GLOBAL MEDIA QUESTION BANK

1. The MacBride commission submitted its report on the issue of News flow from
developed to the developing countries in ……….
a. 1977
b. 1980
c. 1978
d. 1979
Answer: B

2. TASS (Telegrafnoi Agentsvo Sovetskavo Soyusa) was founded in USSR

in……………..
a. 1904
b. 1907
c. 1910
d. 1916
Answer: A

3. NAFTA Stand for ……….………….…………………

a. North American Free Trade Agreement
b. North African Free Trade Agreement
c. North Argentina Free Trade Agreement
d. None of the Above
Answer: A

4. Which of the following is a Non-Evident Barrier to the flow of News and

Information?
a. Physical Violence
b. Censorship
c. Shortage of professional training
d. Blacklisting of Journalists

Answer: C

5. After the Second World War nations of the world were divided into
…………………… groups (Worlds)
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
Answer: B
6. Democratisation of Communication was the term used by …………………………..
commission in its report titled ‘Many Voices One World’.
a. Macbride
b. Rene’ Maheu
c. Taaita Toweett
d. Michael Omolewa
Answer: A

7. ………………………………………..............was established in Paris in 1835.

a. Agence France Presse (AFP)
b. TASS (Telegrafnoi Agentsvo Sovetskavo Soyusa)
c. United Press International (UPI)
d. Associated Press
Answer: A

8. Members of the MacBride Commission from India was _________

a. Boobli George Verghese
b. Elie Abel
c. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
d. None of the above
Answer: A

9. WTO stands for

a. Warsaw Treaty Organization
b. Warsaw Trade Organization
c. World Treaty Organization
d. None of the Above
Answer: A

10. Woodrow Wilson, Treaty of Versailles framed in the year _________

a. January 1918
b. February 1918
c. January 1920
d. January 1921
Answer: A

11. Final Mac Bride report was delivered to _____________in April 1980.
a. W'Bow
b. D'Bow
c. M'Bow
d. None of the above
Answer: C
12. New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) was set up in the
_________ to address the problem of communication imbalance between the West
and the developing nations.
a. 1970s
b. 1980s
c. 1990s
d. 1960s
Answer: A

13. NATO Stands for

a. North Atlantic Alliance
b. North Atlantic trade Alliance
c. North Atlantic trade Alliance organisation
d. None of the above
Answer: A

14. APEC started in_________, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-

Pacific economies and the advent of regional trade blocs in other parts of the world.
a. 1989
b. 1990
c. 1920
d. 1939
Answer: A

15. What does Cultural Imperialism affect?

a. Language
b. Beliefs
c. Identity
d. All of the above

Answer: D

16. When multiple types of media are owned by one single company or person, it’s called
as ………...
a. media conglomerate
b. media giant
c. media megalith
d. media house
Answer: A

17. United Press International (UPI) was founded in the …………………in 1907.
a. United States
b. U.K.
c. USSR
 d. France
Answer: A

18. Reuter is a private British news agency founded by……………………………….

a. Paul Julius Von Reuter
b. Paul Julion Van Reuter
c. Pal Julion Van Reuter
d. None of the Above
Answer: A

19. Associated Press (AP) is a news agency that was established in New York in
…………
a. 1848
b. 1984
c. 1960
d. 1970
Answer: A

20. How many recommendations did MacBride Commission make?

a. 82
b. 80
c. 94
d. 76

Answer: A

21. Globalisation has improved the living structure of which of the following?
a. All the people
b. People living in developing countries
c. People living in developed countries
d. None of the above
Answer: B

22. Barriers to Information flow are……... in nature

a. Economic
b. Technological
c. Social
d. All of the above
Answer: D

23. Which telecommunication company is trying to reposition itself as a major global

player in the international communications sector?
a. AT&T
b. Southwestern Bell
 c. Verizon
d. MCI
Answer: A

24. The production of _______________ was Disney’s introduction to the world of

animated film and the beginning of the Disney empire.
a. Flicks
b. Laugh-O-Grams
c. Snap-Shots
d. Viewfinder
Answer: B

25. Which one of the following is NOT one of the major US media owners that dominate
many global media and related markets?
a. General Electric
b. Time Warner
c. Disney
d. News Groups
Answer: D

26. Which one of the following is NOT one of the major US media owners that dominate
many global media and related markets?
a. General Electric
b. Time Warner
c. Disney
d. News Groups
Answer: D

27. Which is the oldest News agency of the following

a. Reuters
b. UPI
c. AP
d. AFP

Answer: A

28. Which merger created the largest communication organization in the world?
a. AOL and Disney
b. AOL and Time Warner
c. AOL and Sony Corporation
d. CBS and Viacom
Answer: B

29. Tax on imports is considered as an example of

 a. Collateral
b. Trade barriers
c. Foreign trade
d. Terms of trade
Answer: B

30. Which of the following is not owned by Disney?

a. ESPN
b. Star India
c. Searchlight Pictures
d. None of the above

Answer: D

31. When Star News channel was renamed to ABP News?

a. 2016
b. 2018
c. 2020
d. 2012
Answer: D

32. The company was formed in __________________ as Time Warner, from the merger
of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
a. 1995
b. 1990
c. 1996
d. 1999
Answer: B

33. When was MTV launched in India?

a. 1992
b. 1995
c. 1996
d. 1997
Answer C
34. In 2005, Disney opened another major international theme park. In which
international city is the theme park?
a. Frankfurt
b. Hong Kong
c. Montreal
d. Moscow
Answer: B
35. CNN was founded in ____________ by American media proprietor Ted Turner as
a 24-hour cable news channel.
a. 1982
b. 1980
c. 1985
d. 1988
Answer: B

36. News Corporation is an American entertainment company founded by Rupert

Murdoch in ______.
a. 1979
b. 1980
c. 1992
d. 1982
Answer: A

37. Which of these institutes supports investments and foreign trade in India?
a. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
b. World Bank
c. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
d. International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Answer: C

38. Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Limited is an Indian joint venture operation between TV18 and
Viacom CBS based in Mumbai. It was founded in ____________.
a. November 2005
b. November 2010
c. November 2008
d. November 2007
Answer: D

39. Time Warner became the largest media company through a strategic plan involving
major merger. Which company does NOT belong to the Time Warner groups?
a. AOL
b. Turner Broadcasting
c. Disney
d. Warner Communications
Answer: C

40. Which international media giant owns MTV and VH1?

a. Disney
b. Time Warner
c. News Corporation
d. Viacom
 Answer: D

41. Star TV (Satellite Television Asian Region) was founded in __________ as a joint
venture between Hutchison Whampoa and Li Ka-Shing.
a. 1990
b. 1992
c. 1995
d. 1999
Answer: A

42. In May 1982, UNI launched its Hindi service, ________________.

a. UNIFIN
b. UNICON
c. UNEN
d. UNIVARTA
Answer: D

43. What is the full form of IANS?

a. Indian Asian News Service
b. Indo Asian News Service
c. Indian Asian Newscast Service
d. Indo Asian Newscast Service
Answer: B

44. PTI started country’s first wire photo service in the year ________.
a. 1970
b. 1982
c. 1987
d. 1990
Answer: C

45. In _________ the government declared to merge PTI with India’s other three major
agencies, the English-language United News of India and the multilingual Hindustan
Samachar and Samachar Bharati.
a. 1976
b. 1980
c. 1999
d. 2000
Answer: A

46. The first news agency which provide Urdu news are____________.
a. PTI
b. Hindustan Samachar
c. UNI
 d. Samachar Bharati
Answer: C

47. When was UNI's Financial Services (UNIFIN) was launched to provide global
coverage of the financial and commodity markets?
a. 1980
b. 1979
c. 1999
d. 1989
Answer: B

48. What is the full form of UNI?

a. United Network of India
b. Unification News of India
c. United Newscast of India
d. United News of India
Answer: D

49. UNI was establishment in_________.

a. 1961
b. 1970
c. 1980
d. 1962
Answer: A

50. What is the full form of PTI?

a. Press Trust of India
b. Public Trust of India
c. Press Team of India
d. Public Team of India
Answer: A

51. PTI was establishment in_________.

a. 1950
b. 1949
c. 1951
d. 1960
Answer: B

52. ______ is the first multilingual news agency in India

a. ANI
b. UPI
c. PTI
d. Hindustan Samachar
 Answer: D

53. Hindustan Samachar was establishment in_________.

a. 1948
b. 1950
c. 1955
d. 1947
Answer: A

54. What is the full form of DTH

a. Dish To Home
b. Direct To Home
c. Direct TV Home
d. Dish TV Home

Answer: B

55. What is the full form of ANI?

a. Asia net News International
b. Asian News Internet
c. All News International
d. Asian News International
Answer: D

56. ANI was establishment in_________.

a. 1980
b. 1971
c. 1980
d. 1961
Answer: B

57. The ANI Established by ___________.

a. Prem Prakash
b. Prem Kumar
c. Prem Nath
d. Prem Sahai
Answer: A

58. ____________________ is the biggest media conglomerate in the world.

a. Alphabet
b. Comcast
c. Meta
d. None of the above
 Answer: A

59. Alternative media, citizens media, radical media are forms of __________.
a. Vertical Communication
b. Horizontal Communication
c. Cyclical communication
d. None of the above
Answer: B

60. Global Challenges in the New Information age are_____________.

a. Theft & Misuses

b. No Uniform Laws to Curb Crimes
c. Digital divide
d. All of the above
Answer: D

61. While doing journalism through digital news gathering it is necessary to________.
a. Verify the source
b. Verify the content
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
Answer: B

62. Reporters face many challenges in reporting international conflicts.

a. Access
b. Abuse
c. Impartiality
d. All of the above
Answer: D

63. While dealing with International Media Regulations, ICANN allocates

a. Web addresses and domain names
b. Spectrum
c. Funds
d. Frequencies

Answer: A

64. Which of the following is affected by media conglomerates?

a. Media Ownership
b. Media Democracy
c. Diversity of the opinion
 d. All of the above
e. Answer: D
65. When communication occurs between superior and subordinates, it is called
_________.
a. Vertical communication
b. Horizontal communication
c. Official Communication
d. None of the above
Answer: A
66. Reporting International conflicts and crises is difficult because ____________.
a. Opposing sides seek to control media
b. Personal risk to Journalist
c. Presence of fake news
d. All of the Above
Answer: D

67. IANS was establishment in_________.

a. 1980
b. 1970
c. 1986
d. 1962
Answer: C

68. The IANS was founded by Indian American publisher ___________.

a. Gopalam Rajendra
b. Gopalram Raju
c. Gopal Raju
d. Gopal Rajan
Answer: C

69. The techniques use to disseminates misleading information by opposing groups is

done through______________.
a. Using selective stories and partial facts
b. Demonizing the enemy
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
Answer: C
70. After the Second World War nations of the world were divided into
…………………… groups (Worlds)
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
Ans- B
71. The World was also regrouped as ……… World and ……… Divide
a. east – west and north – south
b. old – new and backward – forward
c. patron – client and rightist – leftist
d. bourgeois – proletariat and rich - poor
Ans- A
72. Satellite and Internet technology have played …………. role in news flow and its
demand Globally
a. important
b. minor
c. major
d. miniscule
Ans- A
73. India entered the satellite era in the year ………
a. 1960
b. 1971
c. 1975
d. 2000
Ans- C
74. INSAT was India’s first …………. Satellite
a. defence
b. remote sensing
c. geo-thermal
d. communication
Ans- D
75. Julian Assange founded
a. Netflix
b. WikiLeaks
c. Wikipedia
d. YouTube
Answer: B

76. Democratising of Communication means

a. Access to means of communication for everyone qualitatively and
quantitatively.
b. Diversity in media ownership
c. Plural voices in journalist’s content.
d. All of the above
Answer: D

77. Who releases the World Press Freedom Index?

 a. Pulitzer Organisation
b. International Journalism Festival
c. RSF – Reporters Without Boarders
d. ICJF - International Center for Journalists
Answer: C

78. Nowadays, internet content also has no diversity as compared to traditional media
content because of.
a. Lack of creativity
b. Abundance of information
c. Traditional platforms/channels/bodies have dominated the internet space also.
d. It is a structural issue only.
Answer: C

79. Which has greatly helped in the rise of the Internet as a citizen journalism platform.
a. Government & Market
b. Affordable Mobile and Data
c. Favorable situation
d. None of the above
Answer: B

80. Among them who is not a Pulitzer Prize recipient.

a. Gobind Behari Lal
b. Adnan Abidi
c. Danish Siddique
d. Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: D

81. In terms of revenue, two of the three largest global media empires are American.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B

82. Ted Turner still holds an important executive position at Time Warner.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B

83. In which year STAR News was launched as a dedicated news channel with content
from NDTV?
A. 1998
B. 2000
C. 2010
D. 1992
Answer: A
 84. CNN was founded in ____________ by American media proprietor Ted Turner as
a 24-hour cable news channel.
A. 1982
B. 1980
C. 1985
D. 1988
Answer: B

85. NAM News Network was formally launched in ____

a. 1980
b. 1998
c. 2000
d. 2006
Answer: D
86. PCI comprises of a chairman and __ members
a. 20
b. 22
c. 28
d. 32
Answer: C
87. When was MTV launched in India
a. 1992
b. 1995
c. 1996
d. 1997

Answer: C

88. Which one of these is a communication satellite?

a. INSET 1A
b. INSAT 1A
c. INSOT 1A
d. None of the above

Answer: B

89. Western News Agencies were accused of ………. News coverage of the events in
developing nations
a. no
b. negative
c. favorable
d. government sponsored
e. Ans- B
90. What is the amalgamation and rapid unification between countries identified as?
a. Globalisation
b. Liberalisation
c. Socialisation
d. Privatisation
Answer: A

91. Which of these organisations emphasises on the liberalisation of foreign

investment and foreign trade?
a. International Monetary Fund
b. World Health Organisation
c. World Trade Organisation
d. International Labour Organisation
Answer: C

92. Which of the following is the main reason behind the investments of MNCs?
a. To benefit foreign countries
b. To provide financial support to the country’s government
c. For the welfare of underprivileged people
d. To increase the assets and earn profits
Answer: D

93. Which one of the following is NOT a reason why Hollywood- and New York-based
communication corporations do well on a global scale?
i. Operate in English
ii. No government regulations
iii. Access to substantial fiscal resources
iv. Access to the broadest range of acting and writing talent
Answer: B

94. What company did Viacom purchase in 2000 that immediately gave them control of
more than 35 percent of the US broadcasting market?
i. ABC
ii. NBC
iii. CBS
iv. Fox
Answer: C

95. Which international city features the first foreign Disney theme park, opened in 1983?
i. Paris
ii. Tokyo
iii. London
iv. Barcelona
Answer: B

96. What is News Corporation’s major Asian satellite broadcasting property, acquired in
the mid-1990s?
a. BskyB
b. PanAmSat
c. STAR TV
 d. CTV
Answer: C

97. ESPN Inc. is owned and controlled by ABC/Disney.

A. True
B. False
Answer: A

98. Post-World War II newly independent colonies of European powers aspired for better
share in global …………. flow.
a. resources
b. news
c. culture
d. military arsenals
Ans- B
99. Issue of News flow to the developing Afro – Asian countries and their share in it was
discussed at world forum of …………. in 1975
a. UNO
b. UNESCO
c. UNICEF
d. ILO
Ans- B
100. Main hurdle in free flow of news to the Third World countries was supposed
to be ………….
a. news imperialism
b. political imperialism
c. commercial interests
d. manpower constraints
Ans- A

NOTE: Rupert Murdoch still controls all News Corporation properties on a daily basis.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A

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