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WorksheetsEvolution of Electronic Journalism in India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which year marks the formal beginning of broadcasting in India?
1923
1930
1936
1947
What was the original name of All India Radio (AIR) before nationalization?
Indian Broadcasting Company
Radio Hindustan
Bombay Broadcasting Corporation
National Radio Service
When was All India Radio officially renamed Akashvani?
1947
1957
1962
1970
Which of the following best describes AIR’s motto?
“Nation First, Voice Always”
“Bahujan Hitaya, Bahujan Sukhaya”
“In Service of the Nation”
“Truth Alone Triumphs”
The radio was used extensively in rural India after independence for promoting:
Cinema and popular culture
Political propaganda
Education and development programmes
Commercial advertising
The SITE (Satellite Instructional Television Experiment) was jointly conducted by India and which international organization?
BBC
UNESCO
NASA
CNN
The SITE experiment mainly aimed at:
Broadcasting Bollywood films nationwide
Providing rural education and development messages
Testing new radio frequencies
Promoting news privatization
In which year was Doordarshan separated from All India Radio as an independent entity?
1972
1976
1982
1988
What was Doordarshan’s first color telecast associated with?
1982 Asian Games in New Delhi
1983 Cricket World Cup
India’s Independence Day celebration
Launch of DD Metro
The introduction of television in India was first done in:
Delhi
Mumbai
Calcutta
Chennai
Which economic event led to the liberalization of Indian broadcasting?
The Green Revolution
1991 Economic Reform Policy
IT Boom of the 2000s
Demonetization
The first private satellite television channel in India was:
NDTV
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
NDTV initially started as a:
Full-time news broadcaster
Production house making news content for Doordarshan
Independent radio station
Regional channel in Delhi
Which channel introduced India’s first 24-hour news broadcasting format?
DD News
CNN-IBN
Star News (with NDTV)
Aaj Tak
The launch of private news channels in the 1990s led to:
Decrease in news consumption
Rise of infotainment and commercialization
Ban on regional reporting
Monopolization by the government
Which major event brought war reporting to the television forefront in India?
1965 India-Pakistan war
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
1999 Kargil conflict
2001 Parliament attack
In India, televised election coverage gained prominence from which decade?
1950s
1970s
1980s
1990s
“The World This Week,” a pathbreaking news show, was produced by:
Prannoy Roy
Barkha Dutt
Rajat Sharma
Arnab Goswami
Investigative journalism in India gained renewed visibility after:
The Tehelka exposé in 2001
Emergency of 1975
The Bofors scandal
Release of Cable TV Network Act
The growth of digital platforms and 24x7 TV news in India has primarily resulted in:
Greater regulation and editorial restraint
Sensationalism and competitive newsroom practices
Revival of radio journalism
Decline in viewer engagement
