Indian Express was originally published from (A) Bombay (B) Calcutta (C) Madras (D) Nagpur Correct Ans: (C) Explanation: Indian Express originally started its publication from Madras (now Chennai). Firstly, it was founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. He aimed to create a strong voice for the people. Consequently, the newspaper played a crucial role […]
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Denis Mc Quail identified the mass media function of (A) Surveillance of environment (B) Transmission of culture (C) Non-formal education (D) Promotion of democratic participation Correct Ans: (D) Explanation: Denis McQuail, a respected media scholar, identified several functions of mass media. Among these, he emphasized the role of mass media in promoting democratic participation. Media
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Assertion (A): The Right to Information has created hurdles for good governance in India. Reason (R): The Right to Information has become a credible source of news for mass media for investigative journalism. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of
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Read the passage below, and answer the questions that follow based on your understanding of the passage: An unrestrained and healthy media is important for several different reasons, and it is useful to separate out the distinct contributions it can make. The first – and perhaps the most elementary – connection concerns the direct contribution
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The style of news writing in which the identification of the source is not immediately revealed: (A) Summary lead (B) Question lead (C) Blind lead (D) Satiried lead Correct Ans: (C) Explanation: A blind lead introduces a news story without immediately revealing the source. Instead, it emphasizes the main point first, keeping readers curious and
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The mediaperson who has written the book ‘ The Island of Blood’ is: (A) Barkha Dutt (B) Malini Parthasarathy (C) Kalpana Sharma (D) Anita Pratap Correct Ans: (D) Explanation: Anita Pratap wrote the book “The Island of Blood”, which details the civil unrest and violence in Sri Lanka during the 1980s. The book draws from
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