Journalism and Mass Communication Objective Questions (DMCQ)
Q1. The Bengali Gazette was started by ……………………in 1816.
(a) Mother Theresa
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Sir C. V Raman
(d) Gangadhar Bhattacharjee
Correct Answer: (D) Gangadhar Bhattacharjee
Explanation- Gangadhar Bhattacharjee started the Bengali Gazette, the first newspaper in the Bengali language, in 1816.
Q2. Who ……………..launched a weekly, called the “Navjeevan”, in Gujarati?
(a) Gandhiji
(b) Nathaniel Butter
(c) Nicholas Bourne
(d) Henry Muddiman
Correct Answer: (A) Gandhiji
Explanation- Mahatma Gandhi launched the Gujarati weekly “Navjeevan” to spread his ideas of non-violence and social reform.
Q3. ‘Publick Occurrences’ was a newspaper published by …………………
(a) Benjamin Harris
(b) William Bradford
(c) John Peter Zenger
(d) Nicholas Bourne
Correct Answer: (A) Benjamin Harris
Explanation- Benjamin Harris published ‘Publick Occurrences,’ which was the first multi-page newspaper in the American colonies, in 1690.
Q4. Columns means …………………
(a) Signed articles that express the writer’s reporting and his conclusions
(b) Movie reviews
(c) Public records
(d) Listening where news is taking place
Correct Answer: (A) Signes articles that express the writer’s reporting and his conclusions
Explanation- Columns are regular features in newspapers or magazines where the author expresses their opinions and analysis on various topics.
Q5. The history of modern journalism in Bengal was inaugurated by ……………
(a) Augustus Hicky
(b) McKinley
(c) Hermione Granger
(d) John Pilger
Correct Answer: (A) Augustus Hicky
Explanation- Augustus Hicky started ‘Hicky’s Bengal Gazette,’ the first English-language newspaper published in India, marking the beginning of modern journalism in Bengal.
Q6. Who was nicknamed as the “Father of Yellow Journalism.”?
(a) William Randolph Hearst
(b) Benjamin Harris
(c) William Bradford
(d) Nicholas Bourne
Correct Answer: (A) William Randolph Hearst
Explanation- William Randolph Hearst was known for sensationalist and exaggerated journalism, leading to the term “yellow journalism.”
Q7. Enterprise or Investigative stories means …………………
(a) Stories that uncover information that few people knew
(b) Unsigned articles that express a publication’s opinion
(c) Restaurant or movie reviews
(d) Online diaries kept by individuals or small groups
Correct Answer: (A) Stories that uncover information that few people knew
Explanation- Investigative stories are in-depth reports that reveal new, often hidden, information that can have a significant impact on society.
Q8. The ……………government had a network of news-services-the waqai-navis, sawanih-navis, and khufia-navis.
(a) Sultanate
(b) Mughal
(c) British
(d) French
Correct Answer: (B) Mughal
Explanation- The Mughal government used these networks of reporters and spies to gather information from across the empire.
Q9. The radio was invented by …………..in 1901 which made sending of human voices over long distances possible.
(a) Alexander Graham Bell
(b) Marconi
(c) John Pilger
(d) Edmund Burke
Correct Answer: (B) Marconi
Explanation- Guglielmo Marconi is credited with inventing the radio, and in 1901, he successfully transmitted signals across the Atlantic Ocean.
Q10. It is believed that Johannes Gutenberg of …………..was the first to develop printing around 1439.
(a) Holland
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Poland
Correct Answer (C) Germany
Explanation- Johannes Gutenberg, a German inventor, is widely recognized for developing the movable-type printing press, revolutionizing the production of books.
