General Awareness

Broadcasting and Television Media

1,553 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
  1. Star News

  2. Discovery Channel

  3. BBC world

  4. None of these

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

Knowing is Everything is the tagline for the Discovery Channel. It emphasizes the channel's focus on information and education.

Multiple choice
  1. Multimedia Picture Experts Group

  2. Motion Picture Experts Group

  3. Multipurpose Picture Emotional Group

  4. Multimedia Phrases Export Group

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

MPEG is the standard for digitally compressing movies.

Multiple choice
  1. Television

  2. Signs

  3. Radio

  4. Films

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

Signs is not an audio-visual media of advertising, but outdoor or display media. Sign Boards are displayed on buses, railway coaches, street crossings etc.. The message is not heard and the product is also not shown, but the message is to be read.

Multiple choice
  1. Times of India

  2. BSNL

  3. Doordarshan

  4. Prasar Bharati

  5. All India Radio

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

Prasar Bharati is India's largest public broadcaster. Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.

Multiple choice
  1. carrier signal

  2. primary signal

  3. base band signal

  4. none of these

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

A baseband signal is the original, un-modulated signal generated by a source before it is shifted to a higher frequency range for transmission. Modulation is the process of superimposing this signal onto a carrier.

Multiple choice
  1. Twisted pair

  2. Fibre optic

  3. Coaxial cable

  4. Microwave

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

Twisted pair, fibre optic, and coaxial cable are all guided transmission media (physical cables). Microwave is an unguided transmission medium (wireless).

Multiple choice
  1. Television rating point

  2. Television ranking point

  3. Television ranking position

  4. Television rating position

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

TRP stands for Television Rating Point. It is a metric used to measure the popularity of television programs.

Multiple choice
  1. Modulation of digital signals into analogue

  2. Modulation of analogue signals into digital

  3. Modulation of data into images

  4. None of the above

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

A modem is an external or internal device whose function is to transmit digital data over communication lines. Traditional modems once used frequently with dial-up networks convert analog data from telephone lines into computer digital data. Broadband modems transfer digital data between two digital devices. However, they do not modulate data into images.