According to one eminent writer which kind of reporting is like drilling for oil in India?
A. Objective
B. Interpretative
C. Investigative
D. Crime
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The two-step model demonstrates that
A. the mass media are institutionalised and are controlled by rules and convention
B. the mass media are free to operate and they can disseminate any type of content
C. it is not possible for the social institutions to affect media empiress
D. all the are correct
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Who wrote "Silent Spring"?
A. Claud Alvares
B. Dr. R. H. Richharia
C. Rachel Carson
D. None of these
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Press Information Bureau is a
A. Publication Division of Indian Government
B. Research and Reference Division of Indian Government
C. Photo and Picture Division of Indian Government
D. Central Agency of Government of India for Dissemination of Information on Government
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What was the major effect of the mushroom growth of cable and satellite television advertising?
A. They popularized India
B. They got many awards
C. They earned huge profits
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is not a part of traditional media of India?
A. Puppet theatre
B. Folk dances
C. Sculptures of Khajuraho
D. Radio broadcast
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National Channel of All India Radio was inaugurated in
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Assertion (A): There is a considerable ethnolinguistic diversity in India.
Reason (R): This prohibits equal opportunity.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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When was the journal "The Induprakash" got published by Ranade?
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Doordarshan channels have nearly 95% reach in India. But private TV channels have better viewership and impact on the audience. Why did the DD lose its sheen?
A. Old programmes are being telecast. The announcers are old and lack creative thoughts in their presentations. Other TV channels are more glossy. The DD is using traditional music and simple studios to sell its software
B. Corporate forms like Zee, Sony and Star can spend a lot of money in promoting their respective channels. On the other hand, the DD is cash-strapped
C. Good-quality (and affluent) sponsors are not available to the DD. But private channels have the support of various corporate groups
D. The government plans to telecast only traditional act forms, news, political event and a few (Friday) movies. Hence, its viewership has reduced in terms of number in rural India
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The watchdog of democracy is
A. Cinema
B. Newspaper
C. Music CD's
D. Press
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Legislative provision for intercaste-marriage in the lndia was first provided by
A. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
B. The Special Marriage Act, 1872
C. The Gains of Learning Act, 1930
D. None of these
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Television was invented by
A. Marconi
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Faraday
D. John Louis Baird
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What do you think the community projects have not come to be?
A. It is an attempt to bring about a social and economic transformation of village life through the efforts of the people themselves
B. It aims at effecting the required changes in the social and economic fields
C. It aims at the involvement of the village community with the village uplift
D. It is more official and less local and it is more formal than basic
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Assertion (A): It cannot be claimed that the incidents of atrocities on and oppression of Harijans have been totally eliminated, but these have gone down substantially as compared to those in the past.
Reason (R): For ensuring justice to Harijans, strict orders were given to the district authorities to take immediate action against those indulging in atrocities on Harijans. In the context of the aforementioned statements, which one of the following is correct?
A. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are false but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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In which year was the contempt of court Act enacted?
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A defamation is committed buy the following
A. written words & cartoons
B. spoken words & photographs
C. gestures and gossip
D. all the above
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How the media change political loyality of people?
A. Newspapers, TV channels and magazine give views and news about political parties and governments. They give facts about such parties and governments and the same are assimilated by the masses. Hence, the media are the impactial agents of political change in India
B. The media give false news and views about the political parties and governments. This feature is more prominent in changing the political loyality of the masses because our media are corrupt
C. The media support only those parties and governments from whom, they get moral, legal and financial support. Hence, they influence the political loyality of their aadience according to the whims of their masters
D. All the above
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Who owns the newspaper 'The Hindu'?
A. K.K. Birla
B. Kasturi & Sons
C. Benett and Coleman Co. Ltd.
D. P.G. Pawar
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Match
List I with
List II and select the Correct answer:
List-I (Societies)
List-II (Dominant)
a. Folk
1. Humanaim
b. Industrial
2. Individualism
c. Feudal
3. Fealty
d. Post-industrial
4. Associationalism
4. Collectivism
A. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-5
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-5, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-3, b-1, c-5, d-2
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