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

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 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.

Multiple choice

The way through which message passes, is called

  1. channel

  2. transmission medium

  3. transmission channel

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

In communication theory, the channel is the physical medium through which a message is transmitted from the sender to the receiver.

Multiple choice

J.J Baird is associated with

  1. TV

  2. Radio

  3. Computer

  4. X -ray
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

John Logie Baird (often referred to as J.L. Baird) was a Scottish engineer who demonstrated the first working television system.

Multiple choice

Compared to analog signals, digital signals

  1. allow faster transmission

  2. are more accurate

  3. both (1) and (2)

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

Digital signals are generally faster to transmit and more accurate because they are less susceptible to noise compared to analog signals.

Multiple choice

A 6 MHz channel is used by a digital signaling system utilizing 4 level signals. What is the maximum possible transmission rate?

  1. 1.5 Mbaud/sec

  2. 6 Mbaud/sec

  3. 12 Mbaud/sec

  4. 24 Mbaud/sec
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The maximum symbol rate (baud rate) is twice the bandwidth for a baseband channel (Nyquist limit). With 4-level signals, each symbol carries log2(4) = 2 bits. However, the question asks for transmission rate in Mbaud/sec, which is 2 * 6 MHz = 12 Mbaud/sec.

Multiple choice

In Time Division Multiplexing,

  1. several signals are sent on separate channels

  2. several signals are sent in a time slotted mode on a channel

  3. one signal is sent to several users

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

Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) is a method of transmitting multiple signals over a single communication channel by assigning each signal a specific time slot.

Multiple choice

Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the Bin Laden crisis, especially for having carried all broadcasts of Osama Bin Laden to audiences in West Asia?

  1. Star Asia

  2. BBC Asia

  3. Al Jazeera

  4. Khaleed Times
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Al Jazeera gained significant international prominence for its exclusive access and coverage of Osama Bin Laden during the crisis following the 9/11 attacks. It was the primary network to broadcast his video messages to the Middle East and the world.

Multiple choice

Television signals cannot be received ordinarily beyond a particular distance due to

  1. weak of the signals

  2. weak antenna

  3. absorption of signals in the air

  4. curvature of the earth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Television signals travel in straight lines and cannot follow Earth's curved surface. Beyond the horizon (the line of sight limited by Earth's curvature), signals cannot be received without repeaters or satellites. This is why TV reception was limited to a specific distance.