[ 1 ] The news in the newspapers is generally –
(A) to the point
(B) somewhat changed
(C) completely changed
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 2 ] Decent journalists and responsible editors are not pleased with present affairs –
(A) true
(B) not true
(C) cannot be said
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
[ 3 ] The press enjoys the –
(A) boldness of public
(B) the helpnessness of the public
(C) idleness of the public
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 4 ] The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by –
(A) two chief factors
(B) three chief factors
(C) four cheif factors
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
[ 5 ] No widely circulated newspaper daręs support a public policy due to vested interest of-
(A) the government
(B) editor
(C) reporter
(D) advertisers
Answer ⇒ (D)
[ 6 ] A big circulation spells bankruptcy if the paper has to depend on –
(A) the sales
(B) advertisers
(C) salers
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
[ 7 ] The policy of a newspaper is largely determined by—
(A) the government
(B) the public
(C) the proprietor
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
[ 8 ] The auther has given the forms of misrepresentation,they are –
(A) five
(B) four
(C) seven
(D) six
Answer ⇒ (D)
[ 9 ] Dorothy L.Sayers was born in –
(A) 1863
(B) 1873
(C) 1883
(D) 1893
Answer ⇒ (D)
[ 10 ] She died in –
(A) 1967
(B) 1957
(C) 1977
(D) 1987
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 11 ] She was educated at –
(A) Cambridge
(B) Oxford
(C) both
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 12 ] In democracy, the freedom of press is –
(A) not necessary
(B) necessary
(C) dangerous
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 13 ] Freedom of press is restricted during –
(A) peace
(B) war
(C) epidemic
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 14 ] The state is the –
(A) master of the people
(B) servant of the people
(C) exploiter of the people
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 15 ] The heaviest restriction upon the freedom of public opinion is-
(A) official
(B) unofficial
(C) both
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 16 ] ‘How free is the Press’ is written by –
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) H.E. Bates
(C) Dorothy L. Sayers
(D) Dr Zakir Hussain
Answer ⇒ (C)
[ 17 ] Dorathy L. Sayers has written the lesson –
(A) I Have a Dream
(B) How free is the Press
(C) The Earth
(D) A child is Born
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 18 ] Censorship is imposed during-
(A) election
(B) peaceful time
(C) emergency
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
[ 19 ] casa……are careful not to antagonize the press.
(A) Doctors
(B) Traders
(C) Teachers
(D) Politicians
Answer ⇒ (D)
[ 20 ] The ……………. is not the master but the servant of the people.
(A) State
(B) Government
(C) Village
(D) District
Answer ⇒ (A)
[ 21 ] Afree and fair press is the true watch ……….. of democracy.
(A) cat
(B) bird
(C) dog
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
[ 22 ] The first chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is ………….
(A) donation
(B) debt
(C) grant by the governinent
(D) advertisement
Answer ⇒ (D)
[ 23 ] The ………… Press is, under ordinary conditions, singularly free.
(A) European
(B) British
(C) Indian
(D) Chines
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 24 ] The second chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is —
(A) debt
(B) donation
(C) the wealth of owner
(D) grant by the government
Answer ⇒ (C)
[ 25 ] The ……..ooo can make or break reputation.
(A) teacher
(B) press
(C) man
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
[ 26 ] The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by orangan, chief factors.
(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four
Answer ⇒ (B)
Short Answer Type Question
1. What do free ‘people’ take for granted?
Ans. All free people take for granted that without a free press there can be no free people. It is a reality.
2. What do you mean by the term ‘free press’? Or, What does “The freedom of the press’ mean?
Ans. We usually mean freedom of the press in a very technical and restricted sense namely freedom from direction or censorship by the government. In this respect the British Press is under ordinary conditions, singulary free.
3. Who is the master ‘the state or the people’?
Ans. In real sense, between the state and the people- people are master. State is but the people’s servant.
4. What does the unofficial censorship seek to do?
Ans. Indeed, we may say that the heaviest restriction upon the freedom of public opinion is not the official censorship of the press but the unofficial censorship by a press which exists not so much to express opinion as to manufacture it.
5. What are the two basic assumptions about the public.
Ans. The two basic assumptions about the public are: (a) that they have not the wit to distinguish truth from falsehood (b) that they do not care at all that a statement is false, provided it is pleasantly stimulating.
6. What is supposition of context?
Ans. The supposition of context is that the press would be free and fair. There would be no any censorship either by the government or by unofficials.
7. Why do books rarely criticise the press?
Ans. Books rarely criticise the press because they may be unfavourably noticed or silently ignored by the readers and the purpose would not be served.
8. Are there restrictions on press in time of war?
Ans. Yes, there was restrictions on press in time of war. At that time all liberties also have to be restricted.