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Bachelor of Arts (English) Semester – 2
Course Category: MDC
Paper Title - Mass Media & Communication
Unit 1
1. Media mainly helps in:
a) Cooking food
b) Sharing information
c) Farming
d) Travelling
Answer: b) Sharing information
2. Culture refers to:
a) Only festivals
b) Way of life of people
c) Weather conditions
d) Technology only
Answer: b) Way of life of people
3. Media influences culture by:
a) Ignoring traditions
b) Shaping ideas and behaviour
c) Stopping communication
d) Reducing interaction
Answer: b) Shaping ideas and behaviour
4. Examples of media include:
a) Roads and bridges
b) Newspapers and television
c) Rivers and mountains
d) Schools only
Answer: b) Newspapers and television
5. Media and culture are:
a) Unrelated
b) Closely connected
c) Opposite
d) Always harmful
Answer: b) Closely connected
6. The earliest form of media was:
a) Television
b) Internet
c) Print media
d) Social media
Answer: c) Print media
7. Newspapers belong to:
a) Electronic media
b) Print media
c) Social media
d) Digital media
Answer: b) Print media
8. Radio and television are examples of:
a) Print media
b) Electronic media
c) Social media
d) Folk media
Answer: b) Electronic media
9. The latest stage in the evolution of media is:
a) Radio
b) Television
c) Internet and digital media
d) Newspapers
Answer: c) Internet and digital media
10. Social media became popular mainly because of:
a) Printing press
b) Internet access
c) Letters
d) Telegram
Answer: b) Internet access
11. Social values include:
a) Respect and honesty
b) Machines
c) Buildings
d) Tools
Answer: a) Respect and honesty
12. Respectful language in communication shows:
a) Anger
b) Politeness
c) Fear
d) Carelessness
Answer: b) Politeness
13. Social values help communication to become:
a) Confusing
b) Effective
c) Negative
d) Aggressive
Answer: b) Effective
14. Using abusive language affects communication:
a) Positively
b) Negatively
c) Neutrally
d) Creatively
Answer: b) Negatively
15. Cultural sensitivity in communication means:
a) Ignoring culture
b) Respecting different cultures
c) Forcing opinions
d) Avoiding communication
Answer: b) Respecting different cultures
16. Mass media reaches:
a) One person
b) Small group
c) Large audience
d) Only students
Answer: c) Large audience
17. Examples of mass media include:
a) Personal diary
b) Television and newspapers
c) Letters
d) Classroom notes
Answer: b) Television and newspapers
18. Pop culture refers to:
a) Ancient traditions
b) Popular trends and entertainment
c) Religious texts
d) Historical events
Answer: b) Popular trends and entertainment
19. Movies, music, and fashion are part of:
a) High culture
b) Pop culture
c) Folk culture
d) Classical culture
Answer: b) Pop culture
20. Mass media helps spread pop culture by:
a) Hiding information
b) Reaching many people quickly
c) Reducing communication
d) Limiting access
Answer: b) Reaching many people quickly
21. Media literacy means:
a) Reading newspapers only
b) Understanding and evaluating media messages
c) Watching TV all day
d) Using mobile phones
Answer: b) Understanding and evaluating media messages
22. A media-literate person can:
a) Believe everything
b) Think critically about media
c) Ignore media
d) Avoid news
Answer: b) Think critically about media
23. Media literacy helps people to:
a) Be easily influenced
b) Understand fake news
c) Spread rumours
d) Avoid thinking
Answer: b) Understand fake news
24. Checking sources of news is part of:
a) Entertainment
b) Media literacy
c) Advertising
d) Journalism only
Answer: b) Media literacy
25. Media literacy is important because it helps people to:
a) Trust all media blindly
b) Make informed decisions
c) Avoid communication
d) Stop using media
Answer: b) Make informed decisions
Unit 2
1. Journalism mainly deals with:
a) Writing stories only
b) Collecting and presenting news
c) Writing poems
d) Advertising products
Answer: b) Collecting and presenting news
2. News reporting focuses on:
a) Opinions
b) Facts and events
c) Fiction
d) Personal stories only
Answer: b) Facts and events
3. Editorial writing mainly expresses:
a) Facts only
b) Opinions of the newspaper
c) Advertisements
d) Personal letters
Answer: b) Opinions of the newspaper
4. Feature writing is usually:
a) Very short
b) Informative and descriptive
c) Legal
d) Technical only
Answer: b) Informative and descriptive
5. Investigative journalism aims to:
a) Entertain people
b) Reveal hidden truths
c) Advertise products
d) Write fiction
Answer: b) Reveal hidden truths
6. Print journalism includes:
a) Television
b) Radio
c) Newspapers and magazines
d) Social media
Answer: c) Newspapers and magazines
7. Broadcast journalism includes:
a) Newspapers
b) Blogs
c) Radio and television
d) Letters
Answer: c) Radio and television
8. Photojournalism mainly uses:
a) Words only
b) Pictures
c) Music
d) Cartoons
Answer: b) Pictures
9. Citizen journalism means:
a) Journalism by professionals only
b) Journalism by common people
c) Journalism by government
d) Journalism without news
Answer: b) Journalism by common people
10. Sports journalism mainly covers:
a) Political news
b) Sports events
c) Weather reports
d) Business news
Answer: b) Sports events
11. Online journalism is published on:
a) Paper only
b) Radio
c) Internet
d) Television
Answer: c) Internet
12. News websites and blogs are examples of:
a) Print journalism
b) Broadcast journalism
c) Online journalism
d) Folk media
Answer: c) Online journalism
13. A major feature of online journalism is:
a) Slow updates
b) Instant updates
c) Monthly publication
d) Limited reach
Answer: b) Instant updates
14. Online journalism allows:
a) One-way communication only
b) Audience interaction
c) No feedback
d) Delayed response
Answer: b) Audience interaction
15. Social media platforms are used in journalism to:
a) Spread rumours
b) Share and promote news
c) Hide information
d) Avoid reporting
Answer: b) Share and promote news
16. Journalism should be:
a) Biased
b) Objective
c) Emotional
d) Imaginary
Answer: b) Objective
17. Feature articles are generally:
a) Factual only
b) Narrative and detailed
c) Short headlines
d) Advertisements
Answer: b) Narrative and detailed
18. Online journalism reaches people:
a) Slowly
b) Locally only
c) Globally
d) In one city
Answer: c) Globally
19. Headlines in journalism are used to:
a) Fill space
b) Attract readers
c) Increase length
d) Show grammar
Answer: b) Attract readers
20. Ethical journalism means:
a) Sensational news
b) Responsible reporting
c) Fake news
d) Biased writing
Answer: b) Responsible reporting
21. Print journalism uses:
a) Screens
b) Paper
c) Audio
d) Video
Answer: b) Paper
22. Broadcast journalism uses:
a) Internet only
b) Audio and video
c) Paper
d) Letters
Answer: b) Audio and video
23. Online journalism mainly depends on:
a) Printing press
b) Internet connection
c) Radio waves
d) Books
Answer: b) Internet connection
24. Blogs are part of:
a) Print journalism
b) Online journalism
c) Broadcast journalism
d) Folk media
Answer: b) Online journalism
25. Journalism helps society by:
a) Spreading rumours
b) Informing people
c) Confusing people
d) Hiding facts
Answer: b) Informing people
Unit 3
1. Print media mainly refers to:
a) Television
b) Radio
c) Printed materials
d) Social media
Answer: c) Printed materials
2. An example of print media is:
a) Podcast
b) Newspaper
c) YouTube
d) Television
Answer: b) Newspaper
3. Print media is usually read in:
a) Digital form only
b) Printed form
c) Audio form
d) Visual form
Answer: b) Printed form
4. Books, newspapers, and magazines are forms of:
a) Broadcast media
b) Print media
c) Social media
d) Folk media
Answer: b) Print media
5. Print media mainly uses:
a) Internet
b) Paper and ink
c) Sound
d) Screens
Answer: b) Paper and ink
6. Early books were written on:
a) Paper only
b) Stone and clay tablets
c) Plastic
d) Screens
Answer: b) Stone and clay tablets
7. Papyrus was used mainly in:
a) China
b) Egypt
c) India
d) Europe
Answer: b) Egypt
8. The invention of paper is credited to:
a) Greeks
b) Romans
c) Chinese
d) Egyptians
Answer: c) Chinese
9. Books became widely available after the invention of:
a) Television
b) Internet
c) Printing press
d) Radio
Answer: c) Printing press
10. Johannes Gutenberg is famous for inventing the:
a) Typewriter
b) Printing press
c) Computer
d) Telephone
Answer: b) Printing press
11. E-books are:
a) Handwritten books
b) Digital books
c) Audio books
d) Printed books
Answer: b) Digital books
12. Online publishing mainly depends on:
a) Paper
b) Ink
c) Internet
d) Printing machines
Answer: c) Internet
13. Print-on-demand means:
a) Printing all books in advance
b) Printing books only when ordered
c) Stopping printing
d) Free printing
Answer: b) Printing books only when ordered
14. Self-publishing allows authors to:
a) Publish without publishers
b) Publish only magazines
c) Write anonymously
d) Avoid writing
Answer: a) Publish without publishers
15. Digital publishing helps in:
a) Increasing cost
b) Wider reach
c) Slower access
d) Limiting readers
Answer: b) Wider reach
16. Newspapers mainly provide:
a) Stories only
b) News and information
c) Poems
d) Advertisements only
Answer: b) News and information
17. The earliest form of newspapers appeared in:
a) Rome
b) China
c) India
d) England
Answer: b) China
18. Acta Diurna was published in:
a) Greece
b) Rome
c) China
d) France
Answer: b) Rome
19. Modern newspapers developed mainly in:
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) Australia
Answer: c) Europe
20. Newspapers are usually published:
a) Yearly
b) Monthly
c) Daily or weekly
d) Once in a lifetime
Answer: c) Daily or weekly
21. Magazines are generally published:
a) Daily
b) Weekly or monthly
c) Every hour
d) Yearly only
Answer: b) Weekly or monthly
22. Magazines usually focus on:
a) One topic or theme
b) Breaking news only
c) Weather only
d) Sports scores only
Answer: a) One topic or theme
23. The first magazines appeared in:
a) 15th century
b) 16th century
c) 17th century
d) 20th century
Answer: c) 17th century
24. Fashion magazines mainly deal with:
a) Politics
b) Education
c) Fashion and lifestyle
d) Science only
Answer: c) Fashion and lifestyle
25. Magazines are part of:
a) Broadcast media
b) Print media
c) Social media
d) Digital media only
Answer: b) Print media
Unit 4
1. Electronic media includes:
a) Newspapers and books
b) Radio, television, and internet
c) Letters only
d) Posters
Answer: b) Radio, television, and internet
2. The main function of electronic media is:
a) Cooking food
b) Communicating and sharing information
c) Building roads
d) Writing books
Answer: b) Communicating and sharing information
3. Examples of electronic media are:
a) Newspapers and magazines
b) TV, radio, and internet
c) Handwritten letters
d) Books
Answer: b) TV, radio, and internet
4. Electronic media is faster than:
a) Print media
b) Internet
c) Social media
d) Radio
Answer: a) Print media
5. Television and radio are part of:
a) Print media
b) Broadcast media
c) Digital books
d) Social media
Answer: b) Broadcast media
6. Radio mainly provides:
a) Text messages
b) Audio communication and entertainment
c) Printed news
d) Books
Answer: b) Audio communication and entertainment
7. The first radio broadcast started in:
a) 18th century
b) 19th century
c) Early 20th century
d) 21st century
Answer: c) Early 20th century
8. Radio helps in:
a) Reducing information
b) Quick dissemination of news
c) Printing books
d) Writing essays
Answer: b) Quick dissemination of news
9. Radio is important because it:
a) Only entertains
b) Reaches remote areas
c) Requires internet
d) Needs printing
Answer: b) Reaches remote areas
10. Radio can influence:
a) Music and culture
b) Only weather
c) Only traffic
d) Cooking only
Answer: a) Music and culture
11. Films are a form of:
a) Print media
b) Visual media
c) Social media
d) Books
Answer: b) Visual media
12. Current trends in films include:
a) Black and white films only
b) Digital cinema and streaming platforms
c) Radio plays
d) Handwritten scripts
Answer: b) Digital cinema and streaming platforms
13. A major issue in films today is:
a) Internet speed
b) Piracy and copyright violation
c) Printing press
d) Books shortage
Answer: b) Piracy and copyright violation
14. Films influence:
a) Education only
b) Culture, fashion, and lifestyle
c) Only traffic
d) Only radio programs
Answer: b) Culture, fashion, and lifestyle
15. Film industry is also called:
a) Press
b) Cinema
c) Radio
d) Library
Answer: b) Cinema
16. Television mainly provides:
a) Printed newspapers
b) Visual and audio information
c) Only music
d) Letters
Answer: b) Visual and audio information
17. TV influences:
a) Only education
b) Fashion, lifestyle, and opinions
c) Only history
d) Only traffic updates
Answer: b) Fashion, lifestyle, and opinions
18. TV helps in:
a) Reducing communication
b) Creating awareness about social issues
c) Printing books
d) Writing essays
Answer: b) Creating awareness about social issues
19. TV culture refers to:
a) Food culture only
b) Influence of television on daily life
c) Weather patterns
d) Only cinema
Answer: b) Influence of television on daily life
20. Television is part of:
a) Print media
b) Broadcast media
c) Folk media
d) Social media only
Answer: b) Broadcast media
21. Video games can influence:
a) Fashion and social behaviour
b) Only radio programs
c) Only newspapers
d) Only books
Answer: a) Fashion and social behaviour
22. Positive impact of video games includes:
a) Improved skills and teamwork
b) Increased laziness only
c) Reducing intelligence
d) No effect
Answer: a) Improved skills and teamwork
23. Social media is part of:
a) Print media
b) Digital media / Web 2.0
c) Radio only
d) Books
Answer: b) Digital media / Web 2.0
24. Web 2.0 allows:
a) One-way communication only
b) Interaction and sharing by users
c) Only printing newspapers
d) Writing books
Answer: b) Interaction and sharing by users
25. Social media platforms include:
a) Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
b) Newspapers only
c) Radio channels only
d) Printed books only
Answer: a) Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
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