MEDIA LAW OBJECTIVES

Submitted by- SAILEE BARGE

4TH Year Div- B
Roll No. – 115
BBA.LLB
1. In Samaresh Bose v. Amal Mitra, Supreme Court laid distinction between _____
a. Obscenity and vulgarity
b. Nudity and obscenity
c. Obscenity and pornography
d. Nudity and vulgarity

2. In _______, Supreme Court observed that sex and obscenity are not always synonymous
a. Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra
b. K.A. Abbas v. UOI
c. Chandrakant v. State of Maharashtra
d. Samaresh Bose v. Amal Mitra

3. In ________, Supreme Court dre distinction between nudity and obscenity

a. Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra
b. K.A. Abbas v. UOI
c. Bobby Art International v. Om Pal Singh Hoon
d. Chandrakant v. State of Maharashtra

4. In _________, Supreme Court drew a difference between obscenity and pornography

a. Samaresh Bose v. Amal Mitra
b. K.A. Abbas v. UOI
c. Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra
d. Bobby Art International v. Om Pal Singh Hoon

5. Hicklin's Test was laid down by ______?

a. Cockburn
b. Lord Denning
c. Griffiths, CJ
d. None of the above
6. The Indian Courts follow Hicklin’s test in cases of ______
a. Vulgarity
b. Pornography
c. Obscenity
d. Nudity

7. The ____________ is considered as an exemption under Article 19(2) to the freedom of

speech and expression
a. Law of contempt
b. Law of defamation
c. Law of censorship
d. Right to information

8. ___________ is defined under section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act,1971

a. Defamation
b. Criminal contempt
c. Obscenity
d. Contempt

9. Under Indian Law ________ is considered as defamation

a. Libel
b. Slander
c. Both
d. None of the above

10. In October 1818, James Silk Buckingam founded the biweekly known as _______
a. Bengal Gazette
b. Calcutta Journal
c. Indian Gazette
d. Bengal Journal
11. Newspapers Bombay Herald and Bombay Courier merged and came to be known as ___
a. Bombay Times
b. Union Times
c. Sakaal Times
d. India Times

12. The first Indian owned newspaper was started by ___________

a. Lokmanya Tilak
b. Raja Rammohun Roy
c. Gangadhar Bhattacharya
d. Mobed Jijibhai Behramji Chapgar

13. Raja Rammohun Roy started _______

a. Mirut ul Akhbar
b. Calcutta Gazette
c. Bombay Times
d. Indian Gazette

14. In 1818, ______, the first Bengali magazine was started

a. Digdarshan
b. Samvad Kaumudi
c. Mirut ul Akhbar
d. Bengal Gazette

15. In 1821, _________, a Bengali weekly was started by Bhowani Charan

a. Samvad Kaumudi
b. Digdarshan
c. Bengal Gazette
d. Bengal Times
16. ________ was started by orthodox Hindus
a. Samachar Chandrika
b. Samvad Kaumudi
c. Digdarshan
d. Mirut ul Akhbar

17. Who published the 1st newspaper in India?

a. St. Francis Xavier
b. James Augustus Hicky
c. James Silk Buckingham
d. None of the above

18. Which was the 1st newspaper to be published in India?

a. Calcutta Gazettea
b. Bengal Gazette
c. India Gazette
d. Bengal Journal

19. Who is regarded as the father of Indian Journalism?

a. St. Francis Xavier
b. James Augustus Hicky
c. James Silk Buckingham
d. None of the above

20. Which was the 1st newspaper to be published in Madras?

a. The Madras Courier
b. The Madras Gazzette
c. The Government Gazzette
d. Swadesamitra
21.  When did the 1st set of regulations for the Press come into force?
a. 1795
b. 1895
c. 1823
d. 1799

22. Who issued the 1st set of regulations for the Press?
a.  Governor General Wellesley
b. Warren Hastings
c. Earl Cornwillis
d. Sir John Shore

23. Which literary work was discussed in context of Ranjit D. Udeshi vs. State of
Maharashtra?
a. Lawrence’s ‘The Rainbow’.
b. Lawrence’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’
c. The well of lonlines
d. None of the above

24. BANDIT QUEEN case highlights-

a. Sex and obscenity
b. Vulgar writing and obscenity
c. Nudity and obscenity
d. Pornography and obscenity

25. ________ was aimed at supressing seditious writing in the newspaper

a. Registration of Books Act,1867
b. Vernacular Press Act, 1878
c. Official Secrets Act, 1889
d. Central Civil Services Conduct Rules, 1964
26. One of the earliest cases where the Supreme Court laid emphasis on the peoples right to
know was
a. Indian Express Newspaper v. UOI
b. Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras
c. SP Gupta v. UOI
d. Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd v. UOI

27. That the media should be under the control of the working class is an idea of
a. Soviet Communist Theory
b. Authoritarian Theory
c. Libertarian Theory
d. Social Theory

28. Obscenity is dealt under section………..of IPC.

a. Section-190
b. Section-191
c. Section-193
d. Section-292

29. Fundamental right of freedom of expression guaranteed under which Article of the
Constitution?
a. Article 19(1)(a)
b. Article 21(2)(a)
c. Article 19(2)(a)
d. Article 21(1)(a)

30. In the instant case, the mere publication of the photographs of the plaintiff with an
unnamed lady announcing that they were engaged was held to be defamatory even
though the plaintiff was not named in the publication. Which case is this?
a. Morgan v. Odhams Press Ltd.
b. Cassidy v. Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd.
c. Advocate v. Lesli
d. Knupffer v. London Express Newspapers
31. “The journalist has the fundamental right to attend the proceedings in Court and the
right to publish a faithful report of the proceedings witnessed and heard in the Court. “
was held by the Bombay High Court in which case?
a. Tej Kiran Jain v. N. Sanjeeva Reddy
b. Saroj Iyer v. Maharshtra Medical Council
c. State v. Charulata Joshi
d. Prabha Dutt v. Union of India

32. Which acts allows for the censorship of films and the mechanism for the same?
a. Cinematograph Act, 1952
b. Bombay Police Act, 1951
c. Bombay Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1932
d. Press Council Act, 1965

33. Which council is established to preserve the freedom of press and improving standards
of newspapers?
a. Press Council
b. Standards Council
c. Liberty Council
d. Humane Interference Council

34. In which case did the Court upheld the right of a citizen to fly the national flag?
a. Tata Press Ltd. v. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.
b. Brij Bhushan v. State of Delhi
c. Bobby Art International v. Om Pal Singh Hoon
d. Union of India v. Naveen Jindal
35. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that depiction of nudity
need not necessarily arouse prurient feelings?
a. Tata Press Ltd. v. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.
b. Brij Bhushan v. State of Delhi
c. Bobby Art International v. Om Pal Singh Hoon
d. Union of India v. Naveen Jindal

36. Which of the following cases overruled the Hamdard Dawakhana Case?
a. Tata Press Ltd. v. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.
b. Brij Bhushan v. State of Delhi
c. Bobby Art International v. Om Pal Singh Hoon
d. Union of India v. Naveen Jindal

37. Which acts allows for the censorship of films and the mechanism for the same?
a. Cinematograph Act, 1952
b. Bombay Police Act, 1951
c. Bombay Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1932
d. Press Council Act, 1965

38. Which of the following is not a defence to defamation?

a. Justification
b. Fair comment
c. Good faith
d. Privilege

39. Right to know, for the first time was emphasised in

a. Sakaal papers case.
b. Romesh thappar vs. State of Madras.
c. Indian express newspaper case
d. State of UP vs. Raj Narain.
40. Doctrine of direct impact was applied in-
a. Express newspaper (P) ltd. Vs. Union of India
b. Ramji Lal Modi vs. State of Madras
c. A.k. Gopalan vs. State of Madras
d. In Re: Arundhati Roy case