Explore topic-wise MCQs in Education and Teaching.

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. Twitter
C. Facebook
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