What is junk mail?
A. In the parlance of postal services, it refers to the receipt of sales letters and mailers
B. In the parlance of Internet operations, it refers to the receipt of pornographic and other socially irrelevant messages in an E-mail box
C. In the parlance of TV viewing, it refers to the receipt of phone calls by a VJ
D. In the parlance of radio broadest, it refers to the receipt of phone calls by a Radio Jockey
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Arrange the following in chronological order starting with the earliest.
1. Radio broadcasting started in India
2. TV became a dominant media force
3. TV broadcasting started in the world
4. Satellite TV channels started in India
A. 4, 3, 1, 2
B. 3, 2, 4, 1
C. 2, 4, 1, 3
D. 1, 3, 2, 4
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Prior to independence, what was the status of princely states in India?
A. They were directly governed by the British Government of India
B. They had full independence from the British Government of India
C. The British Government held sovereignty over them
D. None of the above
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The Cyclical Theory focus on
A. rise of civilisation
B. fall of civilisation
C. Both A and B
D. four stages oflife cycle
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What makes communication?
1. Sender
2. Channel
3. Receiver
4. Feedback
Select the correct answer:
A. 1, 2 and 4 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 3 and 4 only
D. All of the above
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Identify the correct pair.
A. Reception model ⟺ James Carey
B. Ecological model ⟺ Stuart Hall
C. SMCR model ⟺ Lasswell
D. Field of experience ⟺ Schramm
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. . . . . . . . was not one of the recommendations of the First Press Commission.
A. Collective bargaining and trade unionism for journalists
B. Setting up of a State Trading Corporation for newsprint
C. Appointment of a Press Registrar
D. Establishment of a Newspaper Development Corporation
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Identify the true statement.
A. A faulty telephone line is a barrier to communication
B. Semantics is the technique of forming new words and phrases
C. The full form of CNN is California Network and News
D. The National Herald once belonged to the TOI group
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Two step flow model of media influence was given by
A. Katz and Lazzafeld's
B. Shaw
C. Me Coomf
D. J. Willson
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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication was established in
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Find out the name of the Rishi who always carried 'Veena' with him.
A. Shukracharya
B. Kanwa
C. Narada
D. Durvasa
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In what period, do the scholars trace the first attempts to develop theories of communication?
A. 1500 BC - 600BC
B. 500 BC - 500AD
C. 300 BC
D. 200 BC - 200AD
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Radio
1. Baird
b. Television
2. Marconi
c. Akashvani
3. Started daily transmission in Delhi in 1965
d. Doordarshan
4. Covered over 99% of the Indian population
A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
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The promotion of the study of English is suggessted by
A. Media Literacy
B. Models of Communication
C. New Education Policy
D. Globalisation
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Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following newspapers.
A. Amrita Bazar Patrika, Swarajya, The Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald
B. Swarajya, The Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, Amrita Bazar Patrika
C. The Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, Amrita Bazar Patrika, Swarajya
D. Deccan Herald, Amrita Bazar Patrika, Swarajya, The Hindustan Times
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Who proposed the transactional model of communication?
A. David Berlo
B. Herbert
C. Karl Marx
D. Dean Barlund
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Identify the writer who belonged to new Journalism in 1960s and 1970s
A. Tom Wolfe
B. Gerard Goggin
C. Ubtan Sinclair
D. J. Tuchman
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Which of the following is not a part of seven C's of communication?
A. Channels
B. Content
C. Curiosity
D. Clarity
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Which of the following is not a part of the elements to be considered in the development of rhetoric?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Kairos
D. Peripeteia
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Who enforced the Vernacular Press Act?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Lytton
C. Queen Victoria
D. East India Company
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