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Deck 1: History and Evolution of Journalism and Media
1
Breaking news means ……………….
A)telling about an event as it happens
B)unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion
C)signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions
D)online diaries kept by individuals or small groups
A)telling about an event as it happens
B)unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion
C)signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions
D)online diaries kept by individuals or small groups
telling about an event as it happens
2
Feature stories means ……………….
A)a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news
B)stories that uncover information that few people knew
C)movie reviews
D)articles that any reader can add to or change
A)a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news
B)stories that uncover information that few people knew
C)movie reviews
D)articles that any reader can add to or change
a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news
3
Editorials means ………………..
A)unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion
B)writer's reporting and his conclusions
C)watching and listening where news is taking place
D)articles that any reader can add to or change
A)unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion
B)writer's reporting and his conclusions
C)watching and listening where news is taking place
D)articles that any reader can add to or change
unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion
4
Columns means …………………
A)signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions
B)movie reviews
C)public records
D)listening where news is taking place
A)signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions
B)movie reviews
C)public records
D)listening where news is taking place
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5
Blogs means ……………………….
A)online diaries kept by individuals or small groups
B)online question
C)talking with people
D)answer pages
A)online diaries kept by individuals or small groups
B)online question
C)talking with people
D)answer pages
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6
The people or documents you use when reporting a story are called ……………..
A)sources
B)interviews
C)reader
D)columns
A)sources
B)interviews
C)reader
D)columns
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7
…………………is a work of collecting, writing, editing and publishing material in newspapers and magazines or on television and radio for general information.
A)maths
B)economics
C)english
D)journalism
A)maths
B)economics
C)english
D)journalism
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8
In………………, inscriptions engraved on rocks or pillars served as a medium of information.
A)ancient india
B)medieval india
C)modern india
D)modern africa
A)ancient india
B)medieval india
C)modern india
D)modern africa
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9
………………., for example, had his Rock Edicts and Pillar Edicts posted all over his empire and even beyond.
A)humayun
B)alauddin khalji
C)baber
D)emperor asoka
A)humayun
B)alauddin khalji
C)baber
D)emperor asoka
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10
During the………………., the Barid-i-Mamalik or commissioner of intelligence used to serve the authorities with the information of the empire.
A)british period
B)mughal period
C)sultanate period
D)hindu period
A)british period
B)mughal period
C)sultanate period
D)hindu period
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11
Journalism with its modern characteristics originated from …………..in the 18th century.
A)asia
B)europe
C)africa
D)america
A)asia
B)europe
C)africa
D)america
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12
The history of modern journalism in Bengal was inaugurated by …………….
A)augustus hicky
B)mckinley
C)hermione granger
D)john pilger
A)augustus hicky
B)mckinley
C)hermione granger
D)john pilger
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13
Bengal gazette was the journal of ………………….
A)edmund burke
B)samuel f. b. morse
C)john pilger
D)augustus hicky
A)edmund burke
B)samuel f. b. morse
C)john pilger
D)augustus hicky
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14
………….in 1876 succeeded in using wires to send the human voice across long distances.
A)john pilger
B)thomas carlyle
C)hitler
D)alexander graham bell
A)john pilger
B)thomas carlyle
C)hitler
D)alexander graham bell
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15
The radio was invented by …………..in 1901 which made sending of human voices over long distances possible.
A)alexander graham bell
B)marconi
C)john pilger
D)edmund burke
A)alexander graham bell
B)marconi
C)john pilger
D)edmund burke
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16
……………….was invented by Baird in 1920.
A)television
B)radio
C)computer
D)telegraph
A)television
B)radio
C)computer
D)telegraph
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17
It is believed that Johannes Gutenberg of …………..was the first to develop printing around 1439.
A)holland
B)england
C)germany
D)poland
A)holland
B)england
C)germany
D)poland
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18
Photography was developed in the 19th century by two people from…………, Nicephore Niepce and Louis- Jacques-Mande Daguerre.
A)italy
B)germany
C)france
D)netherlands
A)italy
B)germany
C)france
D)netherlands
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19
The motion picture machines used to project the films into moving images and later talking pictures were developed by ………….in the USA and the Lumiere brothers in France.
A)thomas alva edison
B)samuel morse
C)louis- jacques-mande daguerre
D)nicephore niepce
A)thomas alva edison
B)samuel morse
C)louis- jacques-mande daguerre
D)nicephore niepce
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20
The first Indian motion picture was Raja Harischandra by ……………………
A)dada saheb phalke
B)thomas alva edison
C)raja rammohan roy
D)samuel morse
A)dada saheb phalke
B)thomas alva edison
C)raja rammohan roy
D)samuel morse
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21
In India, television started in 1959 on an experimental basis and the first television station was set up in ………………..
A)bombay
B)madras
C)delhi
D)assam
A)bombay
B)madras
C)delhi
D)assam
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22
The term graphic design was actually coined in 1922 by book designer
A)william addison dwiggins
B)piet mondrian
C)james sprenger
D)henry kramer
A)william addison dwiggins
B)piet mondrian
C)james sprenger
D)henry kramer
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23
The first successful newspaper was the Boston News-Letter begun by postmaster ……………….in 1704.
A)james sprenger
B)piet mondrian
C)john campbell
D)edward cave
A)james sprenger
B)piet mondrian
C)john campbell
D)edward cave
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24
In 1731, the first magazine, the Gentlemen's Magazine originally published "a repository of all things worth mentioning," printed at St.John's Gate in…………., by Edward Cave.
A)serampore
B)calcutta
C)england
D)bombay
A)serampore
B)calcutta
C)england
D)bombay
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25
Who were the first to invent the art of printing?
A)africans
B)british
C)chinese
D)americans
A)africans
B)british
C)chinese
D)americans
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