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Journalism And News Writing — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

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

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Hard news is centered around

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News should be

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Quality of soft news is/are . . . . . . . .

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News agencies cater to

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Which of the following is/are not example of Hard news?

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A news agency is also called

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News is

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Newsworthiness defines

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. . . . . . . . is the news determinant that describes news as bizarre.

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When did the UNI start to serve the authorities of abroad?

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Journalism is the collection, presentation and interpretation of . . . . . . . .

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Who has been credited with founding of the first school of journalism?

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Which of the following names are not concerned with news?

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If TV can be likened to a daily newspaper, cinema can be likened to a

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Where is the Film and Television Institute of India situated?

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The presence of an editor for editing in electronic media comes in . . . . . . . .

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What is RO?

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The journalism that involves internet, comes under the category of . . . . . . . . journalism.

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The films division is the re-established form of which British organisation?

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. . . . . . . . is the essence of journalism.

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The CVO is a joint venture of the Hinduja group and the

Question 22 of 40
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What kind of person attracts the audience?

Question 23 of 40
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. . . . . . . . use photos to describe the news story.

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Can a reporter use the news, for his personal commercial usage, after he has given it to his employer?

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. . . . . . . . was established in 1957.

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Assertion (A) Letters to the editor are spontaneous response to newspaper contents. Reason (R) These letters reflect public opinion and can also be an organised persuasive device.

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According to Article 361 A of Indian Constitution

Question 28 of 40
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The Freedom Information Act was passed in Britain in

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Who repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

Question 30 of 40
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When was the National Film Development Corporation established?

Question 31 of 40
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In how many pages did the newsletter run?

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Should a journo lise his contact, who is a highly placed government official, for getting his personal work done?

Question 33 of 40
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Presentation is important because journalists

Question 34 of 40
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Reuter is a . . . . . . . . based news agency.

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Narrative structure includes

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It has been stated many times that the editorial policy of a newspaper should be based on fairness and accuracy. Besides, other principles of journalistic ethics are also attached to this policy to give a larger than-life edifice to it (the policy). Why is that so, given that most of the newspapers are engaging themselves in yellow journalism?

Question 37 of 40
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An article is written with a purpose of

Question 38 of 40
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Who amongst the following does not work for ZEE News?

Question 39 of 40
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Mahatma Gandhi was the editor of

Question 40 of 40
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Which was the first Indian-owned English newspaper?

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