This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Communication > Mass Communication – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mass Communication Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The types of needs that the media can satisfy, among others, are: A) Spiritual. B) Aesthetic affective. C) Biological. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aesthetic affective. 2. What is the spiral of silence theory? A) When people keep their opinions quiet because don't want to be opposite by majority. B) When people share their point of view. C) When people keep their opinions quiet because they scared. D) When people share their point of view and want to impose it to majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When people keep their opinions quiet because don't want to be opposite by majority. 3. To improve the standard of news agencies and Newspapers ..... was reconstituted. A) Press Council. B) Wage Boards. C) Press Forums. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Press Council. 4. What were the first mass-marketed products in history? A) Pamphlets. B) Magazines. C) Books. D) Newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Books. 5. The passage of the ..... in 1765 angered colonial printers, who correctly saw it as a limit on their right of free expression. A) Alien and Sedition Act. B) Paine Act. C) Stamp Act. D) Royal Printing Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stamp Act. 6. An online tutorial with screen shots and text displayed on Web pages is an example of what type of media? A) Traditional Media. B) News Media. C) Social Media. D) Digital Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digital Media. 7. The Gutenberg printing press was an advance over earlier printing presses because it A) Produced books in a widely understood language. B) Used metal type and was designed for the production of large numbers of volumes. C) Was developed in central Europe, giving more people access to it. D) Used steam power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used metal type and was designed for the production of large numbers of volumes. 8. "Innovative" (adj.) means..... A) A material that allows light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen easily. B) With new methods or ideas; advanced and original. C) The friendly and generous welcome and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With new methods or ideas; advanced and original. 9. TRUTH or LIE:If you are a student of Mass Communication, you are either an average or below average student or you simply have talent A) Truth. B) Lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lie. 10. How does media ethics impact the credibility of news sources? A) Media ethics only impacts the credibility of entertainment news, not serious journalism. B) Media ethics has no impact on the credibility of news sources. C) Media ethics ensures that news sources maintain credibility by upholding standards of accuracy, fairness, and impartiality in reporting. D) Media ethics can be ignored as long as the news is sensational and gets high ratings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Media ethics ensures that news sources maintain credibility by upholding standards of accuracy, fairness, and impartiality in reporting. 11. The earliest type of media was? A) Radio. B) Books. C) Telephone. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books. 12. This term refers to the phase in a medium's evolution in which older media are reconfigured into newer media forms. A) Media convergence. B) Media accommodation. C) Electronic sharing. D) Digital processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media convergence. 13. Press is subject to the restrictions that are provided under the Article ..... of India constitution A) 19(3),. B) 19 (2),. C) 19 (1),. D) 19 (4). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 19 (2),. 14. Who is responsible for the world's first motion picture film camera? A) Thomas Edison. B) George Eastman. C) Eli Whitney. D) Clint Eastwood. E) Ben Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Edison. 15. What is the typical starting point for graduates with a bachelor's degree and has studied mass media communication course? A) Becoming professional athletes. B) Becoming CEOs of large corporations. C) Working in support roles like PR assistant or editorial assistant. D) Pursuing careers in healthcare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working in support roles like PR assistant or editorial assistant. 16. When did Guglielmo Marconi invent radio? A) In 1905. B) In 1901. C) In 1888. D) In 1898. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In 1901. 17. ..... pick up signals from one part of the world and send them to another part of the world. A) Radars. B) Satellites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satellites. 18. Groups with specific but not dominant cultures that exist as part of those larger cultures are A) Bounded cultures. B) Minority cultures. C) Transformed cultures. D) Secondary cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bounded cultures. 19. What is the primary goal of a mass media communication? A) Learning to cook gourmet meals. B) Sharing information effectively with a wide audience. C) Mastering carpentry techniques. D) Developing computer programming skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sharing information effectively with a wide audience. 20. Prohibiting the inclusion of certain elements in a publication or broadcast. A) Public forum. B) Prior review. C) Underground. D) Prior restraint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prior restraint. 21. "Communication is a symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired, and transformed" is A) Interpersonal communication when it works well. B) The cultural definition of communication. C) The biological definition of communication. D) A sophisticated definition of feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cultural definition of communication. 22. What room number is your mass communications class held in? A) 503. B) 2. C) 1, 000, 000, 000. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 503. 23. What are some examples of print media? A) Newspapers, magazines, books, brochures, newsletters. B) Television, radio, internet. C) Social media, email, podcasts. D) Billboards, posters, flyers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newspapers, magazines, books, brochures, newsletters. 24. What is a potential challenge for some mass communication majors? A) Studying ancient history. B) Overcoming public speaking difficulties. C) Working with animals in a zoo. D) Finding the perfect recipe for a gourmet meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overcoming public speaking difficulties. 25. News on politics, war etc are ..... news. A) Hard. B) Soft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard. 26. In order for a statement to be defamatory, it must A) Expose another person to physical harm. B) Be the product of a diseased mind. C) Be highly offensive to a reasonable person. D) Lower a person in the estimation of the community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lower a person in the estimation of the community. 27. Media is a collection of communication mediums such as radio, television, newspaper, and the Internet A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The 8-track is still being used today and was not replaced with anything A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Increasing amount of advertising and mixing commercial and noncommercial content is known as A) Convergence. B) Globalization. C) Hypercommercialism. D) Audience fragmentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypercommercialism. 30. ..... is an unauthorized use, typically of a patent or copyright. A) Infringement. B) Invasion of privacy. C) Slander. D) Libel. 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