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Communication And Media Research — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Mass Communication & Journalism MCQs on Communication And Media Research — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC.

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Exam-Level CSS PMS PPSC FPSC
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Question 1 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is/are advantages of sampling?

Question 2 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Motivation research ties to analyse

Question 3 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In which of the following scale technique, a direct comparison of stimulus object is done?

Question 4 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who can be given the credit of being the pioneer of media effects research in the USA?

Question 5 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

A statistical measure based upon the entire population is called parameter while measure based upon a sample is known as

Question 6 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In Before-After testing, the advertising researcher

Question 7 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Mass communication research involves . . . . . . . . studies.

Question 8 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

A chief limitation of Mean Deviation (MD) is that

Question 9 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Selecting a particular group to represent the entire population is known as

Question 10 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

There are . . . . . . . . forms of error in statistics.

Question 11 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Market research is doneto target . . . . . . . .

Question 12 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who is the writer of the book named the Medium is the Message?

Question 13 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The three objectives of the SITE were

Question 14 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Itemised rating scales are otherwise known as

Question 15 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who wrote Areopagitica?

Question 16 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Data used in nominal level of measurement is . . . . . . . .

Question 17 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

What is the sample size in t-test?

Question 18 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

People's meters would used to give us

Question 19 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The essential elements of research design are

Question 20 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In which year was the Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool formally launched?

Question 21 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Of the below non-parametric tests, which relies on the calculation of ranks?

Question 22 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Internet is a

Question 23 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative research?

Question 24 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Branch of statistics which deals with development of particular statistical method is classified as

Question 25 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following refers to the task of drawing inferences from the collected facts after an analytical or experimental study?

Question 26 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

If an advertising researcher collects data from a research firm such as AC Neilsen, the IMRB or ORC, this data would be deemed

Question 27 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

. . . . . . . . study involves survey before statistical analysis.

Question 28 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The comparative scaling techniques includes . . . . . . . .

Question 29 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which one of the follownig is not the component of research design?

Question 30 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

After watching a horror movie in a theatre, in the mind of a viewer

Question 31 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The researcher asks the following question form the test subject: Which ad would help you buy shaving cream of your choice?

Question 32 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match the following. List-I List-II a. General Linear Model 1. Related to discrete dependent variables. b. Generalised Linear Mode 2. Used for assessing lateent structures from measured manifest variables. c. Structural Equation Modeling 3. Widely used model on which various other methods of analysing data are based. d. Item Response Theory 4. Models for assessing one latent variable from several binary measured variables.

Question 33 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Secondary data are

Question 34 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following involves the studying of multiple cases in one research study?

Question 35 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Primary data means

Question 36 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which was the golden age of Journalism according to writers and owners of newspapers in England?

Question 37 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The Governments monopoly on broadcasting rests in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

Question 38 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The following is the correct formula for calculating the Coefficient of Variation.

Question 39 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Consider the statements given below and select the correct statements. 1. Interpretation opens new avenues for intellectual adventure and stimulates the quest for more knowledge 2. Through interpretation the continuity in research can be maintained 3. Through interpretation a researches can well understand the abstract principle that work beneeth his findings Interpretation leads to the establishment of explantory concepts that can serve as a guide for future research studies

Question 40 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

What would be the type I error?

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