The first Press Council of India Act has been incorporated with many important functions to perform. Which of the following is not a function of the first Press Council of India?
A. To help newspapers to maintain their independence
B. To build a Code of Conduct for newspapers and journalists in accordance with high professional standards
C. To keep under review such cases of assistance received by any newspaper or news agency in India from foreign sources
D. To encourage the film industry for the growth of sense of responsibility
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To improve the standard of news agencies and . . . . . . . . the Press Council was reconstituted.
A. journals
B. newspapers
C. reports
D. all of these
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Freedom of speech and expression is based on
A. freedom of right to know
B. right to equality
C. both A and B
D. none of these
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Which of the following has been decided as norms of conduct for journalist by Press Council?
A. Accuracy and fairness
B. Concern against defamatory writing
C. Disparagement of public address
D. All of the above
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The press in countries of European Union enjoys
A. total freedom
B. freedom with self-regulation
C. freedom with punishable laws
D. no freedom
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Which act made it a crime to print anything false about the government, President or Congress?
A. Section 501
B. Section 502
C. Section 500
D. Sedition Act, 1798
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Under which law is remedy for civil defamation covered?
A. Property law
B. Law of Torts
C. Personal law
D. Intellectual rights
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. . . . . . . . empowered the government to frame rules for restricting any kind of printing, publications of books or other documents containing matters pre-judicial to the civil defence.
A. Press Council Act
B. The Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees Act
C. Indian Press Act
D. Civil Defence Act
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According to which section of IPC, a person is said to defame the other by words either spoken or intended to be read or by signs or visible representations or by making or publishing any imputation concerning any person intending to harm?
A. Section 499
B. Section 500
C. Section 501
D. Section 502
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. . . . . . . . refers to the offence of showing disrespect to the dignity or authority of a court.
A. Defamation
B. Criminality
C. Contempt
D. Scandal
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. To present accurate and exact information
1. Biased presentation of news
b. Contemporary phenomenon
2. In performance of duty
c. Observe society
3. Social responsibility
d. Alertness
4. Professional responsibility
A. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
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Declaration of what is right or wrong or what ought to be is called
A. Ethical dilemma
B. Ethics
C. Plaintiff
D. Intentional Tort
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From which year journalistic code of ethics is present in USA?
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Which of the following sections deals with obscenity?
A. Section 292
B. Section 499
C. Section 501
D. Section 502
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Arrange these Acts in chronological order as per year of enactment.
1. Contempt of Courts Act
2. Press Council Act
3. Copyright Act
4. Civil Defence Act
A. 1, 3, 2, 4
B. 3, 2, 1, 4
C. 3, 4, 2, 1
D. 3, 4, 1, 2
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One of the major recommendations of the First Press Commission of India was introduction of
A. Price-page schedule
B. Right to Information Act
C. Press freedom as a constitutional guarantee
D. Codification of journalistic privileges
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Due to which of the following acts did Raja Ram Mohan Roy's Mirat-ul-Akhbar stop getting published?
A. Licensing Regulations Act
B. First Press Regulation Act
C. Gagging Act
D. Press and Books Registration Act
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When was the first Press Council of India constituted?
A. 16th August, 1965
B. 4th July, 1966
C. 5th April, 1967
D. 28th November, 1968
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When was SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act implemented in India?
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A person, found guilty under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, can be punished for
A. upto 14 years of imprisonment, a fine or both
B. upto 7 years of imprisonment, a fine or both
C. upto 2 years of imprisonment, a fine or both
D. upto 6 months of imprisonment, a fine or both
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