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2020 SST Quiz - 'Understanding Media'

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Print media consists of

a)

Newspapers

b)

Magazines

c)

Both of these

d)

None of these

2.

Which of the following is not a part of the electronic media?

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Computer(Internet)

d)

Magazines

3.

Which of the following comprise mass media?

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Newspapers

d)

All of these

4.

Newspapers and T.V. channels are controlled by

a)

Big business houses

b)

Small business houses

c)

Bureaucrats

d)

Defence personnel

5.

Local media cover

a)

Local news and events

b)

National news and events

c)

International news and events

d)

Only local financial news

6.

What is Khabar Lahriya?

a)

Indian TV Channel

b)

Pakistan Radio channel

c)

Indian newspaper published fortnightly

d)

Indian newspaper published weekly

7.

Cost of advertisement varies from Rs.1000 to Rs.10,000 for how many seconds

a)

60 secs

b)

40 secs

c)

10 secs

d)

20 secs

8.

A balanced media report is in favour of

(a)  

9.

The attack on Twin Towers in America in 2001 is referred to as

(a)  

10.

Which options are related to J.L.Baird?

a)

Radio

b)

Television

c)

1630

d)

1928

e)

Telephone

11.

Who invented Radio?

a)

J.L.Baird

b)

Graham Bell

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

G. Marconi

12.

In 1901 what was invented?

a)

Computer

b)

Television

c)

Radio

d)

Newspaper

13.

In which year was the first radio broadcast in India?

(a)  

14.

In which year was the first TV telecast in India?

(a)  

15.

The word 'Media' is plural. What is the singular of Media?

(a)  

16.

The main source of income of the mass media is

a)

Donations

b)

Advertising

c)

None of these

17.

The sole purpose of big business houses who own/control the Media (mainly Newspapers& TV channels) is

a)

service

b)

charity

c)

profit

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

18.

Preventing news items, views, reviews etc from being published or aired in media, by the government, is called

(a)  

19.

Who was the Prime Minister of India during 'the Emergency' period of 21 months in 1975-77 ?

a)

Narendra Modi

b)

Rajiv Gandhi

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Indira Gandhi

e)

Manmohan Singh

20.

How was the Quiz?

a)

Fair

b)

Good

c)

Excellent

d)

None of these