The Newspaper Prices and Pages Act enacted in
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On what shall press not rely for basing the scathing comment with reference to a person's action in question as per the guidelines of PCI?
A. Social status of the person
B. Economic status of the person
C. Past behaviour of the person
D. Findings of the enquiry into the matter
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The law for working journalists and other employees has been passed in the year
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The existing bodies for regulation of media such as PCI, the News Broadcasting Standards Authority and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issue . . . . . . . . which are more in the nature of guidelines.
A. standards
B. rules
C. acts
D. orders
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Second Press Council
1. Year 1982
b. Justice PC Goswami
2. January, 1980
c. Commission resigned
3. Chairman of Second Press Commission
d. Commission report
4. May, 1978
A. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
D. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
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Match the following.
List-I (Legal Terms)
List-II (Related Areas)
a. Defamation
1. Country
b. FIR
2. Slander
c. Contempt
3. Court
d. Sedition
4. Police
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
C. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
D. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
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The Alaknanda river is flooding. A woman and baby are trapped inside a car. Our photographer is at the scene, along with a journalist from a rival paper. The choice is whether to stay out of the story and take pictures or forget the assignment and try to help in saving the woman and baby
A. Try to save them and let the competing paper have the picture
B. Just take pictures because a journalist has to be neutral
C. Just run away from there and forget about everything
D. Try to take picture and make a noise so that woman and baby can be saved
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What is the minimum punishment in the case of a second subsequent conviction under the Copyright Act?
A. Imprisonment for 3 months and Rs. 50,000
B. Imprisonment for 6 months and Rs. 1,00,000
C. Imprisonment for 1 year and Rs. 1,00,00
D. Imprisonment for 2 years and Rs. 5,00,000
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In which of the following countries sedition is unconstitutional now?
1. Netherlands
2. Indonesia
3. South Korea
4. Malaysia
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. Only 2
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What is a public interest story?
A. A story that will be interesting to the public
B. An important story that is in the public's interest to know
C. A historical story
D. None of the above
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Match the following.
List-I (Concepts/Organisations)
List-II (Related Activities)
a. PIL
1. Press
b. PIB
2. Court of Law
c. IB
3. Policing
d. NIC
4. Information collection and analysis
A. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
B. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
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In the case of defamation, the term 'Manipulation' means
A. rumour
B. propaganda
C. abuse
D. allegation of fact
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Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) is a/an . . . . . . . . organisation.
A. autonomous
B. liberal
C. state-controlled
D. government-regulated
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What is the repercussions, a journalist has to face, if he is found guilty of spreading fake news or information in Russia?
A. Sentenced to death
B. Deported
C. Punished and newspaper suspended
D. None of the above
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In view of the cardinal principle, the guilt of a person should be established by proof of . . . . . . . . and not by proof of bad character.
A. personality
B. the claimant
C. the facts
D. the principles
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SITE was the first endeavour in the world to use satellites for . . . . . . . . education.
A. elliptical
B. social
C. economic
D. all of these
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How is free press important for the true practices of democracy?
A. A free press acts as the watchdog and whistle-blower in a democracy
B. A free press in the voice of the suppressed in a democracy
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Match the following Acts with their years of enactment.
List-I (Acts)
List-II (Years)
a. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
1. 1986
b. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Rules
2. 1987
c. Prevention of Atrocities Act or SC/ST Act
3. 1989
d. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill
4. 2018
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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When was Press Council of India Act enacted?
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In which year Pitt's India Act came into force in India?
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