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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. |
If reporter is collecting the information from an eyewitness of a news event, such kindof source is called |
| A. | primary source |
| B. | secondary source |
| C. | tertiary source |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. tertiary source | |
| 2. |
A write-up appear on the editorial page below the article and above the letter to theeditor is called |
| A. | op-ed |
| B. | masthead |
| C. | editorial |
| D. | middle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
If a journalist is reporting a news in depth, by giving full background of the newssubject to create a better understanding, such kind of reporting is called |
| A. | investigative reporting |
| B. | beat reporting |
| C. | on the spot reporting |
| D. | interpretative reporting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Reporting an immediate or unexpected news event is called |
| A. | beat reporting |
| B. | sting operation |
| C. | investigative reporting |
| D. | on the spot reporting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
A diagram of a page of a newspaper showing the place of stories, headlines, picturesand advertisements is called |
| A. | broadsheet |
| B. | dummy |
| C. | body copy |
| D. | plate |
| Answer» C. body copy | |
| 6. |
Person or company who advertise a product or service is called |
| A. | advertiser |
| B. | ad agency |
| C. | emptor |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. ad agency | |
| 7. |
A travelogue is |
| A. | written portrait of a person |
| B. | critical analysis of a book |
| C. | written experience of a travel |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 8. |
Inverted pyramid style of newswriting presents the information in |
| A. | ascending order of importance |
| B. | descending of importance |
| C. | chronological order |
| D. | jumbled order |
| Answer» C. chronological order | |
| 9. |
Who among the following is a cartoonist? |
| A. | vinod mehta |
| B. | khushwant singh |
| C. | n. ram |
| D. | rk laxman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
A short title written in heavier type at the top of a newspaper article which summarizethe news subject is called |
| A. | body |
| B. | headline |
| C. | bullet |
| D. | byline |
| Answer» C. bullet | |
| 11. |
Body text of a news story is |
| A. | the line above the story which gives the name of the writer |
| B. | a quote from the story printed enlarged |
| C. | the text which makes up the main content of a news story |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 12. |
The first few sentences of a news story is called |
| A. | body |
| B. | lead |
| C. | offset |
| D. | headline |
| Answer» C. offset | |
| 13. |
‘Man bites a dog’ is a news because of its |
| A. | impact |
| B. | novelty |
| C. | prominence |
| D. | timeliness |
| Answer» C. prominence | |
| 14. |
(i) Proximity: Closeness to the news subject(ii) Timeliness: Freshness of the news subject |
| A. | both are correct |
| B. | (i) is correct, (ii) is incorrect |
| C. | (i) is incorrect, (ii) is correct |
| D. | both are incorrect |
| Answer» B. (i) is correct, (ii) is incorrect | |
| 15. |
If a reporter is covering a specific area or subject it is called |
| A. | middle |
| B. | slug |
| C. | beat |
| D. | imprint |
| Answer» D. imprint | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is arranged in right hierarchical order |
| A. | chief sub-editor> news editor> chief editor> sub-editor |
| B. | sub-editor> news editor> chief editor> chief sub-editor |
| C. | chief editor> chief sub-editor> news editor> sub-editor |
| D. | chief editor> news editor> chief sub editor> sub-editor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Position taken by a media outlet in an issue or set of issues is called |
| A. | editorial policy |
| B. | media policy |
| C. | style book |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. media policy | |
| 18. |
Place which is the centre of news gathering process is |
| A. | news desk |
| B. | news bureau |
| C. | morgue |
| D. | library |
| Answer» C. morgue | |
| 19. |
Which of the newspaper wing is responsible to keep the records of subscribers, addnew subscriptions and handling the subscription related complaints? |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | mechanical |
| C. | hr department |
| D. | circulation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Leader of editorial department in a newspaper is generally called |
| A. | chief editor |
| B. | senior sub-editor |
| C. | bureau chief |
| D. | manager |
| Answer» B. senior sub-editor | |
| 21. |
A collection of reference materials and files of reference in a newspaper office iscalled |
| A. | mailroom |
| B. | store room |
| C. | morgue |
| D. | photo library |
| Answer» D. photo library | |
| 22. |
A place where sub-editors sit and edit the news stories is called: |
| A. | morgue |
| B. | news bureau |
| C. | news desk |
| D. | mailroom |
| Answer» D. mailroom | |
| 23. |
The place where the printed copies of newspaper are prepared for distribution iscalled. |
| A. | mailroom |
| B. | store room |
| C. | morgue |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. store room | |
| 24. |
Role of a circulation wing in a newspaper organization is |
| A. | prepare the paper rolls for printing |
| B. | plan distribution routes and the delivery of newspaper |
| C. | prepare classifieds |
| D. | collecting the information from news sources |
| Answer» C. prepare classifieds | |
| 25. |
Which of the following departments is responsible to prepare the non-advertisingelements of newspaper? |
| A. | business |
| B. | editorial |
| C. | advertising |
| D. | circulation |
| Answer» C. advertising | |
| 26. |
Which of the following can be considered as a division of business department of anewspaper? |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | composing |
| C. | proof desk |
| D. | photo department |
| Answer» B. composing | |
| 27. |
Generally a newspaper organization consists of three major departments. which are |
| A. | business, human resource and mechanical |
| B. | marketing, transportation and administration |
| C. | editorial, research and mechanical |
| D. | editorial, business and mechanical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The key responsibility of a business department in a newspaper organization is to |
| A. | to keep the organization afloat financially |
| B. | plan, prepare and provide news |
| C. | setting the policy of the newspaper |
| D. | to prepare the printed copies of the newspaper ready for circulation |
| Answer» B. plan, prepare and provide news | |
| 29. |
The video effect that slowly replaces one image on the screen with another is known as___________ |
| A. | bumper |
| B. | bridge |
| C. | dissolve |
| D. | crash |
| Answer» D. crash | |
| 30. |
Program genres where the unscripted behaviors of ordinary people are the focus of interest isknown as ---------------------- |
| A. | realism |
| B. | actuality footage |
| C. | naturalism |
| D. | reality tv |
| Answer» C. naturalism | |
| 31. |
A global system of interconnected computer networks to serve billions of users worldwideis called ----------------------- |
| A. | intranet |
| B. | compunet |
| C. | internet |
| D. | ethernet |
| Answer» D. ethernet | |
| 32. |
File format for Vector |
| A. | jpeg |
| B. | tiff |
| C. | svg |
| D. | bmp |
| Answer» D. bmp | |
| 33. |
Which file format contain photorealistic images |
| A. | jpg |
| B. | cdr |
| C. | eps |
| D. | dwg |
| Answer» B. cdr | |
| 34. |
Story board |
| A. | script |
| B. | pre visualization sequence |
| C. | clap board |
| D. | condense of a story |
| Answer» C. clap board | |
| 35. |
User interface design |
| A. | graphical representation for user |
| B. | tutorial for user |
| C. | introduction for user |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. tutorial for user | |
| 36. |
A signal to an anchor or presenter to start talking or begin his action is termed as ________ |
| A. | cue |
| B. | call |
| C. | order |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. call | |
| 37. |
All India Radio has ____________________ stations in Kerala |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Take is a version of a____________________ |
| A. | shot |
| B. | scene |
| C. | sequence |
| D. | mise-en scene |
| Answer» B. scene | |
| 39. |
Feedback is ___________________________________ in mass communication |
| A. | immediate |
| B. | delayed and indirect |
| C. | direct |
| D. | instant and sharp |
| Answer» C. direct | |
| 40. |
DRM is a ______________________________ |
| A. | encoder |
| B. | digital broadcasting system |
| C. | digital editing system |
| D. | signal processor |
| Answer» C. digital editing system | |
| 41. |
Microphones convert sound into __________________ signals |
| A. | electrical |
| B. | mechanical |
| C. | audio |
| D. | magnetic |
| Answer» B. mechanical | |
| 42. |
Generation loss is the most minimal in __________________________ |
| A. | nonlinear editing |
| B. | transferring |
| C. | linear editing |
| D. | assemble editing |
| Answer» B. transferring | |
| 43. |
Lip-sync is a term used in________________________ |
| A. | dubbing |
| B. | lighting |
| C. | rehearsals |
| D. | makeup |
| Answer» B. lighting | |
| 44. |
The first edited version of a TV programme which needs further polishing andcorrectionsbefore actual broadcast is a_____________________ |
| A. | rough cut |
| B. | match cut |
| C. | first print |
| D. | rushes |
| Answer» B. match cut | |
| 45. |
In television scheduling, placing a programme or genre at the same time on several daysa week is known as _____________________ |
| A. | panelling |
| B. | continuous |
| C. | flighting |
| D. | stripping |
| Answer» D. stripping | |
| 46. |
The method of video editing which utilizes the computer environment is called _________ |
| A. | linear editing |
| B. | non-linear editing |
| C. | assemble editing |
| D. | in- camera editing |
| Answer» C. assemble editing | |
| 47. |
The first work in video editing is ___________________________________ |
| A. | capture |
| B. | shots |
| C. | time line |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. shots | |
| 48. |
The High Definition Television initiative came in the 1980’s. The aspect ratio for HD TVis : |
| A. | 4:3 |
| B. | 3:2 |
| C. | 16:9 |
| D. | 9:4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
To create HTML document we require a |
| A. | web page editing software |
| B. | high powered computer |
| C. | just a notepad can be used |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» D. none of above | |
| 50. |
To create a combo box (drop down box) which tag will we use? |
| A. | <select> |
| B. | <list> |
| C. | <input type=”dropdown”> |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» B. <list> | |