UGC NET 2018 - Mass Communication & Journalism - Solved Question Paper - 1

1.      Development, for some modernization theorists, is

(A) Evolution

(B) Differentiation

(C) Discrimination

(D) Affirmation

Answer: (B)

2.      The post-industrial society is identified with

(A) Traditional media

(B) Print media

(C) Visual media

(D) New media

Answer: (D)

3.      The National news agency of Indonesia is

(A) Kyodo

(B) Novosti

(C) Garuda

(D) Antara

Answer: (D)

4.      Scientific research in mass communication demands the demonstration of

(A) Continuity

(B) Permanence

(C) Transitivity

(D) Co-variation

Answer: (D)

5.      The pioneer of the silent feature film in India was

(A) K.A. Abbas

(B) Satyajit Ray

(C) B.R. Chopra

(D) Dada Sahib Phalke

Answer: (D)

6.      In Britain, the Press Council was replaced by

(A) The Royal Press Commission

(B) The Media Complaints Commission

(C) The News Council

(D) The Media Ombudsman

Answer: (B)

7.      Searchlight was a newspaper published from

(A) Bihar

(B) Assam

(C) Punjab

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: (A)

8.      For some feminist critics, mass media are used to portray women as belonging to

(A) Aristocratic culture

(B) Sentimental culture

(C) Rustic culture

(D) Middle brow culture

Answer: (B)

9.      George Gerbner while propounding the Cultivation Theory emphasized on the concepts of: Heavy viewers, light viewers, mainstreaming and the last one being …..

(A) Resonance

(B) Cognitive association

(C) Affectivity

(D) Priming

Answer: (A)

10.  The term ‘broadcasting’ was borrowed from

(A) Radio

(B) Television

(C) Agriculture

(D) Banking

Answer: (C)

Bonus Question

11.  The label ‘Cinema Verite’ means

(A) Type of film a documentary aims to be

(B) Quality of life

(C) Class of film

(D) Creative interpretation of reality

Answer: (D) 

UGC NET 2018 - General Paper - Solved Question Paper - 1

1. The pioneer of the silent feature film in India was

(A) K.A. Abbas

(B) Satyajit Ray

(C) B.R. Chopra

(D) Dada Sahib Phalke

Answer: (D)

2. The first virtual university of India came up in

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (D)

3. Kyoto Protocol is related to

(A) Ozone depletion

(B) Hazardous waste

(C) Climate change

(D) Nuclear energy

Answer: (C

4. Which of the following is a source of emissions leading to the eventual formation of surface ozone as a pollutant?

(A) Transport sector

(B) Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

(C) Wetlands

(D) Fertilizers

Answer: (A)

5. The smog in cities in Indian mainly consists of

(A) Oxides of sulphur

(B) Oxides of nitrogen and unburnt hydrocarbons

(C) Carbon monoxide and SPM

(D) Oxides of sulphur and ozone

Answer: (B)

6. Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans?

(A) Earthquakes

(B) Forest fires

(C) Volcanic eruptions

(D) Droughts and Floods

Answer: (D)

7. Telephone is an example of

(A) linear communication

(B) non-linear communication

(C) circular

(D) mechanised

Answer: (A)

8. The initial efforts for internet based communication was for

(A) Commercial communication

(B) Military purposes

(C) Personal interaction

(D) Political campaigns

Answer: (B)

9. The post-industrial society is designated as

(A) Information society

(B) Technology society

(C) Mediated society

(D) Non-agricultural society

Answer: (A)

10. "Women are closer to nature than men." What kind of perspective is this?

(A) Realist

(B) Essentialist

(C) Feminist

(D) Deep ecology

 Answer: (B)