Which Article of Indian Constitution grants the reputation of a person as an integral part of the right to life, which cannot be crucified at the altar or the others' right of free speech?
A. Article 21
B. Article 20
C. Article 19
D. Article 18
Under which Act do the official secrets fall in USA?
A. Official Secrets Act
B. Espionage Act
C. Security of Information Act
D. Secret Press Act
The year '1982' in the history of TV broadcast in India is important because
A. the year marked the initiation of SITE programme
B. of the establishment of Prasar Bharti
C. Doordarshan was separated from AIR
D. Doordarshan national coverage and colour transmission for the first time
Which country in 2001, replaced its official Secret Act with a Security of Information Act?
A. USA
B. UK
C. Canada
D. New Zealand
Which body after more than 8 months of a wait denied the Right to Information on under construction Gomti River Front Development Project?
A. Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department
B. Central Water Commission
C. Union Agriculture Ministry
D. Union Home Ministry
In US, journalists follow which media laws?
A. Imposed by Supreme Court
B. By their Press Council
C. Their own ethical guidelines
D. All of the above
What does the fundamental rights under Indian Constitution guarantee?
A. Civil liberties
B. Aristocracy
C. Power
D. Freedom to commit crime
Under which head (title) of the guidelines, issued by the Press Council of India, a foot-note should be appended to the report in the event of lack or absence of response
A. Pre-publication Verification
B. Accuracy and fairness
C. Caution against defamatory Writings
D. Right to Privacy
The basic law of Saudi Arabia defines media's role
A. to give fair account of news
B. to educate and inspire national unity
C. to promote oil trade
D. to improve bilateral relations
Which test became essentially the new definition of obscenity in the United States?
A. Hicklin Test
B. Miller Test
C. Roth Test
D. Burger's Test
The Press and Registration of Books Act was enacted in which year?
A. 1857
B. 1867
C. 1877
D. 1897
Which journalistic standards and ethics emphasise independent fact-checking?
A. Style
B. Accuracy
C. Presentation
D. Privacy
India is a democratic republic because
A. there is independence of judiciary
B. head of the state is elected by people
C. there is distribution of powers between the centre and the states
D. there is Parliamentary supremacy
What did ancient Egyptian law contain?
A. Code of conduct
B. Written document
C. Civil codes
D. Absolute laws
Mass media system varies in the world with each other according to which of the following?
A. Economy
B. Polity
C. Religion and culture of different societies
D. All of the above
The term 'jurisprudence' means
A. legal scholar
B. judicial system
C. the topical area of science of law
D. a study of art
Why media laws have been incorporated?
A. To control the press
B. For effective and efficient working of media
C. To have monopoly by state
D. Both A and B
Ethics is known as the philosophy of what?
A. Society
B. Justice
C. Morality
D. None of these
Ethics is known as the philosophy of what?
A. Society
B. Justice
C. Morality
D. None of these
Why do humans require a series of laws?
A. To stop fighting
B. To start a business
C. To regulate behaviour of people
D. None of the above
