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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Initially, a majority of the media __________ issues like whether India being a developing country could afford the investment in nuclear arms. |
| A. | did not examine |
| B. | extensively examined |
| C. | participated in |
| D. | conducted opinion polls and in-depth analysis |
| Answer» B. extensively examined | |
| 2. |
Around 70 per cent of Indian news coverage is about ______ |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Entertainment |
| C. | Crime |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» B. Entertainment | |
| 3. |
Nearly 70% of Indian news coverage is about ____________. |
| A. | politics |
| B. | entertainment |
| C. | health and well-being |
| D. | finance |
| Answer» B. entertainment | |
| 4. |
After India Independence which political party was dominant ---------- |
| A. | BJP |
| B. | Congress |
| C. | Communist |
| D. | MNS |
| Answer» D. MNS | |
| 5. |
In which Presidential election did Barrack Obama lead the Democrats to victory? |
| A. | 2004 |
| B. | 2008 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2014 |
| Answer» C. 2010 | |
| 6. |
Which of these was Barrack Obama's election slogan? |
| A. | Yes We Can! |
| B. | Why Cant We? |
| C. | Of Course WE Must! |
| D. | Yes We Will! |
| Answer» B. Why Cant We? | |
| 7. |
Who was the US president when Osama Bin Laden was killed? |
| A. | George W Bush |
| B. | Bill Clinton |
| C. | Barrack Obama |
| D. | Donald Trump |
| Answer» D. Donald Trump | |
| 8. |
Article 17 of Indian Constitution deals with? |
| A. | Freedom of Movement |
| B. | Freedom of Speech |
| C. | Untouchability |
| D. | Freedom to choose any religion |
| Answer» D. Freedom to choose any religion | |
| 9. |
In -----------war Israel occupied both Gaza and West bank |
| A. | 1966 |
| B. | 1967 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1964 |
| Answer» C. 1968 | |
| 10. |
Name the journalist responsible for televising the Kargil Conflict? |
| A. | Barkha Dutt |
| B. | Rajdeep Sardesai |
| C. | Vir Sanghavi |
| D. | Sagarika Ghosh |
| Answer» B. Rajdeep Sardesai | |
| 11. |
His book 'Public Opinion' at that time, was considered to be the most persuasive critique of ________________. |
| A. | autocracy |
| B. | monarchy |
| C. | democracy |
| D. | republican parties |
| Answer» D. republican parties | |
| 12. |
Regional newspapers are often the only platforms for _________________ in north-eastern states. |
| A. | coporate promotions |
| B. | public debate |
| C. | diplomatic relations |
| D. | public relations |
| Answer» C. diplomatic relations | |
| 13. |
The gender-imbalanced picture of society can reinforce and perpetuate harmful ______________________. |
| A. | gender stereotypes |
| B. | modern ideologies |
| C. | cultural references |
| D. | societal standards |
| Answer» B. modern ideologies | |
| 14. |
Mamta Banerjee is with respect to ruling the --------------------party |
| A. | DMK |
| B. | AIADMK |
| C. | NCP |
| D. | Trinamool Congress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The Indo Pak War 1971 was fought over which of these? |
| A. | East Pakistan |
| B. | Kashmir |
| C. | Maritime Borders |
| D. | Rann of Kutch |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
____________ work to change policy actively through direct interaction with policymakers. |
| A. | Pressure groups |
| B. | opinion leaders |
| C. | influencers |
| D. | newsmakers |
| Answer» B. opinion leaders | |
| 17. |
Maxwell, Mccombs and Donald conducted a research in North Carolina in --------- |
| A. | 1964 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1968 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
It is expected that media should have an ________________ action policy for the marginalized segment in our country. |
| A. | promotional |
| B. | negative |
| C. | affirmative |
| D. | neutral |
| Answer» D. neutral | |
| 19. |
Which of these is emerging as a powerful medium to highlight socio economic through the medium of fiction? |
| A. | Tamil Literature |
| B. | Dalit Literature |
| C. | Media articles |
| D. | Handbills |
| Answer» C. Media articles | |
| 20. |
In the Two Step Flow Theory which element influences the audience the most? |
| A. | Media |
| B. | Social Media |
| C. | Public Opinion |
| D. | Opinion Leaders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Rape, Abduction, Murder is an example of : |
| A. | Criminal Violence |
| B. | Domestic Violence |
| C. | Social Violence |
| D. | Physical Violence |
| Answer» B. Domestic Violence | |
| 22. |
Which part won a majority in the elections in Pakistan in 1970? |
| A. | Pakistan People's Party |
| B. | Muslim League |
| C. | Bangla National Party |
| D. | Awami League |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
In a ______, elections are held, in which the public elect leaders who govern the country |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Theocracy |
| C. | Monarchy |
| D. | Dictatorship |
| Answer» B. Theocracy | |
| 24. |
The Propaganda model of media control was introduced by Noam Chomsky & ___________________. |
| A. | John Dewey |
| B. | Walter Lippmann |
| C. | Edward. S. Herman |
| D. | Harold Laswell |
| Answer» D. Harold Laswell | |
| 25. |
What was the key issue in the Indo Pak War of 1971? |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | East Pakistan |
| C. | Maritime Boundaries |
| D. | Rann of Kutch |
| Answer» C. Maritime Boundaries | |
| 26. |
Who was the leader of the Naga National Council who declared the Independence of Nagaland? |
| A. | Angami Zhapu Phizo |
| B. | Isak Numo Lalthen |
| C. | Ibobi Zemar |
| D. | Shupang Ita Khumlo |
| Answer» B. Isak Numo Lalthen | |
| 27. |
The under representation of dalits in Indian media leads to____________ |
| A. | Elimination of news of Dalits |
| B. | More coverage on Dalit issues |
| C. | Awareness on Dalit Issues |
| D. | Propoganda created by media. |
| Answer» B. More coverage on Dalit issues | |
| 28. |
What caused the Arab Spring in Yemen? |
| A. | Resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| B. | Barack Obama |
| C. | Tony Blair |
| D. | Hosni Mubarak |
| Answer» B. Barack Obama | |
| 29. |
ISIS gained prominence in which of the following events |
| A. | Execution of Saddam Hussein |
| B. | Iraq War |
| C. | 9/11 attacks |
| D. | 26/11 attacks |
| Answer» C. 9/11 attacks | |
| 30. |
In 2008, India signed an agreement with _________ under which India would separate its civil and military nuclear facilities in exchange for full civil nuclear cooperation. Most of the Indian media welcomed this treaty. |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. Pakistan | |
| 31. |
Marginalisation refers to______ |
| A. | Elite class of Society |
| B. | Celebrities |
| C. | Group of people who are removed from society. |
| D. | Youth of Society |
| Answer» D. Youth of Society | |
| 32. |
The framework for _______________ should be based on human dignity, truth and non-violence. |
| A. | state policies |
| B. | national policies |
| C. | political ethics |
| D. | media ethics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
----------- threatened reporters inside Gaza |
| A. | Israel |
| B. | US |
| C. | Hamas |
| D. | Al-Qaeda |
| Answer» D. Al-Qaeda | |
| 34. |
How did the Western media cover the Gaza conflict? |
| A. | Supported Hamas |
| B. | Supported Israel |
| C. | Was neutral |
| D. | Gave negligible coverage |
| Answer» C. Was neutral | |
| 35. |
The Caste System is______________ |
| A. | Social System |
| B. | Human Right |
| C. | Representation of Society |
| D. | Fundamental Right |
| Answer» B. Human Right | |
| 36. |
A propaganda model focuses on the inequality of ___________________, and its multilevel effects on mass-media. |
| A. | wealth and power |
| B. | political influence and wealth |
| C. | resources and manpower |
| D. | mass appeal and social quo |
| Answer» B. political influence and wealth | |
| 37. |
Political scientists and some historians have regarded public opinion as equivalent to the __________________. |
| A. | social discourse |
| B. | political ideology |
| C. | nationalism |
| D. | national will |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The ----------- plays a large role in shaping public opinion |
| A. | Opinion leader |
| B. | Experts |
| C. | Media criticiser |
| D. | Media |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The Press in India 2014-2015 report stated that both registration and circulation have _______________________in spite of increasing presence of electronic media. |
| A. | decreased |
| B. | increased |
| C. | stabalized |
| D. | remained stagnant |
| Answer» C. stabalized | |
| 40. |
For the research presented in the book _________________, ther researchers studied voters’ decision-making processes during the 1940 U.S. presidential election |
| A. | Media & the masses |
| B. | People's Choice |
| C. | Personal Influence |
| D. | Manufacturing consent |
| Answer» C. Personal Influence | |
| 41. |
________________________ once said that the press is like a roaming spotlight, bouncing from topic to topic. |
| A. | Noam Chomsky |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Lippman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
2014 general election was ------------- driven election |
| A. | Political |
| B. | Social |
| C. | Personality |
| D. | Caste |
| Answer» D. Caste | |
| 43. |
_____________________ states that the audience is passive. |
| A. | media influence model |
| B. | Magic Bullet theory |
| C. | two-step flow model |
| D. | propoganda model |
| Answer» C. two-step flow model | |
| 44. |
Public opinion is important in a democracy because the people are the ultimate source of ___________power. |
| A. | economic |
| B. | political |
| C. | social |
| D. | liberal |
| Answer» C. social | |
| 45. |
______ is not a tool for gauging public opinion. |
| A. | Exit polls |
| B. | Social Media |
| C. | Surveys |
| D. | Libraries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Which of these terror organisations is not from West Asia? |
| A. | Taliban |
| B. | Al Qaeda |
| C. | ISIS |
| D. | Boko Haram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which of these focusses on unbalanced news flow? |
| A. | Propaganda Model |
| B. | Two Step Flow of Information |
| C. | Agenda Setting |
| D. | Uses and Gratifications |
| Answer» B. Two Step Flow of Information | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is a role not played by the media? |
| A. | Enlightening voters |
| B. | Covering poll results |
| C. | Prohibiting the voice of the people |
| D. | Allowing discussions between parties ad candidates |
| Answer» D. Allowing discussions between parties ad candidates | |
| 49. |
In which city did the Nirbhaya rape case occur? |
| A. | Chandigarh |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Amritsar |
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
| 50. |
In a democracy every -------------is free to propagate its news |
| A. | Newspaper |
| B. | Media |
| C. | Politician |
| D. | Social group |
| Answer» B. Media | |