Question 1

The radio was invented by …………..in 1901 which made sending of human voices over long distances possible.

Accepted Answer

A)  alexander graham bell
B)  marconi
C)  john pilger
D)  edmund burke B

Question 2

………………., for example, had his Rock Edicts and Pillar Edicts posted all over his empire and even beyond.

Accepted Answer

A)  humayun
B)  alauddin khalji
C)  baber
D)  emperor asoka D

Question 3

Bengal gazette was the journal of ………………….

Accepted Answer

A)  edmund burke
B)  samuel f. b. morse
C)  john pilger
D)  augustus hicky D

Question 4

Feature stories means ……………….

Accepted Answer

A)  a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news
B)  stories that uncover information that few people knew
C)  movie reviews
D)  articles that any reader can add to or change

Question 5

In………………, inscriptions engraved on rocks or pillars served as a medium of information.

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient india
B)  medieval india
C)  modern india
D)  modern africa

Question 6

The motion picture machines used to project the films into moving images and later talking pictures were developed by ………….in the USA and the Lumiere brothers in France.

Accepted Answer

A)  thomas alva edison
B)  samuel morse
C)  louis- jacques-mande daguerre
D)  nicephore niepce

Question 7

The first successful newspaper was the Boston News-Letter begun by postmaster ……………….in 1704.

Accepted Answer

A)  james sprenger
B)  piet mondrian
C)  john campbell
D)  edward cave

Question 8

In 1731, the first magazine, the Gentlemen's Magazine originally published "a repository of all things worth mentioning," printed at St.John's Gate in…………., by Edward Cave.

Accepted Answer

A)  serampore
B)  calcutta
C)  england
D)  bombay

Question 9

Photography was developed in the 19th century by two people from…………, Nicephore Niepce and Louis- Jacques-Mande Daguerre.

Accepted Answer

A)  italy
B)  germany
C)  france
D)  netherlands

Question 10

Editorials means ………………..

Accepted Answer

A)  unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion
B)  writer's reporting and his conclusions
C)  watching and listening where news is taking place
D)  articles that any reader can add to or change

Question 11

Who were the first to invent the art of printing?

Accepted Answer

A)  africans
B)  british
C)  chinese
D)  americans

Question 12

……………….was invented by Baird in 1920.

Accepted Answer

A)  television
B)  radio
C)  computer
D)  telegraph

Question 13

It is believed that Johannes Gutenberg of …………..was the first to develop printing around 1439.

Accepted Answer

A)  holland
B)  england
C)  germany
D)  poland

Question 14

Journalism with its modern characteristics originated from …………..in the 18th century.

Accepted Answer

A)  asia
B)  europe
C)  africa
D)  america

Question 15

In India, television started in 1959 on an experimental basis and the first television station was set up in ………………..

Accepted Answer

A)  bombay
B)  madras
C)  delhi
D)  assam

Question 16

The people or documents you use when reporting a story are called ……………..

Accepted Answer

A)  sources
B)  interviews
C)  reader
D)  columns

Question 17

The term graphic design was actually coined in 1922 by book designer

Accepted Answer

A)  william addison dwiggins
B)  piet mondrian
C)  james sprenger
D)  henry kramer

Question 18

………….in 1876 succeeded in using wires to send the human voice across long distances.

Accepted Answer

A)  john pilger
B)  thomas carlyle
C)  hitler
D)  alexander graham bell

Question 19

Blogs means ……………………….

Accepted Answer

A)  online diaries kept by individuals or small groups
B)  online question
C)  talking with people
D)  answer pages

Question 20

Columns means …………………

Accepted Answer

A)  signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions
B)  movie reviews
C)  public records
D)  listening where news is taking place

Exam 1: History and Evolution of Journalism and Media