Question 1.
Which of the following are forms of media?
(a) T.V.
(b) Radio
(c) Newspaper
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 2.
Which one of the following is print media?
(a) Newspaper
(b) T.V.
(c) Radio
(d) Television
Answer
Answer: (a) Newspaper
Question 3.
Which has brought the world closer to us?
(a) Television
(b) Taperecorder
(c) Typewriter
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Television
Question 4.
Which type of media offer a large variety of information to suit the taste of different readers?
(a) Electronic media
(b) Print media
(c) Mass media
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Print media
Question 5.
Which is the main source of income of media?
(a) Advertisements
(b) Articles
(c) General news
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Advertisements
Question 6.
On which basis are the cost of advertisement set?
(a) Popularity of channel
(b) Popularity of product
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Popularity of channel
Question 7.
Which word is used to refer to a T.V. or radio programme that is widely transmitted?
(a) Publish
(b) Broadcast
(c) Censorship
(d) Public protest
Answer
Answer: (b) Broadcast
Question 8.
When did India censor the media?
(a) When there was Emergency in 1975-77
(b) When P.M. Indira Gandhi was Assassinated
(c) When bomb blasts took place
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) When there was Emergency in 1975-77
Question 9.
Government control over the media is known as:
(a) Factdal
(b) Censorship
(c) Independence
(d) Emergency
Answer
Answer: (b) Censorship
Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. J.L. Baird | (a) 1940’s |
| 2. Khabar Lahriya | (b) Revolutionized mass media |
| 3. Satellite | (c) Televisor |
| 4. A Gutenberg | (d) local paper in U.P. |
| 5. Electronic typewriter | (e) Printing press |
Answer
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. J.L. Baird | (c) Televisor |
| 2. Khabar Lahriya | (d) local paper in U.P. |
| 3. Satellite | (b) Revolutionized mass media |
| 4. A Gutenberg | (e) Printing press |
| 5. Electronic typewriter | (a) 1940’s |
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1. Independent media plays a …………… role in a democratic country.
Answer
Answer: significant
2. ………… and …………… are a recent phenomena in the media.
Answer
Answer: Cable T.V, Internet
3. Mass media earns money through …………….
Answer
Answer: advertisements
4. With …………. typewriters, journalism underwent a change in the …………….
Answer
Answer: electronic, 1940’s
5. At times media is prevented from publishing a story, this is called …………..
Answer
Answer: censorship
State whether the given statements are True or False.
1. Media is the plural form of the word middle.
Answer
Answer: False
2. Television has made us think of ourselves as global citizens.
Answer
Answer: True
3. Changing Technologies help media to reach more people.
Answer
Answer: True
4. Balanced report discusses only one point of view or one side of story.
Answer
Answer: False
5. Media can be divided into print media and electronic media.
Answer
Answer: True