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| 351. |
VHS stands for |
| A. | Variety Home System |
| B. | Visual Home System |
| C. | Video Home System |
| D. | Virtual Home System |
| Answer» C. Video Home System | |
| 352. |
Use _____________ for dates, months and years. |
| A. | phrases |
| B. | Words |
| C. | figures |
| D. | drawing |
| Answer» D. drawing | |
| 353. |
Removing unwanted area of picture is called __________. |
| A. | creeping |
| B. | cropping |
| C. | crossing |
| D. | crawling |
| Answer» C. crossing | |
| 354. |
A quote from the story that is enlarged and appears within the text is called ________ |
| A. | standfirst |
| B. | pull-quote |
| C. | Headline |
| D. | caption |
| Answer» C. Headline | |
| 355. |
What is a cutline? |
| A. | A caption that tells you what a photo is about |
| B. | A delete mark in an edited writing |
| C. | The lines that draw your attention in a photo |
| D. | A false quote from a source |
| Answer» B. A delete mark in an edited writing | |
| 356. |
False alarm led to#the fireman's death. While proof reading the sentence, what does the editing symbol # mean? |
| A. | Capitalise |
| B. | Delete |
| C. | Space |
| D. | Align |
| Answer» D. Align | |
| 357. |
Technically balance comes in____________ general flavors |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 5 | |
| 358. |
Identify from the following which of these is not a reason for cropping an image. |
| A. | To emphasize the centre of interest |
| B. | To eliminate a wanted portion |
| C. | To adjust the shape to fit a given layout |
| D. | To enlarge small portions |
| Answer» C. To adjust the shape to fit a given layout | |
| 359. |
Writer's block is: |
| A. | An inability to produce new work |
| B. | A community of writers |
| C. | A mechanism to help writers boost their skills |
| D. | Process of editing |
| Answer» B. A community of writers | |
| 360. |
The major objective of balanced and responsible journalism is |
| A. | infotainment |
| B. | entertainment |
| C. | economic profit |
| D. | social inclusion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 361. |
The first paragraph of a story in a newspaper in called |
| A. | Headline |
| B. | Lead |
| C. | News Story |
| D. | Feature |
| Answer» C. News Story | |
| 362. |
DPI stands for _____________. |
| A. | Dots Per Inch |
| B. | Dots Particular Index |
| C. | Distance Picture Index |
| D. | Directed Picture Index |
| Answer» B. Dots Particular Index | |
| 363. |
_______________________ is a very important element of producing a great written document, and it takes a great deal of knowledge and patience to proofread a document effectively. |
| A. | Proofreading |
| B. | publication |
| C. | Captioning photos |
| D. | copy editor |
| Answer» B. publication | |
| 364. |
Which of these is a tabloid headline? |
| A. | Priyanka Chopra shares pic in a face shield, goggles and mask |
| B. | Harry and Meg move belongings in dead of night |
| C. | Shraddha Kapoor looks ethereal in Falguni Peacock bridalwear |
| D. | Anushka shoots amid the new normal |
| Answer» C. Shraddha Kapoor looks ethereal in Falguni Peacock bridalwear | |
| 365. |
A __________ is a window to the newsstory. |
| A. | bottomline |
| B. | mainline |
| C. | headline |
| D. | baseline |
| Answer» D. baseline | |
| 366. |
The guidelines for layout is called |
| A. | Dummy |
| B. | Layout |
| C. | Stylebook |
| D. | Columns |
| Answer» D. Columns | |
| 367. |
The brand team of news organisation falls undet the domain of |
| A. | Editor-in-chief |
| B. | Sub-editor |
| C. | Page editor |
| D. | Copy editor |
| Answer» B. Sub-editor | |
| 368. |
The _____________ specializes in grammar, punctualization, fact-checking, spelling, and formatting. |
| A. | copy editor |
| B. | Content Editor |
| C. | Acquisition Editor |
| D. | Sports Editor |
| Answer» B. Content Editor | |
| 369. |
Who is the main person for PCR? |
| A. | Advertisor |
| B. | Management |
| C. | Intern |
| D. | News editor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 370. |
A headline or text accompanying a picture or illustrtion |
| A. | Photo caption |
| B. | Bullet |
| C. | Lead |
| D. | Byline |
| Answer» B. Bullet | |
| 371. |
Advertisements to appear in the body of print newspapers are often produced in separate CCI module called________ |
| A. | Ad Desk |
| B. | Editorial |
| C. | Sourcing |
| D. | Distribution |
| Answer» B. Editorial | |
| 372. |
An Umbrella lead is also called_________ |
| A. | Question lead |
| B. | Shotgun lead |
| C. | Anecdotal lead |
| D. | Contrast lead |
| Answer» C. Anecdotal lead | |
| 373. |
While writing/editing a story, you should avoid: |
| A. | Jargon |
| B. | Anecdote |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Nutgraf |
| Answer» B. Anecdote | |
| 374. |
News which are current and trending. |
| A. | Timeliness |
| B. | Significance |
| C. | Proximity |
| D. | Prominence |
| Answer» B. Significance | |
| 375. |
What is Verbose |
| A. | Scanty words |
| B. | Using more words than needed |
| C. | Opposite words |
| D. | Jargon |
| Answer» C. Opposite words | |
| 376. |
Widow in newspaper production refers to |
| A. | Isolated word |
| B. | Useless headline |
| C. | Bad break |
| D. | Tie break |
| Answer» B. Useless headline | |
| 377. |
____________ is an art by itself. |
| A. | Writing Caption |
| B. | Writing content |
| C. | Writing news |
| D. | Writing lead |
| Answer» B. Writing content | |
| 378. |
____________is the internal space management of the pages which helps pages to give cleaner look |
| A. | Page architecture |
| B. | illustration |
| C. | editorial content |
| D. | page layout |
| Answer» B. illustration | |
| 379. |
Which of these is not a function of a deck? |
| A. | To establish a connect between reader and editor |
| B. | Second layer of information |
| C. | Attract audience attention |
| D. | Visually more interesting than plain text |
| Answer» B. Second layer of information | |
| 380. |
Sentences that have lots of parentheses, dashes and semicolons are examples of |
| A. | clarity |
| B. | careful writing |
| C. | excessive punctuation |
| D. | highbrow writing |
| Answer» D. highbrow writing | |
| 381. |
Following that does not fall into the balance of layout composition |
| A. | Symmetrical |
| B. | Asymmetrical |
| C. | Mechanical |
| D. | composite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 382. |
This is what catches the eye first and leads/interests the reader to go to the main article |
| A. | Photograph |
| B. | Picture Caption |
| C. | Headline |
| D. | Byline |
| Answer» D. Byline | |
| 383. |
Who amongst this is an Editor |
| A. | Rajdeep Sardesai |
| B. | Malika Sherwat |
| C. | Chang Lee |
| D. | Shanaya Kapoor |
| Answer» B. Malika Sherwat | |
| 384. |
The_________is the last link between the newspaper and the public |
| A. | Copy editor |
| B. | Publisher |
| C. | Photographer |
| D. | Reporter |
| Answer» B. Publisher | |
| 385. |
Which of these is the appropriate form of abbreviation? |
| A. | Reserve Bank of India RBI |
| B. | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
| C. | RBI Reserve Bank of India |
| D. | (RBI) Reserve Bank of India |
| Answer» C. RBI Reserve Bank of India | |
| 386. |
A recent development in the newspaper to highlight stories of inside pages on the first page below the flag (Flag - The Times of India) |
| A. | Flash |
| B. | Headline |
| C. | Deck |
| D. | Lead |
| Answer» B. Headline | |
| 387. |
When writing a caption, what verb tense should be used to describe the action in the photo? |
| A. | Past tense |
| B. | Present tense |
| C. | Present perfect tense |
| D. | Future tense |
| Answer» C. Present perfect tense | |
| 388. |
Elements that are not part of of layout or page makeup |
| A. | Face to face communication |
| B. | Photographs |
| C. | drawings |
| D. | charts |
| Answer» B. Photographs | |
| 389. |
Which of the following is the latest development in the field of television set production |
| A. | LCD SETS |
| B. | LED SETS |
| C. | SMART SETS |
| D. | HDTV SETS |
| Answer» D. HDTV SETS | |
| 390. |
Which language paper is Free Press Journal |
| A. | English |
| B. | Hindi |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Telegu |
| Answer» B. Hindi | |
| 391. |
The _________________ and photograph compliment each other |
| A. | Headline |
| B. | Credit |
| C. | Lead |
| D. | Caption |
| Answer» E. | |
| 392. |
You go on a hiking trip across Europe. Throughout your journey, you keep a journal in which you describe the scenes, people, buildings, plants, animals and everything else you encounter. What type of writing is it? |
| A. | Expository |
| B. | Narrative |
| C. | Persuasive |
| D. | Descriptive |
| Answer» E. | |
| 393. |
The _____________ is used to set off parts of a sentence. |
| A. | m - dash |
| B. | Exclamation |
| C. | Semi - Colon |
| D. | Semi - Colon |
| Answer» B. Exclamation | |
| 394. |
Avoid ____________ voice because it tends to sap energy and power from your prose. |
| A. | Active Voice |
| B. | Passive voice |
| C. | Past voice |
| D. | Nother Voice |
| Answer» C. Past voice | |
| 395. |
How are facts arranged in inverted pyramid style? |
| A. | Less important to most important |
| B. | Most important to less important |
| C. | Slowly building to the most interesting facts |
| D. | crucial facts equally spaced throughout the story |
| Answer» C. Slowly building to the most interesting facts | |
| 396. |
The _____________ have to compare the printed copy with the original. |
| A. | Manager |
| B. | Editor |
| C. | Proof readers |
| D. | Desk Editor |
| Answer» D. Desk Editor | |
| 397. |
A person who edits a copy of a story is called an e__________________. |
| A. | Developmental Editor |
| B. | other |
| C. | Editor |
| D. | Content Editor |
| Answer» D. Content Editor | |
| 398. |
When you repeat the information of the first paragraph in the second paragraph of a news story it is called a |
| A. | Double-decker lead |
| B. | Dead Lead |
| C. | Quote Lead |
| D. | Ambiguous lead |
| Answer» B. Dead Lead | |
| 399. |
A well written photo caption should not be __________. |
| A. | accuarte |
| B. | ambigious |
| C. | honest |
| D. | explained fully |
| Answer» E. | |
| 400. |
Which among the following is NOT a news value? |
| A. | Proximity |
| B. | Novelty |
| C. | Prominence |
| D. | Spelling |
| Answer» E. | |