MCQs

1. SITE was Started in India the year :

(a) 1950
(b) 1947
(c) 1975
(d) 1965

Ans : c

2. ABU is an ……………………………….
(a) International TV channel
(b) International Radio channel
(c) International Broadcasting organization
(d) None of the above

Ans : c

3. Headquarters of Doordarshan is at :
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Patna

Ans : c

4. Which of the following radio broadcast service is run by IGNOU

(a) Gyanvani
(b) Alakal
(c) Akashvani
(d) None of the above

Ans : a

5. Another name for interpersonal communication is

(a) Mass communication
 (b) Face to face communication
(c) Dyadic communication
(d) Virtual reality

Ans : c

6. Which of the following is not the part of seven C’s of communication

(a) Channel
(b) Content
(c) Curiosity
(d) Clarity

Ans : c

7. Dyadic communication is the transfer of messages from a person

(a) To another person and vice versa
(b) To a group of person
(c) To a mass audience
(d) None of the above

Ans : a

8. The MMU is an
(a) Visual medium
(b) Audiovisual medium
(c) Audio medium
(d) None of the above

Ans : b

9. The word communication is derived from

(a) German
(b) French
(c) Latin
(d) Persian

Ans : c
10. Communication involves active interaction with our environments
(a) Physically
(b) Biologically
(c) Socially
(d) All the above

Ans : d

11. Who defines communication as process which increases commonality but also aquires elements
of commonality for it to occur at all.
(a) Aristotle
(b) Shannon
(c) Denis MC Quaill
(d) Wilbur Schramm

Ans : c

12. ………………..is Individual reflection, contemplation and meditation

(a) Intrapersonal communication
(b) Interpersonal communication
(c) Mass Communication
(d) Group communication

Ans : a

13. Interpersonal communication is direct face to face communication between

(a) Mass
(b) Two persons
(c) Group of persons
(d) Oneself

Ans : b

14. A mass medium is essentially a working group organized around some device for circulating the
same message at about the same time to large number of people is a definition given
(a) George Gerbner
(b) Wilbur Schramm
(c) Marshal Mcluhan
 (d) Harold Lasswell

Ans : b

15. The mathematical model of communication was put forward by

(a) Shannon and Weaver
(b) Osgood and Schramm
(c) Lasswell
(d) Aristotle

Ans : a

16. The circular model of communication was put forwarded by

(a) James Carey
(b) Harold Lasswell
(c) Shannon and Weaver
(d) Osgood and Schramm

Ans : d

17. Communication is the transmission of information, ideas , emotions, skill etc. by use of symbols,
words, figures , graph etc. This definition was given by
(a) Osgood
(b) Berelson and Steiner
(c) Harold Lasswell
(d) Wilbur Schramm

Ans : b

18. Science of meaning is termed as

(a) Simiotics
(b) Semantics
(c) Signs
(d) Symbols

Ans : b

19. Pyramid distribution System of Communication was done by

(a) Wilbur Schramm
 (b) Marshal McLuhan
(c) Harold D Lasswell
(d) Denis Mc Quail

Ans : d

20. The concept of channel noise and semantic noise is related with
(a) Denis McQuail
(b) Shannon and Weaver
(c) Westley –Mclean
(d) SMCR model

Ans : b

21. Reinforcement theory was put forward by

(a) Carl Howland
(b) Joseph Klapper
(c) Maxwell Mc Comb
(d) Donald Shaw

Ans : b

22. The Author of Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

(a) Peny Tannenbaum
(b) Roland Barthes
(c) Charles Osgood
(d) L.A Festinger

Ans : d

23. A interview is a type of

(a) Dyadic communication
(b) Multidiadic communication
(c) Mass communication
(d) Group communication

Ans : a
24. The middle range Theory of Communication was given by
(a) John Fiske
(b) Robert Merton
(c) Karl Marx
(d) DMS Archer

Ans : b

25. The knowledge gap hypothesis develop by

(a) G.A. Donohue
(b) John Paulik
(c) Wilbur Schramm
(d) David Weaver

Ans : a

26. What is Syntactics

(a) The study of language in use
(b) The study of relationship among words
(c) The study of human interactions
(d) The relationship between words and sentences

Ans : b

27. The primary function of interpersonal communication is

(a) Reasoning
(b) Relationship building
(c) To inform
(d) To provide relaxation

Ans : b

28. The SMCR model of communication was devised by

(a) Shannon and Weaver
(b) David Berlo
(c) Wilbur Schramm
(d) Westley and McLean
 Ans : b

29. The author of book “Communication Networks” is

(a) Daniel Belt
(b) Manuel Castle
(c) E.M Rogers and D.L. Kincaid
(d) AndreGunder Frank

Ans : c

30. According to Wilbur Schramm which one of the following is a value free asset
(a) Culture
(b) Religion
(c) Technology
(d) All of the above

Ans : a

31. Which of the communication has more emotional appeal

(a) Intrapersonal
(b) Interpersonal
(c) Group
(d) Mass

Ans : b

32. Which model refers to Gatekeeper Concept.

(a) Theadore Newcomb’s
(b) Shannon and Weaver’s
(c) Bruce Westley and Mc Leans
(d) George Gerbner

Ans : c

33. Speaker – Speech –Audience are the elements of whose model of communication
(a) Claude Shannon
(b) Aristotle
 (c) Harold Lasswell
(d) Wilbur Schramm

Ans : b

34. Who introduced the concept of Noise in Communication

(a) Wilbur Schramm
(b) George Gerbner
(c) Charles Osgood
(d) Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver

Ans : d

35. Who developed first paper for mankind

(a ) The Sumerians
(b) The Aryans
(c ) The Mayans
(d ) The Chinese

Ans : d

36. Who differentiate hot and cold medium

(a) Raymond Williams
(b) Marshal McLuhan
(c) Harold Lasswell
(d) Wilbur Schramm

Ans : b

37. Kinesics is the science of

(a) Printing
(b) Language
(c) Writing
(d) Body Language

Ans : d
38. Alphabetical writing was developed by
(a) Chinese
(b) Greeks
(c) Romans
(d) Persians

Ans : c

39. …………….. added five vowels to the alphabets

(a) Sumerians
(b) Greeks
(c) Romans
(d) Persians

Ans : c

40. ………………… developed capital and small letters

(a) Persians
(b) Chinese
(c) Romans
(d) Greeks

Ans : c

41. Radio broadcasting began in

(a) 1910
(b) 1915
(c) 1920
(d) 1925

Ans : c

42. ………………………….occurs when an individual sends and receive message internally

(a) Intrapersonal communication
(b) Interpersonal communication
(c) Mass communication
(d) Group communication

Ans : a
43. Gate keeping is related with
(a) Intrapersonal communication
(b) Interpersonal communication
(c) Mass communication
(d) Group communication

Ans : c

44. The term Kinesics was coined by

(a) Harrington
(b) Ray Birdwhistle
(c) Joseph Luft
(d) None of the above

Ans : b

45. The study of set measurable distance between people as they interact
(a) Kinesics
(b) Proxemics
(c) Prosedic
(d) Propinquity

Ans : b

46. The ter m proxemics was introduced by

(a) RayBirdwhistle
(b) Edward T. Hall
(c) JephLuft
(d) Harringtom Ingham

Ans : b

47. The oldest existing newspaper in India

(a) The Times of India
(b) The Hindu
(c) The Bombay Samachar
 (d) Hindustan Samachar

Ans : c

48. The Researcher who developed an engineering model of human communication based on
telephone communication
(a) Shannon and Weaver
(b) Lasswell
(c) Osgood
(d) Schramm

Ans : a

49. The model that first introduced the concept of noise

(a) Lasswell’s model
(b) Shannon and Weaver model
(c) Osgood
(d) WIlbir Schrammpar

Ans : b

50 . The vital part of Communcation is

(a) Sender
(b) Message
(c) Receiver
(d) Feedbcack

Ans : d

51. Another name of Osgood Model is

(a) Mass model

(b) Mathematical model

(c ) SMCR model

(d)Highly Circular Model

Ans : d

52. The model which is believed to be an improvement of Schramm-Osgood model

(a) Circular model

(b) Dance model

(c) Schramm Model

(d) Gerbner Model

Ans : b

53. The Mathematical Model of Shannon and Weaver was altered by

(a) Harold D. Lasswell

(b) Wilbur Schramm

(c ) Fredrick S. Siebead

(d ) All of the above

Ans : c

54. Which one of the following statements is true for Journals ?

(a) They are not a part of the print media.

(b) They concentrate an industry-specific, stream-specific or trade-specific issues, which are defined
before hand.

(c) They given all types of news, views, and entertaining events.

(d) They are not prepared under the guidance of expert editors, writers and researchers but by
journalists and freelance writers from the open market

Ans: b

55. Cinema is a/an

(a) visual media

(b) audiovisual media

(c) audio media

(d) print media

Ans: b

56. The MMS is a/an

(a) visual media

(b) audio media

(c) audiovisual media

(d) None of these

Ans: c

57. The Conditional Access System (CAS) allows the viewers to

(a) select TV channels of their choice.

(b) interact with TV channels through the set-up boxes.

(c) cut down the costs of television viewing.

(d) None of these

Ans: a

58. Communication needs a

(a) Sender

(b) Receiver

(c) Channel

(d) All of these

(e) Only b&c

Ans: d

59. Communication helps in

(a) Persuasion

(b) Entertainment

(c) Integration

(d) Cultural Promotion

(e) All of these

Ans: c

60. Intrapersonal communication is

(a) Person-to-person contact

(b) Talking to oneself

(c) When more than two persons are involved

(d) None of the above

Ans: b

61. Which of the communication has an emotional appeal ?

(a) Intrapersonal communication

(b) Interpersonal communication

(c) Group communication

(d) Mass communication

Ans: b
62. Audience and feedback are the two main components of

(a) Intrapersonal communication

(b) Interpersonal communication

(c) Mass communication

(d) None of these

Ans: c

63. "The reach of mass media is quite strong in India, but comparatively, the access to them is very
weak." This statement is

(a)Definitely true

(b)Probably true

(c)Definitely false

(d)Probably false

Ans: a

64. Speaker-speech-Audience are the elements of whose model of communication ?

(a) Claud Shannon

(b) Aristotle

(c) Harold Lasswell

(d) Wilbur Schramm

Ans: b

65. Who introduced the concept of noise in his model of communication ?

(a) Wilbur Schramm

(b) George Gerbner

(c) Charles E. Osgood

(d) Claud Shannon & Warren Weaves

Ans: d

66. Which .model refers to 'Gatekeeper' xconcept ?

(a) Theodore Newcomb's

(b) Shannon & Weaver's

(c) Bruce Westley & Maclean's

Ans: c

67. When was the television service at the Delhi Kendra inaugurated ?

(a) Sept. 20,1958

(b) Sep. 15,1959

(c) Aug. 15,1959

(d) Nov. 15, 1958

Ans: b

68. In how many states was the SITE (Satellite Instructional Television Experiment) programmes
launched ?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c)3

(d) 6

Ans: d

69. When was the first English newspaper, "Bengal Gazette published" ?

(a) 1770 A.D.

(b) 1780 A.D.

(c) 1790 A.D.

(d) 1795 A.D.

Ans: b

70. Who is known as the father of Indian language journalism in India ?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(b) Bhupendra Nath Dutta

(c) Vivekananda

(d) V.D.Savarkar

Ans : a

71. Microphone is a hi-fi instrument. Here 'fi' means

(a) finish

(b) final

(c) fidelity

(d) finical

Ans: c

72. Which of these is a characteristic of radio ?

(a) A medium of sound

(b) A mass medium

(c) An intimate medium

(d) All of these

Ans: d
73. Which of these is not a characteristic of TV?

(a) A democratic Tedium

(b) A mobile medium

(c) A living room medium

(d) A medium of immediacy

Ans: b

74. ……………..is the supreme medium to express yesterday, today, and tomorrow with its own unique
language. What should be filled in the blank ?

(a) Cinema

(b) Radio

(c) Newspaper

(d) Television

Ans: a

75. Large and highly diverse groups that represent the broad cross-section of the society form the
audience.

(a) Elite

(b) General

(c) Specialised

(d) None of these

Ans: b

76. Dyadic communication is the transfer of messages from a person

(a) to another person and vice versa

(b) to a group of persons.

(c) to amass audience

(d) None of these

Ans: a

77. The promoter of a product cannot deliver the following to a mass audience through currently used
media vehicles.

(a) Information

(b) Music

(c) Products

(d) He can deliver literally anything through such vehicles

Ans: c

78. In downward communication, messages

(a) flow form the bottom to the top of the organization structure.

(b) flow from the top to the bottom of the organization structure.

(c) are meant to be exchanged between the, members of the top brass

(d) None of these.

Ans: b

79. Who developed the first paper for the mankind ?

(a) The Chinese

(b) The Sumerians

(c) The Aryans

(d) The Mayans

Ans: a
80. Who was not a part of the team that developed the transistor ?

(a) JohnBardeen

(b) Walter Brattain

(c) JE Lilienfield

(d) William Shockley

Ans: c

81. Who Invented the TV ?

(a) Alexander Graham Bell

(b) John Logie Baird

(c) C Francis Jenkins

(d) Chester Carlson

Ans: b

82. Which one of the following is not a traditional media ?

(a) Literature

(b) Painting

(c) TV

(d) Music

Ans: c

83. Which one of the following is not a modern media ?

(a) The Press

(b) Radio
(c) Cinema

(d) Sculpture

Ans: d

84. According to who mass media are primarily moulders of society as well as reflectors of it?

(a) Denis McQuail

(b) Harold Lasswell

(c) Wilbur Schramm

(d) George Gerbner

Ans: a

85. Selective exposure & selective perception are two concepts of which theory ?

(a) Bullet Theory

(b) Individual Difference Theory

(c) Personal Influence Theory

(d) None of the above

Ans: b

86. Who called his mass communication theory as "cultivation of dominant image patterns" ?

(a) Donald L. Shaw

(b) Maxwell McCombs

(c) Davidson

(d) George Gerbner

Ans: d
87. Who classified his theories on the basis of world's national media systems ?

(a) Siebertetal

(b) Sandra Ball

(c) Nelvin De Pleur

(d) Geogre Gerbner

Ans: a

88. 'Liberation Theory' is also called as

(a) Authoritarian Theory

(b) Social Responsibility Theory

(c) Free Press Theory

(d) Communist Media Theory

Ans: c

89. Soviet Media Theory is another name for

(a) Social Responsibility Theory

(b) Communist Media Theory

(c) Development Communication Theory

(d) Democratic-Participant Media Theory

Ans: b

90. When was censorship introduced on Indian Press ?

(a) 1790

(b) 1792

(c) 1795
(d) 1797

Ans: c

91. When was the first press ordinance issued ?

(a) 1820

(b) 1823

(c) 1826

(d) 1829

Ans : b

92. In which language was 'Amrita Bazen Patrika' first published before changing over to English
language ?

(a) Hindi

(b) Urdu

(c) Bengali

(d) Punjabi

Ans: c

93. "The Times of India" came into being with the amalgamation of which of these papers?

(a) The Standard & The Telegraph

(b) The Bombay Times & The Courier

(c) The Standard & The Courier

(d) Both a&b

Ans : d

94. Who is known as the 'father of Indian Cinema'.

(a) Torney

(b) J.F. Madan

(c) Dada Saheb Phalke

(d) Natraj Mudaliar

Ans: c

95. Which media would be ideal to attract the attention of children to sell chocolates to them ?

(a) Radio

(b) Newspapers

(c) TV (advertisements)

(d) Leaflets

Ans : c

96. What is the meaning of circulation in the parlance of the print media ?

(a) Number of copies printed

(b) Number of copies sold.

(c) Number of editions.

(d) None of these

Ans: b

97. An interview is a type of

(a) dyadic communication

(b) multiadic communication

(c) mass communication

(d) None of these

Ans: a

98. A journalist need not be while covering an event.

(a) Impartial

(b) Meticulous

(c) Domineering

(d) Inquisitive

Ans: c

99. Which ones of the following do not provide entertainment to the targeted audience ?

(a) TV Programmers

(b) Magazines

(c) Leaflets

(d) Newspaper features

Ans: c

100. What is average frequency ?

(a) Total Exposures / Audience Reach

(b) Audience Reach/Total Exposures

(c) Total Exposures in a given time period

(d) None of these

Ans: a

101. What do you understand by GRPs ?

(a) The number of readers reading an advertisement.

(b) The number of advertising insertions in one campaign.

(c) The number of points earned by an advertising campaign.

(d) Any one of these

Ans: b

102. What is Print Run ? ,

(a) Print Run-Complementary Copies.

(b) Print Run - Wapasi

(c) Print Run + Complementary Copies.

(d) The number of books sold by one particular retailer.

Ans: b

103. What are Net sales in the parlance of book publishing ?

(a) The number of books or magazines sold by one retailer or bookshop.

(b) The number of books or magazines printed by a publisher at one time.

(c) The number of books or magazines available for sales.

(d) None of these

Ans: b

104. Which sampling involves picking up of cases that are judged to be 'typical' of the population ?

(a) Cluster sampling

(b) Accidental sampling

(c) Quota sampling

(d) Purposive sampling

Ans: d
105. Closed-ended type of question are questions calling for

(a) simple 'yes-no'

(b) agree-disagree answers

(c) multiple choice type of responses

(d) All of these

Ans : d

106. In open-ended question, the respondent is provided with

(a) No answers

(b) Multiple type answers

(c) Objective type answers

(d) None of these

Ans: a

107. Who enforced the Vernacular Press Act ?

(a) Lord Canning

(b) LordLytton

(c) Queen Victoria

(d) East India Company

Ans: b

108. The name given to the first radio programme was

(a) India Radio Times

(b) The Indian listener

(c) Akashvani

(d) None of these

Ans: a

109. When were the Bombay & Calcutta stations inaugurated by the Indian Broadcasting Company ?

(a) 1925

(b) 1926

(c) 1927

(d) 1928

Ans: c

110. When was the name All India Radio adopted ?

(a) June 10, 1935

(b) April 8, 1936

(c) January 8, 1935

(d) June 8, 1936

Ans : d

111. When was the first National Orchestra set-up, with Pandit Ravi Shankar ?

(a) 1950

(b) 1951

(c) 1952

(d) 1954

Ans: c
112. Independent variable and dependent variable are variables of which method available to
communications researcher ?

(a) Historical Method

(b) Experimental Method

(c) Survey Method

(d) Content Analysis Method

Ans: b

113. Which is the probability technique used in survey research ?

(a) Simple random sample

(b) Stratified random sample

(c) Cluster sample

(d) All of these

Ans: d

114. The non-probability technique used in Survey research is

(a) Accidental sample

(b) Quota sample

(c) Purposive sample

(d) All of these

Ans: d

115. Using of all elements in the population and taking a lottery to select the desired number of
elements from the totality is

(a) Simple Random Sampling

(b) Stratified Random Sampling

(c) Cluster Sampling

(d) None of these

Ans: a

116. Multi-stage sampling is also called as

(a) Quota sampling

(b) Cluster sampling

(c) Purposive sampling

(d) Stratified sampling

Ans: b

117. "They have high status in the society. Their number is small but their influence is strong". This is
with reference to what kind of audience ?

(a) Elite

(b) General

(c) Specialised

(d) None of these

Ans: a

118. Which is the method used for receiving information in market based feedback system? "

(a) Audience Decision Making

(b) Direct Feeback

(c) Media Review

(d) All of these

Ans: d
119. Who differentiated between 'hot & cold messages ?

(a) Marshall McLuhan

(b) Wilbur Schramm

(c) Raymond Williams

(d) Vel Geilgnd

Ans: a

120. Who called our society as a 'dramatised" society ?

(a) Marshall McLuhan

(b) Raymond Williams

(c) James Augustus

(d) Gutenberg

Ans: b

121. When was the first printing press established in India ?

(a) 1670

(b) 1672

(c) 1674

(d) 1676

Ans: c

122. What is the other name of Hicky's Bengal Gazette ?

(a) The Bengal News

(b) Calcutta General Advertiser

(c) Bengal Journal

(d) Bengal Harkarv

Ans: b

123. Which theory is derived from the studies of J Saussure and Peirce ?

(a) Mass Society Theory

(b) Hegemony Theory

(c) Culture & Semiotic Theory

(d) Political Economic Media Theory

Ans: c

124. Which theories derived strength from Marx-1 ist ideology ?

(a) Mass Society Theory

(b) Political Economic Media Theory

(c) Social Responsibility Theory

(d) None

Ans: d

125. When was the channel 'Yuva Vani' started in Delhi ? ,

(a) 1965

(b) 1966

(c) 1967

(d) 1969

Ans: d

126. Where was the highest AIR station set-up in 1971 ?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Leh

(c) Himachal

(d) Nainital

Ans: b

127. When was the Bombay TV centre inaugurated ?

(a) 1970

(b) 1971

(c) 1972

(d) 1974

Ans: c

128. When were educational programmes by UGC started on TV?

a) 1980

(b) 1982

(c) 1983

(d) 1984

Ans: d

129. When was the moving transmission of TV started ?

(a) 1980

(b) 1985

(c) 1987

(d) 1989
Ans: c

130. In which year did Doordarshan started its 5 metro channels ?

(a) 1990

(b) 1993

(c). 1994

(d) 1992

Ans: c

131. Which committee criticised the Doordarshan for concentrating on the North for its programme
contents ?

(a) Verghese Committee

(b) Joshi Committee

(c) Chandra Committee

(d) None of these

Ans: b

132. Which committee recommended separation of AIR & Television

(a) Chanda Committee

(b) Verghese Committee

(c) Joshi Committee

(d) None of these

Ans : a

133. Effective communication does not require

(a) Voice modulation

(b) Handsome appearance

(c) Appropriate gestures

(d) Students involvement

Ans : b

134. Effective teaching is, by and large, a function of the teacher's.

(a) Scholarship

(b) Punctuality

(c) Ability for verbal expression

(d) Liking for the profession

Ans: d

135. Which of the following is an ambitious computerisation programme aimed at con-necting 60,000
government and aided schools through internet ?

(a) VidyaVahini

(b) VidyaVani

(c) Gyan Vani

(d) None of the above

Ans: a

136. An effective teacher will ensure

(a) Cooperation among his students

(b) Laissez faire role on his part.

(c) Competition among his students.

(d) Competition or cooperation as the situation demands.

Ans: d
137. What is Conditional Access System (CAS)

(a) A computer related term

(b) Security for V.V.I.P

(c) A system providing selected channels to a TV subscriber

(d) A visa system of U.S.

Ans: c

138. World's first sky bus station was inaugurated recently at:

(a) Tees Hazari, Delhi

(b) Madgaon, Goa

(c) Tollygunj, Kolkata

(d) None of these

Ans: b

139. Name the project which will connect all police stations in the country in one network,

(a) POLNET

(b) TOLNET

(c) POL.COM

(d) IPOL.COM

Ans: a

140. A colleague who overhears you committing a mistake while teaching in your class points out this to
you. How will you react ?

(a) Tell him that you have never committed any mistake

(b) Discuss with him and if convinced thank him and correct it in the next class
(c) Warn him against interfering in such matters.

(d) Request him not to tell it to anybody else.

Ans: b

141. Which of the following styles of action regarding instruction is preferred by you ?

(a) Enrich the textual material by gathering relevant aspects from other books and experts.

(b) Limit learning experiences to what is required by the textual material.

(c) Discuss probable questions so that the students can fare well in the examination.

(d) Ask pupils to read the text book in advance and hold discussions on its basis.

Ans: a

142. The students do not understand what is taught in the class room, the teacher may

(a) Give up the attempt.

(b) Explain in a different way.

(c) Think that it is mere waste of time to continue

(d) Sympathise with the students.

Ans: b

143. Which of the following steps would you consider first as an effective communicator ?

(a) Select the channels of communication.

(b) Plan the evaluation procedure.

(c) Determine the objectives of communication

(d) Identify various means for communication

Ans: c
144. If you are appointed as a teacher what attitude would you maintain towards the pupils ?

(a) Authoritative

(b) Democratic

(c) Lazzifaire

(d) Scholarly

Ans: b

145. The special train meant for spreading awareness about various scientific and technological
achievements of the country is

(a) Science and Technology Rail

(b) Great India Train

(c) Vigyan Rail

(d) None of the above

Ans: a

146. While planning education for development which of the following characteristics will you stress ?

(a) All round development of the individual

(b) Development sustainable throughout life

(c) Transferable to all walks of life

(d) All the three above

Ans: d

147. The initial step to be taken by a teacher while introducing a new topic of study

(a) Assessing their previous knowledge

(b) Beginning with group discussions

(c) Giving a broad out line of the topic to be learnt

(d) Showing some audio visual aids

Ans: c

148. The test effectiveness of instruction is

(a) Effectiveness of learning

(b) Sufficient use of audio visual aids.

(c) Maintenance of discipline in the class

(d) Regular attendance of students

Ans: a

149. Which of the following steps do you prefer while transacting the curriculum ?

(a) Present the learning materials in the question answer form and thus ensure good performance in the
examination.

(b) Frequently conduct test papers in which question papers resemble those used in public examination.

(c) Explain the concepts and principles clearly and ensure understanding by all.

(d) Present learning activities suited for the realisation of pre-determined instructional objectives

Ans: d

150. You want to instil in the pupils of your class the spirit of democracy. Which of the following strategy
do you think, is most efficient for the purpose.

(a) Organise a discussion on the advantages of democracy over other systems and convince the pupils of
its superiority.

(b) Conduct election for a class assembly and give the representatives certain responsibilities.

(c) Maintain a democratic atmosphere in your dealings and make the pupils unitedly responsible for
class management, sharing duties among themselves.

(d) Invite speakers to the school and make them deliver speeches about world leaders who worked for
democracy.
Ans: c

151. Discussion in the class will be most effective if the topic of discussion is

(a) Not introduced by the teacher

(b) Stated immediately before the start of discussion.

(c) Written in the Black Board without introducing it

(d) Informed to the students well in advance.

Ans: d

152. Teacher's communication will be more effective if

(a) The teacher is a master in his subject.

(b) He prepares a good number of instructional aids.

(c) He discusses previous question papers

(d) He starts from what students already know.

Ans: b

153. The recently launched "Vidya Vahini" is a project related to

(a) School computerisation programme

(b) TV programme related to mass literacy

(c) Establishment of libraries in rural areas

(d) None of these

Ans: d

154. The most critical factor that determines the professional status of a teacher is

(a) Unity among teachers

(b) High salary

(c) Character

(d) Instructional competency

Ans: a

155. The final goal of feed back in a communication system is to

(a) Make necessary modifications in the communication process.

(b) Understand more about the content.

(c) Identify the defects of the communicator.

(d) Detect the limitations of the receiver.

Ans: d

156. The main function of educational Psychology is to provide prospective teachers with :

(a) Rules of thumb to deal with every day class room situation

(b)Insight into the various aspects of modern education.

(c) Insight into the needs, problems and styles of behaviour of learners.

(d) Research procedures for evaluating current teaching procedures.

Ans: a

157. Failure of the teacher to communicate his 104, ideas well to the students may result into

(a) Classroom indiscipline

(b) Loss of students' interest in the topic being taught.

(c) Increased number of absentees in the class.

(d) All the above.

Ans: c
158. What will be your ultimate goal while planning instructional procedures ?

(a) To enable all pupils secure high scores in the public examination.

(b) To make classes interesting and meaningful to students.

(c) To ensure that pupils master the learning materials.

(d) To realise all the developmental goals anticipated.

Ans: d

159. India's first 100 per cent computer literate 106- village is

(a) Chamravattam village (Kerala)

(b) Sasamosa (Bihar)

(c) Guru Nagar (Punjab)

(d) None of these

Ans: d

160. Which of the following, in your opinion, is a clear evidence for positive attitude towards the
National Anthem ?

(a) Ability to recite it melodiously

(b) Feeling proud as an Indian when it is heard

(c) Standing silently whenever it is sung in function

(d) Studying its historical and national background and significance.

Ans : a

161. What role would you take up in the developmental programmes of the society ?

(a) Attend discussions and present views.

(b) Closely watch the programmes and printout lapses in time.

(c) Actively participate in their planning and execution.

(d) Encourage social audit and evaluation.

Ans: b

162. The technique adopted to find out the level of acceptability of an individual by members of a group
is

(a) Personality testing

(b) Projective techniques

(c) Psychometry

(d) Sociometry

Ans: c

163. Major limitation of mass communication is that

(a) It is very costly for the receiver.

(b) More time is required produce the message.

(c) The success of the programme mainly depends upon the producers.

(d) The feedback system is weak.

Ans: d

164. For problematic situations are given below :

(i) A student is abnormally withdrawing in nature

(ii) A considerable number of students always score low in your subject

(iii) Students of your class are found to create disturbances in the class of a particular teacher.

(iv) In spite of warning most of the students of a class are irregular with assignments.

Which of these warrant action research ?

(a) All the four

(b) (i),(ii)and(iv)

(c) (ii) and (iii)

(d) (ii)and(iv)

Ans: d

165. Which of the following provides more freedom for the learners to interact actively ?

(a) Small group discussions

(b) Use of film projector

(c) Viewing of the television

(d) Lecture by experts

Ans: d

166. Programmed instruction is a direct application of which of the following ?

(a) Cognitive Development theory

(b) Reinforcement Theory

(c) Humanistic Psychology

(d) Classical Conditioning theory

Ans: a

167. Which of the following can make a class most effective ?

(a) Making the learning experiences learner centred

(b) Keeping the students relaxed while teaching

(c) Explaining the subject matter clearly and loudly

(d) Keeping strict discipline in the class

Ans: b
168. After attending an inservice course you are offered one book from among the four listed

below. Which one will be your first preference ?

(a) A novel written by a famous author

(b) A book on innovative instructional strategies.

(c) The autobiography of your favourite political leader

(d) A book or the philosophy of Rousseau

Ans: a

169. The Education Department invites projects or action research on instructional problems related to
your subject of specialisation. How will you react to this ?

(a) Prepare a project in case you have ex-perienced a genuine complex problem.

(b) Prepare a project on any problem that might be faced by teachers.

(c) Do not act to the invitation at all.

(d) Prepare a project in case an award is declared.

Ans: b

170. There is a suggestion to a group of students according to their ability. In that case which group will
you prefer ?

(a) The brilliant group

(b) Average group

(c) The backward group

(d) No special preference

Ans : a

171. Communication will be effective if it is

(a) Delivered slowly and clearly

(b) Delivered using appropriate media

(c) Received as intended by the sender

(d) Received immediately

Ans: d

172. Which of the following helps a learner best to consolidate knowledge in the cognitive structure ?

(a) Explaining the subject matter to others.

(b) Reading more and more library books.

(c) Depending on a number of guide books.

(d) Closely attending to what the teacher tells.

Ans: c

173. The most important reason why the present education system has to be modified is

(a) It does not provide for harmonious development of a student.

(b) It is very old.

(c) It is too theoretical

(d) It cannot cope up with modem developments.

Ans : a

174. The Library and information Science Depart-ment of Mysore University has taken up an ambitious
project which aims to create an online data base of all doctoral theses and dissertations published by
Indian Universities. The project sponsored by the Union Sci-ence and Technology Ministry is known as

(a) VidyaBharti

(b) VidyaBahini

(c) March Ahead

(d) Vidya Nidhi

Ans: d

175.Which special train will be spreading aware-ness about various scientific and technologi¬cal
achievements of the country.

(a) RailVigyan

(b) VigyanRail

(c) Science Rail

(d) Science and Technology Rail

Ans: d

176. The teacher should provide an opportunity for cooperative learning (peer learning) as it

(a) encourages self study habits among the students.

(b) prepares the students to learn by sharing experiences and expertise

(c) helps students in decision making

(d) helps students in collecting authentic information

Ans : b

177. The teachers of "Philosophy of Life" affect the pupils because

(a) The teacher teaches them

(b) It affects the method of teaching

(c) The teachers model will be imitated

(d) It reflects the philosophy of the society

Ans: d

178. 'Projection' is a defence mechanism in which the individual

(a) Finds justification of one's own action

(b) Goes back to the previous stage of development

(c) Channelises energy to the 'id' to acceptable channels.

(d) Attributes the reason for one's behaviour to some other source.

Ans: c

179. Whicn of the following will not hamper effective communication in the class ?

(a) A lengthy statement

(b) An ambiguous statement

(c) A precise statement

(d) A statement which allows the listener to draw his own conclusion.

Ans: d

180. Recitation is beneficial in which one of the following case ?

(a) At the beginning of learning

(b) As a preparation during the period of the test

(c) All the time of the learning

(d) At the end of learning

Ans: a

181. "A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame." This statement
implies that:

(a) The teacher preparation programme should be continuously evaluated

(b) The teacher should attend continuously education programmes

(c) The teacher should go on learning continuously

(d) The teacher should teach continuously

Ans: c

182. The effective means in educational instrument is

(a) Visible means

(b) Audio means

(c) Audio-visible means

(d) Black board writing

Ans: c