HISTORY OF MEDIA - MCQS for practice

The acronym FM stands for

a.    Frequency modes

b.    Filter modulation

c.    Frequency modulation

d.    Filter methodology

Ans:c. frequency modulation

 

Which scientist is credited with the discovery of existence of radio waves

a.    Thomas Edison

b.    Heinrich Hertz

c.    Ben Franklin

d.    Guglielmo Marconi

Ans: b. Heinrich Hertz

 

Which inventor conducted the first radio transmission in the year 1895?

a.    Thomas Edison

b.    Heinrich Hertz

c.    Ben Franklin

d.    Guglielmo Marconi

Ans: d. Guglielmo Marconi

 

The community radio concept is identified with

a.    Broadcasting

b.    Narrowcasting

c.    Personal casting

d.    Podcasting

Answer: b. Narrowcasting

 

Who set up the Free Press of India

a.    S.Sadanand 1930

b.    Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1932

c.    B V Karant 1948

d.    James Augustus Hickey 1948

Ans: a. S. Sadanand 1930

 

Multi-tasking in journalism is due to

a.    Media globalization

b.    Economic liberalization

c.    Social integration

d.    Technology convergence

Answer: d. Technology convergence

 

When did All India Radio started its services on the Internet

a.    1st May 1998

b.    1st May 1995

c.    10^th May 1998

d.    10^th May 1995

Ans: a. 1st May 1998

When was All India Radio established?

a.1936
b.1928
c.1946

Ans: a. 1936

What’s Rj Malishka’s famous show?

a. Morning no.1
b. Mirchi murga
c. Sunday masala

Ans: a. Morning no.1

Indian broadcasting company started in which year?
a.1927
b.1938
c.1922
Ans: c. 1922

Who invented the radio?

a. Guglialmo Marconi  

b. James Clerk Maxwell
c. Nikola Tesla

Ans: a. Guglialmo Marconi

Who was the first person to use the word radio?
a. Nikola Tesla
b. James Clerk Maxwell
c. Lee Deforest  

Ans: c. Lee Deforest

When was the Aakashwani national public radio broadcaster of India introduced?
a. 1936
b. 1930
c. 1934

Ans: a. 1936

What radio service was a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting?
a. Community Radio
b. Private Radio
c. Public Radio
Ans: a. Community Radio

______ radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting?
a. Industrial
b. Technological
c. Community
d. Charity
Ans: c. Community

In which year did the first phase of private sector participation in radio begin ?
a. 1999

b. 2000
c. 2002
d. 2001

Ans: d 2001

Currently the radio is present in how many cities
a. 250
b. 263
c. 283
d. 301

Ans: c. 283

In the year 1930 , the All India Radio was known as
a. Aakashwani
b. Indian Broadcasting Company
c. Indian Broadcasting Service  
d. Vivid Bharti
Ans: c. Indian Broadcasting Service

Which is the biggest FM radio channel in India
a. Radio One
b. Hit FM
c. RED FM
d. Radio Mirchi
Ans: a. Radio One


When did James Clerk Maxwell predicted the existence of radio waves?
a) 1860
b) 1865
c) 1850
Ans: a. 1860

Who was the successful transatlantic radiotelegraph message?
a) James Clerk Maxwell
b) Nikola Tesla
c) Guglielmo Marconi
Ans :- Guglielmo Marconi

Who was the first person to patent radio technology?
a) James Clerk Maxwell
b) Nikola Tesla
Ans :- Nikola Tesla

Who invented space telegraph?
a) Nikola Tesla
b) Lee Deforest
Ans :- Lee Deforest

Who was the first person who used the word radio?
a) Lee Deforest
b) Nikola tesla
c) Guglielmo Marconi

Ans :-Lee Deforest