General Awareness

Broadcasting and Television Media

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Broadcasting and television media questions cover mass communication, signal transmission, and entertainment channels. These topics are frequently included in the general awareness sections of competitive exams. Answer these questions to stay updated on communication technologies.

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Broadcasting and Television Media Questions

Multiple choice

VSAT, or a Very Small Aperture Terminal, is a two way satellite ground station, which is used to transmit

  1. narrowband data

  2. broadband data

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

VSATs are most commonly used to transmit narrowband data (point of sale transactions such as credit card, polling or RFID data; or SCADA), or broadband data (for the provision of satellite Internet access to remote locations, VoIP or video).

Multiple choice

Pulse code modulation is a method used to

  1. transmit images over wireless network

  2. digitally represent analog signals

  3. remove noise from transmissions

  4. convert digital signals into analog signals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Pulse code modulation (PCM) is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals.

Multiple choice

Below are given frequency bands along with the service to which they are allotted. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?1. 0-87.5 MHz – Marine and aeronautical navigation

  1. 87.5-108 MHz – Satellite and radar communication
  2. 109-173 MHz– FM broadcast

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP) forms the basis for development and manufacturing of wireless equipment and spectrum utilization in the country. Frequency bands allocated to various types of radio services in India are as follows –

(i) 0-87.5 MHz is used for marine and aeronautical navigation, short and medium wave radio, amateur (ham) radio and cordless phones.

(ii) 87.5-108 MHz is used for FM radio broadcasts
(iii) 109-173 MHz Used for Satellite communication, aeronautical navigation and outdoor broadcast vans
(iv) 174-230 MHz not allocated.
(v) 230-450 MHz Used for Satellite communication, aeronautical navigation and outdoor broadcast vans (vi) 450-585 MHz Not allocated.

 

Multiple choice

Which news channel has the baseline, 'Clarity in a complex world'?

  1. ET

  2. CNBC

  3. CNN

  4. NewsX
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

NewsX is an Indian English news channel that used the tagline 'Clarity in a complex world' as its positioning statement. This branding emphasized clear, unbiased news delivery in an increasingly complex media landscape. ET (Economic Times) focuses on business news, CNBC on markets, and CNN is an international news network.

Multiple choice

Nilesh was out of the country when his sister Nivedita got married. Now he wants to see all the pictures of his sister' s marriage. Which of the following means of communication will help him get these pictures as soon as possible?

  1. Television

  2. Radio

  3. Letter

  4. Internet

  5. Telegram
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the right answer. Internet can be used to send the pictures. It can send pictures through e-mail or any other application as soon as possible.

Multiple choice

Which is the fastest medium of sending a message?

  1. Letter

  2. Postcard

  3. Speed post

  4. E-mail

  5. Courier
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

E-mail or electronic mail is a method of exchanging digital messages. These days it is considered as the fastest means of communication as it reaches to the recipient in seconds.

Multiple choice

Which of the following factors gave an impetus to the resurgence of language newspaper? (I) Indian Independence in 1947 (II) The improvement in size, circulation and content (III) Their becoming the mouthpiece of the ruling party in power

Directions: Read the following passages and answer the question that follows:

PASSAGE – II

Any survey of the Indian press cannot but reflect the different stages of growth and development that Indian democracy has gone through since independence. When freedom came, the press was proud of its role, as the bulk of the fraternity had actively participated or contributed to the awakening of the people through different phases of the struggle against foreign rule. The press, particularly those owned by the Indians, served as an auxiliary of the freedom struggle. With each phase of the national movement, it moved forward and faced the consequences for doing so.

The phenomenal expansion of the language press was mainly due to two reasons: political and technological. An overwhelming majority of the language press had grown up along with the struggle for independence, as its active organ. The political leaders, on their part, grew up into effective communicators in the freedom struggle. When many of the leaders of the freedom struggle days took over the reins of administration, it was but natural that the leaders of the newly-recognized State Governments should try their best to establish a rapport with the press, particularly the language press of the region.

This shift in the press focus to the politics of the regional or state level has also had an effect on the content of the newspapers. One of the features of our national press during the freedom struggle was the extraordinary attention to what is called foreign news as distinct from domestic news. The ownership pattern of the press has undergone striking changes in the last 60 years. At the time of Independence, most of the Indian language newspapers which participated in the freedom struggle or stood by it were poorly financed, with primitive printing arrangements.

After Independence, two developments took place: first, the Nationalist Press, though materially weak, got a boost and the new political elite became aware of the power of the press in the running of the new edifice of freedom.The second development was that most of the British - owned newspaper establishments sold off their assets and overnight these papers became Indian - owned. The change in the pattern of ownership entailed new developments in the newspaper world. Earlier, the newspaper-owners were mostly Nationalists, with a sprinkling of them taking up a moderate, liberal approach. The rest were all ardent supporters of the British Raj.

 

 

  1. I and II

  2. II and III

  3. I and III

  4. I, II and III

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Statements II and III, though correct are the effects of the resurgence of the language newspaper, and not the factors. Hence, option (1) is the answer.

Multiple choice

What is the easiest way of broadcasting news on internet?

  1. Blog

  2. RSS feed

  3. Portal

  4. CBS feed

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

RSS feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs.

Multiple choice

Directions: The statement below is followed by five others. Select the one which most complements the idea contained in the given statement.

Since they first became part of living room furniture, television remote controls have become the advertiser's scourge. Some analysts reckon that _________.

  1. the instruments will make TV advertising completely ineffective

  2. as many as a third of all ads are zapped by viewers

  3. the instrument greatly interferes with the watching of wholesome TV programmes

  4. soon the advertising industry will have no option but to approach the government to ban the instrument

  5. there ought to be advertisements to coax the viewers out of the frequent use of remote controls
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'The advertiser's scourge is the clue. 'If the viewers change the channel during ads, it becomes a menace for advertisers. This results in the remote control becoming a scourge for the advertisers. Hence, (2) is the most appropriate answer choice.

Multiple choice

When did the office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India came into existence?

  1. 1958

  2. 1956

  3. 1947

  4. 1948

  5. 1949
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India, popularly known as RNI came into being on 1 July 1956, on the recommendation of the First Press Commission in 1953 and by amending the Press and Registration of Books Act 1867. The Office of the Registrar of Newspapers is responsible for implementation of the Press and Registration of Books Act. The Registrar of Newspapers for India has its Headquarters at New Delhi. The Regional offices of RNI are at Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.