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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. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the things young reporters learn from working the police beat? |
| A. | The community, both geographically and sociologically. |
| B. | How to trick sources into telling reporters things the sources should keep confidential. |
| C. | News values and the need for accuracy. |
| D. | How to develop sources that will serve them for years. |
| Answer» C. News values and the need for accuracy. | |
| 2. |
What can affect the credibility of a reporter? |
| A. | Factual Reporting |
| B. | Direct Sourcing |
| C. | Missing Deadline |
| D. | Misrepresentation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
In case of a water pipeline burst or poor city roads who will be sent to report on it? |
| A. | Civic reporter |
| B. | Crime reporter |
| C. | Environment reporter |
| D. | Business reporter |
| Answer» B. Crime reporter | |
| 4. |
what are the principles of media ethics? |
| A. | independence from private and political interests |
| B. | independence from political interests |
| C. | indedbtedness to political interest |
| D. | beneficial to political interests |
| Answer» B. independence from political interests | |
| 5. |
What is the name of the case in which a PR executive was found lobbying for a particular person to be a Telecom minister? |
| A. | Dayaben case |
| B. | Nira Radia case |
| C. | Shah Bano case |
| D. | Shayara Bano case |
| Answer» C. Shah Bano case | |
| 6. |
A news report should ideally contain answers to…. |
| A. | 3Ws 2H |
| B. | 5Ws 1H |
| C. | 5Hs 1W |
| D. | 2Ws |
| Answer» C. 5Hs 1W | |
| 7. |
Chitra Subramaniam Duella is a recognised journalist for her investigation in ________________. |
| A. | 2 G Scam |
| B. | Bofors scandal |
| C. | Watergate scandal |
| D. | Bhagalpur Scam |
| Answer» C. Watergate scandal | |
| 8. |
Italian businessman involved in Bofors scandal was |
| A. | Patrizio Sergio |
| B. | Belllisa Gina |
| C. | Ottavio Quattrocchi |
| D. | Aurora Artarito |
| Answer» D. Aurora Artarito | |
| 9. |
In which year was Maharshtra Irrigation Scam unearthed? |
| A. | 2010 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2012 |
| D. | 2011 |
| Answer» D. 2011 | |
| 10. |
Which journalist was inolved in the Nira Radia tape case? |
| A. | Arnab Goswami |
| B. | Rajdeep Sardesai |
| C. | Barkha Dutt |
| D. | Ravish Kumar |
| Answer» D. Ravish Kumar | |
| 11. |
In a democracy newsmedia is also popularloy known as.. |
| A. | Media estate |
| B. | Fourth estate |
| C. | Second piller |
| D. | Third piller |
| Answer» C. Second piller | |
| 12. |
The ending of a story is also called a ____ |
| A. | Pacer |
| B. | Runner |
| C. | Kicker |
| D. | Diver |
| Answer» D. Diver | |
| 13. |
The first paragrapph of the news is known as |
| A. | First para |
| B. | Beginning para |
| C. | Intro |
| D. | Top para |
| Answer» D. Top para | |
| 14. |
A news published in horizontal format at the bottom of the the front page is known as what? |
| A. | Anchor |
| B. | Spread |
| C. | Bottomline |
| D. | Centrespread |
| Answer» B. Spread | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is NOT among the generally accepted ways of getting an interview subject to answer a difficult or embarrassing question? |
| A. | Sugar-coat the question by asking it in a less direct fashion. |
| B. | Ask interviewees what their supporters or critics might say about them. |
| C. | Threaten to turn your information over to police or prosecuting attorneys. |
| D. | Attribute the point of view implied in the question to a third party. |
| Answer» D. Attribute the point of view implied in the question to a third party. | |
| 16. |
In 2001, ________ did its first major sting investigation called "Operation West End". |
| A. | The Statesman |
| B. | Times of India |
| C. | The Hindu |
| D. | Tehelka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
What does yellow journalism consist of? |
| A. | facts |
| B. | clickbait headline |
| C. | statistics |
| D. | fake news |
| Answer» C. statistics | |
| 18. |
Because newspapers use small type and narrow columns, reporters strive to write |
| A. | without paragraph breaks |
| B. | stories with no more than three paragraphs |
| C. | paragraphs that are no more than one sentence in length |
| D. | short paragraphs |
| Answer» C. paragraphs that are no more than one sentence in length | |
| 19. |
Interviews conducted by broadcast reporters differ from those conducted by print reporters because |
| A. | A. the broadcast interview should always make the subject of the story look good. |
| B. | B. the broadcast interview should never go into as much depth as a print interview. |
| C. | C. the broadcast interview is just part of the story, not the entire story. |
| D. | D. the broadcast interview is the story, not just part of the story. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
In journalism, “convergence” means |
| A. | A. Sharing facilities, newsgathering resources, personnel or content. |
| B. | B. Different news media all cover the same story in the same way. |
| C. | C. The content of one newspaper is indistinguishable from that of any other newspaper. |
| D. | D. News organizations are all striving to put the same ideological slant on news stories. |
| Answer» B. B. Different news media all cover the same story in the same way. | |
| 21. |
If you are sent to report on the launch of a navy destroyer from Mazagon shipyard what is NOT expected from you? |
| A. | Hinder the process by barging into the event |
| B. | Wait to interview the admiral of the Indian Navy |
| C. | Talk to the engineers on the technology used |
| D. | Interview the head of the Maagon docks |
| Answer» B. Wait to interview the admiral of the Indian Navy | |
| 22. |
Salman Khan's hit & run case is an example of |
| A. | Crime Beat |
| B. | Legal / Court Beat |
| C. | Political Beat |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Holding media trials by prime time anchor can be reffered as |
| A. | Yellow Journalism |
| B. | Fact based Journalism |
| C. | Ethical Journalism |
| D. | Advertorial |
| Answer» B. Fact based Journalism | |
| 24. |
For publishing expunged part of the proceddings of the legislature a reporter may have to face |
| A. | Defamation |
| B. | Contempt of court |
| C. | Contempt of government |
| D. | Breach of privilege |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Adarsh scam was exposed through which of the following tool? |
| A. | RTI |
| B. | Spy camera |
| C. | Interview |
| D. | Social media |
| Answer» B. Spy camera | |
| 26. |
Which news value is considered as positive one? |
| A. | Proximity |
| B. | Consequances |
| C. | Progress |
| D. | Timeliness |
| Answer» D. Timeliness | |
| 27. |
Which newspaper exposed Watergate scandal? |
| A. | New York Times |
| B. | Chicago Tribune |
| C. | Washington Post |
| D. | New York Star |
| Answer» D. New York Star | |
| 28. |
Ending the story with a suspense is called a ______ |
| A. | Quote kicker |
| B. | Circle kicker |
| C. | Factual kicker |
| D. | Cliff hanger |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
A journalist took pictures for his article and cited his source at the end. Is he being ethical? |
| A. | No because writing citations is not ethical to do |
| B. | No because it's not needed |
| C. | Yes because writing a citation is the right and respectful thing to do in this situation |
| D. | Yes because you can take anything that you want as a journalist |
| Answer» D. Yes because you can take anything that you want as a journalist | |
| 30. |
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone's Diwali Celebrations make ______ |
| A. | News |
| B. | Non-News |
| C. | Top News |
| D. | Hard News |
| Answer» B. Non-News | |
| 31. |
India Against Corruption movement was named among Top 10 news stories of 2011 by |
| A. | India Today Magazine |
| B. | People\s Magazine |
| C. | Time Magazine |
| D. | Outlook Magazine |
| Answer» D. Outlook Magazine | |
| 32. |
What is the full form of MoJo? |
| A. | Mobility Journalism |
| B. | Major Journalism |
| C. | Mobile Journalism |
| D. | Minor Journalism |
| Answer» D. Minor Journalism | |
| 33. |
Nira Radia Case tapes was unearthed by |
| A. | CBI |
| B. | IT Dept |
| C. | ED |
| D. | NIA |
| Answer» C. ED | |
| 34. |
Which of the following sentence is correct regarding Follow Up Stories? |
| A. | Uncovered aspects of an event or controversy can be reported |
| B. | New updates in a story is covered under follow up stories. |
| C. | Only breaking news is covered in follow up stories. |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Yellow Journalism started in which era? |
| A. | 1890s |
| B. | 1990s |
| C. | 2000s |
| D. | 1920s |
| Answer» B. 1990s | |
| 36. |
It becomes news when it is about_____________ |
| A. | People |
| B. | Non-Humans |
| C. | Inhuman |
| D. | Places |
| Answer» B. Non-Humans | |
| 37. |
By identifying the key points and ranking them in importance an reporter tries to place the facts in order this is called as |
| A. | Ordering |
| B. | Sequencing |
| C. | Building |
| D. | Observing |
| Answer» C. Building | |
| 38. |
If you see a colleague purposely fudging data in a story, what will you do? |
| A. | Report to the Editor |
| B. | Tell your other colleagues |
| C. | Behave as if nothing happened |
| D. | Tell your colleague it is wrong |
| Answer» B. Tell your other colleagues | |
| 39. |
News definition '….man biting a dog is a news' is related to what type of news? |
| A. | Anxity |
| B. | Enthusiasam |
| C. | Consequance |
| D. | Novelty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Which of the following is not considered as Investigative journalism? |
| A. | Leak journalism |
| B. | Holding the powerful accountable |
| C. | Exposing how laws are violated |
| D. | Watchdog journalism |
| Answer» B. Holding the powerful accountable | |
| 41. |
News on vaccine research during the pandemic is useful ________ |
| A. | Regionally |
| B. | Nationally |
| C. | Globally |
| D. | Locally |
| Answer» D. Locally | |
| 42. |
“Plagiarism” is defined as |
| A. | making up quotations or sources for a news story. |
| B. | taking someone else’s words or ideas and passing them off as one’s own. |
| C. | pretending to be someone other than a reporter to get an interview. |
| D. | accepting gifts or bribes from sources. |
| Answer» C. pretending to be someone other than a reporter to get an interview. | |
| 43. |
Beause fo Global Warming increasing issues which beat has become important in today's time |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Environment |
| C. | Law |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» C. Law | |
| 44. |
The central point of a news story is |
| A. | a justification for running the story on the front page or the beginning of a news broadcast |
| B. | the identity of the most important figure of the story |
| C. | to get readers to read the rest of the newspaper or viewers to watch the rest of the news broadcast |
| D. | a one- or two-sentence summary of what the story is about and why it is newsworthy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the things young reporters learn from working the Crime beat? |
| A. | The community, both geographically and sociologically. |
| B. | How to trick sources into telling reporters things the sources should keep confidential. |
| C. | News values and the need for accuracy. |
| D. | How to develop sources that will serve them for years. |
| Answer» C. News values and the need for accuracy. | |
| 46. |
Nidhi Razdan, a journalist who was in news for quitting the field of journalism and starting her career as an academcian, belonged to which channel? |
| A. | CNN |
| B. | NDTV |
| C. | Aaj Tak |
| D. | BBC |
| Answer» C. Aaj Tak | |
| 47. |
What could be the advantage of Investigative journalism? |
| A. | Misuse of information |
| B. | Threat to journalist |
| C. | Raising social Awareness |
| D. | misuse of anonymous sources |
| Answer» D. misuse of anonymous sources | |
| 48. |
For which of the following reasons a follow up is used |
| A. | Continuity |
| B. | Lack of Stories |
| C. | To fill empty space |
| D. | Both B & C |
| Answer» B. Lack of Stories | |
| 49. |
The place or person where you get inspiration and information is your _____ |
| A. | citation |
| B. | source |
| C. | headline |
| D. | article |
| Answer» C. headline | |
| 50. |
To be newsworthy, a news should be _______ |
| A. | Ghastly |
| B. | Costly |
| C. | Timely |
| D. | Finally |
| Answer» D. Finally | |