Tuesday, October 18, 2016

QB for II CIA - II MA English ELECTIVE – III: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

ELECTIVE – III: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Unit IV Cont...
Reporting: Interviewing.
1. _______ is an effective way of featuring controversial personalities.
a. Interview b. Story c. Crime report d. Interpretation
2. ______ brings out a person’s background.
a. Press conference b. Factual news interview c. Opinion news interview d. Profile interview
3. ________ is meeting a top minister in order to get him talk about new plans and projects.
a. Press conference b. Factual news interview c. Opinion news interview d. Profile interview
4. Impromptu press meeting held in places like the airport can be called ______.
a. Press conference b. Factual news interview c. Opinion news interview d. Profile interview
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

Unit V
Innovations in TV Technology
1.What is the other name for iconoscope?
a. electric television tube b. TV c. picture tube d. telescope
2.What is the name of the first communication satellite?
a. Early Bird b. Flying Bird c. CS 1 d.SAT 1
3.When was the age of satellite communication dawned in India?
a. 1962 b. 1945 c. 1919 d. 2001
4.Which country succeeded in designing a computer–controlled network?
a. Germany b. Japan c. USA d. India
5. Which media socialist called the modern world as “a global village”?
a. John McNamara b. Marshall McLuhan c. Court Marshall d. Jim Reeves
6. Expand DTH:
a. Detach-to-home b. Direct-to-home c. Digital-to-home d. Drab-to-home

Television in India
7. In which year “commercials” came to be telecasted in India?
a. 2001      b. 1925 c. 1976 d. 1965
8. What is the name of the second channel introduced by Doordarshan? 
a. Doordarshan Song channel b. Doordarshan Entertainment channel c. Metro Entertainment channel d. Metro Song channel.
9. Which is first soap opera telecasted in India?
a. Dynasty b. Buniyaad c. Hum Log  d. English
10. What is a “tag” in TV journalism?
a. A useless input b. A Pin used c. A tag used d. Additional information

Radio Broadcasting in India
11.Where were the first 3 radio stations started?
a. Pittsburgh, New York and Tokyo b. Pittsburgh, New York and London c. Pittsburgh, New York and New Delhi d. Pittsburgh, New York and Chicago
12.Expand NBC –
a. National Blogging Company  b. Nation Building Company  c. None d. National Broadcasting Company
13.Expand CBS –
a. Columbia Broadcasting System  b. Cricket Board of Srilanka  c. Common Balancing System d. Central Board for Scrutiny
14.Where was the first Radio Club started functioning in India?
a. Calcutta b. Trichinopoly c. New Delhi d.Bombay
15.Who is the first controller of Broad casting?
a. Lionel Trilling b. Lionel Fielden c. Lionel Richie d. Lionel Frederick
16.Who coined the name AIR (All India Radio)?
a. Lionel Trilling b. Lionel Fielden c. Lionel Richie d. Lionel Frederick
17.What is FM Broadcasting?
a. Frequency Mutation b. Frequency Modulation c. Full Modulation d. Full Mutation
18.What is DAB?
a. Dubbing Audio Broadcasting b. Direct Audio Broadcasting c. Digital Audio Broadcasting d. Dragon Audio Broadcasting
19.When was Vividh Bharath started?
a. 1926b. 2001 c. 1957 d.1976
20.The Vividh Bharath was started to compete with ________.
a. Radio USA b. BBC c. Radio Cylon d. Radio Nepal

Films Semiotics
21.Who was the first to coin the word “semiotics”?
a. Derrida b. Ferdinand de Saussure c. Raymond Bellour d. Charles Sanders Peirce
22. Whose lectures became the foundation for what he called “semiology”?
a. Raymond Bellour b. Charles Sanders Peirce c. Derrida d. Ferdinand de Saussure
23. Who argues that film is the “Unattainable Text”?
a. Charles Sanders Peirce b. Ferdinand de Saussure c. Derrida d. Raymond Bellour
24. The film-language concept was explored in depth by theorists like ______
 a. Christian Metz b. Ferdinand de Saussure c. Derrida d. Charles Sanders Peirce
25. The five tracks the film medium are image, dialogue, music, written materials and _____.
a. noise b. poise c. wave d. silence
26. Who are the pioneers in cinema?
a. The Lumiere Brothers b. The Wright Brothers c. The Philips Brothers d. The Sony Brothers
27. For _______, the image is characterized by Polysemy.
a. Umberto Eco b. Roland Barthes c. Pier Paolo Pasolini d. and Christian Metz
28. The paradigmatic study of films deals with _____
a. Signifying the whole b. visuals c. Speech d. words

Book Reviews
29. A book review is description, critical analysis and _______.
a. retelling b. evaluation c. summarising d. synopsis
30. A book review should focus on  purpose, _______ and author.
a. pictures b. content c. pages d. fonts
31. Usually the length of a book review is _______.
a. 100 – 1500 words b. 50000 words c. 100 pages d.500 pages
32. A book review is _______ to the material analysed.
a. a reaction b. an acceptance c. a rejection d. a dissent
33. What is the expansion for ISBN?
a. International Standard Book Number b. International Book Number c. Indian Book Number d. Indian Standard Book Number

Film Reviews
34. Film is a _____ medium.
a. actor’s b. director’s  c. audience’s d. people’s
35. The film reviewer should make a note on the ______, technique and words used in a film.
a. song b. form c. length d. review
36. Angles and shots are called _________.
a. set design b. camera work c. stock phrase d. review
37. Costumes and design are called_________.
a. set design b. stock phrase c. camera work d. review
38. What is a cliché?
a. Stock phrase b. New formula c. Blue print d. Dupe

Advertisements
39. Give an example for Print Advertising.
a. Newspapers b. Billboards c. Radio d. Movies
40. Give an example for Outdoor Advertising.
a. Newspapers b. Billboards c. Radio d. Movies
41. Give an example for Broadcast Advertising.
a. Newspapers b. Television c. Kiosks d. Movies
42. Which advertisement gives importance to secret or hidden?
a. Broadcast Advertising b. Covert Advertising c. Print Advertising d. Surrogate Advertising
43. In which medium Covert Advertising is mostly used?
a. Advertising in Movies b. Advertising in Newspapers c. Advertising in Kiosks d. Advertising in Billboards
44. What is Surrogate Advertising?
a. Advertising Indirectly b. Advertising directly c. Advertising using ethics d. No such advertising
45. Which type of advertising carries socially relevant messages?
a. Public Service Advertising b. Useful Advertising c. Celebrity Advertising d. Publicity Advertising
46. Which type of advertising gives importance to celebrities?
a. Public Service Advertising b. Celebrity Advertising c. Publicity Advertising d.Useful Advertising
47. “Bengal Gazette” was started by _______.
a. James Bond b. James Hicky c. James John d. James Hill
48. The origin of advertising is traceable to the _________
a. bill board     b. village drummer    c. advertising agency     d. news paper
49. _______advertising gives information in a dry matter-of-fact manner.
a. Celebrity b. Public Service c. Kiosks d. Classified
50. _______ has been called “the father of modern advertisement”.
a. Billy Joe Thomas b. Thomas Hardy c. Thomas Muller d. Thomas J. Barratt


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Monday, October 17, 2016

Prose I - II CIA (2016) MCQs from “A Fellow Traveller” by A.G Gardiner, “Bores” by E.V. Lucas and “Oxford in the Vacation” by Charles Lamb

Question Bank for “A Fellow Traveller” by A.G Gardiner

1. “Alpha of the Plough” is the pseudonym of ________
         (a)  Robert Lynd                                              (b)  Francis Bacon
         (c)  A.G Gardiner                                          (d)  J.B Priestley
2. A.G Gardiner’s fellow-traveller was a ________
         (a)  bird                                                            (b)  man
         (c)  dog                                                            (d)  mosquito
3. A.G Gardiner accused his fellow- traveller as _________
         (a)  a vagrant                                                    (b)  a public nuisance
         (c)  travelling without a ticket                         (d)  all the above
4. A.G Gardiner travelled in a ______
         (a)  bicycle                                                       (b)  train
         (c)  bus                                                             (d)  none
5. A.G Gardiner and his fellow- traveller knew about each other’s journey.
         (a)  true                                                            (b)  false
         (c)  to some extent                                           (d)  none
6. Name the writers who continually misquoted the poets they loved.
         (a)  Pope and Dryden                                      (b)  Bacon and Lamb
         (c)  Hazlitt and Swift                                      (d)  Lamb and Hazlitt
7. A.G Gardiner’s fellow-traveller was a ________
         (a)  bird                                                            (b)  man
         (c)  dog                                                            (d)  mosquito
8. According to Priestley to-er-is human, to ________ divine
         (a)  refuse                                                        (b)  forgive
         (c)  forget                                                         (d)  none
9. Gardiner feels that he has interested in his fellow traveller and in return he has _________ him.
(a) insulted  (b) pleased (c) entertained (d) worried
10. How does Gardiner describe his sense of freedom?
          (a) pleasant (b) uneasy (c) boring (d) none of the above
11. How does Gardiner describe his sense of freedom?
          (a) pleasant (b) uneasy (c) boring (d) none of the above
12. When one is alone in the carriage what can he do?
         (a) sing and dance (b) open and close window (c) play golf and even stand on head    
         (d) all the above
13. How did the author responded to the behaviour of his fellow traveller?
          (a) kissed him   (b) flicked him off (c) prayed with him (d) danced and sung with      
               him
14.How many times the author warns his fellow traveller?
          (a) dozen of times (b) a score of time (c) twice (d) often
15. Gardiner refers his fellow traveller as a __________
          (a) genius (b) almighty (c) vagrant (d) all the above
16. After attacking his fellow traveller with a blow what did the author do?
         (a) lunged him (b) jumped on the seat (c) adopted tactics of feline cunning (d) all   
               the above
17. According to A.G. Gardiner  what are the noblest attributes of man?
         (a) pride and prejudice (b) anger and rage (c) magnanimity and mercy (d) fear and        
              dilemma
18. Gardiner feels that __________ has made them  fellow travelers
            (a) misfortune    (b) fortune  (c) fate  (d) all the above
19. Gardiner feels that he cannot kill his fellow traveller but ____________ him.
            (a) reprieve (b) discharge (c) dismantle  (d) none of the above
20. Gardiner was feeling ______________ to his fellow creature
            (a) equal (b) inferior (c) superior (d) guilty
21. Gardiner refers whom to have called the non-human beings a as brother?
  (a) St. Francis   (b) St.Augutus (c) St.Thomas   (d) none of the above
22. Gardiner feels that he has interested in his fellow traveller and in return he has _________ him.
(a) insulted  (b) pleased (c) entertained (d) worried
23. Gardiner heard a friendly voice in the window who is it?
  (a) Station master (b) engine driver (c) guard  (d) friendly porter
24.  A G Gardiner fully refers as
(a) Alwin Godwin Gardiner  (b) Abel Gonsalvez Gardiner (c) Alfred George Gardiner (d) none of the above
 25. How did the fellow traveller behave with the author?
          (a) Made a menace (b) Spoke well and behaved gently (c) Ignored the author    
          (d) Sang and slept


Question Bank for “Bores” by E.V. Lucas
Choose the correct answer:
1. Bores thrive because of people’s ____________.

a. astuteness      b. eccentricity       c. cunningness           d. cowardice
2. E.V.Lucas often contributed articles to a journal called ____________.
a. Tatler                 b. Spectator                 c. Punch         d. The Hindu
3. The essay “Bores” is taken from the collection titled _____________.
a. Listener’s Lure     b. Cricket all his Life      c. Events and Embroideries       d. all the above
4. Bores are always known for their _______________.
         a. cowardice                 b. indolence           c. egotism                d. ingeniousness
5. The one who has a fixed idea to impart is called a ___________.
a. flatterer          b. philanthrop          c. idiosyncratic    d. bore
6. A true bore is one who is always unconscious of his _________________
a. foolishness                  b. borishness                     c.prudishness                    d. none of the above
7. According to Lucas, _____________ people are seldom bores.
a. busy                         b. simple                      c.kind                          d. poor
8. The saying ‘live and let live’ is attributed to the writer _____________.
a. Schiller             b. Immanuel Kant             c. William Henley            d. Father Newman
9. The most repellent specimen of all the bores is called a ___________ bore
a. blissful         b. eccentric            c. buttonholing               d. notorious
10. Bores thrive because of people’s ____________.

a.       astuteness      b. eccentricity       c. cunningness           d. cowardice
11. The essay “Bores” is taken from the collection titled _____________.
a. Listener’s Lure     b. Cricket all his Life      c. Events and Embroideries       d. all the above
12. A true bore is one who is always unconscious of his _________________
a. foolishness                  b. borishness                     c.prudishness                    d. silliness
13. Bores come out successful in life because they find a number of ready ________.
a)      Listeners               b) Speakers                 c) Preachers                     d) lecturer
14. No one is courageous enough to tell the bores that their company is _________.
a)      Friendly               b) tedious                     c) familiar                        d) gifted
15. Buttonholing bore is ‘the man who spreads ________ all over you’.
a)       Rejoices            b)  Sticky                       c)  birdlime                      d) Aroma
16. Lucas father used to say “__________”.
a)       Do or die          b) fair is foul                  c)  to be or not to be         d) Live and let live
17. The only way to get rid of a bore is to tell him frankly that he is a _________.
a)      Nuisance           b) Good companion       c) Fellow traveler            d) Savior
18. ________ cannot be shaken off just by gestures or indirect hints
a)      Preacher            b)  Bores                        c) Lucas                           d) A fellow traveler
19. Unless these weekly papers stop publication, bores are bound to___________.
a)      Fade                 b)  demolish                    c) flourish                       d) cherish
20. Few men are strong enough to say, ‘For Heaven’s sake, go away, you _________ me.’
a)       Cheat              b)   love                           c)    trust                          d) weary
21. In 1889 Lucas joined the staff of the__________.
a)      Wessex Daily News b) Sussex Daily News  c) Punch                       d) Methuen & Co
22. _______ is a word used by the Gileadites as atest to detect the fleeing Ephraimites.                                                                      
           a. Bores  b. Shibboleth  c. button-holding  d. stigma
23.. The word “axle-tree” means _______
         a. rod  b. stick  c. coat  d. carriage
Before the First World War Lucas was for a while interested in the ­­­________ .
a)        Theatre                    b)  Prose                    c) Poetry                          d) Fiction
24. “It requires a sense of superiority, assurance and ___________ to write about bores at all
a)      Selflessness           b)self Motive                c) self confidence           d) selfishness
25. _________ is a bore’s foundation stone
a)      Socialism              b) Humour                   c) Idealism                       d) Egotism



Question Bank for “Oxford in the Vacation” by Charles Lamb

1. Who is Elia?
a)      Charles Lamb       b) George Dyer              c) Mary Lamb                     d) Clerk
2.  Who was the child of London?
a)      George Dyer        b) Charles Lamb           c) Dr. Johnson                    d) E.V. Lucas
3.  He spent __________ years working as a clerk in the East India House
a)       43                             b)  23                        c)  33                                    d) 13
4. Lamb was renowned for his warm sense of ________ and legendary social gatherings
a)       Tragedy                    b) Wits                          c)  irony                           d) humour
5. In 1807, Charles Lamb and Mary Anne Lamb was published ____________
a)      Tale from Shakespeare b)   Tale from Bible  c) Tale of Two cities     d) Tale of Canterbury.
6. Charles died in______.
a)               1833                     b)  1834                           c) 1835                       d) 1836
7. Essays of Elia was published in ____.
a) 1803                             b) 1813                             c)  1823                      d) 1823
8. Oxford in the Vacation was first published in the London Magazine on _______.
a)  Jul 1860                       b)    Aug 1860                  c) Sep. 1860                d) Oct. 1860
9. Oxford in the vacation is written by one who never was at ­­­_______ as a student.
a) Oxford                       b) Cambridge                    c) Kingston                 d) New college
10. Lamb used to spend his annual holidays in the ______ and other part of the Oxford
a) Ground                      b) library                           c)    Dining hall         d) Campus
11. Lamb use to write under the pen-name of ______.
a) Charles                     b)    Anne                          c)  Elia                         d) Dyer
12. Elia tried to amuse the reader with an account of a clerks working in the_____.
a) East Sea House        b) North Sea House    c) South Sea House    d) West Sea House
13. He used to look forward for holidays to spend times in ________ at Oxford libraries.
a) Sleeping                   b) Chatting                       c) Surfing net          d) reading books
14.  _______ feels as if he inhaling learning while in them
a) Lamb                   b)  Dyer                         c)  Some Menials                 d) Mary
15. Dyer was busy with ______ manuscript at Oriel
a)  ancient                b) modern                    c)  postmodern                     d) new
16. Who himself look like an old book badly needing a new cover?
a) Charles Lamb      b) George Dyer           c) George Eliot                    d) G.B. Shaw
17. Dyer doing research concerning the past _________ of the two universities.
a)  Civil                  b)  geography                 c)   history                           d) record
18. Lamb cares more for Oxford and Cambridge than he does for fashionable resorts as_____
a) New York           b)  Northampton              c) Sussex                              d) Bath
19. Who hung in his uneasy posture in the old Baskett prayer book?
a)       St. Peter           b)  St. Thomas                c) St. Mathew                         d) St.Paul
20. Where “it seems as though all the souls of all the writers”

a)       In  oxford              b) In old library       c) In new library                     d) In Oxford campus
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