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This section includes 452 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
------- means information can be published but only under conditions negotiated by the source. |
| A. | deep background |
| B. | On the record |
| C. | background |
| D. | off the record |
| Answer» D. off the record | |
| 52. |
------- features take the reader back to revisit an event and issues surrounding it. |
| A. | spot |
| B. | Lifestyle |
| C. | Trend |
| D. | Historical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
A ------- feature story is a walk down memory lane, a recollection of facts from an era long gone. |
| A. | historical |
| B. | seasonal |
| C. | nostalgic |
| D. | profile |
| Answer» D. profile | |
| 54. |
In -------, you simply choose a topic and make a list of everything that comes to mind. |
| A. | direct |
| B. | indirect |
| C. | demonstrative |
| D. | brainstorming |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
In a review, the ------- summarises the plot in a few paragraphs. |
| A. | introduction |
| B. | body |
| C. | headline |
| D. | last paragarpah |
| Answer» C. headline | |
| 56. |
------- columns break down the jargon for the reader. |
| A. | letters to the editor |
| B. | Analytical |
| C. | Agony aunt |
| D. | sports |
| Answer» C. Agony aunt | |
| 57. |
------- is a hallmark of a human interest story. |
| A. | news |
| B. | helplessness |
| C. | shock |
| D. | sensitivity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
The word ------- is derived from a french word 'recherche'. |
| A. | research |
| B. | construct |
| C. | re-examine |
| D. | abstract |
| Answer» B. construct | |
| 59. |
Newspaper feature writing is generally detached and -------. |
| A. | lengthy |
| B. | subjective |
| C. | Objective |
| D. | short |
| Answer» D. short | |
| 60. |
This statement: 'the views expressed by the writer are not shared by the newspaper' is called a ------- . |
| A. | warning |
| B. | disclaimer |
| C. | defence |
| D. | offence |
| Answer» C. defence | |
| 61. |
Quality reviews enhance the ------- of the publication/ shows in question. |
| A. | frequency |
| B. | credibility |
| C. | length |
| D. | sales |
| Answer» C. length | |
| 62. |
The ------- page is the page opposite to the Editorial page. |
| A. | business page |
| B. | Op-Ed |
| C. | sports page |
| D. | city news page |
| Answer» C. sports page | |
| 63. |
The purpose of an interview is ------- from the interviewee. |
| A. | to extract information |
| B. | to have fun |
| C. | to spoil his/her name |
| D. | to make fun |
| Answer» B. to have fun | |
| 64. |
------- stories discuss a person, place, animal or thing in an emotional way. |
| A. | historical |
| B. | Human interest |
| C. | Hard news story |
| D. | seasonal |
| Answer» C. Hard news story | |
| 65. |
A ------- is a question which subtly prompts the respondent to answer in a particular way. |
| A. | close-ended question |
| B. | typical question |
| C. | open-ended question |
| D. | Leading question |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
The first "A" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- . |
| A. | allergy |
| B. | appeal |
| C. | align |
| D. | act |
| Answer» C. align | |
| 67. |
A sound recordist will not allow an interview to proceed unltil he is satisfied by the ------- of the sound. |
| A. | quality |
| B. | magnitude |
| C. | length |
| D. | space used |
| Answer» B. magnitude | |
| 68. |
------- are the principles we adhere to as a journalist. |
| A. | falsehood |
| B. | ideas |
| C. | truth |
| D. | ethics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
In a review, the ------- gives the title and mentions the director, producer and actors. |
| A. | body |
| B. | introduction |
| C. | closing |
| D. | middle |
| Answer» C. closing | |
| 70. |
------- reporter captures the hype created with respect to a way of life. |
| A. | Lifestyle |
| B. | Crime |
| C. | Environment |
| D. | Transport |
| Answer» B. Crime | |
| 71. |
Arts, entertainment and lifestyle stories are considered to be ------- in nature. |
| A. | Entertaining |
| B. | Emotional |
| C. | Hard News |
| D. | Soft News |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
------- notes means writing down or noting down information taken while covering a story. |
| A. | collecting |
| B. | seeing |
| C. | shorthand |
| D. | transcribing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
------- is directed towards a geographically diverse, but narrow target audience who has specific interests and demographic characteristics. |
| A. | Advertisement writing |
| B. | Newspaper writing |
| C. | Magazine writing |
| D. | Radio scripting |
| Answer» D. Radio scripting | |
| 74. |
The ------- interview is done when the interviewee doesnot have the patience or time to sit for a face-to-face discussion. |
| A. | neutral |
| B. | |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | face-to-face |
| Answer» C. None of the above | |
| 75. |
A ------- interview is a sit down tete-a-tete. |
| A. | face-to-face |
| B. | telephonic |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | |
| Answer» B. telephonic | |
| 76. |
A film reviewer is one who understands ------- . |
| A. | books |
| B. | cinema |
| C. | food |
| D. | poems |
| Answer» C. food | |
| 77. |
------- means information can be published but without identifying your source. |
| A. | off the record |
| B. | On the record |
| C. | deep background |
| D. | background |
| Answer» D. background | |
| 78. |
------- typically records the people, events, sights and feelings of an author who is touring a foreign place for the pleasure of travel. |
| A. | historical story |
| B. | seasonal story |
| C. | Travel literature |
| D. | Literature |
| Answer» D. Literature | |
| 79. |
------- deal with the mix of travel, tourism and the hospitality industry. |
| A. | Diaries |
| B. | Travellogues |
| C. | Fiction |
| D. | Nonfiction |
| Answer» C. Fiction | |
| 80. |
The "E" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- . |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | Enthusiasm |
| C. | Ecstacy |
| D. | Emptiness |
| Answer» C. Ecstacy | |
| 81. |
The "S" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- . |
| A. | Significance |
| B. | Singularity |
| C. | Signature |
| D. | Simplicity |
| Answer» B. Singularity | |
| 82. |
A major clue in facde-to-face interview is the ------- |
| A. | body language |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | Both of them |
| D. | facial expressions |
| Answer» D. facial expressions | |
| 83. |
In ------- interviews it is important to make eye contact. |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | telephonic |
| C. | face-to-face |
| D. | |
| Answer» D. email | |
| 84. |
A ------- column reflects what the ordinary/ common man thinks about a particular issue or article. |
| A. | sports |
| B. | Op-Ed |
| C. | letters to the editor |
| D. | editorial page |
| Answer» D. editorial page | |
| 85. |
The ------- is where the feature writer lays out for the reader exactly what the story is all about. |
| A. | box |
| B. | Nutgraf |
| C. | middle |
| D. | start |
| Answer» C. middle | |
| 86. |
------- Interview emphasizes the individual being featured. |
| A. | Q&A |
| B. | Depth |
| C. | Profile |
| D. | face-to-face |
| Answer» D. face-to-face | |
| 87. |
------- is background information or human-interest stories. |
| A. | Soft news |
| B. | Facts |
| C. | Entertainment |
| D. | Hard news |
| Answer» B. Facts | |
| 88. |
------- ads are mostly found in the space close to classified advertising. |
| A. | Product |
| B. | Creative |
| C. | Obituary |
| D. | Small |
| Answer» D. Small | |
| 89. |
The role of feature story is to educate and ------- . |
| A. | complicate |
| B. | confuse |
| C. | entertain |
| D. | misunderstand |
| Answer» D. misunderstand | |
| 90. |
Williamson (1975) said a ------- feature is “an account of an annual event or an aspect of that annual event which captures its spirit. |
| A. | historical |
| B. | seasonal |
| C. | live-in |
| D. | profile |
| Answer» C. live-in | |
| 91. |
A ------- is a fixed place in a newspaper/ magazine assigned to a particular writer |
| A. | feature |
| B. | hard news story |
| C. | column |
| D. | page |
| Answer» D. page | |
| 92. |
Feature stories about contemporary news events are usually called -------. |
| A. | trend stories |
| B. | live in stories |
| C. | News features |
| D. | spot stories |
| Answer» D. spot stories | |
| 93. |
Feature stories aren't defined so much by subject matter as they are by the ------- in which they are written. |
| A. | page |
| B. | style |
| C. | font |
| D. | size |
| Answer» C. font | |
| 94. |
------- aims to please a geographically restricted audience, with a broad range of ages, interests, and socio-economic backgrounds. |
| A. | Newspaper writing |
| B. | Advertisement writing |
| C. | Magazine writing |
| D. | Radio scripting |
| Answer» B. Advertisement writing | |
| 95. |
Any noise made by a person, an animal, or an object is called -------. |
| A. | tip |
| B. | packet |
| C. | information |
| D. | sound |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
------- feature stories help relive the past. |
| A. | nostalgic |
| B. | historical |
| C. | profile |
| D. | seasonal |
| Answer» B. historical | |
| 97. |
Editorials are always crafted carefully on issues that are -------, topical and most of the times, controversial. |
| A. | emotional |
| B. | current |
| C. | unreal |
| D. | boring |
| Answer» C. unreal | |
| 98. |
------- is the chief tool of active journalism. |
| A. | Interviewing |
| B. | Talking |
| C. | Writing |
| D. | Listening |
| Answer» B. Talking | |
| 99. |
In ------- stories, the reporter makes the point, sets the tone, and frames the issue in the first paragraph or two. |
| A. | Horror |
| B. | Soft news |
| C. | Comedy |
| D. | Hard news |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
------- is knowing what you what out of the conversation and not giving in when your questions are not answered. |
| A. | convergence |
| B. | negligence |
| C. | persistence |
| D. | existence |
| Answer» D. existence | |