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This section includes 255 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Life Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
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 | |
102. |
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. | |
103. |
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. | |
104. |
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. | |
105. |
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 | |
106. |
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 | |
107. |
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 | |
108. |
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 | |
109. |
Who among the following is a cartoonist? |
A. | vinod mehta |
B. | khushwant singh |
C. | n. ram |
D. | rk laxman |
Answer» E. | |
110. |
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 | |
111. |
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 | |
112. |
The first few sentences of a news story is called |
A. | body |
B. | lead |
C. | offset |
D. | headline |
Answer» C. offset | |
113. |
‘Man bites a dog’ is a news because of its |
A. | impact |
B. | novelty |
C. | prominence |
D. | timeliness |
Answer» C. prominence | |
114. |
(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 | |
115. |
If a reporter is covering a specific area or subject it is called |
A. | middle |
B. | slug |
C. | beat |
D. | imprint |
Answer» D. imprint | |
116. |
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. | |
117. |
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 | |
118. |
Place which is the centre of news gathering process is |
A. | news desk |
B. | news bureau |
C. | morgue |
D. | library |
Answer» C. morgue | |
119. |
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. | |
120. |
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 | |
121. |
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 | |
122. |
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 | |
123. |
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 | |
124. |
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 | |
125. |
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 | |
126. |
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 | |
127. |
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. | |
128. |
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 | |
129. |
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 | |
130. |
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 | |
131. |
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 | |
132. |
File format for Vector |
A. | jpeg |
B. | tiff |
C. | svg |
D. | bmp |
Answer» D. bmp | |
133. |
Which file format contain photorealistic images |
A. | jpg |
B. | cdr |
C. | eps |
D. | dwg |
Answer» B. cdr | |
134. |
Story board |
A. | script |
B. | pre visualization sequence |
C. | clap board |
D. | condense of a story |
Answer» C. clap board | |
135. |
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 | |
136. |
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 | |
137. |
All India Radio has ____________________ stations in Kerala |
A. | 5 |
B. | 9 |
C. | 7 |
D. | 10 |
Answer» E. | |
138. |
Take is a version of a____________________ |
A. | shot |
B. | scene |
C. | sequence |
D. | mise-en scene |
Answer» B. scene | |
139. |
Feedback is ___________________________________ in mass communication |
A. | immediate |
B. | delayed and indirect |
C. | direct |
D. | instant and sharp |
Answer» C. direct | |
140. |
DRM is a ______________________________ |
A. | encoder |
B. | digital broadcasting system |
C. | digital editing system |
D. | signal processor |
Answer» C. digital editing system | |
141. |
Microphones convert sound into __________________ signals |
A. | electrical |
B. | mechanical |
C. | audio |
D. | magnetic |
Answer» B. mechanical | |
142. |
Generation loss is the most minimal in __________________________ |
A. | nonlinear editing |
B. | transferring |
C. | linear editing |
D. | assemble editing |
Answer» B. transferring | |
143. |
Lip-sync is a term used in________________________ |
A. | dubbing |
B. | lighting |
C. | rehearsals |
D. | makeup |
Answer» B. lighting | |
144. |
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 | |
145. |
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 | |
146. |
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 | |
147. |
The first work in video editing is ___________________________________ |
A. | capture |
B. | shots |
C. | time line |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. shots | |
148. |
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. | |
149. |
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 | |
150. |
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> | |