Assertion (A): Newspapers publish more stories on development because readers prefer them. Reason (R): Newspaper managements prefer political stories and therefore editors prefer them. Codes: (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) is true, but (R) is […]
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Name the channel that was launched by March 14, 1995 (A) DD Saptagiri (B) DD International (C) DD Sports (D) DD Bharati Correct Ans: (B) Explanation: India launched DD International on March 14, 1995, to expand its media influence worldwide. The government wanted to showcase Indian culture, policies, and global perspectives to an international audience.
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Assertion (A): Historical research in mass communication is more than chronological. Reason (R): It is more events oriented including social, political and economic developments to provide a holistic interpretation than a statement of dates and facts. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
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Assertion (A): Media cannot set any agenda for national debates. Reason (R): Media audience select contents of their choice. Codes: (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) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false,
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Searchlight was a newspaper published from (A) Bihar (B) Assam (C) Punjab (D) Uttarakhand Correct Ans: (A) Explanation: The Searchlight newspaper originated from Bihar and significantly influenced journalism in India. Established during the British colonial era, it became a powerful voice for social, political, and economic concerns. It actively reported on national movements and highlighted
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Assertion (A): Within the space in which reality is played out, the media institutions provide media audiences with information, images, stories and impressions, sometimes according to their own purposes and logic, sometimes guided by other social institutions. Reason (R): Mediation can be a purely neutral process and that it will not have any consistent biases.
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Find out the correct sequence of four forms of power in society in relation to media: (A) economic, political, coercive, symbolic (B) political, symbolic, economic, coercive (C) symbolic, coercive, political, economic (D) coercive, symbolic, political, economic Correct Ans: (A) Explanation:The sequence of power forms in society, as they relate to media, follows a clear progression:
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Assertion (A): Media help only to maintain the status quo in the society. Reason (R): Media are the subsystems of social, political and economic systems. (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) is true, but (R) is
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