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Daily Mass Communication Quiz (DMCQ) boost your concepts through day wise solved quiz from the entire course of Journalism and Mass communication (JMC) with detail explanations. Journalism and Mass Communication Objective Questions (DMCQ) Q 1. ………… provides background information, present an update condition and goes on to predict the future. (A) Editorial (B) article (C) feature (D) None of the above Correct Answer: (B) article Explanation: Article provides back ground information, present an update condition and goes on to predict the future. Q 2. …………. is the prime quality of an Article (A) timeliness (B) Source (C) professionalism (D) credibility Correct Answer: (D) credibility Explanation: Credibility is the prime quality of an Article. Examine the source's and author's credentials and affiliations.Evaluate what sources are cited by the author.Make sure the source is up-to-date.Check the endorsements and reviews that the source received.Check if the publisher of the source is reputable. Q 3. ………………of a story is the Lead paragraph presenting the topic. (A) Introduction (B) body (C) headline (D) conclusion Correct Answer: (A) Introduction Explanation: A lead is an opening paragraph that gives the audience the most important information of the news story in a concise and clear manner. Q 4. ……….. is called the “Voice of the News paper” (A) Editorial (B) article (C) feature (D) interview Correct Answer: (A) Editorial Explanation: The Editorial is called the “Voice of the News paper” as the point of view of the newspaper is clearly deposited in the editorial. Editorials try to persuade people to think in a particular way. Editorials are meant to influence public opinion and encourage critical thinking. Q 5. ……………is a serious article intended to influence public opinion (A) article (B) Editorial (C) feature (D) interview Correct Answer: (B) Editorial Explanation: Usually an editorial is written by a senior Editorial staff or by an expert voicing the NewsPaper’s attitude. The Editorial is also an article but a serious article intended to influence publicopinion. Q 6. …………… is the abbreviations of opposite the editorial page (A) near-ed (B) neighbor-ed (C) close ed (D) op-ed Correct Answer: (D) op-ed Explanation: An op-ed, short for "opposite the editorial page" or as a backronym the "opinions and editorials page", is a written prose piece typically published by a newspaper or magazine which expresses the opinion of an author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board. Q 7. ……………… is an article usually written by a writer unaffiliated with the Newspaper is editorial Board (A) article (B) Editorial (C) feature (D) op-ed Correct Answer: (D) op-ed Explanation: An op-ed, short for "opposite the editorial page" or as a backronym the "opinions and editorials page", is a written prose piece typically published by a newspaper or magazine which expresses the opinion of an author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board. Q 8. The readers can communicate to the Newspaper through ………. (A) article (B) Editorial (C) op-ed (D) letters to the editor Correct Answer: (D) letters to the editor Explanation: A Letter to the Editor may be written to the editor of a newspaper or a magazine. It is written to highlight a social issue or problem. Q 9. The news story has a …………………. Structure (A) pyramid (B) linear (C) inverted pyramid (D) circular Correct Answer: (C) inverted pyramid Explanation: News stories are organized using the inverted pyramid style, in which information is presented in descending order of importance. This allows the audience to read the most crucial details quickly so they can decide whether to continue or stop reading the story. Q 10. Conducting a good interview requires …………… (A) good venue (B) competent participants (C) subject experts (D) proper planning Correct Answer: (D) proper planning Explanation: How to plan an interview in a proper planning…. Select the best format for your interviews.Choose your interview questions carefully.Keep it relevant to the job.Be consistent with all candidates.Be ready to answer applicants' questions.Arrange a suitable location.Make sure interviewers have the right skills.

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