CUET-UG SERIES Mass-media
General Knowledge Based
23 previous year questions.
Volume: 23 Ques
Yield: High
High-Yield Trend
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2023 Chapter Questions 23 MCQs
01
PYQ 2023
easy
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Match List-I with List-II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List- I (Plays) | List- II (Play Wrights) | ||
| A. | A Doll's House | I. | Samuel Beckett |
| B. | The Cherry Orchad | II. | Henrik Ibsen |
| C. | Waiting for Godot | III. | Harold Pinter |
| D. | The Room | IV. | Anton Pavlov Chekhov |
1
(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
2
(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
3
(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
4
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
02
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Which famous documentary maker said, “They wished that viewers might share the adventure and despair of other men's lives, and commiserate with the downtrodden and underprivileged” ?
1
Pare Lorentz
2
Roy Stryker
3
John Grierson
4
A. William Blueni
03
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
______ is a process in which two or more advertisers of a product or service associate themselves with each other to increase their profile to reach more people.
1
Case Study
2
Cross Promotion
3
Indirect Promotion
4
Collaborative Promotion
04
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
According to which contemporary thinker, Globalization, Regionalization and Democratization are three mega trends that characterise our own era ?
1
Amartya Sen
2
Majid Tehranian
3
Lippmann Walter
4
Everett Rogers
05
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Which among the following is NOT a news agency ?
1
AFP
2
ABP
3
DPA
4
AP
06
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Colour TV was introduced in India during :
1
Asian Games 1982
2
Commonwealth Games 1986
3
Asian Games 1984
4
Commonwealth Games 1990
07
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
SMS Stands for:
1
Satellite Message Service
2
Short Message Sharing
3
Satellite Message Sharing
4
Short Message Service
08
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
The first soap opera 'Humlog' on Doordarshan was launched by:
1
Two-Minute Noodles
2
Pepsi
3
Surf
4
Coke
09
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Paper was invented by which country?
1
Germany
2
Japan
3
China
4
Britain
10
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
What is the theme of the graphic novel 'V for Vendetta':
1
Propaganda
2
Drug Issue
3
Mental Health
4
Corruption
11
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Match LIST I with LIST II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A | High Noon | I | Alfred Hitchcock |
| B | Lawrence of Arabia | II | Fred Zinnemann |
| C | Wild Strawberries | III | David Lean |
| D | Psycho | IV | Ingmar Bergman |
1
(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
2
(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
3
(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
4
(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II),(D)-(IV)
12
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Berliner is a type of: (1) (2) (3) (4)
1
Radio Programme
2
TV Programme
3
Cinema
4
Newspaper Format
13
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
"OTT" stands for?
1
Over the Television
2
Over the Top
3
Other than Television
4
Over the Telephon
14
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
The term Scoop is related to
1
Feature
2
Film
3
Song
4
News
15
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Who played the famous role of Gabbar Singh in the film 'Sholay' ?
1
Amjad Khan
2
Akshay Kumar
3
Amrish Puri
4
Paresh Raval
16
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Who introduced the present norm of 30-Minute Radio play on AIR ?
1
Lionel Fielden
2
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3
Ambika Soni
4
Sushma Swaraj
17
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
The first website was built by?
1
Erich von Strohiem
2
Eric Meyers
3
Ang Lee
4
Tim Berners-Lee
18
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
From the following options, identify the investigative story which had an impact on the society:
1
The Story of Kamla
2
Geeta and Seeta
3
The Jodhpur Wedding
4
The Story of Queen Elizabeth
19
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Arrange in a correct sequence the following development in the field of media technology begining from the first?
(A) Television
(B) Newspapers
(C) Radio
(D) Color Tv
(E) First Live Televised War
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Television
(B) Newspapers
(C) Radio
(D) Color Tv
(E) First Live Televised War
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A), (C), (B) (D) (E)
2
(B), (E), (A) (C) (D)
3
(C), (B), (A) (E) (D)
4
(B), (C), (A) (D) (E)
20
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Match LIST I with LIST II
Choose the Correct answer from the options given below
LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A | Reuters | I | Tabloid |
| B | Eyewitness | II | News Agency |
| C | Today | III | Broadsheet |
| D | The Asian Age | IV | Video News Magazine |
1
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
2
(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
3
(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
4
(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
21
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
The first live-televised war of the world was :
1
Kargil War
2
Gulf War I
3
Vietnam War
4
Russo-Ukraine War
22
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
Orson Welles is the author / scriptwriter of the famous radio play :
1
War of the Worlds
2
War in Nazi Germany
3
War of the Super Powers
4
Cold War
23
PYQ 2023
medium
mass-media ID: cuet-ug-
The theme of the book ‘1984’ by George Orwell is :
1
Sikh Riots
2
Governance
3
Diplomacy
4
Propaganda
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