CIA I - III BA JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Department of English
Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli
III BA English - JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Question Bank – Multiple Choice Questions
Reporting
1. News about tax, parliament proceedings and nuclear
deals comes under _______
news.
a. expected b.
unexpected
c.
soft
d. hard
2. Exclusive news is also called as _________
a. scoop b.
column
c.
feature d.
Interview
3. _________news is about important event, may or may not
be interesting but important.
a. Expected
b. Hard
c. Exclusive
d. Soft
4. __________news is more interesting but less important.
a. Soft
b. Expected c. Hard
d.
Unexpected
5. ___________news is dull and sober.
a. Hard
b. Soft
c. Expected
d. Scoop
6. _________news entertains and interests readers.
a. Soft
b. Hard
c. Expected d.
Unexpected
7.
A man bits a dog is ____.
a. news b.
story c. fantasy d. crazy
8.
The following is not a news.
a. everyday happening b. out of the ordinary
c. surprising d. make people talk
Reporter
1.
What is “Nose for News”?
a. Sound
news judgement b. News engagement c. News story d. Sniff like a
dog
2.
“Get it right and get it _______ ”
a. now b. when c. late d. somehow
3.
Who is the foundation of a newspaper?
a. reporter b. sub-editor c. editor d. office
4.
Who is a cub?
A) A
junior reporter B)pet animal C) the young of a certain animal D)An
experienced reporter
5. A reporter
should be capable of _______
a. presenting the
story b. shifting the emphasis, c. twisting the angle d. colouring the
story.
6. A reporter
should make a distinction between deduction and__________.
a. assumption b.
inference c. judgement d. reasoning
7. A reporter
should censor news, if it concerns _______.
a. national security
b. sports c. crime d. politicians
8. The first
tradition the newsman is to _______.
a. respect the
confidence placed in him b. divulge the truth to every one c. love all
human beings d. find fault with others
Court
1._______is
the place where the accused stands in the court.
a. Dock b. Stage c. Pulpit d. Podium
2._______is
security placed in trust for appearance of a prisoner in court for trial.
a. Bail b. Money c. Slush d. Bodyguard
3. Subpoena
is _______ for attending the court.
a. the
summon b. the car d. the judge d. the dress
4.
Reporters have to watch for _______by higher courts on lower courts.
a. strictures b. praises c. admiration d.
structures
5. _____
is a man or woman who abets or aids the commission of offence.
A. Accomplice b.
Accord c. Abused d. Thug
6. Wilful
disobedience to any court judgement is called _____________.
a) civil
contempt b) court disdain c) criminal
contempt d) legal contempt
7. Publication of
any matters which scandalises/lowers the authority of any court is called
___________.
a) criminal
contempt b) court disdain c) civil
contempt d) legal contempt
8.What is the
‘application form’ used for requesting more time for finding witnesses?
a) adjournment b) habeas
corpus c) parole
d)bail
9.What is ‘Parole’?
a) release
on promise of reappearance b) requesting time for finding witness c)requesting for change
of court d) producing a person in the court
10. What is ‘writ’?
a) court
order b) rules of a game c) quality of a reporter d) a
crime
Crime
1. Give
an example for crime against a person.
a. assault b.
embezzlement c. riot d. bribe
2.
Give an example for crime against property.
a. arson b.
homicide c. bribe d. Illegal strikes.
3.
Give an example for crime against public welfare.
a. bigamy
b. kidnapping c. bribe d. forgery
4.
Give an example for crime against authority.
a. bribing a public servant b. rape c.
burglary d. Sexual crimes
5. Kidnapping is a crime against
___________.
a) a person b)
property
c) public welfare d) legal
authority
6. Theft is a crime against ____________.
a) property b) a
person c)
public welfare d) legal
authority
7. Riot and strikes are crime against
______________.
a) public welfare b)property c) a person d)
legal authority
8. Obstructing government officers from performing their
duties is a crime against _____________.
a) legal authority b)property c)
public welfare d) a person
Election
1.
Who is a “dummy”?
A) Cover
up candidate B) dupe C) A
type of paper D) useless person
2.
What is a “curtain raiser”.
a. final
roundup of poll news b. final roundup of sports news c. a new curtain d.
final roundup of crime news
3.
In election reporting, what is a “conducted coverage”?
a. Done
through poll officers b.
reporter chooses c. no role for poll officers d. Done through poll agents
4.
In election reporting, what is an “independent coverage”?
a. reporter
chooses b. EC chooses c. poll officer chooses d. Voter chooses
5. What are the two Peoples Acts that acts as a guideline
for conducting an election?
a) Representation
of Peoples Act of 1950 and 1951
b)
Representation of Peoples Act of 1950 and 1952
c)
Representation of Peoples Act of 1951 and
1952
d)
Representation of Peoples Act of 1951 and 1953
6. Who is in-charge of
conducting election?
a) Election
Commission b) a team of retired High Court Judges c) Supreme
Court d) Central/State Government
7. Scrutiny of nomination for public
election is done by the ______________________.
a) Returning
Officer b) Election Commission c) Central/State Government d)
the Collector
8.
Details
regarding polling arrangements, location of booths and deployment of police
personnel are given in _________.
a. Curtain raiser
b. Poll roundup c. conducted coverage d. Independent coverage
Sports
1. Newspapers
have started allotting _____ space for sports news.
a. more
b. less c.no d. inadequate
2.
Which reporting is called a “toy” department in journalism?
a. Sports reporting b. Court reporting c.
Crime reporting d. Toys reporting
3. How
is the interest of the public enhanced in sports?
a. newspaper
publicity b. name of the player c. name of the country d. Name of the
club
4. A
sports reporter must ________, when the crowd goes wild.
a. be
cool b. support the home team c. support the visiting team d. be angry
5. Because of
TV, the ________is at a greater disadvantage.
a. sports writer
b. short story writer c. crime story writer d. court writer
6. In which
reporting “the style of play” is given importance?
a. Sports reporting
b. Drama reporting c. Crime reporting d. Court reporting
7. In which
reporting “impact of weather” is given importance?
a. Sports reporting
b. Weather reporting c. Crime reporting d. Court reporting
8. Sports
reporters are ______ of a sport event.
a. eyewitnesses
b. accomplices c. fans d. players
Unit
V
Interview
1. _______
an intelligent system of presenting authoritative interpretation of events.
a. Interview b.
Story c. Crime report d. Interpretation
2. In
________interview, the press gives a biographical sketch an individual indicating
his achievements.
a. profile b. factual news c. opinion
d. individual
3. In
______interview, the press seeks the views of dignitaries and others on current
affairs
a. opinion b.
profile c. factual news d. dignitaries
4. Many claim that interviewing in the journalistic sense
is _____ invention.
a. an American
b. a British c. an Indian d. an Irish
5. _______ is a news story that forms the basis for a
feature story.
a. A news peg b.
A news spark c. A news click d. A news nail
6. _______is meeting a top minister in order to get him
talk about new plans and projects.
a. Factual news
interview b. Opinion news interview c. Profile news interview d. Plan news interview
7. Impromptu press meeting held in places like the airport
can be called ______.
a. Press conference
b. Factual news
interview c. Opinion news interview d. Individual news interview
8. Press meeting
convened by trade bodies like chamber Commerce and sports organizations can be
called________.
a. Press conference
b. Factual news
interview c. Opinion news interview d. Individual news interview
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