HISTORY OF MEDIA MCQS FOR PRACTICE FYBAMMC

When was LINTAS (Lever International Advertising Service) established?

a. 1938

b. 1939

c. 1956

d.1944

Ans: b. 1939

 

David Ogilvy died in?

a.1920

b.1921

c.1999

d.1989

Ans: 1999

 

In which year Hindustan Thompson was affiliated to J Walter Thompson?

a.    1987

b.    1898

c.    1995

d.    1991

Ans: a. 1987

 

Advertising was really launched by?

a. Ancient Babylonians

b. Medieval People

c. Advertising Guild

d. Advertising Gurus

Ans: a. Ancient Babylonians

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When was advertising established?

a.1900

b.1905

c.1902

d.1901

Ans: b. 1905

 

When did television first appear as state television?

a.1978

b.1962

c.1976

d.1999

Ans: c. 1976

 

The Film and Television Institute of India started by government in the year?
a. 1980

b. 1990

c. 1960
Ans. c.1960

Who is the chairperson of national school of drama?
a. Amitabh Bachan

b. Shahrukh Khan

c. Paresh Rawal
Ans. c. Paresh Rawal

Where is NSD situated?
a. Delhi

b. Bangalore 

c. Pune
Ans: a. Delhi

 

Which industry is topping the Indian film industry?
a. Tollywood

b. Gollywood

c. Bollywood
Ans. c. Bollywood


The national film awards Constituted in India in which year?
a. 1950

b. 1949

c. 1954

d. 1955
Ans. c.1954 

Rajnikant has another name…
a. Shivaji Rao Nair

b. Shivaji Rao Bhosale

c. Shivaji Rao Madke

d. Shivaji Rao Gaikwad
Ans: d. Shivaji Rao Gaikwad 

Which is the biggest film studio in India?
a. Ramoji Film studio

b. NSD

c. FTII

d. Dharma Production House
Ans: a. Ramoji film studio

Which was the first talkie film ?
a. Alam Ara

b. kisan kanya

c. Raja Harishchandra

d. 1942- A love story
Ans: a. Alam ara

Which was the first Marathi film talkie?
a. Ayodhyecha Raja

b. Raja Harishchandra

c. Kunku

d. Pinjra
Ans: a. Ayodhyecha Raja

 

In which Year did Jawahar Lal Nehru inaugurated the film division
a. 1978
b. 1949
c. 1945
d. 1950
Ans: a.1978

Which was the first documentary in India?
a. The Wrestlers
b. Delhi durbar
c. A House and a home
d. Geeli mitti
Ans: a. The wrestlers

Who's film was land, My land and England?
a. Anand Patwardhan
b. Sanjay Naik

c. Amar Kanwar
d. Rakesh Sharma
Ans: b. Sanjay Naik

Who made the first documentary film (India)?
a. H.S Bhatavdekar
b. Mike Pandey
c. Rakesh Sharma
d. Sanjay Naik
Ans: a. H.S Bhatavdekar

In which year was Vinod Chopra's an encounter with face's filmed
a. 1978
b. 1980
c. 1977
d. 1979
Ans: a.1978

 

Vinod Chopras Documentary film Bombay Street Children in Hollywood was Nominated for which award
a. The Nobel Prize Award
b. The Academy Award
c. The BAFTA. Award
d. The Oscar's Award
Ans: d. The Oscar's Award


When the H.S Bhatavdekar saw the first film made by Lumiere brothers
a. On 5 , May 1984
b. On 6, June 1985
c. On 7, July. 1986
d. On 8, August 1987
Ans: c. On 7, July 1986


In Which Year Sanjay Kak made the film Geeli mitti
a. 1983
b. 1984
c. 1985
d. 1986
Ans: c.1985

 

Who invented the first successful long distance wireless telegraph and radio signals

a.    Guglielmo Marconi

b.    Nicholas Archer

c.    William Handord

d.    Kane Harvard

Ans: a. Guglielmo Marconi

 

The first private channel of Indian television

a.    MTv

b.    Star Plus

c.    Zee TV

d.    DD Sports

Ans: c. Zee TV

Doordarshan started accepting advertisemnets in

a.    1980

b.    1976

c.    1990

d.    1967

Ans: b.1976

The poem Akashvani was written in 1938 by

a.    Rabindranath Tagore

b.    Dr. B. Ambedkar

c.    Mahatma Gandhi

d.    Kavita Kartik

Ans: a. Rabindranath Tagore

Structural Reforms in India were introduced by

a.    P.V. Narasimha Rao

b.    Chandra Shekar

c.    Manmohan Singh

d.    Moraji Desai

Ans: c. Manmohan Singh

What is the full name of A P J Abdul Kalam?
a. Avul Jakir Jalaluddin Kalam
b. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
c. Abdul Sakir Jainulabdeen Kalam
d. None of the above
Ans: b. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam


Which of the following occupation does not belong to APJ Abdul Kalam?

a.    scientist
b. engineer
c. architecture
d. politician
Ans: c. architecture