Mass Communication and Media History
A quiz covering the history of mass communication, news agencies, broadcasting, and media regulation institutions in India and globally
Questions
“The management of collective attitudes by the manipulation of significant symbols is called propaganda.“ Who said the above lines?
- Frank Jetkins
- Edward L. Bernays
- Harold Lasswell
- Herbert M. Baus
Message conveyed in order to spread a particular opinion is called
- propaganda
- agenda
- publicity
- advertising
Who was the Minister of information and Broadcasting Minister in 1979?
- Morarji Desai
- Charan Singh
- Jashwant Chauhan
- L. K. Advani
BG Vergheese Committee was set up in the year
- March, 1967
- March, 1977
- March, 1987
- March, 1997
When did regular broadcasting begin in the United Kingdom?
- 14 February, 1912
- 14 February, 1920
- 14 February, 1922
- 14 February, 1930
Global News Agencies is of
- Mauritius
- China
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How many News Agencies are there in India?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Tass is the News Agency of
- Russia
- Indonesia
- America
- Britain
The Prasar Bharti Bill was passed on
- 16 April, 1979
- 16 May, 1979
- 16 December, 1979
- 16 February, 1979
Press Council of India has how many members?
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
IIMC was set up in
- 1925
- 1945
- 1965
- 1985
Who gave a distinction between propaganda and agitation?
- James Hicky
- Frank Jetkins
- Harold Lasswell
- Vladimir Lenin