Monday, 21 September 2020

HISTORY OF MEDIA - FYBAMMC - MCQS

 

HISTORY OF MEDIA – FYBAMMC

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

 

Which of the following is an example of new media?

a. Newspaper

b. Radio

c. Blog

d. Television

Ans: c. Blog

 

The chronological evolution of mass media is

a.    Radio, film, newspaper, television

b.    Newspaper, film, radio, television

c.    Newspaper, radio, film, television

d.    Film, newspapers, radio, television

 Ans: c Newspaper, radio, film, television

 

Who is described as the father of Indian film?

a.    K A Abbas

b.    Phalke

c.    R G Torney

d.    Satyajit Ray

  Ans: b. Phalke

 

Name the first talkie in India.

a.    Raja Harishchandra

b.    Jhansi Ki Rani  

c.    Alam Ara

d.    Pundalik

Ans: Alam Ara

India's first talkie film was Alam Ara which was release in 1931 and produced by Imperial Film Company. Ardeshir Irani directed this film


The highest film award in India is…

a.    Dada Saheb Phalke Award

b.     J C Daniel Award

c.    Satyajit Ray Award

d.    Raja Harishchandra Award

Ans: a. Dada Saheb Phalke Award


Name the first Indian film.

a.    Pather Panjali

b.    Life of Christ

c.    Raja Harischandra

d.    Mother India

      Ans: Raja Harishchandra

 

Name the educational channel of Doordarshan

a.    Bharati  

b.    Gyan Darshan

c.    Vidya Bharati

d.    ETV

      Ans: Gyan Darshan

 

Which was the first newspaper published in India?

a. Bengal Gazette

b. Samachar Darpan

c. Mumbai Samachar

d. The Times of India

 

Ans: a. Bengal Gazette

The Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Calcutta, India. It was the first newspaper of the sub-continent and started in 1780. It was a Weekly Political and Commercial Paper. It was founded by James Augustus Hickey. It was also known as “Calcutta General Advertiser & Bengal Gazette”.

 

Which was the first vernacular paper in India?

a. Bengal Gazette

b. Samachar Darpan

c. Mumbai Samachar

d. The Times of India

Ans: b. Samachar Darpan

Samachar Darpan was the first newspaper in Bengali language. It was published by Serampore Mission Press on May 23, 1818.

 

Which was the oldest daily in India?

a. Bengal Gazette
b. Samachar Darpan
c. Mumbai Samachar
d. The Times of India

Ans: Mumbai Samachar

Mumbai Samachar was the oldest daily in India. IT was launched by Fardoonji Murzban on July 1, 1822.

 

Which is the oldest English daily in India?

a, The Hindustan Times
b. The Statesman
c. The Times of India
d. The Indian Express

 Ans: c. The Times of India

On 3 November 1838, The Times of India issued its first edition from Mumbai. In 1850, it began to publish daily editions. It is the largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (India).

 

Where was the first cinema demonstrated in India?

 

a. Hindi Theatre at Kolkata

b. Bombay (Now Mumbai) at Watkins Hotel

c.  Athenaeeum and Chaurang Theatre

d. Laffed Faire

Ans: b. Bombay (Now Mumbai) at Watkins Hotel

 

Who among the following invented the cinematograph?

a. Lumiere Brothers

b. Mani Sethna

c. Dada Saheb Phalke

d. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Ans: a. Lumiere Brothers


The first cinema was invented in France. On 28th December 1895, the first cinema of the world was demonstrated in Paris at Grand Cafe Restaurant. The cinematograph was invented by Lumiere Brothers.

  

Who among the following made first Film Theatre of India?

a. Lumiere Brothers

b. Mani Sethna

c. Dada Saheb Phalke

d. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly


Ans: b. Mani Sethna

  

Which of the following the first foreign film was demonstrated in India?

a. Magic Lamp

b. Arrival of the train

c. Life of Christ

d. Sea Birth

Ans: c. Life of Christ

 

Who among the following made the first fully indigenous silent feature film in India?

a. Lumiere Brothers

b. Mani Sethna

c. Dada Saheb Phalke

d. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Ans: c. Dada Saheb Phalke

 

Who among the following was the first Indian woman producer and director in Indian cinema?

a. Fatima Begum

b. WM Khan

c. Alam Ara

d. Ardeshir Irani

Ans: a. Fatima Begum

Fatima Begum was the first Indian women producer and director in Indian cinema who produces and directed the movie 'Bulbul-e-Parastan' in 1926

 

Which of the following regional cinema referred to as Kollywood?

a. Punjabi Cinema

b. Tamil Cinema

c. Marathi Cinema

d. Malayalam Cinema 

Ans: b. Tamil Cinema

Tamil Cinema is referred to as Kollywood a portmanteau of the word 'Kodambakkam', an area of Chennai where several South Indian Film production companies are headquartered

 

Which of the following was the first made indigenous, colored film of India?

a. Alama Ara

b. Pather Panchali

c. Kisan Kanya

d. Devdas

Ans: c. Kisan Kanya

Kisan Kanya produced by Ardeshir Irani in 1937 was the first made indigenous, colored film of India

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