KUET 2021 Question Paper M.A. Mass Communication and Journalism

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M.A. Mass Communication and Journalism

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ENTRANCE TEST-2021
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
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1. Whose reports have been compiled into a book titled: 8. The author of Middle March is:
The Dirty War in Kashmir? (A) George Eliot
(A) Yousuf Jameel (B) Ralph Elison
(B) Shujaat Bukhari (C) Charlotte Bronte
(C) Ved Bhasin (D) Mark Twain
(D) Muzamil Jaleel 9. BAFTA stands for
2. The book titled The Ickabog released online for (A) British Animated Films and Television Arts
children during the lockdown period is authored by : (B) British Animation Films and Television Academy
(A) J K Rowling (C) British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(B) Jeff Kinney (D) British Association of Film and Television Artists
(C) Jordan Scott 10. AP stands for:
(D) James Berry (A) All Programmes
3. Game Changer is the autobiography of: (B) Associated Press
(A) Waseem Akram (C) Associated Programmes
(B) Shahid Afridi (D) All Press
(C) Virat Kohli 11. Full form of NCTJ is:
(A) New Council for Trained Journalists
(D) Virendra Sehwag
(B) National Council for Training of Journalists
4. Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction is a collection of
(C) National Council for Trained Journalists
essays by :
(D) New Community of Trained Journalists
(A) Arvind Krishna
12. PSA :
(B) Mohsin Hamid
(A) Public Service Announcement
(C) Basharat Peer
(B) Public Security Advertisement
(D) Arundhati Roy
(C) People’s Social Association
5. The author of book Catcher in the Rye is:
(D) Print Service Association
(A) J D Salinger 13. “Money Matters Simplified” is the slogan of:
(B) Boris Pasternak (A) NDTV Profit
(C) Emily Bronte (B) Business Today
(D) Anna Sewell (C) Zee Business
6. The book To Kill a Mocking Bird is written by: (D) CNBC
(A) Charles Dickens 14. The slogan of Economic Times is:
(B) Harper Lee (A) Whatever it takes
(C) Jane Austin (B) The Power of Knowledge
(D) George Eliot (C) For managing tomorrow
7. Tess of the d’Urbervilles is written by: (D) First in Business
(A) F. Scott Fitzgerald 15. “Sharp news for Sharp people” is the tagline of:
(B) E.M. Forster (A) CNN IBN
(C) Thomas Hardy (B) BBC
(D) Ralph Ellison (C) Headlines today
(D) India Today

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16. The tagline of Hindustan Times is: 23. 92nd Academy Award for best animated feature went
(A) The Name India trusts for News to:
(B) Journalism of Courage (A) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
(C) Indian’s National Newspaper Since 1878 (B) I Lost My Body
(D) Let The Truth Prevail (C) Missing Link
17. ‘Think different’ is the company slogan of which (D) Toy Story 4

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(A) You like it, it likes you 25. Who is the Editor of the national newspaper ‘The
(B) Open happiness Hindu’?
(C) Taste the feeling (A) Suresh Nambath
(D) That’s What I like (B) Mukund Padmanabhan
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(D) Rohit Brijnath
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27. The Middle East correspondent of UK based “The
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Independent” who passed away in October 2020 and
(C) Kalyan Jewellers
authored the book, The Great war for Civilization:
(D) Caratlane
(A) Michael Moore
21. 66th national award for best popular film providing
(B) Robert Fisk
wholesome entertainment was for:
(C) James Steele
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(B) Bint e dil
(A) Greater Kashmir
(B) Associated Press
(C) Khariyat (C) Press Trust Of India
(D) Tu hi yaar mera (D) Reuters

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29. Kus Bani Koshur Karorpaet (Who Will Become a 35. What is gutter ?
Kashmiri Millionaire), a Kashmiri television game (A) White space between two opposite sides of a
show broadcast on DD Kashir, was hosted by? newspaper
(A) Talha Jahangir (B) White space between two words in a
(B) Rayees Mohiuddin newspaper
(C) Azhar Hajini (C) Margins
(D) Sardar Nasir Ali (D) Columns
30. Live radio game show ‘Dhadkan’, initially hosted by 36. Another name for gross coverage is :
Syed Humayun Kaiser on AIR Srinagar, is now hosted
(A) Gross availability
by:
(B) Gross penetration
(A) Rashid Nizami
(C) Gross duplication
(B) Javeed Sofi
(D) Gross readership
(C) Ashfaq Lone
37. TRP stands for:
(D) Danish Iqbal
31. ‘We the People’ on NDTV 24×7 is presented by: (A) Television Rating Points
(A) Sonia Singh (B) Television Research Points
(B) Sarah Jacob (C) Television Reach Points
(C) Barkha Dutt (D) Television Reach and Penetration
(D) Vikram Chandra 38. Metal flaps that can open and close, covering the left,
32. Who is the Director programmes of Srinagar right, top, and bottom of the studio strobes or hot
Doordarshan Kendra? lights are called:
(A) Bashir Arif (A) Base boards
(B) Qayoom Wadera (B) Barn doors
(C) Gulabuddin Tahir (C) Windows
(D) Naseeb Singh Manhas (D) Light flaps
33. A book that provides consistent guidelines to a 39. JPEG stands for:
journalist in terms of grammar, spelling, punctuation, (A) Joint Photographic Experts Group
numerals and language usage in a newspaper is called: (B) Joint Photography Experts Group
(A) Guideline book (C) Joint Photographic Experts Graphics
(B) Style book
(D) Joint Photography Experts Graphics
(C) Grammar book
40. A programming element such as an anthem or musical
(D) Personal book
song produced by professional studio singers for
34. Situation where more than one advertisement is
commercials or radio station promotional
present in a single panel or more than one panels are
announcements is called:
present in close proximity is called:
(A) Clutter (A) Jingle
(B) Litter (B) Tinkle
(C) Chaos (C) Dingle
(D) Commotion (D) Crinkle

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41. Name the first Indian artist to have a planet named 46. Which year was adopted as “International Year for
after him : Millets” by UNGA based on the resolution initiated
(A) Pandit Ravi Shankar by India?
(B) Pandit Jasraj (A) 2021
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(B) Mona Singh
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(D) Sami Ara
(D) None
43. The United States recently passed an Act that requires
48. The Prime Minister of India has inaugurated the ‘Maitri
the United States Agency for International Setu’ bridge to strengthen connectivity with which
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(B) Nisar Ahmad Wani (C) The entire block will have to be rebuilt.
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51. Choose the future indefinite tense form of the given 57. Who recently became the third cricketer to hit 6 sixes
sentence : “The parcel has been delivered.” in an over?
(A) The parcel had been delivered. (A) Chris Gayle
(B) The parcel will be delivered. (B) Martin Guptil
(C) The parcel was delivered. (C) Kieron Pollard
(D) The parcel would have been delivered. (D) Evin Lewis
52. Synonym of “Essential” is : 58. Who won the Men’s Australian Open tennis
(A) Desirable tournament 2021?
(B) Advisable (A) Novak Djokovic
(C) Beneficial (B) Rafael Nadal
(D) Unavoidable (C) Roger Federer
53. A user’s account name on Twitter is called: (D) D Medvedev
(A) Hashtag
59. Who is the captain and coach of Jammu and
(B) Profile
Kashmir’s women’s football team?
(C) Handle
(A) Nuzhat Ara
(D) Page
(B) Afshan Ashiq
54. An animated overlay effect that is used while users
(C) Samina Tariq
are taking a ‘selfie’ is called:
(D) Tajamul Islam
(A) Lens
60. N. Usha recently won the Dhyan Chand Award,
(B) Filter
National Sports Awards 2020. From which of the
(C) Editor
following sports she is associated?
(D) Snapchat
(A) Athletics
55. The number of times your posts have been seen by
(B) Boxing
users on social media is called:
(C) Football
(A) Shares
(D) Badminton
(B) Likes
(C) Impressions
(D) Clicks
56. An image that’s copied and slightly altered to make a
point that spreads online is called :
(A) Viral
(B) Meme
(C) Emoji
(D) Regram
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