Deck 4: Media History and Terminology

Question 1

The Gutenberg Galaxy was authored by

A)johannes gutenberg
B)marshall mcluhan
C)george gerbner
D)kurt lewin

Answer 1

marshall mcluhan

Question 2

AFP is …………. news agency

A)french
B)american
C)pakistani
D)palestine

Answer 2

french

Question 3

Embedded journalism as a concept emerged during

A)9/11 trials
B)american aggression of afghanistan
C)american aggression of iraq
D)american -iran stand off

Answer 3

american aggression of iraq

Question 4

Censorship began in

A)rome
B)greece
C)babylonia
D)alexandria

Question 5

Self censorship in media is mainly exercised by

A)government
B)readers
C)editors
D)political parties

Question 6

Jasmine revolution that triggered political unrest in North African and West Asian countries actually began in

A)egypt
B)libya
C)tunisia
D)yemen

Question 7

The name that is most associated with WikiLeaks is ……….

A)julian assange
B)tim bernet
C)bill gates
D)richard stallman

Question 8

The normal period in which information is handed over to the applicant is

A)20 -25days
B)25-30 days
C)30-35 days
D)35-40 days

Question 9

RTI Act has jurisdiction all over India except

A)nagaland
B)arunachal pradesh
C)mizoram
D)jammu & kashmir

Question 10

P. Sainath is

A)fashion reporter
B)war photographer
C)environment reporter
D)rural affairs reporter

Question 11

Press Council first emerged in

A)italy
B)uk
C)us
D)sweden

Question 12

Paid news syndrome was first reported during the assembly elections in 2009 in

A)maharashtra
B)madhya pradesh
C)uttaranchal
D)rajasthan

Question 13

J. Gopikrishnan who unearthed the 2G spectrum scandal was a reporter of ……

A)the times of india
B)the pioneer
C)the telegraph
D)dna

Question 14

Which was the first 24 hours news channel in Malayalam?

A)asianet news
B)india vision
C)surya
D)kairali

Question 15

Who defined communication as social interaction through messages?

A)theodorson and theodorson
B)george gerbner
C)daniel lerner
D)joseph devito

Question 16

Kinesics is the study of

A)facial expression
B)personal appearance
C)body language
D)clothing

Question 17

R Shankar was

A)photographer
B)cartoonist
C)advertising guru
D)radio commentator

Question 18

Who invented Kinetograph?

A)thomas alva edison
B)william dickson
C)lumier brothers
D)john baird

Question 19

Piravi is a film directed by

A)adoor gopalakrishnan
B)shaji n karun
C)shyamaprasad
D)g aravindan

Question 20

Anand Patwardan is a noted

A)film director
B)radio jockey
C)film producer
D)documentary director

Question 21

Radio broadcast in India began in

A)calcutta
B)shimla
C)new delhi
D)bombay

Question 22

Name the educational channel of Doordarshan

A)bharati
B)gyan darshan
C)vidya bharati
D)etv

Question 23

A new window which opens in from the current one displaying an advisement is known as

A)pop under ad
B)pop up ad
C)map ad
D)interstitial ad