Print Media Journalism - Question Bank/ Sample Question Paper (Objective)
1. Who coined the term “fourth estate”?
a) Charles Marrian b) James Bryce c) Edmund Burke d) Thomas Jefferson
2. Is the latest time at which a story can be accepted?
a) Dateline b) Deadline c) Press time d) Print time
3. Some stories that wrap similar events into a single story is called
a) Multiple story b) Round c) Capital story d) Same incident story
4. Small advertisements classified according to the subject area and carrying no illustrations are known as
a) Small ads. b) Non-illustrated ads. c) Subject ads. d) Classifieds.
5. A Morgue is
a) Photo archive. b) News library c) Back volume stock. d) Printing machine stand
6. Leader writer is one who writes the -------------------------
a) Main story b) Middle article c) Editorial d) Edit page article
7. Is a detailed account of the coming event?
a) Future story b) Advancer c) Curtain raiser d) Advance
8. Condensing a story is generally referred to as in the newspaper offices.
a) Rewriting b) Miniaturizing c) Shortening d) Boiling down.
9. Title registration of newspaper is done by:
a) RNI b) DAVP c) PIB d) IPRD
10. An advertisement written in the style of a news item or feature:
a) Ad news b) Paid news c) News ad d) Advertorial
11. Hard news is:
a) Cultural news b) Background information c) Daily public news d) Box item story
12. One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story
a) Topline b) Slug c) Small head d) Tophead
13. ‘XXX’in a news copy denotes:
a) End of the story b) End of thirty words c) Story written by three people d) Story approved by three editors
14. Information about the publication of the newspaper such as editor, place of publication, printer, manager, press, etc. carried in the newspaper daily:
a) Infoline b) Imprintline c) Byline d) Logoline
15. The main headline on the top of a page covering all columns is known as:
a) Blurb b) Lead c) Banner d) Blow-up
16. Copy editor is a synonym of
a) Sub Editor b) News Editor c) Copywriter d) Copyholder
17. Is not a principle of page make-up?
a) Proportion b) Balance c) Contrast d) Five Ws
18. Sensation is the main feature of journalism.
a) Black b) Yellow c) Red d) Blue
19. Removing unwanted area of picture is called
a) Cropping b) Creeping c) Crossing d) Crawling
20. Is not a factor in editing process?
a) Checking b) Cutting c) Conflict d) Changing
21. One line copy that describes the illustration, drawing or photograph is known as:
a) On-line b) Cutline c) Cut-off d) Cut out
22. Obituaries should always be:
a) Posthumous b) Premature c) Printed d) Passing through
23. Letters to the editor are included in:
a) Sports page b) Last page c) Editorial page d) Local page
24. Slander and libel is associated with:
a) Assault b) Defamation c) Nuisance d) Hot news
25. Official Secrets Act was passed in:
a) 1923 b) 1922 c) 1924 d) 1925
26. Times of India was the first newspaper to appoint
a) Editor b) Managing editor c) Executive editor d) Ombudsman
27. ‘Chief Minister resigned’ is an example of:
a) Summary intro b) Common intro c) Bullet intro d) None of these
28. Press and registration of books Act
a) 1871 b) 1867 c) 1869 d) 1873
29. A press runs of a publication for one day
a) Edition b) Publication c) Imprint d) Pre-print
30. The Right to Information Act was enacted in
a) 2004 b) 2003 c) 2006 d) 2005
31. Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution of India guarantees
a) Freedom of speech and expression b) Freedom to assemble without arms c) Freedom to possess property d) Freedom to practice profession
32. Fundamental duties have been added to the Constitution by inserting
a) Article 51 A b) Article 54 A c) Article 53 A d) Article 52 A
33. Directive principles aim at establishing
a) Welfare state b) Socialist state c) Gandhian state d) Ideal state
34. The Copyright Act was enacted in
a) 1957 b) 1959 c) 1956 d) 1958
35. The Contempt of court Act was enacted in
a) 1973 b) 1972 c) 1971 d) 1970
36. Privacy is protected by laws relating to defamation under
a) The Constitution b) Indian Penal Code c) Press Council of India d) Law of Torts
37. Find the odd one
a) Spoken word b) Penny press era c) Press relations d) Written words
38. Who among the following is a journalist?
a) Kabil Sibil b) P.Sainath c) Kiran Bedi d) Girish Karnad
39. Find the odd man
a) The Hindu b) Times of India c) Indian Express d) Business Line
40. Mandatory deadline for the release of a story is called
a) Hold b) Scoop c) Release d) Embargo
41. The newspaper started by James Augustus Hicky
a) Bengal gazette b) Calcutta news c) Bengal news d) Bombay gazette
42. Laid out his analysis of news values in 1922 in “Public Opinion”
a) Johan Gattung b) Stuart Hall c) David Morley d) Walter Lippman
43. A publication started by Mahatma Gandhi
a) The Harijan b) Bombay Samachar c) Indian Mail d) The Times of India
44. Crystallizing public opinions was authored by
a) Black Sam b) Edward L. Bernay c) Berlo d) Aristotle
45. Hicky’s Gazette was started in
a) 1750 b) 1850 c) 1780 d) 1870
46. Find the odd woman out from among the following.
a) Shobha De b) Nalini Singh c) Tavleen Singh d) Soni Sangwan
47. Lokmanya Tilak published
a) Kesari b) Indian Herald c) Indian citizen d) Indian News
48. Which one of the following is most perishable?
a) A book b) A newspaper c) A magazine d) All the above are equally perishable
49. Mirat- ul- Akbar was a publication started by
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Vallabhai Patel c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy d) Jawaharlal Nehru
50. According to Article 19(2) of Indian Constitution, the state can impose reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the freedom of expression and speech in the interests of
a) Public order b) Contempt of Court c) The security of the state d) All the above
51. The word ‘journalism’ is derived from the word ‘Diurnalis’.
a) Latin b) French c) Italian d) English
52. The first press commission was appointed in
a) 1942 b) 1952 c) 1962 d) 1972
53. The Vernacular Press Act (1878) was also called
a) Lytton’s Act b) Coercive Control Law c) Full Control Law d) Gagging Act
54. Samachar Darpan was initiated by
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Serampore Missionaries c) Ambedkar d) Jawaharlal Nehru
55. Who edits local news?
a) Sub Editor b) Stringer c) Bureau Chief d) Assistant Editor
56. The Chairman of Press Council of India is selected by a committee consisting of
a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha b) Speaker of Lok Sabha c) Person chosen by the members of the Council from among themselves d) All the above
57. Al Ameen was started by
a) Vakkom Moulavi b) N P Mohamed c) Mohammed Abdul Rahman d) E Moidu Moulavi
58. Which section of IPC defines the offence of defamation?
a) 409 b) 499 c) 489 d) 408
59. The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year
a) 1901 b) 1865 c) 1890 d) 1923
60. Name of an Indian news agency
a) PTI b) CNN c) AP d) AFP
61. Is copy and pictures running over two pages in the middle of the newspaper?
a) News peg b) Centre spread c) Bleed d) Middle
62. Means delete or exclude a story or part of a story.
a) DL. b) Kill c) Exclude d) Reject
63. A piece of news obtained and published by one newspaper before its competitors is known as
a) Exclusive b) Runner c) Scoop d) Expose
64. The oldest established news agency in the world:
a) Reuters b) AFP c) UPI d) AP
65. Which was the first Indian –owned English Newspaper?
a) Bengal Herald b) Reformer c) Bombay Herald d) Bengal Gazette.
66. The nodal agency of the Government to disseminate the information to the print media in Government policies:
a) PIB b) Door Darshan c) Akash Vani d) Films Division
67. Who performs the functions of a multi – media advertising agency of the Government?
a)PIB b)RNI c) DAVP d) Director of Field Publicity
68. The first Chairman of the Press Council of India was
a) Justice J.R.Mudholkar b) Justice Y.V. Chandrachood. c) Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer d) Justice Ranganath Mishra
69. “Four Theories of Press is conceived by
a) W. Schramm b) J. Carey c) D. McQuail d) Mc Luhan
70. The head quarters of the PTI:
a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) New Delhi d) Bangalore
71. Development Journalism is
a) Pro-capitalist b) Pro- Third world c) Neutral d) Anti-Third world
72.’Vernacular Press Act ‘was initiated by
a) Lord Canning b) Lord Minto c) Lord Rippon d) Lord Lytton
73. Who made registration of newspapers compulsory in 1835?
a) Lord William Bentick b) Sir Charles Met Calfe c) John Adams d) Both a and b
74. When was the Second Press Council set up?
a) Dec, 1972 b) Oct.1971 c) Oct.1970 d) Aug.1975
75. Who was the Chairman of the First Press Council of India?
a) V.K.R.V.Rao b) T.N. Singh c) Swarn Singh d) G.S. Rajadhyaksha
76. DAVP is functioning under the control of
a) Press Council b) Government o f India c) Government of Kerala d) Prasar Bharathy
77. The tenure of the First Press Council was
a) 3 years b) 6 years c) 1 year d) 5 years
78. Is the oldest leading mass medium for advertising?
a) Website b) Newspapers c) Radio d) T.V.
79. The most authentic and dependable circulation figures of newspapers are published by
a) RNI b) UNI c) ABC d) PIB
80. Which was the year of inauguration of the Times of India?
a) 1866 b) 1838 c) 1861 d) 1826
81. Which of the following is /are called as ‘fourth estate’?
a) Print media b) Electronic media c) Visual media d) All the above
82. Largest circulated Government publication is
a) Employment News b) Kurukshetra c) Suraksha d) Yojna
83. Folio line gives details of:
a) Editorial staff b) Index of stories c) Company d) Page numbers
84. ‘Middle’ means:
a) A type of headline b) An amusing write up on the editorial page c) A kind of advertisement d) A style of writing
85. Imprint line means:
a) Type size b) Details of registration c) A printing method d) Lead story
86. The other name of feature is:
a) Colour story b) Entertainer c) Brightner d) Lightner
87. Another name for Banner headline is:
a) Kicker head b) Line head c) Crossline d) Hammer head
88. Free Press of India was founded by
a) K.C.Roy b) S.Sadanand c) B.G.Verghese d) R.B.Goenka
89. National Press Day is on:
a) November 1 b) October 21 c) November 16 d) January 7
90. The word journalism is derived from:
a) French b) German c) Greek d) Latin
91. The New Trend in journalism:
a) Sensationalism b) Patriotism c) Socialism d) Mechanism
92. Name the magazine that gives the highest priority to women and children:
a) The Crown b) The Times c) Down to Earth d) India Today
93. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides protection against arbitrary arrest or unlawful arrest?
a) Art. 14. b) Art.32. c) Art. 22 d) Art.19
94. The term fourth estate is coined by:
a) Edmund Burke b) Thomas Carlyle c) Laski d) Henry Fayol
95. Freedom of press deals with:
a) Reporting b) Editing c) Freedom of expression d) None of the above.
96. Was the Chairman of the famous commission on press freedom?
a) Bill Gates b) Hutchins c) Zimon d) Raymond
97. Editor is the person who news for the newspaper or journal.
a) Reporting b) Editing c) Collecting d) Publishing
98. The daily newspaper Le-Mond is published from
a) Bonn b) London c) Paris d) Hydenberg
99. Parliamentary proceedings (Protection of Publications) Act of 1956 is popularly known as:
a) Indira Gandhi Act b) Contempt of Legislation Act. c) Feroze Gandhi Act d) State Legislation Act
100. If you have decided to publish a newspaper, the first step would be to register it with the:
a) Registrar of newspaper b) Press Council of India c) KUWJ d) Registrar General
Answer Key
1.c 2.b 3.b 4.d 5.b 6.c 7.c 8.d
9.a 10.d 11.c 12.b 13.a 14.b 15.c 16.a
17.d 18.b 19.a 20.c 21.b 22.a 23.c 24.b 25.a 26.d 27.c 28.b 29.a 30.d 31.a 32.a 33.a 34.a 35.c 36.b 37.b 38.b 39.d 40.d 41.a 42.d 43.a 44.b 45.c 46.b 47.a 48.b 49.c 50.d 51.a 52.b 53.d 54.b 55.a 56.d 57.c 58.b 59.b 60. a 61.b 62.b 63.a 64.b 65.d 66.a 67.c 68.a 69.a 70.c 71.b 72.d
73.b 74.c 75.d 76.b 77.a 78.b 79.c 80.c 81.d 82.a 83.b 84.b 85.b 86.a 87.c 88.b 89.c 90.d 91.a 92.a 93.c 94.a 95.c 96.b 97.b 98.c 99.c 100.a
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