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 general knowledge
  1. zee news

  2. aajtak

  3. Ndtv Profit

  4. starnews

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

NDTV Profit uses the tagline "News you can Use" to emphasize practical business and financial news that viewers can apply in their decisions. The other options are news channels, but this specific positioning belongs to NDTV Profit.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. UUNET

  2. TV Times

  3. UPS

  4. None of these

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

'Moving at the speed of business' is UPS's corporate slogan emphasizing their fast, reliable logistics service. This tests recognition of shipping/courier company branding. UUNET is an internet service provider, TV Times is a publication.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Desperate Housewives

  2. Strictly Come Dancing

  3. Boston Memorial

  4. General Hospital

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

Dr. Gregory House is a devoted fan of the soap opera General Hospital and often watches it during his shifts at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. This is a running gag throughout the series that highlights his unconventional character.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. K tv

  2. Sun Tv

  3. Jaya Tv

  4. Vijay Tv

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

Super Hit Velli is a television program that airs on K TV, which is a Tamil entertainment channel owned by the Sun TV Network. K TV focuses on movie-based programming and entertainment content.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Star News

  2. NDTV

  3. CNN

  4. None of these

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

CNN used the tagline 'Be the first to know' emphasizing its position as a leading news organization focused on breaking news and being first with information. NDTV is 'Experience the truth' and Star News had different positioning.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Fox News

  2. CNN

  3. CNBC

  4. None of these

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

Fox News used 'Fair and balanced' as their slogan for many years, though this tagline was discontinued in 2017 amid controversy and criticism about the network's perceived bias.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Radio Times

  2. TV Times

  3. Sunday Times

  4. None of these

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

'If it's on, it's in' is the famous tagline of Radio Times, the BBC's television and radio listings magazine published in the UK. The slogan means that if a programme is being broadcast, it will be listed in the magazine. TV Times was a competitor (for commercial TV), and Sunday Times is a newspaper.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Hello FM

  2. Suryan Fm

  3. Radio City FM

  4. Radio Mirchi FM

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

The question asks to identify which radio station broadcasts at 93.5 MHz with claimed answer 'Suryan FM'. This is a factual claim about radio station frequencies that can be verified. Radio frequencies are assigned to specific stations and this type of information is documented and can be checked.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Hello FM

  2. FM Rainbow

  3. Anna FM

  4. Radio one FM

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

Hello FM broadcasts on 106.4 MHz in Tamil Nadu. This is a regional radio station frequency that students would need to memorize or reference from current affairs media.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Hello FM

  2. Suryan Fm

  3. FM Rainbow

  4. Anna FM

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

FM Rainbow broadcasts on 101.4 MHz in Tamil Nadu. This is an All India Radio station that students would need to identify from its frequency.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Suryan Fm

  2. Radio one FM

  3. Radio Mirchi FM

  4. Anna FM

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

Anna University's radio station Anna FM broadcasts on 90.4 MHz in Chennai. This is India's first campus community radio station.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Hello FM

  2. Radio City FM

  3. FM Rainbow

  4. Radio one FM

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

Radio City broadcasts on 91.1 MHz in Tamil Nadu. This is a commercial FM radio station that students would need to identify from its frequency.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Radio one FM

  2. Anna FM

  3. Hello FM

  4. Radio City FM

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

Radio One (now Radio City Freedom) broadcasts on 94.3 MHz in Tamil Nadu. This is another commercial FM radio station frequency that students would need to identify.