Kerala Plus One Question Paper 2025 Journalism

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Kerala Board of Public
Examinations

FY-347
Reg. No. : ......................................

Name : ...........................................

FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH 2025

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.

 
    15  ‘  ’ .
 ‘  ’    
 .

      .
    .
  , , ,   
.

   .

FY-347 1 P.T.O.

SECTION – A
Answer any 8 questions from 1 to 9. Each carries 1 score. (8  1 = 8)

1. Which of the following is an Indian news agency ?
(a) AFP
(b) AP
(c) PTI
(d) Reuters

2. Name the newspaper started by Gandhiji when he was in South Africa.

3. Which is the first college magazine in Kerala ?

4. The name of the reporter published along with the story.
(a) Credit line (b) Caption
(c) Byline (d) Dateline

5. Who is known as ‘Captain of the desk’ ?
(a) News editor (b) Managing editor
(c) Chief sub editor (d) Correspondent

6. Expand PCI.

7. In which year the first Malayalam newspaper started ?
(a) 1848 (b) 1847
(c) 1780 (d) 1850

8. Which of the following newspaper was not started by Gandhiji ?
(a) Young India (b) Navjivan
(c) Harijan (d) National Herald

9. Who invented Radio ?

FY-347 2

SECTION – A
1  9    8  .
1  . (8  1 = 8)

1.       ?
(a) ...
(b) ..
(c) ...
(d) 

2.      ?

3.      ?

4.      
(a)   (b) 
(c)  (d) 

5. ‘   ’  ?
(a)   (b)  
(c)    (d) 

6.  .

7.      ?
(a) 1848 (b) 1847
(c) 1780 (d) 1850

8.       ?
(a)   (b) 
(c)  (d)  

9.   ?

FY-347 3 P.T.O.

SECTION – B
Answer any 6 questions from 10 to 17. Each carries 2 scores. (6  2 = 12)

10. Write a short note on Traditional media.

11. Prepare a brief note on Bengal Gazette.

12. List out the four certificates issued by CBFC.

13. Analyse the role of Chief editor in a newspaper.

14. Define citizen journalism.

15. Explain skyline.

16. What is non-verbal communication ?

17. Write a short note on gate keeping.

SECTION – C
Answer any 4 questions from 18 to 22. Each carries 3 scores. (4  3 = 12)

18. Enlist the contributions of Swadeshabhimani K. Ramakrishna Pillai to the growth and
development of Malayalam journalism.

19. Write a short note on Defamation.

20. What is meant by sources of news ? Mention three types sources.

21. Differentiate between cropping and scaling in photo editing.

22. Explain any three types of interviews.

FY-347 4

SECTION – B
10  17    6  .
2  . (6  2 = 12)
10.     .

11.     .

12. ....    .

13.       .

14.   .

15.   .

16.     .

17.    .

SECTION – C
18  22    4  .
3  . (4  3 = 12)
18.      
   .

19.  ()  .

20.    ?     ?

21.   ,    
.

22.     ?

FY-347 5 P.T.O.

SECTION – D
Answer any 4 questions from 23 to 27. Each carries 4 scores. (4  4 = 16)
23. List out the characteristics of newspapers.

24. Match the following :
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy – Kesari
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Amrita Bazar Patrika
(c) Robert Knight – Sambad Kaumudi
(d) Sisir Kumar Ghose – The Statesman

25. Briefly explain the duties of a sub editor in a newspaper.

26. Prepare a short note on the following :
(a) Editorial
(b) Letter to the editor

27. Trace out the relevance of Basel Mission Society (BEM) and Herman Gundent in the
history of Malayalam journalism.

SECTION – E
Answer any 2 questions from 28 to 30. Each carries 6 scores. (2  6 = 12)
28. Explain elements of communication with examples.

29. Describe any six news values / news determinants.

30. Define Communication. Briefly explain the levels of communication with examples.
____________

FY-347 6

SECTION – D
23  27    4  .
4  . (4  4 = 16)
23.   .

24.  
(a)    – 
(b)    –   
(c)   –  
(d)    –  

25.       
.

26.   .
(a) 
(b)  

27.       ()
   .

SECTION – E
28  30    2  .
6  . (2  6 = 12)
28.      .

29.  6  /   .

30.   ?    
  .
____________

FY-347 7 P.T.O.

FY-347 8