Deck 1: The Global News Flow and Its Imbalance

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After the Second World War nations of the world were divided into …………………… groups (Worlds)

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
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The World was also regrouped as ……… World and ……… Divide

A)east - west and north - south
B)old - new and backward - forward
C)patron - client and rightist - leftist
D)bourgeois - proletariat and rich - poor
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Satellite and Internet technology have played …………. role in news flow and its demand Globally

A)important
B)minor
C)major
D)miniscule
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India entered the satellite era in the year ………

A)1960
B)1971
C)1975
D)2000
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INSAT was India's first …………. Satellite

A)defence
B)remote sensing
C)geo-thermal
D)communication
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Post World War II newly independent colonies of European powers aspired for better share in global …………. flow.

A)resources
B)news
C)culture
D)military arsenals
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First voice against the imbalance in news flow from developed nations to developing nations was raised at ……………. Conference of the newly independent developing countries

A)bandung
B)djakarta
C)new delhi
D)belgrade
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Issue of News flow to the developing Afro - Asian countries and their share in it was discussed at world forum of …………. in 1975

A)uno
B)unesco
C)unicef
D)ilo
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The MacBride commission submitted its report on the issue of News flow from Developed to the developing countries in …..

A)1977
B)1980
C)1978
D)1979
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An informal organization of developing nations known as Non - Aligned Nations Movement (NAM) was formed at ………………..Conference in 1961

A)new delhi
B)bangkok
C)belgrade
D)helsinki
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MacBride Commission Report suggested formation of an independent communication system …………………. for the Third World Countries

A)nwico
B)brics db
C)irna
D)nbc
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Democratisation of Communication was the term used by ………………………….. commission in its report titled 'Many Voices One World'.

A)macbride
B)rene' maheu
C)taaita toweett
D)michael omolewa
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Following acceptance and publication of MacBride Commission Report, ………. and …… quit UNESCO only to return after few years.

A)canada and china
B)us and uk
C)ussr and germany
D)india and france
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The US and UK accused …… would strengthen government control on flow of news and it would not be a free flow

A)nwico
B)unicef
C)who
D)fao
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Joseph Braz Tito of Yugoslavia took initiative 1975 to start Third World news agency ………

A)uni
B)irna
C)nanap
D)tap
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On decline of NANAP or NNN, since year 2005, Malaysian News Agency …………. Has filled in its place

A)bernama
B)tanjung
C)ina
D)al jazeera
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Main hurdle in free flow of news to the Third World countries was supposed to be ………….

A)news imperialism
B)political imperialism
C)commercial interests
D)manpower constraints
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Western News Agencies were accused of ………. News coverage of the events in devoloping nations

A)no
B)negative
C)favourable
D)government sponsored
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Western T V programmes were looked upon by developing nations as …………….. to their cultural identities

A)complimentary
B)imitative
C)threat
D)friendly
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Coverage of Third World Countries by Western News Agencies was seen as ........... journalism

A)success
B)disaster
C)blessings
D)fortune
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When multiple types of media are owned by one single company or person, it's called as ………..

A)media conglomerate
B)media giant
C)media megalith
D)media house
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Entry of Media conglomerate in local market ………..smaller local media

A)helps
B)ruins
C)advances
D)betters
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Media Conglomerate ……………….. media coverage

A)diversifies
B)monopolises
C)disseminates
D)accumulates
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There are …………. Major media conglomerates that control about 90 % of news collection and dissemination in the US

A)nine
B)seven
C)six
D)eleven
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Media business in India is largely concentrated in the hands of …………….

A)individuals and families
B)business magnets
C)industrialists
D)stock holding companies
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After the Second World War nations of the world were divided into …………………… groups (Worlds)

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
three
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The World was also regrouped as ……… World and ……… Divide

A)east - west and north - south
B)old - new and backward - forward
C)patron - client and rightist - leftist
D)bourgeois - proletariat and rich - poor
east - west and north - south
3
Satellite and Internet technology have played …………. role in news flow and its demand Globally

A)important
B)minor
C)major
D)miniscule
important
4
India entered the satellite era in the year ………

A)1960
B)1971
C)1975
D)2000
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INSAT was India's first …………. Satellite

A)defence
B)remote sensing
C)geo-thermal
D)communication
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Post World War II newly independent colonies of European powers aspired for better share in global …………. flow.

A)resources
B)news
C)culture
D)military arsenals
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First voice against the imbalance in news flow from developed nations to developing nations was raised at ……………. Conference of the newly independent developing countries

A)bandung
B)djakarta
C)new delhi
D)belgrade
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Issue of News flow to the developing Afro - Asian countries and their share in it was discussed at world forum of …………. in 1975

A)uno
B)unesco
C)unicef
D)ilo
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The MacBride commission submitted its report on the issue of News flow from Developed to the developing countries in …..

A)1977
B)1980
C)1978
D)1979
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An informal organization of developing nations known as Non - Aligned Nations Movement (NAM) was formed at ………………..Conference in 1961

A)new delhi
B)bangkok
C)belgrade
D)helsinki
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MacBride Commission Report suggested formation of an independent communication system …………………. for the Third World Countries

A)nwico
B)brics db
C)irna
D)nbc
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Democratisation of Communication was the term used by ………………………….. commission in its report titled 'Many Voices One World'.

A)macbride
B)rene' maheu
C)taaita toweett
D)michael omolewa
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Following acceptance and publication of MacBride Commission Report, ………. and …… quit UNESCO only to return after few years.

A)canada and china
B)us and uk
C)ussr and germany
D)india and france
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The US and UK accused …… would strengthen government control on flow of news and it would not be a free flow

A)nwico
B)unicef
C)who
D)fao
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Joseph Braz Tito of Yugoslavia took initiative 1975 to start Third World news agency ………

A)uni
B)irna
C)nanap
D)tap
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On decline of NANAP or NNN, since year 2005, Malaysian News Agency …………. Has filled in its place

A)bernama
B)tanjung
C)ina
D)al jazeera
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Main hurdle in free flow of news to the Third World countries was supposed to be ………….

A)news imperialism
B)political imperialism
C)commercial interests
D)manpower constraints
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Western News Agencies were accused of ………. News coverage of the events in devoloping nations

A)no
B)negative
C)favourable
D)government sponsored
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19
Western T V programmes were looked upon by developing nations as …………….. to their cultural identities

A)complimentary
B)imitative
C)threat
D)friendly
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Coverage of Third World Countries by Western News Agencies was seen as ........... journalism

A)success
B)disaster
C)blessings
D)fortune
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When multiple types of media are owned by one single company or person, it's called as ………..

A)media conglomerate
B)media giant
C)media megalith
D)media house
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22
Entry of Media conglomerate in local market ………..smaller local media

A)helps
B)ruins
C)advances
D)betters
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Media Conglomerate ……………….. media coverage

A)diversifies
B)monopolises
C)disseminates
D)accumulates
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There are …………. Major media conglomerates that control about 90 % of news collection and dissemination in the US

A)nine
B)seven
C)six
D)eleven
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Media business in India is largely concentrated in the hands of …………….

A)individuals and families
B)business magnets
C)industrialists
D)stock holding companies
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