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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.
| 101. |
If you are covering a murder what report would you get from an inquest? |
| A. | Report on the presence of poison |
| B. | The condition of the viscera |
| C. | Post mortem report |
| D. | The cause of death |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
One way of organizing questions for an interview is called the funnel, which arranges questions |
| A. | A. From the most general to the most specific. |
| B. | B. From the most personal to the most impersonal. |
| C. | C. From the most impersonal to the most personal. |
| D. | D. From the most specific to the most general. |
| Answer» B. B. From the most personal to the most impersonal. | |
| 103. |
Environmental activists reporting the issue of Aarey forest through social media is an example of |
| A. | Beat Reporting |
| B. | Yellow Journalism |
| C. | Citizen Journalism |
| D. | Black Journalism |
| Answer» D. Black Journalism | |
| 104. |
During 'Me Too' campaign, against which Indian journalist turned politician 11 cases were filed by women journalist under sexual harassment charges? |
| A. | Vineet Jain |
| B. | Manoranjan Bharti |
| C. | M J Akbar |
| D. | Vir Sanghvi |
| Answer» D. Vir Sanghvi | |
| 105. |
2G Spectrum scam is estimated to be a scam of _______________ |
| A. | 1.75 lk cr |
| B. | 1.57 lk cr |
| C. | 2.5 lk cr |
| D. | 1 lk cr |
| Answer» B. 1.57 lk cr | |
| 106. |
…....is one of the important ethical principle of reporting. |
| A. | Sharpness |
| B. | Speed |
| C. | Objectivity |
| D. | Punctuality |
| Answer» D. Punctuality | |
| 107. |
If a news story reports on a controversy in which one person has made accusations against another, the reporter should |
| A. | include the response of the accused party in the same story |
| B. | write a separate story for the same day’s paper on the accused person’s response |
| C. | write a separate story for the next day on the accused person’s response |
| D. | identify the accused person in only the most general terms to avoid a libel suit |
| Answer» B. write a separate story for the same day’s paper on the accused person’s response | |
| 108. |
For a crime beat reporter which of the following is a source? |
| A. | Editor |
| B. | Police |
| C. | Witnesses |
| D. | Both B & C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
The process in which the reporter goes back over old stories to find ideas for follow-ups and updates is called as |
| A. | Follow Ups |
| B. | Anniversary Follow Ups |
| C. | Old Stories |
| D. | Breaking News |
| Answer» C. Old Stories | |
| 110. |
At the prewriting stage, the reporters should |
| A. | identify a central point and have a good kicker in mind |
| B. | identify a central point and prepare a brief outline. |
| C. | prepare a brief outline and select the quotations to use |
| D. | have the story completely drafted in their head. |
| Answer» C. prepare a brief outline and select the quotations to use | |
| 111. |
For a political reporter what is important to know before covering elections |
| A. | All Political Parties |
| B. | Members of the parties |
| C. | Political members marital status |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 112. |
Which of the following is not a principle of news reporting |
| A. | Truth |
| B. | Partiality |
| C. | Timeliness |
| D. | Accuracy |
| Answer» C. Timeliness | |
| 113. |
An Internet service provider (ISP) informs the manager of a school television station that the station's Web site has exceeded its allocated bandwidth. Which of the following recent changes to the Web site is most likely responsible? |
| A. | A. the addition of a number of e-mail addresses in the "Contact Us" section |
| B. | B. a new section that allows visitors to download video and audio files |
| C. | C. the addition of a "Guestbook" section that allows visitors to leave comments |
| D. | D. a new photo gallery of news-related images |
| Answer» C. C. the addition of a "Guestbook" section that allows visitors to leave comments | |
| 114. |
Traditional news media—newspapers, magazines and broadcast news operations—provide what percentage of the factual information on the Internet? |
| A. | A. 70 percent. |
| B. | B. 55 percent. |
| C. | C. 85 percent. |
| D. | D. 90 percent. |
| Answer» D. D. 90 percent. | |
| 115. |
Before reporting any story should you email all parties for their quotes? |
| A. | Not Necessary |
| B. | Only the ones I prefer |
| C. | All parties should be emailed |
| D. | Don’t have time to email |
| Answer» D. Don’t have time to email | |
| 116. |
In writing a report one tries to also associate the story with someone who can genuinely describe the events. This is called as adding |
| A. | Facts |
| B. | Observations |
| C. | Quotes / Attributes |
| D. | Sequence / Continuity |
| Answer» D. Sequence / Continuity | |
| 117. |
It contains the less important information which is often omitted by the newspaper editor if there is not enough space left in the newspaper. |
| A. | Lead |
| B. | Body |
| C. | Beat reporters |
| D. | Tail |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
Increasing awareness about issues related to Global warming has increased the significance of this beat |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Environment |
| C. | Law |
| D. | Crime |
| Answer» C. Law | |
| 119. |
Every arrested accused has to be produced before the court within ….. |
| A. | 24 hours |
| B. | 48 hours |
| C. | 15 days |
| D. | 1 month |
| Answer» B. 48 hours | |
| 120. |
The proportion of people who get their news from mobile devices was recently estimated at |
| A. | A. About one-quarter. |
| B. | B. About three-quarters. |
| C. | C. About two-thirds. |
| D. | D. About half. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
A cardinal sin for a journalist is to |
| A. | misspell a name. |
| B. | disagree with an editor or news director. |
| C. | publish a story that angers local officials. |
| D. | reveal how decisions are made about what is newsworthy. |
| Answer» B. disagree with an editor or news director. | |
| 122. |
Which famour TV journalist's name was involved in Nira Radia case? |
| A. | Ravish Kumar |
| B. | Arnab Goswami |
| C. | Barkha Dutt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
In journalism, a “mojo” is a |
| A. | journalist who has an unusual degree of sex appeal. |
| B. | a source who provides a journalist with a good-luck charm. |
| C. | a source who has the ability to bounce back from adversity. |
| D. | journalist who carries her tools—computers, cameras, recorders—with her at all times. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
The Press Council of India (PCI), issued guidelines on on reporting Suicides in 2019. The PCI regulates the |
| A. | Broadcast Media |
| B. | Print Media |
| C. | Social Media |
| D. | Radio |
| Answer» C. Social Media | |
| 125. |
The vertical spread of matter on a newspaper page in known as.. |
| A. | Vertical matter |
| B. | Piller |
| C. | Wall |
| D. | Column |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Who started India Against Corruption movement? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Pandit Nehru |
| C. | Anna Hazare |
| D. | Baba Amte |
| Answer» D. Baba Amte | |
| 127. |
Recently The Hindu newspaper published an investigative report related to __________, which was termed by the Supreme Court of India as the legitimate one. |
| A. | Rafale deal |
| B. | Satyam scam |
| C. | Commonwealth scam |
| D. | Cement scam |
| Answer» B. Satyam scam | |
| 128. |
A good newspaper is always on the look-out for potential; |
| A. | Readers |
| B. | Viewers |
| C. | Communities |
| D. | Strategies |
| Answer» B. Viewers | |
| 129. |
Why is yellow journalism used? |
| A. | sell more news |
| B. | give right information |
| C. | for investigative journalism |
| D. | for citizen journalism |
| Answer» B. give right information | |
| 130. |
News is something that is _______________ |
| A. | Old |
| B. | Bright |
| C. | New |
| D. | Sold |
| Answer» D. Sold | |
| 131. |
News about Mumbai's water supply comes under which beat? |
| A. | Environment |
| B. | State government |
| C. | Civic affairs |
| D. | Police |
| Answer» D. Police | |
| 132. |
What is the main drawback of citizen journalism |
| A. | It is more democratic |
| B. | It is more transparent |
| C. | It is a personalised view |
| D. | It is objective |
| Answer» D. It is objective | |
| 133. |
Investigative journalism can be_____________________ |
| A. | time-consuming, expensive and risky |
| B. | easy and cheap |
| C. | easily accessible |
| D. | quickly reported |
| Answer» B. easy and cheap | |
| 134. |
A newspapers news desk can receive news from it own reporters, correspondents and |
| A. | Competition |
| B. | News Agencies |
| C. | The masses |
| D. | Previous issue of the newspaper |
| Answer» C. The masses | |
| 135. |
What is bias in journalism? |
| A. | Only writing bad things about a person, event or issue |
| B. | Only writing good things about a person, event or issue |
| C. | An unbalanced and unfair way of looking at a situation and reporting it |
| D. | Making up your mind about a person before getting to know him/her |
| Answer» D. Making up your mind about a person before getting to know him/her | |
| 136. |
The rule for when to use “who” and when to use “whom” is that |
| A. | “whom” refers to the subject of a clause and “who” refers to the object of a verb or preposition |
| B. | “who” is acceptable in spoken language but “whom” is preferred in written language |
| C. | “whom” is used only in scholarly writing and “who” is used in more informal writing |
| D. | “who” refers to the subject of a clause and “whom” refers to the object of a verb or preposition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
In a state legislature Upper House is |
| A. | Lok Sabha |
| B. | Rajjya Sabha |
| C. | Council |
| D. | Assembly |
| Answer» D. Assembly | |
| 138. |
Hard news is mostly_____ |
| A. | spot news |
| B. | society news |
| C. | entertainment news |
| D. | filler news |
| Answer» B. society news | |
| 139. |
‘Operation West End,’ conducted by news portal _____________ in 2001 to expose alleged corruption in defence deals. |
| A. | timesofindia.com |
| B. | tehelka.com |
| C. | theindianexpress.com |
| D. | openmagazine.com |
| Answer» C. theindianexpress.com | |
| 140. |
Specialised training should be given to war correspondents because |
| A. | They may let out operational details |
| B. | They will display bodies of soldiers |
| C. | They may file reports not checked by the army |
| D. | They may file erroneous reports |
| Answer» B. They will display bodies of soldiers | |
| 141. |
Even if a story has _______it will be reported |
| A. | Conflict |
| B. | Little Value |
| C. | No Value |
| D. | Confusion |
| Answer» B. Little Value | |
| 142. |
What is India's ranking on the global list for journalists murdered in 2020? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
Which of the following US presidents were involved in the Watergate Scandal? |
| A. | John F Kennedy |
| B. | Richard Nixon |
| C. | Donald Trump |
| D. | George Bush |
| Answer» C. Donald Trump | |
| 144. |
Maharshtra Irrigation Scam is between |
| A. | Politician-Bureaucrat |
| B. | Politician-Journalist |
| C. | Politician-Contractor |
| D. | Politician-Bureaucrat-Contractor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
Recently 'The Hindu' newspaper published a series investigative reports related to __________, which was termed by the Supreme Court of India as the legitimate one. |
| A. | Rafale deal |
| B. | Satyam scam |
| C. | Commonwealth scam |
| D. | Cement scam |
| Answer» B. Satyam scam | |
| 146. |
News reporters try to write sentences with positive construction rather than negative construction because |
| A. | newspapers strive to be up-beat and positive |
| B. | negative sentences are wordier and harder to understand |
| C. | positive sentences make readers feel happier. |
| D. | negative sentences displease advertisers |
| Answer» C. positive sentences make readers feel happier. | |
| 147. |
As a journalist you are not allowed to accept |
| A. | kickbacks |
| B. | stories |
| C. | data |
| D. | quotes |
| Answer» B. stories | |
| 148. |
Practice of continuation of lengthy news from front page to inside page has been stopped by which newspaper? |
| A. | The Hindu |
| B. | Indian Express |
| C. | The Times of India |
| D. | Hindustan Times |
| Answer» D. Hindustan Times | |
| 149. |
Which of the following is considered as Investigative journalism? |
| A. | Watchdog journalism |
| B. | Leak journalism |
| C. | Daily reporting |
| D. | Misuse of information |
| Answer» B. Leak journalism | |
| 150. |
Which out of the following is not the priciple of news reporting: |
| A. | Truth |
| B. | Partiality |
| C. | Timeliness |
| D. | Accuracy |
| Answer» C. Timeliness | |