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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1701. |
Who was the Delhi Sultan to start the policy of giving harsh punishment evento the wives and children of rebels? |
| A. | alauddin khilji |
| B. | balban |
| C. | iltumish |
| D. | khutabdin ibek |
| Answer» B. balban | |
| 1702. |
Who was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that thestate should be based on the willing support of the governed? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | balaban |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | alaudhin |
| Answer» B. balaban | |
| 1703. |
Who ended the Turkish monopoly of high offices in the Delhi sultanate? |
| A. | the khiljis |
| B. | mughals |
| C. | lodis |
| D. | tughlaqs |
| Answer» B. mughals | |
| 1704. |
What was Jalauddin Khilji before he came to power in 1290? |
| A. | warden of marches in the north-west |
| B. | vazir of deccan |
| C. | king of firozabad |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. vazir of deccan | |
| 1705. |
The highest film award instituted by the Government of Kerala is … |
| A. | prem nazir award |
| B. | thikkurussi award |
| C. | j c daniel award |
| D. | john abraham award |
| Answer» D. john abraham award | |
| 1706. |
Name the person who is most associated with WikiLeaks is ………. |
| A. | julian assange |
| B. | tim bernet |
| C. | bill gates |
| D. | richard stallman |
| Answer» B. tim bernet | |
| 1707. |
Jasmine revolution that triggered political unrest in North African and West Asian countries actually beganin |
| A. | egypt |
| B. | libya |
| C. | tunisia |
| D. | yemen |
| Answer» D. yemen | |
| 1708. |
Global village concept was put forward by….. |
| A. | robert merton |
| B. | seon mcbride |
| C. | marshall mcluhan |
| D. | wilbur scramm |
| Answer» D. wilbur scramm | |
| 1709. |
The term fourth estate refers to? |
| A. | legislature |
| B. | commons |
| C. | media |
| D. | judiciary |
| Answer» D. judiciary | |
| 1710. |
International Commission to study communication in the world by UNESCO was known as… |
| A. | mcluhan commission |
| B. | hutchins commission |
| C. | macbride commission |
| D. | mcquail commission |
| Answer» D. mcquail commission | |
| 1711. |
Who coined the term fourth estate? |
| A. | lord william bentick |
| B. | edmund burke |
| C. | winston churchill |
| D. | clement atlee |
| Answer» C. winston churchill | |
| 1712. |
Pulitzer prices are given to journalists for their outstanding contribution to journalism in …. |
| A. | uk |
| B. | us |
| C. | germany |
| D. | australia |
| Answer» C. germany | |
| 1713. |
Which of the following media group has a newspaper, television news channel and FM radiostation? |
| A. | the hindu group |
| B. | the kerala kaumudi group |
| C. | the malayala manorama group |
| D. | the indian express group |
| Answer» D. the indian express group | |
| 1714. |
Club FM radio station is promoted by ……………. |
| A. | malayala manorama |
| B. | asianet |
| C. | mathrubhumi |
| D. | madhyamam |
| Answer» D. madhyamam | |
| 1715. |
Who among the following was a chief editor of Mathrubhumi? |
| A. | a balakrishna pillai |
| B. | p k balakrishnan |
| C. | k p kesava menon |
| D. | vengayil kunhiraman nayanar |
| Answer» D. vengayil kunhiraman nayanar | |
| 1716. |
The oldest surviving newspaper in Malayalam is …. |
| A. | malayala manorama |
| B. | kerala kaumudi |
| C. | mathrubhumi |
| D. | deepika |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1717. |
Fourth estate refers to ……………………..? |
| A. | internet |
| B. | press |
| C. | whistle blowers |
| D. | private media |
| Answer» C. whistle blowers | |
| 1718. |
Frequency Modulation (FM) Radio was invented by? |
| A. | edwin. h. armstrong |
| B. | jacques diouf |
| C. | andy zeollick |
| D. | mckarthy wolf |
| Answer» B. jacques diouf | |
| 1719. |
Kandathil Varghese Mappilla is the founder editor of ……… |
| A. | deepika |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | malayala manorama |
| D. | kerala kaumudi |
| Answer» D. kerala kaumudi | |
| 1720. |
Who was the Indian representative to the MacBride Commission? |
| A. | b g varghese |
| B. | chalapathi rao |
| C. | kushwant singh |
| D. | nihil singh |
| Answer» B. chalapathi rao | |
| 1721. |
Which among the following is not a characteristics of Mass Media? |
| A. | transient |
| B. | universal access |
| C. | narrow scope |
| D. | gatekeeping |
| Answer» D. gatekeeping | |
| 1722. |
Right to Information ACT (RTI) applies to all the states and UT’s of India except |
| A. | kerala |
| B. | jammu & kashmir |
| C. | goa |
| D. | nagaland |
| Answer» C. goa | |
| 1723. |
Television broadcasting was launched in |
| A. | 1958 |
| B. | 1959 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1961 |
| Answer» C. 1960 | |
| 1724. |
The study on the manner in which people approach others or keep their distance fromothers in communication contexts. |
| A. | kinesics |
| B. | proxemics |
| C. | chronemics |
| D. | ocullesics |
| Answer» C. chronemics | |
| 1725. |
Who is the Web Inventor? |
| A. | tim berners-lee |
| B. | bill gates |
| C. | stallman |
| D. | charles babbage |
| Answer» B. bill gates | |
| 1726. |
Which of the following is the idea generating component of communication? |
| A. | sender |
| B. | message |
| C. | channel |
| D. | receiver |
| Answer» B. message | |
| 1727. |
Who is considered as the inventor of television? |
| A. | charles babbage |
| B. | john logie baird |
| C. | thomas alva edison |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. thomas alva edison | |
| 1728. |
Who is well known for his comment on communication : ‘Who (says) What (to) Whom (in)What Channel (with) What Effect’ |
| A. | frank f x dance |
| B. | harold lasswell |
| C. | marshall mcluhan |
| D. | joseph a devito |
| Answer» C. marshall mcluhan | |
| 1729. |
Who introduced the concept of global village? |
| A. | marshal mcluhan |
| B. | wilbur schramm |
| C. | noam chomsky |
| D. | henry luce |
| Answer» B. wilbur schramm | |
| 1730. |
The first Malayalee actor to win the best actor award in the national film awards |
| A. | premji |
| B. | p j antony |
| C. | gopi |
| D. | balan k nair |
| Answer» C. gopi | |
| 1731. |
The film “Balan” was directed by |
| A. | p ramdas |
| B. | j c daniel |
| C. | ramu kariatt |
| D. | p bhaskaran |
| Answer» B. j c daniel | |
| 1732. |
Who is considered the proponent of cultivation analysis ? |
| A. | sean mcbride |
| B. | wilbur schramm |
| C. | marshall mcluhan |
| D. | george gerbner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1733. |
Name the scholar who coined the expressions: ‘the Medium is the Message” and “GlobalVillage”. |
| A. | albert bandura |
| B. | marshall mcluhan |
| C. | leode genero |
| D. | wilbur schram |
| Answer» C. leode genero | |
| 1734. |
What is the science of signs known as? |
| A. | semiotics |
| B. | communicology |
| C. | ethnography |
| D. | anthropology |
| Answer» C. ethnography | |
| 1735. |
Who is director of Appu Trilogy? |
| A. | mahesh bhatt |
| B. | adoor gopalakrishnan |
| C. | satyajit ray |
| D. | ritwik ghatak |
| Answer» D. ritwik ghatak | |
| 1736. |
Who developed the SMCR model of communication? |
| A. | marshall mcluhan |
| B. | harold d lasswell |
| C. | frank e x dance |
| D. | david berlo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1737. |
Name the news agency that was closely associated with India even before the independence. |
| A. | afp |
| B. | associated press |
| C. | upi |
| D. | reuters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1738. |
Name the pioneer who started an Indian news agency in the country. |
| A. | k c roy |
| B. | paul julius reuter |
| C. | bidhu bhushan sengupta |
| D. | rajaram mohan roy |
| Answer» B. paul julius reuter | |
| 1739. |
Name the news agency associated with S Sadanand. |
| A. | associated press of india |
| B. | orient press of india |
| C. | united press of india |
| D. | free press of india |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1740. |
TASS- Itar is a news agency of |
| A. | uk |
| B. | us |
| C. | germany |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1741. |
PTI started functioning in …… |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» D. 1950 | |
| 1742. |
The Hindi wire service of UNI is known as…. |
| A. | unisamachar |
| B. | unihindustan |
| C. | unibhasha |
| D. | univartha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1743. |
The Hindi news agency of PTI is known as…. |
| A. | pti hindi |
| B. | pti hindustani |
| C. | pti bhasha |
| D. | pti rashtra |
| Answer» D. pti rashtra | |
| 1744. |
Which of the following is the first news agency in the world? |
| A. | ap |
| B. | afp |
| C. | upi |
| D. | reuters |
| Answer» C. upi | |
| 1745. |
Kyodo is a news agency of ….. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | s. korea |
| C. | n. korea |
| D. | japan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1746. |
The concept of Press Council first emerged in ….. |
| A. | sweden |
| B. | uk |
| C. | us |
| D. | netherlands |
| Answer» B. uk | |
| 1747. |
Who among the following is not a chairperson of the Press Council of India? |
| A. | justice markandy katju |
| B. | justice r jayachandra reddy |
| C. | justice p b sawant |
| D. | justice k k mathew |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1748. |
DPA is a news agency of …… |
| A. | pakistan |
| B. | south africa |
| C. | germany |
| D. | argentina |
| Answer» D. argentina | |
| 1749. |
Which of the following is body that represents newspapers publishers? |
| A. | abc |
| B. | ins |
| C. | rni |
| D. | ifwj |
| Answer» C. rni | |
| 1750. |
Press Council of India is a … body including the chairperson |
| A. | 26 |
| B. | 27 |
| C. | 28 |
| D. | 29 |
| Answer» E. | |