HISTORY OF MEDIA - PRACTICE MCQS

 Which year saw the first broadcast television?

a.1990

b. 2000

c.1994

d. 1995
Ans: c. 1994

Where is the Netflix headquarters situated?

a. New York

b. California

c. Alabama

d. Ohio

Ans. b. California

Which of these movies released on Netflix?
a. Laxmi Bomb

b. Ludo

c. Gulabo Sitabo

d. Chalang
Ans:  b.Ludo

 
When was Sony liv found?
a. 2013

b. 2015

c. 2017

d. 2018
Ans. a. 2013

Scam 1992 was released on which OTT platform?
a. Hotstar

b. Amazon prime video

c. Zee5
d. SonyLIV
Ans d. Sonyliv

 

When was SITE launched in India?
a.1976

b.1945

c.1975

d.1800
Ans: c.1975

When did Doordarshan begin in India?
a. 15 sept 1956

b. 10 August 2001
c. 4th October 2002

d. 5th May 1400
Ans: a. 15 Sept 1956

When did television services separate from radio?
a. 1700

b.1800

c.2000

d.1976
Ans: d.1976

How many times did a television telecast happen in one day?
a. Twice a day

b. three times a day
c. 4 times a day

d. 5 times a day
Ans: a. twice a day

Until 1975, how many cities had television services ?

a. 8 cities

b.100 cities

c.7 cities

d. 5 cities
Ans: 7 cities

In which family was television first used?
a. Neogi family
b. Nehru family
c. Ambedkar family
d. Kapoor family
Answer- a. Neogi family

When was television separated from radio?
a. 1976

b. 1972.

c. 1987.

d. 1989
Ans: a.1976

When was television extended to Bombay?
a. 1989.

b. 1976

c.1972

d. 1990.
Ans: c. 1972

Colour television began with whose live telecast speech?
a. Indira Gandhi

b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Mahatma Gandhi

d. S. C. Bose

Ans: a. Indira Gandhi

Doordarshan transmitted how many transmitters in 2007?
a. 1400.

b. 1000.

c. 2000

d. 1500
Ans: a.1400

Where was the first television used in India?
Ans: A
a. Calcutta
b. Delhi
c. Mumbai
d. Punjab
Ans: a. Calcutta

On what day was the experimental telecast in Delhi started?

a. 15th September,1959
b. 15th November,1959
c. 15th December,1959
d. 15th March,1959
Ans: a. 15^th September 1959

When did Krishi Darshan debut on Doordarshan?
Ans: B
a. 16th January,1967
b. 26th January,1967
c. 29th January,1967
d. 11th January,1967

Ans: b. 26^th January, 1967

14What was India's own satellite program called?
a. ITU
b. INSR
c. ITSO
d. INSAT
Ans: d. INSAT

Other than agriculture, what were the important topics dealt in television programs?
a. Sports programs
b. Geographical programs
c. Health and Family planning programs
d. Cultural Programs
Ans: c. Health and Family planning programs

What was India's own satellite program called?

a.    SITE

b.    ISRA

c.    NASA

d.    NATA

Ans: a. SITE

What problems are caused by watching too MUCH television?
a. ADHD
b. diabetes
c. cancer
Ans: a. ADHD

How many hours of television is okay for a child to watch at a stretch?
a. one hours
b. 2 hours
c. 4 hours

Ans: b. 2 hours

Which project made available informational television program to rural India?
a. SITE
b. Doordarshan
c. ISRO
Ans: a. SITE
 

What was the objective of site?
a. to educate the financially backward people of India
b. for entertainment purposes
c. for television in rural areas
Ans: a. to educate the financially backward people of India.

When was Satellite Instructional Television Experiment launched in India?
a. 1975
b. 1890
c. 1754
Ans: a.1975

When was terrestrial television started in India?
a. 10th Jan,1992
b.15th Sep, 1959
c. 15th Aug, 1995
Ans: c.15th Sep, 1995

Which was Indian televisions longest running program?
a. Doordarshan
b. Rishi darshan
c. Krishi darshan
Ans: c. Krishi darshan

In which year was colour television introduced in Indian market?
a.1982
b.1885
c.1776
Ans: a. 1982