UGC NET/JRF EXAM, Mass Communication & Journalism, June-2021

Total Questions: 100

51. The success of public relations in any organisation depends upon:

(a) Top-down communication system
(b) Commitment by management
(c) Centralised policy system
(d) Two-way communication system with different publics
(e) Keeping distance from manager

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (b), (c), (d) only

52. The key elements in a successful annual report are:

(a) Corporate profile
(b) Financial highlights
(c) Value deducted statement
(d) Corporate goals
(e) Political climate analysis

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (b), (d) only

53. Which of the following are considered privileged documents by courts in India?

(a) News copy prepared by media.
(b) Annual reports of private limited companies.
(c) State secrets.
(d) Correspondence between government and its officers regarding state security.
(e) Sources of information collected and listed by government employees.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (c), (d), (e) only
Solution:The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 mentions the legal provisions that create the right to privilege. Under Section 126, Section 127, Section 128 and Section 129 Attorney-Client privilege is safeguarded.

The privilege continues beyond the employment of the legal attorney. The privileged documents are confidential in nature. The privilege attached to them is accessed as a legal right.

In the coating of privilege, it is considered a negative right. No judicial discretion applies to this right. One cannot be forced by law to waive his privilege.

All the documents, which are not mandated by law in any way, may be eligible to be privileged. The party that wants to claim such privilege needs to submit an application for the same in the court. It has a limited scope.

The privilege applies to a limited number of documents of a certain nature. This means that privilege cannot apply to all documents related to the case. It needs to be applied in accordance with the codified law existing (Indian Evidence Act, 1872).

54. Who directed the film 'Sadgati' based on the short story by Munshi Premchand?

Correct Answer: B. Satyajit Ray
Solution:

Sadgati (The Deliverance) is a 1981 Hindi film, primarily made for TV, by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand.

The film is a vicious indictment of the Indian caste system; when a poor and out-caste, village shoemaker, Dukhi (Om Puri), goes to village Brahmin (Hindu priest) (Mohan Agashe) to get the date of his daughter’s marriage fixed,

the Brahmin in turn asks for labour without pay in exchange, the ensuing events however turn the table against the priest, who in the end has to fore-go all the lofty tradition, including that of untouchability, he held so dearly, all his life, in his life as village priest.

Directed by: Satyajit Ray
Written by: Amrit Rai, Satyajit Ray (Dialogue)
Screenplay by: Satyajit Ray
Story by: Munshi Premchand
Based on: Short story Sadgati by Premchand

55. Which of the following lead to the contempt of parliament?

(a) Abuse not related to the duties of the member of parliament.
(b) Personal attack of a member.
(c) Publication that affects the dignity of parliament.
(d) Publication reflecting upon the character and proceedings of parliament.
(e) Publication imputing contempt or ridicule of the house.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (c), (d), (e) only
Solution:

A contempt of the Parliament House can be defined as any act that:

• Causes an obstruction in the conduct of proceedings of the House.
• Causes an obstruction in the performance of functions by any officer or member of the House.
• Any other act that directly or indirectly has such an effect.

Proceedings against contempt are very important because the nation cannot function properly if the Parliament or its members/officers are unable to perform their duties in an efficient manner.

Inquiry into proceedings of the Parliament

Under Article 122 of the Constitution, a restriction is placed on the powers of the judiciary to inquire into the proceedings of the Parliament. The restrictions are as follows:

• Inquiry into the validity of the proceedings of the Parliament on the ground of irregularity in the conduct of the proceedings, i.e., the procedure of the Parliamentary proceedings.
• Inquiry into the person or officer authorised to regulate the conduct of business and procedure of the Parliamentary proceedings can.

Publication of the Parliamentary Proceedings

Article 361A of the Constitution states that any person can publish the proceedings of the Parliament subject to such publication being a true report of the proceedings made without any malice.

However, publication of any secret proceedings of the Parliament or any State Legislature is prohibited.

56. Which among the following factors differentiate media industries from most manufacturing concerns as per Lavine and Wackman (1988)?

(a) Perishable commodity
(b) work specialization
(c) Lower visibility
(d) Types of employees
(e) Type of organization structure

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (d), (e) only
Solution:

Lavine and Wackman (1988) identified five characteristics that differentiate media industries from other types of businesses. These include:

• The perishable commodity of the media product,
• The highly creative employees,
• The organizational structure,
• The societal role of the media (e.g., awareness, influence) and
• The blurring of lines separating traditional media.

57. Tom Wolfe identified which of the following devices New Journalists borrowed from literary fiction?

(a) First person point of view
(b) Avoiding behavioural aspects
(c) Telling the story using scenes
(d) Dialogues
(e) Third-person account

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (a), (c), (d) only
Solution:Wolfe emphasized on four devices: scene by-scene construction, realistic dialogue, a third-person point of view (where the reader feels as if he or she is inside a character's mind),

and then, in contrast to traditional newspaper journalism, a descriptive eye, in which a subject's clothing, manners, eating, and living room are as important for the writer to document as the subject's words.

"The basic reporting unit is no longer the datum, the piece of information, but the scene, since most of the sophisticated strategies of prose depend upon scenes," he wrote. He called the process Saturation Reporting:

"Often you feel as if you've put your whole central nervous system on red alert and turned it into a receiving set with your head panning the molten tableau like a radar dish, with you saying, 'Come in, world,' since you only want all of it"

58. The main uses of Internet are:

(a) Ignoring files
(b) Removing virus
(c) Interactive gaming
(d) Downloading files
(e) Increased personal health

Choose the correct answer from. the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (c) and (d) only

59. "Eye track" studies of Poynter Institute and Stanford University, reveal which of the following online reader characteristics?

(a) People will read a story online thoroughly if they are interested
(b) Blurbs are the most important method to attract readers.
(c) Alternate story form such as timelines, fact boxes help readers.
(d) Readers give preference to the images more than the text.
(e) Presence of fact boxes intimidates reading

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (a), (b), (c) only
Solution:The first "eye track" study was in 1991 for print readers. The studies revealed that the print reader looked first at pictures and headlines. The second was in 2000 for the online reader.

The result was that the online reader first looks at the texts and briefs. The third study took place in 2003. This study showed that the first three words of a headline are crucial. Small text encourages reading, large text encourages scanning.

The 2007 study compared online reading to print reading. If the online story is interesting to the reader they will read it, not just skim. Both types of readers may not read the entire story but online readers tend to read more of the story.

60. Which among the following films were part of the French New Wave movement?

(a) Breathless
(b) Jules and Jim
(c) Grand Illusion
(d) Quo Vadis
(e) Hiroshima, mon amour

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (b), (e) only
Solution:The New Wave is a film movement that rose to popularity in the late 1950s in Paris, France. The idea was to give directors full creative control over their work, allowing them to favour improvisational storytelling instead of strict narratives.

The results changed the world. The French New Wave was roughly between 1958 and 1964, with scattered titles adding to this movement until around 1973. Some Great French New Wave films:

• The 400 Blows (1959)
• Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
• Breathless (1960)
• Les Bonnes femmes (1960)
• Shoot the Pianist (1960)
• Lola (1961)
• Adieu Philippine (1962)
• Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
• The Fire Within (1963)
• Le Mépris (1963)
• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
• Claire’s Knee (1970)
• Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)