Question 1

TRP stands for

Accepted Answer

A) trade restricted practice 
B) total recall percentage 
C) television real programme 
D) television rating point 
A) trade restricted practice 
B) total recall percentage 
C) television real programme 
D) television rating point D

Question 2

Television was separated from Akashwani and renamed as Doordarshan

Accepted Answer

A) 1972 
B) 1976 
C) 1978 
D) 1980 
A) 1972 
B) 1976 
C) 1978 
D) 1980 B

Question 3

Which of the following news agencies is different from others?

Accepted Answer

A) pti 
B) uni 
C) ani 
D) ians 
A) pti 
B) uni 
C) ani 
D) ians C

Question 4

SEBI stands for

Accepted Answer

A) services evalualion board of india 
B) south east broadcast incorporated 
C) securities and exchange board of india 
D) software export of india 
A) services evalualion board of india 
B) south east broadcast incorporated 
C) securities and exchange board of india 
D) software export of india

Question 5

Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by

Accepted Answer

A) pti 
B) irna 
C) uni 
D) ani 
A) pti 
B) irna 
C) uni 
D) ani

Question 6

Television was invented by

Accepted Answer

A) marconi 
B) thomas alva edison 
C) faraday 
D) john louis baird 
A) marconi 
B) thomas alva edison 
C) faraday 
D) john louis baird

Question 7

Corel Draw is a kind of

Accepted Answer

A) software 
B) paint 
C) drawing material 
D) printer 
A) software 
B) paint 
C) drawing material 
D) printer

Question 8

Department of Information and Broadcasting was set up in

Accepted Answer

A) 1937 
B) 1938 
C) 1940 
D) 1941 
A) 1937 
B) 1938 
C) 1940 
D) 1941

Question 9

All the television Channels are owned by one particular company except one, which is that

Accepted Answer

A) sun tv 
B) surya tv 
C) gemini tv 
D) kairali tv 
A) sun tv 
B) surya tv 
C) gemini tv 
D) kairali tv

Question 10

The word stringer means

Accepted Answer

A) part time reporter 
B) printer 
C) editor 
D) correspondent 
A) part time reporter 
B) printer 
C) editor 
D) correspondent

Question 11

PTI stands for

Accepted Answer

A) press trust of india 
B) punjab technical institute 
C) physical training institute 
D) physical training inspector 
A) press trust of india 
B) punjab technical institute 
C) physical training institute 
D) physical training inspector

Question 12

Wireless telegraphy was developed by

Accepted Answer

A) thomas alva edison 
B) heinrich hertz 
C) guglidmo marconi 
D) james watt 
A) thomas alva edison 
B) heinrich hertz 
C) guglidmo marconi 
D) james watt

Question 13

When was television introduced in India?

Accepted Answer

A) 1947 
B) 1953 
C) 1955 
D) 1959 
A) 1947 
B) 1953 
C) 1955 
D) 1959

Question 14

Prasar Bharti came into existence in

Accepted Answer

A) 1978 
B) 1990 
C) 1997 
D) 1999 
A) 1978 
B) 1990 
C) 1997 
D) 1999

Question 15

UNI for Univarta and PTI

Accepted Answer

A) pti varta 
B) bhasha 
C) varta 
D) pti hindi 
A) pti varta 
B) bhasha 
C) varta 
D) pti hindi

Question 16

AIR was called Akashwani in

Accepted Answer

A) 1947 
B) 1957 
C) 1960 
D) 1972 
A) 1947 
B) 1957 
C) 1960 
D) 1972

Question 17

Heinrinch Hertz who discovered radio waves belongs to

Accepted Answer

A) germany 
B) sweden 
C) usa 
D) uk 
A) germany 
B) sweden 
C) usa 
D) uk

Question 18

The Headquarters of Press Information Bureau is located at

Accepted Answer

A) new delhi 
B) mumbai 
C) bamglore 
D) chennai 
A) new delhi 
B) mumbai 
C) bamglore 
D) chennai

Question 19

Colour transmission was started by Doordarshan in

Accepted Answer

A) 1976 
B) 1982 
C) 1984 
D) 1986 
A) 1976 
B) 1982 
C) 1984 
D) 1986

Question 20

Vividh Bharti in AIR was started in

Accepted Answer

A) 1957 
B) 1967 
C) 1982 
D) 1985 
A) 1957 
B) 1967 
C) 1982 
D) 1985

Exam 1: Indian Media and Broadcasting Timeline and Terminology