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This section includes 127 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Education and Teaching knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
In communication chatting in internet is: |
A. | Parallel communication |
B. | Verbal communication |
C. | Grapevine communication |
D. | Non verbal communication |
Answer» B. Verbal communication | |
2. |
All India Radio (A.I.R.) for broadcasting was named in the year |
A. | 1916 |
B. | 1926 |
C. | 1936 |
D. | 1946 |
Answer» D. 1946 | |
3. |
The largest circulated daily newspaper among the following is |
A. | The Hindu |
B. | The Times of India |
C. | The Indian Express |
D. | The Deccan Herald |
Answer» C. The Indian Express | |
4. |
Educational TV was first introduced in India in the year |
A. | 1960 |
B. | 1961 |
C. | 1962 |
D. | 1963 |
Answer» C. 1962 | |
5. |
Photographs are not easy to |
A. | Decode |
B. | Change |
C. | Secure |
D. | Publish |
Answer» B. Change | |
6. |
In the process of communication, which one of the following is in the chronological order? |
A. | Medium, Communicator, Message, Receiver, Effect |
B. | Message, Communicator, Medium, Receiver, Effect |
C. | Communicator, Medium, Receiver, Effect, Message |
D. | Communicator, Message, Medium, Receiver, Effect |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Ideological codes shape our collective |
A. | Creations |
B. | Perceptions |
C. | Productions |
D. | Consumptions |
Answer» C. Productions | |
8. |
Which is the 24 hours English Business news channel in India? |
A. | CNBC |
B. | Zee News |
C. | India News |
D. | NDTV 24 7 |
Answer» B. Zee News | |
9. |
The term 'DAVP' stands for |
A. | Division of Audio-Visual Publicity |
B. | Department of Audio-Visual Publicity |
C. | Directorate of Advertising & Vocal Publicity |
D. | Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Break-down in verbal communication is described as |
A. | Entropy |
B. | Short Circuit |
C. | Unevenness |
D. | Contradiction |
Answer» B. Short Circuit | |
11. |
The combination of computing, telecommunications and media in a digital atmosphere is referred to as: |
A. | convergence |
B. | digital combine |
C. | integrated media |
D. | online communication |
Answer» B. digital combine | |
12. |
In circular communication, the encoder becomes a decoder when there is |
A. | Noise |
B. | Feedback |
C. | Criticality |
D. | Audience |
Answer» C. Criticality | |
13. |
A major barrier in the transmission of cognitive data in the process of communication is an individual's |
A. | Coding ability |
B. | Social status |
C. | Expectation |
D. | Personality |
Answer» B. Social status | |
14. |
CHEER stands for |
A. | Child Health Education Electronic Recording |
B. | Children Enrichment Education Through Radio |
C. | Children for Engineers and Energy Requirement |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Children for Engineers and Energy Requirement | |
15. |
Communication issues at the international level are addressed by |
A. | ITU |
B. | ILO |
C. | UNDP |
D. | UNESCO |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
Communication via New media such as computers, teleshopping, internet and mobile telephony is termed as |
A. | Entertainment |
B. | Communication |
C. | Interactive communication |
D. | Developmental communication |
Answer» D. Developmental communication | |
17. |
The mode of communication that involves a single source transmitting information to a large number of receivers simultaneously, is called |
A. | Mass Communication |
B. | Group Communication |
C. | Interpersonal Communication |
D. | Intrapersonal Communication |
Answer» B. Group Communication | |
18. |
The first multi-lingual news agency of India was |
A. | API |
B. | Samachar |
C. | Samachar Bharati |
D. | Hindustan Samachar |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
In communication, a major barrier to reception of messages is |
A. | Audience income |
B. | Audience attitude |
C. | Audience education |
D. | Audience knowledge |
Answer» C. Audience education | |
20. |
All are the components of listening except |
A. | hearing |
B. | answering |
C. | attending-being attentive |
D. | understanding and remembering |
Answer» C. attending-being attentive | |
21. |
The term 'TRP' is associated with TV shows stands for |
A. | Total Rating Points |
B. | Time Rating Points |
C. | Thematic Rating Points |
D. | Television Rating Points |
Answer» E. | |
22. |
Which one of the following Telephonic Conferencing with a radio link is very popular throughout the world? |
A. | TPS |
B. | Video teletext |
C. | Telepresence |
D. | Video conference |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
A message beneath a message is labelled as |
A. | Sub-text |
B. | Inter-text |
C. | Internal text |
D. | Embedded text |
Answer» B. Inter-text | |
24. |
The site that played a major role during the terrorist attack on Mumbai (26/11) in 2008 was |
A. | Orkut |
B. | |
C. | |
D. | Amazon.com |
Answer» C. Facebook | |
25. |
Communication becomes circular when |
A. | the channel is clear |
B. | the source is credible |
C. | the feedback is absent |
D. | the decoder becomes an encoder |
Answer» E. | |
26. |
As a chairman of UPSC while selecting a teacher you should, be |
A. | fair and impartial |
B. | able to judge the personality of candidates |
C. | encouraging to those appearing for interview |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
27. |
The grains that appear on a television set when operated are also referred to as |
A. | snow |
B. | Sparks |
C. | Rain Drops |
D. | Green Dots |
Answer» B. Sparks | |
28. |
Feed-back of a message comes from: |
A. | Media |
B. | Satellite |
C. | Audience |
D. | Communicator |
Answer» C. Audience | |
29. |
'SITE' stands for: |
A. | South Indian Trade Estate |
B. | Satellite Instructional Television Experiment |
C. | State Institute of Technology and Engineering |
D. | System for International technology and Engineering |
Answer» C. State Institute of Technology and Engineering | |
30. |
The right to impart and receive information is guaranteed in the Constitution of India by Article: |
A. | 19(1) (a) |
B. | 19(2) (a) |
C. | 19(2) |
D. | 19(16) |
Answer» B. 19(2) (a) | |
31. |
Transforming thoughts, ideas and messages into verbal and non-verbal signs is referred to as |
A. | Encoding |
B. | Decoding |
C. | Mediation |
D. | Channelisation |
Answer» E. | |
32. |
The main objective of F.M. station in radio is: |
A. | Entertainment only |
B. | Information, Entertainment and Tourism |
C. | Tourism, Interaction and Entertainment |
D. | Entertainment, Information and Interaction |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
When communicated, institutionalised stereotypes become |
A. | Myths |
B. | Reasons |
C. | Convictions |
D. | Experiences |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
Video-Conferencing can be classified as one of the following types of communication : |
A. | Visual one way |
B. | Visual two way |
C. | Audio-Visual one way |
D. | Audio-Visual two way |
Answer» E. | |
35. |
Closed circuit television is useful |
A. | for large group communication |
B. | only for poor students of the class |
C. | only for a restricted audience residing at a particular place |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
36. |
Photo bleeding means |
A. | Photo cutting |
B. | Photo cropping |
C. | Photo placement |
D. | Photo colour adjustment |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
The country which has the distinction of having the two largest circulated newspapers in the world is |
A. | China |
B. | Japan |
C. | Great Britain |
D. | The United States |
Answer» C. Great Britain | |
38. |
Prasar Bharati was launched in the year: |
A. | 1995 |
B. | 1996 |
C. | 1997 |
D. | 1998 |
Answer» D. 1998 | |
39. |
In analog mass communication, stories are |
A. | Static |
B. | Dynamic |
C. | Interactive |
D. | Exploratory |
Answer» B. Dynamic | |
40. |
Telephone is an example of |
A. | circular |
B. | mechanised |
C. | linear communication |
D. | non-linear communication |
Answer» D. non-linear communication | |
41. |
The biggest news agency of India is: |
A. | PTI |
B. | UNI |
C. | NANAP |
D. | Samachar Bharati |
Answer» B. UNI | |
42. |
Level C of the effectiveness of communication is defined as: |
A. | source noise |
B. | channel noise |
C. | semantic noise |
D. | psychological noise |
Answer» C. semantic noise | |
43. |
Chinese Cultural Revolution leader Mao Zedong used a type of communication to talk to the masses is known as |
A. | Group communication |
B. | Mass line communication |
C. | Dialogue communication |
D. | Participatory communication |
Answer» C. Dialogue communication | |
44. |
The aspect ratio of TV screen is: |
A. | 4:1 |
B. | 4:02 |
C. | 4:03 |
D. | 4:04 |
Answer» D. 4:04 | |
45. |
The term 'grapevine' is also known as |
A. | Informal communication |
B. | Upward communication |
C. | Downward communication |
D. | Horizontal communication |
Answer» B. Upward communication | |
46. |
Orcut is a part of: |
A. | Interpersonal Communication |
B. | Intrapersonal Communication |
C. | Group Communication |
D. | Mass Communication |
Answer» B. Intrapersonal Communication | |
47. |
Identify the correct sequence of the following: |
A. | Source, message, channel, receiver |
B. | Source, channel, message, receiver |
C. | Source, message, receiver, channel |
D. | Source, receiver, channel, message |
Answer» C. Source, message, receiver, channel | |
48. |
Overhead projector is superior to short circuit TV in a classroom teaching because |
A. | it is easy to use |
B. | it is cheap and self devised |
C. | information presented though it is easily retained |
D. | pictures in it may be shown in a desired sequence and with a minimum of lost motion (material) |
Answer» E. | |
49. |
In communication myths have power but are |
A. | imprecise |
B. | uncultural |
C. | unprefered |
D. | insignificant |
Answer» B. uncultural | |
50. |
Organisational communication can be equated with |
A. | mass communication |
B. | group communication |
C. | inter personal communication |
D. | intra-personal communication |
Answer» C. inter personal communication | |