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Kerala Board
Question Paper
2024
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Reg. No. : ......................................
FY-447 Name : ...........................................
FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH – 2024
Part – III Time : 2 Hours
JOURNALISM Cool-off time : 15 Minutes
Maximum : 60 Scores
General Instructions to Candidates : s
There is a ‘Cool-off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
Use the ‘Cool-off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
Read questions carefully before answering.
Read the instructions carefully.
Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.
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Answer any 8 questions from 1 to 9. Each carries 1 score. (8 1 = 8)
1. Name the quasi-judicial authority to preserve the freedom of the press.
(a) Press Information Bureau (b) Press Council of India
(c) Registrar of Newspaper for India (d) Indian Newspaper Society
2. _________ is the leading article that contain newspaper’s opinion.
(a) Editorial (b) Feature
(c) Review (d) Column
3. Who invented Kinetoscope ?
(a) Thomas Alva Edison (b) Paul Nipkov
(c) Lee Dee Forest (d) Lumiere Brothers
4. The First Newspaper in Malayalam.
(a) Sathyanadakahalam (b) Vidyasamgraham
(c) Rajyasamacharam (d) Kerala Pathrika
5. Find the odd one
(a) Newspaper (b) Book
(c) Magazine (d) Radio
6. Name the Indian news agency from the following list
(a) AP (b) AFP
(c) Reuters (d) PTI
7. _________ is a reporter who works independently without any organisation.
(a) Freelancer (b) Sfringer
(c) Mofussil Correspondent (d) Columnists
8. _________ is defined as defamation by written or printed words, pictures.
(a) Slander (b) Libel
(c) Sedition (d) Phishing
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9. ‘Byline’ means
(a) Name of the Photographer (b) Name of the Reporter
(c) Name of the Publisher (d) Name of the Editor
Answer any 6 questions from 10 to 17. Each carries 2 scores. (6 2 = 12)
10. What is Hacking ?
11. Write any two qualities needed for a good news photographer.
12. Define Communication.
13. Identify two Social networking sites.
14. Expand the terms ABC and DAVP.
15. What does a ‘lead’ in a newsstory mean ?
16. Point out the importance of ‘Bengal Gazette’ in the history of Indian Journalism.
17. Name any two examples of traditional media.
Answer any 4 questions from 18 to 22. Each carries 3 scores. (4 3 = 12)
18. Raja Rammohan Roy’s contribution to the Indian press lies in his founding of three
journals. Which are they ?
19. Harold Dwight Lasswell described the act of communication as the answers to some
questions. Briefly explain Lasswell formula of communication with the help of a
diagram.
20. Prepare short note :
(a) Scoop
(b) Penny press
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21. Trace the history of two newspapers started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
22. Mention any three features of radio.
Answer any 4 questions from 23 to 27. Each carries 4 scores. (4 4 = 16)
23. Headlines are windows to open news stories. Discuss any four functions of headlines.
24. Depending on the number of persons involved, communication attains different levels.
Briefly explain the following communication levels with suitable examples.
(a) Public Communication
(b) Mass Communication
25. Match the following :
Sahodharan – K. Ramakrishapillai
Swedeshabhimani – K. Ayyappan
Rajyasamacharam – Kandathil Varghese Mappilai
Malayala Manorama – Dr. Herman Gundert
26. Differentiate ‘Beat’ and ‘Syndicate’.
27. Some differences exist between photo cropping and photo sizing. Check out what they
are.
Answer any 2 questions from 28 to 30. Each carries 6 scores. (2 6 = 12)
28. Editing news is an act of precision and caution. With this concept in mind, evaluate the
principles of news editing.
29. The successful completion of communication requires the concerted action of some
components involved in it. Describe any six elements of communication process.
30. What is news ? Identify and explain any five news values.
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