TYBMM (JOURNALISM) SEM VI Broadcast Journalism - QUESTION BANK Q.1 Which of these is the sister service of Prasar Bharati’s Doordarshan? A. All India Radio B. FM Radio C. Community Radio D. Satellite Radio Q.2 What is the function of NSD of AIR? A. To disseminates the news and comments to Indian listeners B. To disseminates the news to abroad listeners C. To disseminates the news and comments to abroad listeners D. To disseminates the news and comments to both Indian and abroad listeners Q.3 Bahujan Hitaya, Bahujan Sukhaya is the motto of which of the following? A. AIR B. Prasar Bharati C. News Service Division D. Doordarshan Q.4 AIR serves _________% of Indian population. A. 72% B. 82% C. 99% D. 92% Q.5 Which of the following is not an objective of AIR? A. To preserve the unity and democratic values enshrined in the Indian Constitution B. To develop programs that can communicate, educate, entertain the audiences throughout the nation C. To prepare developmental and reference programs on various fields D. To prepare programs only for a specific target group Q.6 Broadcast content that is popular and relevant to a local, specific audience but is often overlooked by commercial or mass media broadcasters is called as? A. All India Radio B. Community Radio C. Satellite Radio D. FM Radio Q.7 The very first film show in India was held at? A. Calcutta B. Bombay C. Madras D. Delhi Q.8 The British Broadcasting Corporation’s main revenue source for a long time was? A. Government subsidy B. Licence fee C. Public donations D. Sale of bonds Q.9 The code of ethics followed by Doordarshan forbids: A. Rural Development Publicity Programs B. Preparation of Audience Profile C. Criticism of Friendly Countries D. Government Sector News Q.10 Broadcasting is a/an ________ activity. A. Institutional B. Non-political C. Dependent D. Individual Q.11 Which of the following is not a media regulatory body in India? a. Radio Regulatory Board of India b. Advertising Standards Council of India c. Press Council of India d. Central Board of Film Certification Q.12 The word ‘Broadcasting’ has come to media studies from which field? A. Agriculture B. Geography C. Physics D. Information Technology Q.13Which of the following acts related to Indian media completes its twenty-five years in 2020 ? A. The Conditional Access System of Television Act B. The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act C. The News Broadcasting Standards Act D. The Direct to Home (DTH) Broadcasting (Regulation) Act Q.14 Vividh Bharati service of AIR started in 1957 is launched with an objective of providing: A. Women Rights B. Poetry Recitals C. Impetus to national integration D. Animal Rights Q.15 Commercial success of Hindi Film Song based service of Radio Ceylon led to an important change is All India Radio. This change was: A. AIR expanded its coverage area twofold B. AIR launched FM service in select cities C. AIR established Vividh Bharati D. AIR began to purchase copyright of film songs Q.16 Broadcasting began in India with a private radio service in __________ 1924. A. Madras B. Delhi C. Chennai D. Kolkata Q.17 When India became Independent in 1947. All India Radio was made a separate department under the ministry of __________. A. Railway B. Consumer Affair C. Information and Broadcasting D. External Affairs Q.18 Television Broadcast started from Delhi in __________ as a part of All India Radio Service. A. September 1959 B. October 1960 C. January 1999 D. March 1975 Q.19 International Satellite television was introduced in India by ___________ through its coverage of the Gulf War in 1991. A. CNN B. BBC C. DOORDARSHAN D. NBC NEWS Q.20 __________ gained popularity with the Kennedy assassination. A. CNN B. FOX NEWS C. TV NEWS D. NBC Q.21__________ is NBC’s signature news magazine bringing viewers mystery storytelling at its best. A. Cold Justice B. The Act C. America’s most wanted D. Dateline Q. 22__________ is India’s most widely available terrestrial television in India. A. Sony TV B. Zee TV C. Doordarshan D. Star Plus Q.23 On 3rd October 1957 the __________ service was launch to compete with Radio Ceylon. A. Akashvani B. Vividh Bharati C. Prasar Bharati D. Doordarshan Q.24 A national service planned, developed and operated by the __________ comes under Broadcasting Corporation of India. A. Vividh Bharati B. All India Radio C. Prasar Bharati D. Akashawani Q. 25 FM broadcasting began on __________ in Madras and was expanded during the 1990’s. A. 23rd July 1977 B. 15th August 1947 C. 3rd October 1957 D. 1st April 1976 Q.26 __________ was designed to test whether satellite based television services could play a role in socio-economic development. A. ASIASAT-1 B. SITE (Satellite Instructional Television Experiment) C. DTH D. Dish TV Q.27 __________ is a digital mode of transmitting TV channels through a set-top box. A. Audience metrics B. Internet Protocol Television C. Condition Access System (CAS) D. Cable Television Operators Q.28 The Central News Organization was set up in __________. A. August 1, 1987 B. October 23, 2008 C. October 15, 2008 D. June 8, 1936 Q.29 Television assisted in __________ of Culture. A. Polarization B. Liberalization C. Globalization D. Privatization Q.30 __________ India owns and manages a transparent, accurate and inclusive TV audience measurement system. A. BARC ( Broadcast Audience Research Council) B. INTAM ( Indian National Television Audience Measurement) C. AMAL ( Audience Measurement Analytics Limited) D. IPTV ( Internet Protocol Television) Q.31 __________ is defined as the reception of satellite programmer with a personal dish in an individual home. A. D2H B. INSAT.4A C. DTH D. Cable TV Q.32 __________ and __________ are much more for formidable and effective competitors to radio. A. Cable Television And Internet B. Satellite And D2H C. MTNL And DTH D. INTAM And TAM Q.33 The first private broadband provider was ___________ which started its IPTV service in Delhi NCR Region. A. DOCOMO B. Aircel C. Idea D. Bharti Airtel Q.34 __________ And __________ are satellite whose transponders help in the telecasting of DD programs in half the regions of the world. A. TAM and INTAM B. PAS-1 and PAS-4 C. CAS D. IPTV Q.35 By 1976, the Government constituted __________, the national television network A. Prasar Bharati B. Doordarshan C. Zee TV D. Sony TV Q.36 All India Radio (AIR) the national public radio broadcaster of India was established in the year? a) 1936 b) 1937 c) 1938 d) 1939 Q.37 The first regional news bulletin was aired through A. Doordarshan B. All India Radio C. ZEE Network D. STAR Network Q.38 Which was the first private regional TV channel to launch in Orissa? A. ETV B. Sun TV C. ABP D. OTV Q.39 What is the name of Doordarshan started regional channel for Maharashtra? A. DD Sahyadri B. DD National C. DD Bharti D. DD Metro Q.40 In the year 2000 which entertainment show was the most popular? A. Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi B. Kaun Banega Corerpati C. Kahani Ghar Ghar KI D. Kasauti Zindagi Ki Q.41Top 100 is what form of show broadcasted by Aaj Tak? A. Entertainment B. News C. Political D. Music Q.42 Which channel increased the TRP’s of television and demand 24x7 Broadcasting? A. Educational Channels B. International Channels C. News Channels D. Regional Channels Q. 43 Which is a pay channel? A) news18 lokmat B) ABP majha C) saam tv D) tv9 marathi Q.44 In which department? News come from in news channel? A) PCR B) MCR C) output D) input Q.45 Who edits news in newspaper? A) news editor B) sub editor C) reporter D) stringer Q.46 Why is the number of regional channels high in country? A) low expensive B) multi languages state C) viewers demand D) most adds Q.47 which is the first news channel in Marathi? A) zee 24 taas B) tv9 marathi C) abp majha D) news18 lokmat Q.48 what is the new name of e tv marathi ? A) star pravah B) soni marathi C) sahayadri D) colors marathi Q.49 Which channel was saam tv before ? A) movie channel B) music channel C) info entertainment D) entertainment Q.50 Why is the newspaper read most ? A) adds B) news C) editorial D) articles Q.51 Who is the editor of loksatta ? A) bharatkumar raut B) sanjay raut C) nilesh khare D) girish kuber Answer - D) girish kuber Q.52 'majha katta' is aired on which channel ? A) zee 24 taas B) abp majha C) tv9 marathi D) lokshahi Q.53 Ashish jadhav is the editor of which channel ? A) saam tv B) jay maharashtra C) lokshahi D) zee 24 taas Q.54 What should attractive to attract readers to the news ? A) title B) paper C) font D) colour Q.55 Why was the Concept of Regional Language Channels developed? a) To Entertain people from all Spheres b) To educate young children c) To inform Senior Citizens d) To Entertain Foreign Nationals Q.56 Aaj Tak is a... a) English News Channel b) Hindi News Channel c) Marathi News Channel d) Gujrati News Channel Q.57 Star Majha or ABP Majha is a News Channel that Broadcasts News in... a) Telugu Languaga b) Assamese Language c) Marathi Language d) Punjabi Language Q.58 Zee News is a part of which Group? a) Essel Group b) ABP Group c) Living Media Group d) TV Today Network Q.59 ABP Majha was launched in which year? a) 2010 b) 2009 c) 2008 d) 2007 Q.60 Aaj tak was launched in which year? a) 2000 b) 2001 c) 2004 d) 2005 Q.61 News18Lokmat is a Joint Venture Between? a) TV Today Network and Zee Group b) ABP Group and Living Media Group c) Network 18 and Lokmat Group d) Essel Group and Endemol Shine Group Q.62 IBN Lokmat was launched on the day of Gudi Padwa in 2008 was re- branded in 2017, what is it's new name since then? a) News18 Lokmat b) TV18 c) Network18 d) CNN News18 Q.63 Zee 24 Taas is a Regional News Channel that broadcasts news in..