Assertion (A): The print media in India are registering increase in circulation unlike the developed countries. Reason (R): Increased literacy and expanding market have contributed for consolidation of print media. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) […]
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Assertion (A): Small and Medium newspapers in India will have bleak future with the corporatisation of mass media. Reason (R): The Union Government has not declared media business as an industry and it is responsible for their bleak future. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R)
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Assertion (A): Majority opinion is not public opinion. Reason (R): Majority may not be always right. (A) (A) is incorrect, (R) is correct. (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the complete reason. (C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect. (D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect
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Assertion (A): When in doubt, leave it out. Reason (R): Time may run out while you try to clarify the doubt. (A) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect. (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct. (C) (A) is correct, (R) is incorrect. (D) (A) is incorrect, (R) is correct Correct Ans: (D) Explanation: The assertion
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Assertion (A): Communication for development is possible by development of communication only. Reason (R): Because media is a substitute for social action. (A) Both (A) and (R) are false. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true. (C) (A) is true and (R) is false. (D) (A) is false and (R) is true. Correct Ans: (B)
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Assertion (A): The teledensity in India is poor. Reason (R): The telecom policy laid down by the Government of India never aimed to improve the teledensity. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the only explanation. (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
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Assertion (A): The content of the news in television channels does not reflect the reality of the country. Reason (R): The newspersons do not know the reality of the Indian Society. (A) Both (A) and (R) are false. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true. (C) (A) is true, but (R) is not the sufficient
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Assertion (A): The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) launched by the Government of India has yielded no result in rural health in India. Reason (R): Because communication campaigns have not been given importance in the NRHM programme. (A) Both (A) and (R) are false. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true. (C) (A) does not
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