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101.

Which type of headline runs across entire page

A. Banner
B. Tripod
C. Wicket
D. Stethead
Answer» B. Tripod
102.

Which of these headlines refers to a smaller headline located above the main headline?

A. Kicker
B. Slammer
C. Crossline
D. Side saddle
Answer» B. Slammer
103.

Copy-editor is also known as __________

A. reporter
B. writer
C. sub-editor
D. freelancer
Answer» D. freelancer
104.

Which among the following is a News Value that can be used to determine the importance of a story?

A. Spelling
B. Punctuation
C. Prominence
D. Capitalization
Answer» D. Capitalization
105.

While captioning a photo, you should not do one of these things Spot the incorrect statement

A. Avoid jargon
B. Be accurate
C. Do it as per style sheet
D. Keep it ambigous
Answer» E.
106.

News Digest inside the front page usually has what type of stories?

A. Snippets
B. Extremely Long
C. Only Puzzles
D. Only Cartoons
Answer» B. Extremely Long
107.

_______________refers to a website or computer software that collects specific type of information from multiple online sources,displays and links.

A. Pagination
B. Aggregator
C. Metadata
D. Mark up
Answer» C. Metadata
108.

Which period is considered as "Golden age of Radio"

A. 1920-1930
B. 1930-1950
C. 1919-1929
D. 1914-1918
Answer» C. 1919-1929
109.

When writing about height, weight or other dimensions, use figures and spell out words such as ____________

A. words
B. phrases
C. figures
D. feet
Answer» E.
110.

This department supports the sutvival and success of the newspaper.

A. Advertisement Department
B. Business Department
C. Logistics Department
D. Accounts Department
Answer» B. Business Department
111.

A misleading or false statement carried in an edition is likely to cause:

A. Plagiarism
B. Defamation
C. Obscenity
D. Copyright offence
Answer» C. Obscenity
112.

The head quarters of the PTI

A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Bangalore
Answer» B. Chennai
113.

Gatefold can mostly be seen in

A. books
B. newspapers
C. magazines
D. posters
Answer» D. posters
114.

Newspapers use _____________ when the information for a story is obtained outside the paper's hometown.

A. Datelines
B. phrases
C. Words
D. Paragraphs
Answer» B. phrases
115.

Of which system is the media called the fourth pillar ?

A. Government
B. Parliament
C. Democracy
D. Federalism
Answer» D. Federalism
116.

Who is responsible for the checking the Math in the news?

A. Copyediting
B. Photo Editor
C. Wire Editor
D. Copy Editor
Answer» B. Photo Editor
117.

Clear communication is ______________

A. Unnecessary
B. Imposing
C. Essential
D. Waste of time
Answer» D. Waste of time
118.

Which of these elements is not a basic factor of layout?

A. Balance
B. Contrast
C. White space
D. Editorial
Answer» E.
119.

Editor-in-chief is also known as

A. Sub-editor
B. Chief editor
C. face of newspaper
D. Head of editorial team
Answer» D. Head of editorial team
120.

The sub-editor who oversees copy from the news services or news agencies is commonly known as the ____

A. Photo Editor
B. Wire Editor
C. Copy Editor
D. City Editor
Answer» C. Copy Editor
121.

Which of the following is not a news agency ?

A. PTI
B. CNN
C. AFP
D. UNI
Answer» C. AFP
122.

What is the term used to refer to a publication’s website that doesn’t let you access content free of cost?

A. Gateway
B. Pay per view
C. Pay for paper
D. Paywall
Answer» E.
123.

Blurb means

A. A publisher's commendatory description of a book commonly printed on the jacket
B. News story enclosed in a box.
C. An item covered on all four sides with a border to enclose short important news
D. Box item
Answer» D. Box item
124.

In a regular broadsheet page, the size of headlines for multiple stories from top to bottom of page generally __________

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. No headline provided for bottom stories
Answer» C. Remains the same
125.

Which of these elements is not added to online feature stories?

A. Memes
B. Video
C. Embedded tweets
D. Disclaimer
Answer» E.
126.

A mock-up of a design page is called as a…

A. Style sheet
B. Dummy
C. Typeface
D. Grid
Answer» C. Typeface
127.

When is proofreading done?

A. After the copy is slotted
B. Before the page is released for printing
C. After the page is released for printing
D. Before the editing process
Answer» C. After the page is released for printing
128.

The first public transimission system in the world was

A. CNN
B. NHK
C. BBC
D. Doordarshan
Answer» D. Doordarshan
129.

Name of Business Magazine

A. Business Standard
B. Gyan Darshan
C. Vidya Bharati
D. Femina
Answer» B. Gyan Darshan
130.

Which of these is not one of the basic objectives of layout?

A. Unity
B. Balance
C. Contrast
D. Repetition
Answer» E.
131.

Principles of graphic designing are

A. unbalanced
B. Contrast
C. types of paper
D. content
Answer» C. types of paper
132.

The standard news story structure in which facts are arranged in descending order of importance.

A. Inverted Pyramid
B. Soft news story
C. Scoop
D. Consistent
Answer» B. Soft news story
133.

Newspapers and news organisations follow their own ______________.

A. Gather
B. Styling
C. Pattern
D. House style
Answer» E.
134.

______ is the key to the wire editor’s job

A. Pictures
B. language
C. Photo
D. Communication
Answer» E.
135.

A story sent round to newspapers by a public relations department is commonly known as_______.

A. Handout
B. Press note
C. Press release
D. Scoop
Answer» D. Scoop
136.

Photo and graphic image file formats that are accepted by major news productions include

A. JPEG,JPEG 200, TIFF, RAW
B. JPEG, TIFF, RAW, EPS
C. JPEG,JPEG 200, GIF, PDF
D. FLV, SWF
Answer» E.
137.

Which of these statements about captions is incorrect?

A. They should avoid ambiguity
B. They should be repetitive
C. They should explain the photo
D. They should be concise
Answer» C. They should explain the photo
138.

Basically the story of a newspaper is divided in _______ parts.

A. 3
B. 1
C. 5
D. 2
Answer» B. 1
139.

In this kind of page layout, articles are put side by side so that the headlines are adjacent.

A. Tombstoning
B. Ears Newspapers
C. Banner
D. Hard News
Answer» B. Ears Newspapers
140.

When a writer consciously or unconsciously expresses doubt, criticism or praise in a news story, it is called

A. Contradiction
B. Editorialising
C. Incompleteness
D. Dilemma
Answer» C. Incompleteness
141.

What is the purpose of a Resident Editor?

A. Supervises editorial work in a bureau
B. Oversees work across centres
C. Section head that looks into film, sports, feature section, etc
D. Works under News Editor
Answer» B. Oversees work across centres
142.

___________is a very important in a layout because it attracts attention

A. Kill
B. deadline
C. filler
D. Colour
Answer» E.
143.

A _______ is senior journalist, in charge of a section of the paper and a team of reporters, who decides what stories should be covered.

A. desk-editor
B. reporter
C. copy-editor
D. coulmnist
Answer» B. reporter
144.

Which of these aspects enhances the flow of a story?

A. Having a clear beginning, middle and end
B. Using statistics and figures
C. Not using statistics or figures
D. Jumping from one concept to the next
Answer» B. Using statistics and figures
145.

Newspaper layout and pages are divided vertically into __________________

A. pillars
B. columns
C. passage
D. brief
Answer» C. passage
146.

A____________is the arrangement of news stories, photographs and other editorial content on a page

A. Layout
B. Style Sheet
C. Illustration
D. Deck
Answer» B. Style Sheet
147.

Journalists should observe special restraint on reports that may lead to communal tension. It's part of his/her

A. Code of ethics
B. Code of editing
C. Code of page designing
D. Code of conduct
Answer» B. Code of editing
148.

A form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions?

A. Investigative Journalism
B. Civic Journalism
C. Environmental Journalism
D. Sports Journalism
Answer» E.
149.

Working on page plan with page editor is the work of

A. Editor-in-chief
B. Copy editor
C. Sub-editor
D. Freelancer
Answer» D. Freelancer
150.

It is said that _____________ speaks a thousand words.

A. Photograph
B. Video
C. Movies
D. Music
Answer» B. Video