Deck 1: Indian Media and Broadcasting Timeline and Terminology

Question 1

Radio broadcasting commenced in India in

A)1924
B)1927
C)1930
D)1936

Answer 1

1927

Question 2

AIR was called Akashwani in

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

Answer 2

1957

Question 3

National Channel of All India Radio was inaugurated in

A)1955
B)1982
C)1988
D)1991

Answer 3

1988

Question 4

Vividh Bharti in AIR was started in

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

Question 5

Television was invented by

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

Question 6

When was television introduced in India?

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

Question 7

Colour transmission was started by Doordarshan in

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

Question 8

Prasar Bharti came into existence in

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

Question 9

Which of the following news agencies is different from others?

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

Question 10

The word stringer means

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

UNI for Univarta and PTI

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

The Headquarters of Press Information Bureau is located at

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

Question 15

Heinrinch Hertz who discovered radio waves belongs to

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

Question 16

Television was separated from Akashwani and renamed as Doordarshan

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

Question 17

Department of Information and Broadcasting was set up in

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

Question 18

Broadcasting subject falls under the

A)state list
B)union list
C)concurrent list
D)changes from time to time

Question 19

Wireless telegraphy was developed by

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

Question 20

A logo is an identity mark of

A)product
B)company
C)person
D)seller

Question 21

Corel Draw is a kind of

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

Question 22

TRP stands for

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

Question 23

PTI stands for

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

Question 24

SEBI stands for

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