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
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zee news
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aajtak
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Ndtv Profit
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starnews
C
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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.
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Hip Hip Hurray aired on Zee TV in the late 1990s. This popular teen drama series about school life was one of Zee TV's successful youth-oriented shows during that period.
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BBC is indeed British Broadcasting Corporation, the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It's one of the world's oldest and largest broadcasting organizations.
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UUNET
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TV Times
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UPS
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None of these
C
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'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.
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Desperate Housewives
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Strictly Come Dancing
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Boston Memorial
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General Hospital
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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.
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K tv
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Sun Tv
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Jaya Tv
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Vijay Tv
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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.
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Star News
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NDTV
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CNN
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None of these
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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.
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Fox News
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CNN
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CNBC
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None of these
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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.
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Radio Times
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TV Times
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Sunday Times
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None of these
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'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.
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Hello FM
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Suryan Fm
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Radio City FM
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Radio Mirchi FM
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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.
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Hello FM
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FM Rainbow
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Anna FM
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Radio one FM
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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.
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Hello FM
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Suryan Fm
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FM Rainbow
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Anna FM
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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.
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Suryan Fm
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Radio one FM
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Radio Mirchi FM
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Anna FM
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Anna University's radio station Anna FM broadcasts on 90.4 MHz in Chennai. This is India's first campus community radio station.
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Hello FM
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Radio City FM
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FM Rainbow
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Radio one FM
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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.
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Radio one FM
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Anna FM
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Hello FM
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Radio City FM
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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.