Broadcast Journalism Multiple Choice Questions
1. Radio broadcasting commenced in India in
a. 1924
b. 1927
c. 1930
d. 1936
Answer:
b. 1927
2. AIR was called Akashwani in
a. 1947
b. 1957
c. 1960
d. 1972
Answer:
b. 1957
3. National Channel of All India Radio was inaugurated in
a. 1955
b. 1982
c. 1988
d. 1991
Answer:
c. 1988
4. Vividh Bharti in AIR was started in
a. 1957
b. 1967
c. 1982
d. 1985
Answer:
a. 1957
5. Television was invented by
a. marconi
b. thomas alva edison
c. faraday
d. john louis baird
Answer:
d. john louis baird
6. When was television introduced in India?
a. 1947
b. 1953
c. 1955
d. 1959
Answer:
d. 1959
7. Colour transmission was started by Doordarshan in
a. 1976
b. 1982
c. 1984
d. 1986
Answer:
b. 1982
8. Prasar Bharti came into existence in
a. 1978
b. 1990
c. 1997
d. 1999
Answer:
c. 1997
9. Which of the following news agencies is different from others?
a. pti
b. uni
c. ani
d. ians
Answer:
c. ani
10. The word stringer means
a. part time reporter
b. printer
c. editor
d. correspondent
Answer:
a. part time reporter
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
Answer:
d. kairali tv
12. UNI for Univarta and PTI
a. pti varta
b. bhasha
c. varta
d. pti hindi
Answer:
b. bhasha
13. Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by
a. pti
b. irna
c. uni
d. ani
Answer:
c. uni
14. The Headquarters of Press Information Bureau is located at
a. new delhi
b. mumbai
c. bamglore
d. chennai
Answer:
a. new delhi
15. Heinrinch Hertz who discovered radio waves belongs to
a. germany
b. sweden
c. usa
d. uk
Answer:
a. germany
16. Television was separated from Akashwani and renamed as Doordarshan
a. 1972
b. 1976
c. 1978
d. 1980
Answer:
b. 1976
17. Department of Information and Broadcasting was set up in
a. 1937
b. 1938
c. 1940
d. 1941
Answer:
d. 1941
18. Broadcasting subject falls under the
a. state list
b. union list
c. concurrent list
d. changes from time to time
Answer:
b. union list
19. Wireless telegraphy was developed by
a. thomas alva edison
b. heinrich hertz
c. guglidmo marconi
d. james watt
Answer:
c. guglidmo marconi
20. The distance between one wave crest to the next is known as
a. through
b. radio length
c. wave line
d. wave length
Answer:
d. wave length
21. A logo is an identity mark of
a. product
b. company
c. person
d. seller
Answer:
b. company
22. Corel Draw is a kind of
a. software
b. paint
c. drawing material
d. printer
Answer:
a. software
23. TRP stands for
a. trade restricted practice
b. total recall percentage
c. television real programme
d. television rating point
Answer:
d. television rating point
24. PTI stands for
a. press trust of india
b. punjab technical institute
c. physical training institute
d. physical training inspector
Answer:
a. press trust of india
25. 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
Answer:
c. securities and exchange board of india