Deck 1: Legal Acts and Laws Related to Journalism and Media

Question 1

Right to Information act Came in to force in __________

A)12?? october 2005
B)22?? october 2005
C)12 jun 2006
D)22?? october 2006)

Answer 1

12?? october 2005

Question 2

Under RTI Act, Information means

A)documents
B)advices
C)contracts
D)all of these

Answer 2

all of these

Question 3

Time limit for providing information under RTI Act concerning the life and liberty of a person is

A)24 hours
B)48 hours
C)30 days
D)7 days

Answer 3

48 hours

Question 4

Supreme court of India came into being in__________

A)28?? jan 1950
B)26?? jan 1950
C)28?? feb 1950
D)26?? feb 1950

Question 5

__________ means that a question that was dealt with in a certain way continues to be dealt with in that way in similar later situations.

A)precedent
B)pre-emption
C)presumption
D)none of these

Question 6

The Press and Registration of Books Act enacted in the year __________

A)1857
B) 1867
C)1877
D)1897

Question 7

Press Council Act was enacted in the year __________

A)1965
B)1978
C)1968
D)1969

Question 8

The Supreme Court of India is located in __________

A)ernakulam
B)thiruvananthapuram
C)new delhi
D)none of these

Question 9

The law for working journalists and other employees has been passed in the year __________

A)1953
B)1954
C)1955
D)1957

Question 10

To improve the standard of news agencies and Newspapers __________ was reconstituted.

A)press council
B)wage boards
C)press forums
D)none of these

Question 11

Which one from the following is the threat for the journalism?

A)accuracy
B)bias
C)all of these
D)none of these

Question 12

A wilful disobedience of a court order or a wilful interference with the administration of Justice is __________

A)contempt of court
B)conflict of laws
C)compensatory damages
D)none of these)

Question 13

Indecent Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Act was enacted in the year

A)1986
B)1987
C)1977
D)1978

Question 14

Law concerned with non criminal matters

A)civil law
B)media law
C)public law
D)none of

Question 15

________refers to the order a court issues so that it can review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whether there were any irregularities.

A)certiorari
B)caveat
C)appeal
D)none of these

Question 16

__________ refers to a party that is allowed to provide information to a court even though the party is not directly involved in the case at hand

A)amicus curiae
B)interim order
C)attorney general
D)advocate general

Question 17

Official Secrets Act was enacted in __________

A)1923
B)1953
C)1933
D)1963

Question 18

__________ is an unauthorized use, typically of a patent or copyright.

A)infringement
B)invasion of privacy
C)slander
D)libel

Question 19

Jurisprudence means

A)the topical area of the science of law and societal order
B)a legal scholar
C)judicial system
D)none ofthese

Question 20

Defamatory (false and injurious) written statements or materials, including movies or photographs is called

A)libel
B)slander
C)lien
D)none of these

Question 21

Element/s which must be present before a libel action that can bebrought against a media report:

A)publication
B)harm to a person's reputation
C)proof of fault
D)all of these

Question 22

The following is a defence against defamation

A)if it were for the public good
B)to publish a substantially true report of theproceedings of a court of justice
C)to express in good faith any option whatever respectingthe conduct of a public servant in the discharge of his public functions
D)all of these

Question 23

Contempt of Court was enacted for the first time in the year __________

A)1952
B)1962
C)1972
D)1982

Question 24

A person is said to be offender of Contempt of Court under the following circumstance/s

A)charging the judge with unreasonability and inability
B)to threat the witnesses
C)to attempt to obstruct in the police inquiry against the order of the judge
D)all of these

Question 25

The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at

A)thiruvananthapuram
B)ernakulam
C)kottayam
D)none of these)

Question 26

At present films are certified under ______ categories

A)4
B)3
C)5
D)6

Question 27

The freedom of expression is guaranteed under ______ of Indian Constitution

A)article 19(1)(a)
B)article 19 (2)
C)article 19 (1)(b)
D)none of these

Question 28

Press is subject to the restrictions that are provided under the Article ______ of India constitution

A)19 (1)
B)19 (2)
C)19(3)
D)19 (4)