General Awareness

Broadcasting and Television Media

1,065 Questions

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

Directions: In this question, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences of a passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Old-Time Radio (OTR) and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming lasting from commercial radio's introduction in the early 1920s to its replacement in the late 1950s and early 1960s by television as the dominant home entertainment medium. B. During this period, when radio was dominant and the airwaves were filled with a variety of radio formats and genres, people regularly tuned in to their favourite radio programs. C. The end of this period coincided with music radio becoming the dominant radio form and is often marked by the final CBS broadcasts of Suspense and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on September 30, 1962. D. In fact, according to a 1947 C. E. Hooper survey, 82 out of 100 Americans were found to be radio listeners. E. Radio content in the Golden Age of Radio had its origins in audio theatre.
  2. Audio theatre began in the 1880s and 1890s with audio recordings of musical acts and other vaudeville.

  1. BDCE

  2. DBCE

  3. CDBE

  4. EBCD
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

‘During this period, when radio was dominant’ in B refers to the time period mentioned in 1. B is followed by D because D is proving the statement in B. C follows D because of the time periods mentioned in them. ‘Audio theatre’ links E with 6.

Multiple choice

What is bluecasting?

  1. Use of bluetooth technology for marketing

  2. Use of only blue colour for making painting

  3. Underwater photography

  4. Hunting of blue whales

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bluecasting is a method of mobile marketing that uses Bluetooth technology to send messages or advertisements to nearby mobile devices. It allows businesses to target customers based on their physical proximity to a transmitter.

Multiple choice

The children go to bed _________ nine o’clock, only then can I watch television.

  1. on

  2. in

  3. during

  4. at

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

 Here, at is the correct option as it is used in expressing location or arrival in a particular place, position or expressing the time when an event takes place. ‘On’ as a preposition of time is used for days and dates. ‘In’ as a preposition of time is used for months, years, centuries and long periods. During is used to imply the course or duration of a period of time.

Multiple choice

Teenagers in the city of Glendale regularly switch on to the Quickmeet channel at 4.00 pm. By communicating on the Quickmeet radio channel teenagers in the city can unfailingly contact each other.

The statement above logically conveys which of the following?

  1. Interacting on the radio is the teenagers' favorite pastime.

  2. The radio is the only method of communication in Glendale.

  3. Teenagers in the city of Glendale wait till 4.00 pm to communicate with each other.

  4. For assured contact teenagers in Glendale need not depend on any methods other than Quickmeet radio channel.

  5. Teenagers in Glendale should communicate through the Quickmeet radio channel for assured contact.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The option highlights the crux of the argument without adding or subtracting anything of importance. 'Assured contact' is the clue.

Multiple choice

The fastest mode of communication at present age is

  1. sound waves

  2. telephone

  3. radio waves

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

Radio waves travel at the speed of light, making them the fastest medium for transmitting information in modern communication systems like satellites, Wi-Fi, and cellular networks.

Multiple choice

Although early soap operas were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's when the evening schedule became crowded with comedians and variety shows.

  1. were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's

  2. were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they were moved to the daytime hours in the 1930's

  3. were aired first on evening radio in the 1920's, moving to the daytime hours in the 1930's

  4. were aired first in the evening on 1920's radio, they moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of tense usage. 'Had' is generally used in past perfect tense (in active voice), which is not the case here. The second clause is the case of passive voice in past simple tense. Option 2 best expresses the same.

Multiple choice

Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.

  1. superficial such as when each of the three major networks

  2. superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks

  3. superficial if the three major networks all

  4. superficial whenever each of the three major networks

  5. superficial, as when the three major networks each
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is a conditional sentence. Option 5 best expresses the implied condition.