Newspaper Journalism Multiple Choice Questions
1. Yellow journalism derived its name from an early comic character called ———-
A. yellow kid
B. yellow boy
C. yellow girlie
D. yellow guy
Answer: A. yellow kid
2. Which is the face of the newspaper?
A. headlines
B. front page
C. edit page
D. masthead
Answer: D. masthead
3. Name the first communication satellite which was launched in 1962
A. early bird
B. intelset
C. intersputnik
D. insat
Answer: A. early bird
4. Which of the following was developed the earliest?
A. am radio
B. television
C. drm
D. dth
Answer: A. am radio
5. ——————— is associated with the invention of printing
A. franklin
B. johann gutenberg
C. charles babbage
D. marconi
Answer: B. johann gutenberg
6. Is the latest time at which a story can be accepted
A. dateline
B. deadline
C. press time
D. print time
Answer: B. deadline
7. Some stories that wrap similar events into a single story is called
A. multiple story
B. round
C. capital story
D. same incident story
Answer: B. round
8. Small advertisements classified according to subject area and carrying noillustrations are known as
A. small ads
B. news library
C. back volume stock.
D. classified
Answer: D. classified
9. Leader writer is one who writes the ————————-
A. main story
B. middle article
C. editorial
D. edit page article
Answer: C. editorial
10. Is a detailed account of the coming event.
A. future story
B. advancer
C. curtain raiser
D. advance
Answer: C. curtain raiser
11. Condensing a story is generally referred to as in the newspaper offices.
A. rewriting
B. miniaturizing
C. shortening
D. boiling down
Answer: D. boiling down
12. Title registration of newspaper is done by:
A. rni
B. davp
C. pib
D. iprd
Answer: A. rni
13. An advertisement written in the style of a news item or feature:
A. ad news
B. paid news
C. news ad
D. advertorial
Answer: D. advertorial
14. . Hard news is :
A. cultural news
B. daily public news
C. background information
D. box
Answer: B. daily public news
15. One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story
A. topline
B. slug
C. small head
D. top head
Answer: B. slug
16. ‘XXX’ in a news copy denotes:
A. end of the story
B. end of thirty words
C. story written by three people
D. story approved by three editors
Answer: A. end of the story
17. The main headline on the top of a page covering all columns is known as:
A. blurb
B. lead
C. banner
D. blow-up
Answer: C. banner
18. Copy editor is a synonym of
A. sub editor
B. news editor
C. copywriter
D. copyholder
Answer: A. sub editor
19. Is not a principle of page make-up.
A. proportion
B. balance
C. contrast
D. five ws
Answer: D. five ws
20. Sensation is the main feature of journalism.
A. black
B. yellow
C. red
D. blue
Answer: B. yellow
21. Removing unwanted area of picture is called
A. cropping
B. creeping
C. crossing
D. crawling
Answer: A. cropping
22. Is not a factor in editing process?
A. checking
B. cutting
C. conflict
D. changing
Answer: C. conflict
23. One line copy that describes the illustration, drawing or photograph is known as:
A. on-line
B. cutline
C. cut-off
D. cut out
Answer: B. cutline
24. Obituaries should always be:
A. posthumous
B. premature
C. printed
D. passing through
Answer: A. posthumous
25. Letters to the editor are included in:
A. sports page
B. last page
C. editorial page
D. local page
Answer: C. editorial page
26. Slander and libel is associated with:
A. assault
B. defamation
C. nuisance
D. hot news
Answer: B. defamation
27. Official Secrets Act was passed in:
A. 1923
B. 1922
C. 1924
D. 1925
Answer: A. 1923
28. Times of India was the first newspaper to appoint
A. editor
B. managing editor
C. executive editor
D. ombudsman
Answer: D. ombudsman
29. A press run of a publication for one day
A. edition
B. publication
C. imprint
D. pre-print
Answer: A. edition
30. The Right to Information Act was enacted in
A. 2004
B. 2003
C. 2006
D. 2005
Answer: D. 2005
31. Who among the following is a journalist?
A. kabil sibil
B. p.sainath
C. kiran bedi
D. girish karnad
Answer: B. p.sainath
32. Find the odd man
A. the hindu
B. times of india
C. indian express
D. business line
Answer: D. business line
33. Mandatory deadline for the release of a story is called
A. hold
B. scoop
C. release
D. embargo
Answer: D. embargo
34. A publication started by Mahatma Gandhi
A. the harijan
B. bombay samachar
C. indian mail
D. the times of india
Answer: A. the harijan
35. Crystallizing public opinions was authored by
A. black sam
B. edward l. bernay
C. berlo
D. aristotle
Answer: B. edward l. bernay
36. Which one of the following is most perishable?
A. a book
B. a newspaper
C. a magazine
D. all the above are equally perishable
Answer: B. a newspaper
37. The word ‘journalism’ is derived from the word ‘Diurnalis’.
A. latin
B. french
C. italian
D. english
Answer: A. latin
38. Who edits local news?
A. sub editor
B. stringer
C. bureau chief
D. assistant editor
Answer: A. sub editor
39. Which section of IPC defines the offence of defamation?
A. 409
B. 499
C. 489
D. 408
Answer: B. 499
40. The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year
A. 1901
B. 1865
C. 1890
D. 1923
Answer: B. 1865
41. Name of an Indian news agency
A. pti
B. cnn
C. ap
D. afp
Answer: A. pti
42. is copy and pictures running over two pages in the middle of the newspaper.
A. news peg
B. centre spread
C. bleed
D. middle
Answer: B. centre spread
43. means delete or exclude a story or part of a story.
A. dl
B. kill
C. exclude
D. reject
Answer: B. kill
44. A piece of news obtained and published by one newspaper before its competitors isknown as
A. exclusive
B. runner
C. scoop
D. expose
Answer: A. exclusive
45. . The oldest established news agency in the world:
A. reuters
B. afp
C. upi
D. ap
Answer: B. afp
46. The nodal agency of the Government to disseminate the information to the printmedia in Government policies:
A. pib
B. door darshan
C. akash vani
D. films division
Answer: A. pib
47. The first Chairman of the Press Council of India was
A. justice j.r.mudholkar
B. justice y.v. chandrachood.
C. justice v.r.krishna iyer
D. justice ranganath mishra
Answer: A. justice j.r.mudholkar
48. “Four Theories of Press is conceived by
A. w. schramm
B. j. carey
D. mcquail d) mc luhan
Answer: A. w. schramm
49. The head quarters of the PTI:
A. mumbai
B. chennai
C. new delhi
D. bangalore
Answer: C. new delhi
50. Development Journalism is
A. pro-capitalist
B. pro- third world
C. neutral
D. anti-third world
Answer: B. pro- third world
51. Who was the Chairman of the First Press Council of India?
A. v.k.r.v.rao
B. t.n. singh
C. swarn singh
D. g.s. rajadhyaksha
Answer: D. g.s. rajadhyaksha
52. ‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of …………..
A. the baptist mission
B. the wesleyan mission
C. the danish mission
D. the scottish mission
Answer: A. the baptist mission
53. Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association?
A. mahatma gandhi
B. bal gangadhar tilak
C. mammen mappillai
D. amritlal seth
Answer: B. bal gangadhar tilak
54. Who is known as Indian Gutenberg?
A. james augustus hicky
B. john de bustamante
C. john bosco
D. col. james todd
Answer: B. john de bustamante
55. The printing press was introduced in India during
A. the thirteenth century
B. the fourteenth century
C. the fifteenth century
D. the sixteenth century
Answer: D. the sixteenth century
56. UNI for Univarta and PTI for
A. pti- hindi
B. varta
C. pti varta
D. bhasha
Answer: D. bhasha
57. Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by
A. uni
B. ians
C. pti
D. irna
Answer: A. uni
58. When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper?
A. young india
B. indian opinion
C. reformer
D. hindustan
Answer: B. indian opinion
59. The oldest survivings newspaper of India is
A. the statesman
B. the times of india
C. malayalam manorama
D. mumbai samachar
Answer: D. mumbai samachar
60. Who was the owner of The Hindu?
A. k.r. iyengar
B. surendranath banerjee
C. mahatma gandhi
D. motilal ghosh
Answer: A. k.r. iyengar
61. Robert Knight founded The Statesman in the year
A. 1871
B. 1872
C. 1873
D. 1875
Answer: D. 1875
62. Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to
A. aurobindo ghosh
B. maulana abdul kalam azad
C. raja ram mohan roy
D. syed abdulla brelvi
Answer: C. raja ram mohan roy
63. Red, Yellow and ————- are primary colours.
A. blue
B. black
C. white
D. violet
Answer: A. blue
64. Multimedia represents the convergence of text, pictures, video and ——– into asingle form.
A. news
B. sound
C. songs
D. all of the above
Answer: B. sound
65. Which of the following denotes Internet radio broadcast?
A. broadcast
B. narrowcast
C. podcast
D. telecast
Answer: C. podcast
66. The equalization of elements in a work of art is called
A. balance
B. unity
C. rhythm
D. movement
Answer: A. balance
67. The High Definition Television initiative came in the 1980’s. The aspect ratio for HDTV is :
A. 4:3
B. 3:2
C. 16:9
D. 9:4
Answer: D. 9:4
68. Which of the following file format is the default format used for Flash videos
A. .wma
B. .flv
C. .swf
D. .hqx
Answer: B. .flv
69. On-demand programming is —————
A. programming that is streamed live over the internet.
B. files of programmed material that can be accessed over the internet
C. the icon that listeners click on to receive live streaming
D. a home as opposed to a web page
Answer: B. files of programmed material that can be accessed over the internet
70. Internet radio broadcast is otherwise called————
A. broadcast
B. narrowcast
C. podcast
D. telecast.
Answer: C. podcast
71. SITE was started in India in the year —————–
A. 1950
B. 1947
C. 1975
D. 1965
Answer: C. 1975
72. Which of the following is a public service broadcaster?
A. club fm
B. radiomirchi
C. radio mango
D. all india radio
Answer: D. all india radio
73. ‘Munshi’ is telecast in which television channel?
A. kirali people
B. reporter
C. doordarshan
D. asianet
Answer: D. asianet
74. ABU is an ——————–
A. international tv channel
B. international radio channel
C. international broadcasting organization
D. none of the above
Answer: C. international broadcasting organization
75. Headquarters of Doordarshan is at —————–
A. mumbai
B. kolkatta
C. new delhi
D. patna
Answer: C. new delhi
76. All India Radio has ——— stations in Kerala
A. 5
B. 9
C. 7
D. 10
Answer: D. 10
77. A signal to an anchor or presenter to start talking or begin his action is termedas……….
A. cue
B. call
C. order
D. none of the above
Answer: A. cue
78. Program genres where the unscripted behaviors of ordinary people are the focus ofinterest is known as ———————-
A. realism
B. actuality footage
C. naturalism
D. reality tv
Answer: B. actuality footage