Indian Print Media Law and Ethics

Covers constitutional rights, copyright laws, press regulations, and journalistic ethics in the context of Indian print media

10 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All citizens have a right to freedom of speech and expression according to which Article in the Indian Constitution?

  1. Article 3
  2. Article 2
  3. Article 14
  4. Article 19
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Freedom of the press is not expressly mentioned in the

  1. Part I of the Constitution of India
  2. Part II of the Constitution of India
  3. Part III of the Constitution of India
  4. Part IV of the Constitution of India
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Copyright act is applied to

  1. copy of books
  2. maps
  3. photographs
  4. all of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Contempt of Courts Act was implemented in

  1. 1981
  2. 1991
  3. 1994
  4. 1957
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Every book or paper printed within India shall have printed on it

  1. the name of the printer
  2. the place of the printer
  3. the name of the author only
  4. both (1) and (2)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under the Press and Registration of Books Act, printing includes

  1. cyclostyling
  2. printing by lithography
  3. both (1) and (2)
  4. none of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the responsibility of a journalist?

  1. Responsibility towards international community
  2. Responsibility towards the sale of the matter written by him
  3. Responsibility towards marketing of his/her content
  4. Responsibility towards getting feedback
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A copywriter gets how many types of rights?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is true?

  1. Journalists should observe special restraint in publishing reports and comments relating to communal tensions, incidents and riots
  2. Journalists should be eager to guard and serve the public interests
  3. Journalists should promote the unity of the country and nation
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is an editor according to the Press and Registration Act of Books, 1867?

  1. A person who controls the selection of the matter that is published in a newspaper
  2. A person who writes articles
  3. A person who does the editing and proofreading
  4. None of the above