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Match the following Wage Boards with their date of acceptance of recommendation.
List-I (Wage Boards) List-II (Data of Acceptance of Recommendation)
a. Manisana Wage Board 1. 26.12.1980
b. Palekar Wage Board 2. 31.08.1989
c. Majithia Wage Board 3. 05.12.2000
d. Bachawat Wage Board 4. 11. 11. 2011

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The journalists has an uninfringeable right of

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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Self censorship 1. To control unethical practices
b. Demand of journalism 2. Help the journalists to take efficient decisions
c. Maintain credibility 3. Sincerity
d. Basic ethical notions 4. Accountable practices

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Indian Constitution is

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Under which head (title) of the guidelines, issued by PCI, should the names and photographs or other particulars of the victim in the matters of rape, abduction and character assassination, not be published?

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Name the right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic and artistic works for owning their originality.

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. . . . . . . . is no defence for publishing scandalous, derogatory and defamatory material against a private citizen when no public interest is involved.

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From the given names below in which countries there is no freedom of press at all?

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Arrange the following labour laws applicable to the press in chronological order as per year of their enactment.
1. Trade Union Act
2. Factories Act
3. Payment of Wages Act
4. Payment of Bonus Act

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What does Goddess Mart symbolise?

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Which of the following sections belong/s to defamation, slander and libel?
1. Section 292
2. Section 293
3. Section 499
4. Section 502

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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Freedom of press 1. Article 19
b. Integrity of the nation need to be maintained 2. Statutory warning given by the Constitution of the press
c. Official Secrets Act 3. Supervision over Indian press
d. Domination of press 4. Media barons

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Which of the following British Act ended the system of double government by abolishing the Board of Control and Court of Directors?

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To counter the increasing popularity of television, the magazine industry took what major steps to win advertising dollars?

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Which act or law is aimed at encouraging the creation of a large variety of intellectual goods?

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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Mirror of society 1. Press
b. Writings of the journalists 2. Unbiased
c. Editorials 3. Very influential
d. Right to know everything 4. Power of journalism

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The investigative journalist's newspaper should be guided by the paramount principle of criminal jurisprudence that

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Match the following Acts with the year of one of their amendments.
List-I (Acts) List-II (Year of Amendment)
a. The Copyright Act 1. 2018
b. Cable TV Networks Act 2. 2008
c. Information Technology Act 3. 2003
d. Drugs and Magic Remedies Act 4. 1999

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What is responsible for regulating the behaviour of people in a society?

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Media law refers to which of the following field

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