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Communication And Media Research — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Mass Communication & Journalism MCQs on Communication And Media Research — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

What is the formula for calculating the Semi Inter Quartile Range?

Question 2 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Experimental research design are widely used in

Question 3 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer given below. 1. Research is used to describe an entire collection of information about particular subject or topic. 2. Research demand a clear statement of the problem.

Question 4 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who among the following is attributed to the earliest development of a non-parametric test?

Question 5 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In which research design are researchers inclined towards evaluating the root cause specific topic?

Question 6 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which type of scaling technique is also known as non-metric scaling?

Question 7 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The Coefficient of Skewness (J) is given by

Question 8 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

A successful freelance journalist must not have

Question 9 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In which country was the concept of Ombudsman first adopted?

Question 10 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The data set is smaller to ensure . . . . . . . .

Question 11 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match the following. List-I List-II a. Media research 1. Primary data b. Marketing 2. Study of a customaries segment c. Data of RNI 3. A kind of material data d. Market research 4. Study of broadcast audience

Question 12 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Identify the chronological order of the following.

Question 13 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In order to be a good writer one shouldn't be

Question 14 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In the parlance of study of kurtosis, a flat-topped curve is called a

Question 15 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The latest audiences to be studied by the proponents of media research are

Question 16 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Choose the correct sequence of the 'main steps in content analysis'.

Question 17 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who wrote the book "The Press & Americar"?

Question 18 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match the following. List-I List-II a. SITE 1. A logical supposition b. Hypothesis 2. Seeing from high place c. Census 3. Study of population d. Survey 4. Communication research

Question 19 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Identify the correct sequence of the following social networking sites in order of the launch.

Question 20 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Data of which level shows all the features of the interval level of measurement?

Question 21 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Quasi-experimental research shares similarities with . . . . . . . .

Question 22 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which one of the following is the type of research design?

Question 23 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Usually people's interaction with media is

Question 24 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match the following. List-I List-II a. Computer simulation 1. Pseudo-random number sampling b. Statistics and survey methods 2. Sampling c. Statistically selecting a random means 3. Representative d. Smaller data 4. Greater accuracy

Question 25 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Why are conclusive and exploratory research a part of a cyclic process?

Question 26 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Experimental research design is conducted in which situation?

Question 27 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Ethical communication is related to

Question 28 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

What is scaling techniques?

Question 29 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In which year was the BBC world service started in India?

Question 30 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Mass communication is distribution of . . . . . . . .

Question 31 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In the parlance of the Chi-square test, the number of degrees of freedom is given by the following formula.

Question 32 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following research design is/are used to establish a relation between the cause and effect?

Question 33 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is/are the methods of probability sampling?

Question 34 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following models in used for assessing one latent variable from several binary measured variables?

Question 35 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Generalized conclusion on the basis of a sample is technically known as

Question 36 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who among the following set up the "Pubic society of India"?

Question 37 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Under what circumstances, would we use a non-parametric test?

Question 38 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In the parlance of copy testing, when one of the following is not a principle of PACT?

Question 39 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The formula for calculating mode is as follows: $$Z = {L_1} + \frac{{{f_1} - {f_0}}}{{\left( {{f_1} - {f_0}} \right) + \left( {{f_2} - {f_0}} \right)}}$$ In this formula, f 2 represents the

Question 40 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which among the following is the primary method of social and cultural anthropology?

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