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This section includes 1449 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 651. |
The Verma Committee report led to a change in the laws in regards to _______________ |
| A. | domestic violence |
| B. | caset dsicrimination |
| C. | interfaith marriages |
| D. | rape cases |
| Answer» E. | |
| 652. |
_____________________ states that reporters need to understand more about what causes conflict, and how conflict develops and ends. |
| A. | Ross Howard |
| B. | Naom Chomsky |
| C. | Donald L. Shaw |
| D. | Edward. S. Herman |
| Answer» B. Naom Chomsky | |
| 653. |
Who was the leader of the independence movement in Bangladesh? |
| A. | Saud Rahman |
| B. | Faisal Omar |
| C. | Khondaquar Mushtaque Ahmad |
| D. | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 654. |
Where does the media play a proper role in the functioning of society? |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Bureaucracy |
| C. | Monarchy |
| D. | Dictatorship |
| Answer» B. Bureaucracy | |
| 655. |
The Indian media's international coverage is concentrated mainly on _____ |
| A. | Middle East, Russia, Great Britain |
| B. | SAARC Countries |
| C. | Germany France Pakistan |
| D. | U.S.A. China Pakistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 656. |
Modern democracy started in USA after the American revolution in ----------- |
| A. | 1779 |
| B. | 1829 |
| C. | 1756 |
| D. | 1826 |
| Answer» B. 1829 | |
| 657. |
Dalit activists are increasingly taking to which medium to voice their grievances? |
| A. | Poetry |
| B. | Music |
| C. | Social Media |
| D. | Radio |
| Answer» D. Radio | |
| 658. |
According to theorists, media operates like a business by producing & selling a product instead of doing its primary job of ________________________. |
| A. | being goverment's mouth piece |
| B. | promoting sponsors |
| C. | entertaining people |
| D. | disseminating news |
| Answer» E. | |
| 659. |
Who signed the document of surrender on behalf of India in 1971? |
| A. | Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob |
| B. | Lt. Gen. J.S. Arora |
| C. | Gen. Sam Maneckshaw |
| D. | Gen. T. S. Bewoor |
| Answer» C. Gen. Sam Maneckshaw | |
| 660. |
In 1971 where did the Pakistani army sign the Document of Surrender? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Islamabad |
| C. | Dhaka |
| D. | London |
| Answer» D. London | |
| 661. |
Which US president first used the phrase 'War on terrorism'? |
| A. | George W Bush |
| B. | Bill Clinton |
| C. | Barrack Obama |
| D. | Donald Trump |
| Answer» B. Bill Clinton | |
| 662. |
What does LoC stand for? |
| A. | Line on Control |
| B. | Line over Control |
| C. | Line of Control |
| D. | Land on Control |
| Answer» D. Land on Control | |
| 663. |
What is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by an adult population called? |
| A. | Opinion |
| B. | Public Opinion |
| C. | Public |
| D. | Media |
| Answer» B. Public Opinion | |
| 664. |
___________________ formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists during Arab Spring. |
| A. | Bonds |
| B. | Rallies |
| C. | Networks |
| D. | Hashtags |
| Answer» D. Hashtags | |
| 665. |
Digital media has been used by Arabs to exercise freedom of speech and _________________. |
| A. | civic rights |
| B. | civic engagement |
| C. | civic dialogue |
| D. | civic unrest |
| Answer» C. civic dialogue | |
| 666. |
Which of the following is conducted before the actual voting? |
| A. | Opinion Polls |
| B. | Survey |
| C. | Exit Polls |
| D. | Interview |
| Answer» B. Survey | |
| 667. |
Which of the following is used to manufacture consent |
| A. | Slogans |
| B. | Personal interaction |
| C. | Meetings |
| D. | Handbills |
| Answer» B. Personal interaction | |
| 668. |
Society is not ___________________________. |
| A. | homogeneous |
| B. | hetrogenous |
| C. | united |
| D. | seperated |
| Answer» B. hetrogenous | |
| 669. |
Which of these is known as the conventional media? |
| A. | Digital Media |
| B. | Social Media |
| C. | Broadcast Media |
| D. | Print media |
| Answer» E. | |
| 670. |
Which organisation was responsible for the 9/11 attacks? |
| A. | Taliban |
| B. | ISIS |
| C. | Al Qaeda |
| D. | Boko Haram |
| Answer» D. Boko Haram | |
| 671. |
Which U.S. President turned a blind eye to the genocide in East Pakistan in 1971? |
| A. | J. F. Kennedy |
| B. | Jimmy Carter |
| C. | Richard Nixon |
| D. | Bill Clinton |
| Answer» D. Bill Clinton | |
| 672. |
RNI stands for _____________________________. |
| A. | Reporters & Newsmakers of India |
| B. | Rights of Nationalists in India |
| C. | Right to News India |
| D. | Registrar of Newspapers for India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 673. |
The Hindi Press followed by ________________ continues to maintain their lead in Indian Press. |
| A. | Marathi Press |
| B. | Tamil Press |
| C. | Malayalam Press |
| D. | English Press |
| Answer» E. | |
| 674. |
Which party has taken up the cause of the Bodos? |
| A. | Bodo National Front |
| B. | All Bodo Action Committee |
| C. | National Democratic Front of Bodoland |
| D. | Council of Greater Bodoland |
| Answer» D. Council of Greater Bodoland | |
| 675. |
Since the media houses were owned by rich industrialists who wanted opportunities for unlimited expansion, the pre-liberalisation budget were called 'anti-growth' budgets and the media tried to influence public opinion to support budgets which allowed ___________. |
| A. | free trade and minimum restrictions on industrial growth |
| B. | controlled trade |
| C. | non-liberalisation of the budget |
| D. | maximum restrictions on industrial growth |
| Answer» B. controlled trade | |
| 676. |
US media were more sympathetic to ----------whereas British media was largely critical |
| A. | Israel |
| B. | Palestine |
| C. | Gaza |
| D. | Syria |
| Answer» B. Palestine | |
| 677. |
Which of these theories assumes a passive audience? |
| A. | Agenda Setting |
| B. | Uses and Gratifications |
| C. | Propaganda Model |
| D. | Technocracy |
| Answer» B. Uses and Gratifications | |
| 678. |
The Uses and Gratification theory has a __________________approach. |
| A. | user/audience-centered |
| B. | media-centric |
| C. | policy-centric |
| D. | feedback-centric |
| Answer» B. media-centric | |
| 679. |
In May 1998, the NDA government led by Vajpayee undertook ------------Operation |
| A. | Operation Buddha |
| B. | Operation shakthi |
| C. | Nuclear treaty |
| D. | Defence |
| Answer» C. Nuclear treaty | |
| 680. |
The media is biased when reporting about political issues in a way that it has ‘___________’ in every party whom they constantly cover. |
| A. | favorite personalities |
| B. | favourite location |
| C. | anti-hero |
| D. | favourite polls |
| Answer» B. favourite location | |
| 681. |
Walter Lippmann’s book 'Public Opinion' was published in the year _____________. |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1914 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» C. 1914 | |
| 682. |
Which event led to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan? |
| A. | Attack on the WTC in New York |
| B. | Rise of the ISIS |
| C. | Iraqi invasion of Kuwait |
| D. | Attacks of 26/11 |
| Answer» B. Rise of the ISIS | |
| 683. |
Which Theory believes that the media tells the audience what to think about rather than audience guiding media content? |
| A. | Uses and Gratifications |
| B. | Manufacturing Consent |
| C. | Agenda Setting |
| D. | Two Step Flow of Information |
| Answer» D. Two Step Flow of Information | |
| 684. |
The Indian -------------budget is the most important economic event of the year |
| A. | Fiscal |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Gold |
| D. | Automobile |
| Answer» B. Agriculture | |
| 685. |
In 2008 India signed an ------------------agreement with USA |
| A. | Nuclear Treaty |
| B. | Military treaty |
| C. | Economic |
| D. | Foreign investment |
| Answer» B. Military treaty | |
| 686. |
Conveying positive images of the LGBTQ community via mass media can lead to __________________ change. |
| A. | critical |
| B. | constructive |
| C. | legal |
| D. | ethical |
| Answer» C. legal | |
| 687. |
Section _______________ in the Indian Penal Code by the Criminal Law Amendment Act prevents social victimisation of a rape victim. |
| A. | 19A |
| B. | 228A |
| C. | 225B |
| D. | 130B |
| Answer» C. 225B | |
| 688. |
Ministry of Northeast Region recently conducted an international meet to leverage the _______________ of the mentioned region, |
| A. | political affiliation |
| B. | travel & tourism |
| C. | investment potential |
| D. | corporate investment |
| Answer» D. corporate investment | |
| 689. |
Which mode of communication did ISIS use for spreading propaganda and recruiting? |
| A. | Radio |
| B. | Newspaper |
| C. | TV |
| D. | Social Media |
| Answer» E. | |
| 690. |
In the 1999 elections which were being held in phases, fearing that the results of one phase could influence voters in the next phase, __________ were banned by the Election Commission for one month while the election was going on. |
| A. | publishing of election poll or opinion polls |
| B. | manifestos |
| C. | campaigns |
| D. | security at election booths |
| Answer» B. manifestos | |
| 691. |
Which of the following is conducted immediately after the voting? |
| A. | Opinion Polls |
| B. | Exit Polls |
| C. | Interview |
| D. | Survey |
| Answer» C. Interview | |
| 692. |
Arab Spring Movement in the middle East countries started from which Country? |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Libya |
| C. | Syria |
| D. | Tunisia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 693. |
Which year was Osama Bin Laden killed? |
| A. | 2003 |
| B. | 2006 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2011 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 694. |
The PCI was set up in the year ______________. |
| A. | 1966 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1985 |
| Answer» B. 1951 | |
| 695. |
The uses and gratification theory does not bring into consideration the of the media. |
| A. | economy |
| B. | power |
| C. | reach |
| D. | connect |
| Answer» C. reach | |
| 696. |
During the Gaza Conflict 2014 Gaza was ruled by which party? |
| A. | IDF |
| B. | Fatah |
| C. | PLO |
| D. | Hamas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 697. |
Which of these, according to the Theory of Uses and Gratification, is a "use" that the public has of the media? |
| A. | Academics |
| B. | Research |
| C. | Surveillance |
| D. | Leadership |
| Answer» D. Leadership | |
| 698. |
Post independence, what did the Congress Government support? |
| A. | Public Sector |
| B. | Private Sector |
| C. | FDI |
| D. | Mixed Economy |
| Answer» B. Private Sector | |
| 699. |
means rule of people |
| A. | Republican |
| B. | Democracy |
| C. | Federal |
| D. | Secular |
| Answer» C. Federal | |
| 700. |
___________________________ are the only two dailies in India which have a dedicated northeast page in their editions. |
| A. | The Statesman and the The Echo of India |
| B. | The Times of India & The Hindustan Times |
| C. | The Hindu & The Asian Age |
| D. | The Indian Express & The Telegraph |
| Answer» B. The Times of India & The Hindustan Times | |