c) Italian d) English 38. Who edits local news? a)Sub Editor b) Stringer c) Bureau Chief d) Assistant Editor 39. Which section of IPC defines the offence of defamation? a) 409 b) 499 c) 489 d) 408 40. The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year a)1901 b)1865 c)1890 d)1923 41. Name of an Indian news agency a) PTI b) CNN c) AP d) AFP 42. is copy and pictures running over two pages in the middle of the newspaper. a)News peg b) Centre spread c) Bleed d) Middle 43. means delete or exclude a story or part of a story. a) DL b) Kill c) Exclude d) Reject 44. A piece of news obtained and published by one newspaper before its competitors is known as a) Exclusive b) Runner c) Scoop d) Expose 45 . The oldest established news agency in the world: a) Reuters b) AFP c) UPI d) AP 46. The nodal agency of the Government to disseminate the information to the print media in Government policies: a) PIB b) Door Darshan c) Akash Vani d) Films Division 47. The first Chairman of the Press Council of India was a) Justice J.R.Mudholkar b) Justice Y.V. Chandrachood. c) Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer d) Justice Ranganath Mishra 48. “Four Theories of Press is conceived by a) W. Schramm b) J. Carey c) D. McQuail d) Mc Luhan 49. The head quarters of the PTI: a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) New Delhi d) Bangalore 50. Development Journalism is a) Pro-capitalist b) Pro- Third world c) Neutral d) Anti-Third world 51. Who was the Chairman of the First Press Council of India? a) V.K.R.V.Rao b) T.N. Singh c) Swarn Singh d) G.S. Rajadhyaksha 52. ‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of ………….. a) The Baptist mission b) The Wesleyan mission c) The Danish mission d) The Scottish mission 53. Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak c) Mammen Mappillai d) Amritlal Seth 54. Who is known as Indian Gutenberg? a) James Augustus Hicky b) John de Bustamante c) John Bosco d) Col. James Todd 55. The printing press was introduced in India during a) The thirteenth century b) The fourteenth century c) The fifteenth century d) The sixteenth century 56. UNI for Univarta and PTI for a) PTI- Hindi b) Varta c) PTI Varta d) Bhasha 57. Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by a) UNI b) IANS c) PTI d) IRNA 58. When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper? a) Young India b) Indian Opinion c) Reformer d) Hindustan 59. The oldest survivings newspaper of India is a) The Statesman b) The Times of India c) Malayalam Manorama d) Mumbai Samachar 60. Who was the owner of The Hindu? a) K.R. Iyengar b) Surendranath Banerjee c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Motilal Ghosh 61. Robert Knight founded The Statesman in the year a) 1871 b) 1872 c) 1873 d) 1875 62. Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to a) Aurobindo Ghosh b) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy d) Syed Abdulla Brelvi 63. Red, Yellow and ------------- are primary colours. a) blue b) black c) white d) violet 64. Multimedia represents the convergence of text, pictures, video and -------- into a single form. a) news b) sound c) songs d) all of the above 65. Which of the following denotes Internet radio broadcast? a) Broadcast b) Narrowcast c) Podcast d) Telecast 66. Multimedia reporters who are mobile with audio, video recorders and camera are often referred to as --------------- a) mobijourno b) mobile c) mojos d) journos 67. The equalization of elements in a work of art is called a) balance b) unity c) rhythm d) movement 68. The High Definition Television initiative came in the 1980’s. The aspect ratio for HD TV is : a) 4:3 b) 3:2 c) 16:9 d) 9:4 69. Which of the following file format is the default format used for Flash videos a) .wma b) .flv c) .swf d) .hqx 70. On-demand programming is --------------- a) Programming that is streamed live over the internet. b) Files of programmed material that can be accessed over the internet c) The icon that listeners click on to receive live streaming d) A home as opposed to a web page 71. Internet radio broadcast is otherwise called------------ a) Broadcast b) Narrowcast c) Podcast d) Telecast. 72. SITE was started in India in the year ----------------- a) 1950 b) 1947 c) 1975 d) 1965 73. Which of the following is a public service broadcaster? a) Club FM b) RadioMirchi c) Radio Mango d) All India Radio 74. ‘Munshi’ is telecast in which television channel? a) Kirali People b) Reporter c) Doordarshan d) Asianet 75. ABU is an -------------------- a) International TV channel b) International Radio channel c) International Broadcasting organization d) None of the above 76. Headquarters of Doordarshan is at ----------------- a) Mumbai b) Kolkatta c) New Delhi d) Patna 77. All India Radio has --------- stations in Kerala a) 5 b) 9 c) 7 d) 10 78.
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