Wednesday, August 24, 2016

I CIA Question Bank for III BA JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION August 2016

III BA JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION Question Bank
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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