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This section includes 435 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Networks knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
_______________ is considered to be biggest scandal anywhere in the world |
| A. | Bofors Scandal |
| B. | Stock Market Scandal |
| C. | 2G Spectrum Scandal |
| D. | Watergate Scandal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
A Health reporter relies on various official sources to get numbers of Covid affected patients in a city. Which of the following source, he may not depend upon? |
| A. | Covid facilities in the City |
| B. | Hospitals under State Government |
| C. | Ministry of Health Statistics |
| D. | Individual families afflicted by the disease |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
_________ journalist is known for discovering the Watergate Scandal |
| A. | Bob Woodward |
| B. | Frank William |
| C. | Bob Frankstein |
| D. | Edward Henry |
| Answer» B. Frank William | |
| 54. |
There are two main types of news; one is soft news, what is the other type? |
| A. | Tough news |
| B. | Hard news |
| C. | Intense news |
| D. | Complex news |
| Answer» C. Intense news | |
| 55. |
Term Yellow journalism is generally used for …. |
| A. | Sensationalism |
| B. | Human interest |
| C. | Features |
| D. | Analysis |
| Answer» B. Human interest | |
| 56. |
Which of the following reporting type makes the audience think about an issue? |
| A. | Crime Reporting |
| B. | Civic Reporting |
| C. | Infrastructure Reporting |
| D. | Investigative Reporting |
| Answer» C. Infrastructure Reporting | |
| 57. |
Osama Bin Laden's death raid was tweeted by a local guy before it was announced to the world. This could be categorised as an example of? |
| A. | Citizen Journalism |
| B. | Yellow Journalism |
| C. | Investigative Journalism |
| D. | Local Journalism |
| Answer» B. Yellow Journalism | |
| 58. |
All news related to trade/business falls under which beat |
| A. | Infrastructure Beat |
| B. | Civic Beat |
| C. | Business Beat |
| D. | Investigative Beat |
| Answer» D. Investigative Beat | |
| 59. |
Which of the following is a primary source for a legal beat reporter? |
| A. | Court |
| B. | Judge |
| C. | Lawyers |
| D. | Accused |
| Answer» B. Judge | |
| 60. |
A reporter has to observe discipline of ….... while filing a news report? |
| A. | Deadline |
| B. | Byline |
| C. | Dateline |
| D. | Deathline |
| Answer» B. Byline | |
| 61. |
If you are paid by a brand to write a story, what is it called? |
| A. | Editorial |
| B. | Advertorial |
| C. | Content Creation |
| D. | Strictly Editorial |
| Answer» C. Content Creation | |
| 62. |
Anna Hazare movement was against what? |
| A. | Dowry |
| B. | Corruption |
| C. | Castism |
| D. | Red tape |
| Answer» C. Castism | |
| 63. |
_________ is the ability to be unbiased and unprejudiced |
| A. | Objectivity |
| B. | Accuracy |
| C. | Logical |
| D. | Bold |
| Answer» B. Accuracy | |
| 64. |
What is H in 5Ws and 1 H? |
| A. | How |
| B. | Hard |
| C. | Himself |
| D. | Herself |
| Answer» B. Hard | |
| 65. |
Which editor was jailed for sexual harassment? |
| A. | Tarun Tejpal |
| B. | Aakar Patel |
| C. | Shekhar Gupta |
| D. | Vinod Dua |
| Answer» B. Aakar Patel | |
| 66. |
If a company pays you gifts/money to write a positive story, you will |
| A. | write the story |
| B. | Not write the story |
| C. | Write the story after informing your editor |
| D. | Not write the story and also inform the editor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Watergate Scandal happened in the year |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1974 |
| Answer» C. 1973 | |
| 68. |
Which of the following should be avoided while reporting a terror attack? |
| A. | Reporting with accurate details |
| B. | Stating the reasons for not disseminating certain information |
| C. | Giving details of hostages |
| D. | Coordinating with authorities |
| Answer» D. Coordinating with authorities | |
| 69. |
Practice of yellow journalism started in which city? |
| A. | New York |
| B. | London |
| C. | Berlin |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» B. London | |
| 70. |
On 23 April 1992, journalist Sucheta Dalal exposed ___________in column in The Times of India. |
| A. | Harshad Mehta scam |
| B. | Fodder scam |
| C. | Satyam scam |
| D. | Coalgate scam |
| Answer» B. Fodder scam | |
| 71. |
Investigative reporting is not ________________________. |
| A. | paparazzi journalism |
| B. | watchdog journalism |
| C. | Holding the powerful accountable |
| D. | Following the trail of wrongdoing |
| Answer» B. watchdog journalism | |
| 72. |
NDTV is owned by |
| A. | Shekar Kapur |
| B. | James Murdoch |
| C. | Prannoy Roy |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Goenka |
| Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Goenka | |
| 73. |
Which of the following news are covered under Infrastructure Beat? |
| A. | Railways |
| B. | Airports |
| C. | Individual Buildings |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
Nira Radia tapes helped to disclose India's biggest telecom scam known as |
| A. | 3G Scam |
| B. | Coal Scam |
| C. | Scam 1992 |
| D. | 2G Scam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
The primary advantage of the inverted-pyramid organization is that it |
| A. | is a natural way of telling any story |
| B. | rarely contains any surprises for the reader |
| C. | allows the reader to stop after reading only one or two paragraphs and still get the most important information |
| D. | locks reporters into a formula and discourages innovation |
| Answer» D. locks reporters into a formula and discourages innovation | |
| 76. |
2G Spectrum Scam took place during ____________ regime |
| A. | UPA I |
| B. | UPA II |
| C. | NDA I |
| D. | NDA II |
| Answer» C. NDA I | |
| 77. |
A deadline is approaching, you don't have confirmation for a story, you will |
| A. | Inform the editor honestly |
| B. | lie to the editor |
| C. | Write a report without confirmation |
| D. | Not inform anyone and write the story |
| Answer» B. lie to the editor | |
| 78. |
The new trend in journalism is: |
| A. | Sensationalism |
| B. | Patriotism |
| C. | Socialism |
| D. | Mechanism |
| Answer» B. Patriotism | |
| 79. |
____________ was prime accused in the Maharshtra Irrigation scam |
| A. | Prithviraj Chavan |
| B. | Ajit Pawar |
| C. | Ashok Chavan |
| D. | Chagan Bhujbal |
| Answer» C. Ashok Chavan | |
| 80. |
Muckraking is also known as___________, adverserial journalism. |
| A. | Entertainment reporting |
| B. | investigative reporting |
| C. | Political journalism |
| D. | Yellow journalism |
| Answer» C. Political journalism | |
| 81. |
The main accused in the scam was A. Raja. He belongs to which political party? |
| A. | AIADMK |
| B. | MMK |
| C. | PMK |
| D. | DMK |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
The golden rule in writing KISS describes |
| A. | Keep it strong and simple |
| B. | Keep it short and simple |
| C. | Keep it short and sweet |
| D. | Keep it simple and sweet |
| Answer» C. Keep it short and sweet | |
| 83. |
If you are sued by someone for writing a story against them, what should you do? |
| A. | Apologise to them and beg for forgiveness |
| B. | Apologise to your editor |
| C. | Inform the editor and legal team |
| D. | Do not inform anyone and hire a lawyer independently |
| Answer» D. Do not inform anyone and hire a lawyer independently | |
| 84. |
Reporting department is headed by whom? |
| A. | Special Correspondent |
| B. | News Editor |
| C. | Chief Reporeter |
| D. | Head Reporter |
| Answer» D. Head Reporter | |
| 85. |
The second paragraph of an inverted-pyramid story should |
| A. | continue with the most newsworthy point, adding details and color. |
| B. | start an entirely new topic |
| C. | name people, without further clarification, who are referred to in the lead. |
| D. | provide background information. |
| Answer» B. start an entirely new topic | |
| 86. |
When you judge whether something is news, you’re determining whether it’s |
| A. | incomplete |
| B. | lengthy |
| C. | newsworthy |
| D. | body |
| Answer» D. body | |
| 87. |
The primary advantage of the inverted-pyramid style of writing news is that it |
| A. | is a natural way of telling any story |
| B. | rarely contains any surprises for the reader |
| C. | allows the reader to stop after reading only one or two paragraphs and still get the most important information |
| D. | locks reporters into a formula and discourages innovation |
| Answer» D. locks reporters into a formula and discourages innovation | |
| 88. |
Apart from local police which agencies act as a source in crime beat? |
| A. | CID |
| B. | CBI |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | Victim's Family |
| Answer» D. Victim's Family | |
| 89. |
When a source uses technical language, the reporter should |
| A. | translate it into plain English |
| B. | reproduce it exactly as the source stated it |
| C. | try to guess its meaning |
| D. | expect readers to look it up on Wikipedia |
| Answer» B. reproduce it exactly as the source stated it | |
| 90. |
Journalism that depends upon computer-assisted analysis of existing information is known as |
| A. | Offline journalism |
| B. | Technical journalism |
| C. | CAA journalism |
| D. | Database journalism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
Head of police force in a city is …... |
| A. | Supt. of Police |
| B. | DGP |
| C. | IGP |
| D. | Police Commissioner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
What is a common thing in all types of beats? |
| A. | Method of coverage |
| B. | Method of talking |
| C. | Method of asking questions |
| D. | Both B & C |
| Answer» B. Method of talking | |
| 93. |
___________is important when selecting news. |
| A. | News Value |
| B. | Celebs |
| C. | Journalist |
| D. | News Anchor |
| Answer» B. Celebs | |
| 94. |
The opening paragraph or the introduction paragraph of the news story is called as |
| A. | Lead |
| B. | Spot |
| C. | Observation |
| D. | Space |
| Answer» B. Spot | |
| 95. |
Stock market reports are vital to know the state of the market. Who covers them? |
| A. | General reporter |
| B. | The editor |
| C. | Special correspondent |
| D. | Equities editor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
How does a diary helps a journalist in writing a follow up story? |
| A. | The diary allows a journalist to plan ahead and keep track of current events and controversies |
| B. | The diary helps a journalist to remember the date of the event |
| C. | The diary helps to note down the points from the ongoing event or incident |
| D. | Both A & C |
| Answer» B. The diary helps a journalist to remember the date of the event | |
| 97. |
The 26/7 deluge, which was a result of unplanned city planning around city rivers, took place in this city |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Bengaluru |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 98. |
The first foreign news agency to start its operations in India was |
| A. | Associated Press |
| B. | Reuters |
| C. | DPA |
| D. | TASS |
| Answer» C. DPA | |
| 99. |
____________ is considered to be one of the biggest political- media scandals in India |
| A. | Scam 1992 |
| B. | Nira Radia Case |
| C. | Coal Scam |
| D. | Political scam |
| Answer» C. Coal Scam | |
| 100. |
The practice of sending a journalist to report a story, about which he/she has little experience is called as |
| A. | Parachute Journalism |
| B. | Rocket Journalism |
| C. | Flight Journalism |
| D. | Emergency Journalism |
| Answer» B. Rocket Journalism | |