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Media Laws and Ethics
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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?

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To improve the standard of news agencies and . . . . . . . . the Press Council was reconstituted.

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Freedom of speech and expression is based on

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Which of the following has been decided as norms of conduct for journalist by Press Council?

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The press in countries of European Union enjoys

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Which act made it a crime to print anything false about the government, President or Congress?

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Under which law is remedy for civil defamation covered?

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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.

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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?

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. . . . . . . . refers to the offence of showing disrespect to the dignity or authority of a court.

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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

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Declaration of what is right or wrong or what ought to be is called

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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?

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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

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One of the major recommendations of the First Press Commission of India was introduction of

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Due to which of the following acts did Raja Ram Mohan Roy's Mirat-ul-Akhbar stop getting published?

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When was the first Press Council of India constituted?

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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

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