MCQs on Print Media Journalism -4

 1. Development Journalism is

(a) Pro-capitalist 

(b) Pro- Third world 

(c) Neutral 

(d) Anti-Third world

Answer - (b)    

2.’Vernacular Press Act ‘was initiated by

(a) Lord Canning 

(b) Lord Minto 

(c) Lord Rippon 

(d) Lord Lytton

Answer - (d)    

3. Who made registration of newspapers compulsory in 1835?

(a) Lord William Bentick 

(b) Sir Charles Met Calfe

(c) John Adams 

(d) Both a and b

Answer - (b)    

4. When was the Second Press Council set up?

(a) Dec, 1972 

(b) Oct.1971 

(c) Oct.1970 

(d) Aug.1975

Answer - (c)    

5. 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)    

6. DAVP is functioning under the control of

(a) Press Council 

(b) Government o f India

(c) Government of Kerala 

(d) Prasar Bharathy

Answer - (b)    

7. The tenure of the First Press Council was

(a) 3 years 

(b) 6 years 

(c) 1 year 

(d) 5 years

Answer - (a)    

8. is the oldest leading mass medium for advertising.

(a) Website 

(b) Newspapers 

(c) Radio 

(d) T.V.

Answer - (b)    

9. The most authentic and dependable circulation figures of newspapers are published by

(a) RNI 

(b) UNI 

(c) ABC 

(d) PIB

Answer - (c)    

10. Which was the year of inauguration of the Times of India?

(a) 1866 

(b) 1838 

(c) 1861 

(d) 1826

Answer - (c)