20 multiple-choice (MCQ / objective) questions from this chapter, in the common exam-style shapes. Every question comes with an explanation along with the answer, so you remember why the option is correct, not just which one it is.
1 Direct Questions
Direct Questions
- 1 markWhich of the following best describes development journalism?
(A) Permanent socio-economic and cultural development(B) Entertainment-based reporting(C) Focus on success stories of people and development projects(D) Reporting only struggles, wars and disasters - 1 markThe term “Development Communication” was first coined in 1972 by:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi(B) Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(C) Nora Quebral(D) The Hindustan Times - 1 markHow many broad time-bound development goals, known as the Sustainable Development Goals, were set by world leaders?
(A) Seven(B) Twelve(C) Seventeen(D) Twenty - 1 markWhich of the following is one of the challenges India faces that extension programmes are planned to address?
(A) Space exploration(B) Stock market growth(C) Building nuclear weapons(D) Gender equity - 1 markAccording to the book, development communication uses the power of communication as a:
(A) Source of entertainment only(B) Catalyst for social development(C) Tool of the colonial rulers(D) Way to sell products
2 Assertion-Reason
Assertion-Reason
- 1 markAssertion (A): Radio has an advantage over print media for development work.
Reason (R): Radio can reach more people, particularly those with poor literacy levels.
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.(C) A is true, but R is false.(D) A is false, but R is true. - 1 markAssertion (A): Community radio is run and managed by people from distant cities.
Reason (R): Community radio contents are for local use in the local dialect.
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.(C) A is true, but R is false.(D) A is false, but R is true. - 1 markAssertion (A): Development journalism focusses only on wars, disasters and assassinations.
Reason (R): Development journalism came into existence after the colonial era ended.
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.(C) A is true, but R is false.(D) A is false, but R is true.
3 Match the Following
Match the Following
- 1 markMatch Column I (project/medium) with Column II:
(P) Red Ribbon Express (Q) Project Village Chhatera (R) SARI (S) EDUSAT
(1) Tele-centres in Tamilnadu (2) Satellite for education (3) Campaign on HIV/AIDS (4) Fortnightly newspaper column
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2(B) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2(C) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2(D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3 - 1 markMatch Column I (community radio) with Column II (place):
(P) Vanasthali Vidyapeeth (Q) SEWA (R) DU FM
(1) North Delhi (2) Rajasthan (3) Gujarat
(A) P-3, Q-2, R-1(B) P-1, Q-3, R-2(C) P-2, Q-3, R-1(D) P-2, Q-1, R-3
4 Statement-Based Questions
Statement-Based Questions
- 1 markRead the statements and choose the correct option.
Statement I: Community radio overcomes radio’s earlier limitation of not receiving feedback.
Statement II: Community radio supports local programmes of development.
(A) Both I and II are correct(B) Only I is correct(C) Only II is correct(D) Neither I nor II is correct - 1 markRead the statements and choose the correct option.
Statement I: The Red Ribbon Express traversed over 9,000 km a year.
Statement II: The Red Ribbon Express had five doctors’ cabins.
(A) Both I and II are correct(B) Only I is correct(C) Only II is correct(D) Neither I nor II is correct
5 Arrange in the Correct Order
Arrange in the Correct Order
- 1 markArrange these in the order in which they happened, earliest first:
(i) EDUSAT launched (ii) Project Village Chhatera started (iii) Swachh Bharat Mission launched (iv) ‘Development Communication’ coined
(A) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
6 Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the Blanks
- 1 markThe Red Ribbon Express covered ________ districts/halt stations.
(A) 43,200(B) 9,000(C) 180(D) 80 - 1 markIn the book’s words, ICTs is an ________ term.
(A) umbrella(B) exclusive(C) outdated(D) legal
7 Odd One Out
Odd One Out
- 1 markWhich of the following is NOT one of the four methods of communication reviewed in the book?
(A) Campaign(B) Print media(C) Courier service(D) ICTs
8 Passage-Based Questions
Passage-Based Questions
Passage
Sunita lives in a village where few people can read. The village has no newspaper of its own. Last month a station started by a local NGO began broadcasting in the village’s own dialect. Village women now speak on the station about water problems, and young people present songs and news.
- 1 markThe station described in the passage is an example of:
(A) All India Radio(B) Community radio(C) EDUSAT(D) A tele-centre
Passage
In a block where many homes had no toilet, the block office and an NGO ran a three-month drive. Volunteers held village meetings, went on tours from house to house, put up exhibitions, distributed leaflets and staged street plays with the slogan ‘Toilet in every home, health in every home’.
- 1 markThe three-month drive in the block is an example of a:
(A) Tele-centre(B) Newspaper column(C) Satellite programme(D) Campaign
9 True / False
True / False
- 1 markState whether each statement is true or false, then choose.
Statement 1: The Swachh Bharat Mission aimed at eliminating open defecation in rural areas.
Statement 2: The Swachh Bharat Mission was a newspaper column.
(A) Both statements are true(B) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false(C) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true(D) Both statements are false - 1 markState whether each statement is true or false, then choose.
Statement 1: The SARI tele-centres offered e-mail and web browsing.
Statement 2: The SARI project was in Tamilnadu.
(A) Both statements are true(B) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false(C) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true(D) Both statements are false
Answer Key and Explanations
Direct Questions
- (C) The book: development journalism focusses on success stories of people who adopted new technologies, tried new methods and helped society, and describes people at work in new projects.
- (C) The book: the term was first coined in 1972 by Nora Quebral.
- (C) The book: world leaders set seventeen broad time-bound development goals, commonly known as the SDGs; they are global but adapted by each country to suit local development needs.
- (D) The challenges: poverty alleviation, food security, health and sanitation, non formal education, environmental conservation and gender equity.
- (B) Development Communication is utilising the power of communication as a catalyst for social development.
Assertion-Reason
- (A) Both are true, and R is the reason the book gives for radio’s advantage over print.
- (D) A is false: it is run and managed by local people. R is true.
- (D) A is false: such reporting belongs to the period before independence; development journalism focusses on success stories. R is true.
Match the Following
- (B) RRE: HIV/AIDS campaign; Chhatera: Hindustan Times column; SARI: tele-centres; EDUSAT: education satellite.
- (C) Vanasthali Vidyapeeth (Rajasthan), SEWA (Gujarat), DU FM in North Delhi.
Statement-Based Questions
- (A) Both are correct, as given in the book.
- (B) I is correct. II is wrong: it had two doctors’ cabins.
Arrange in the Correct Order
- (B) 1969 Chhatera, 1972 term coined, 2004 EDUSAT, 2014 Swachh Bharat Mission.
Fill in the Blanks
- (C) Over 9,000 km a year, 180 districts/halt stations, 43,200 villages.
- (A) ICTs is an umbrella term.
Odd One Out
- (C) The four methods are campaign, radio and television, print media and ICTs.
Passage-Based Questions
- (B) A local station, set up by an NGO, broadcasting in the local dialect for a limited area with local people’s participation is community radio.
- (D) A campaign combines different methods and materials (meetings, plays, exhibitions, leaflets) about a theme for a predefined period.
True / False
- (B) 1 is true. 2 is false: it was a nation wide campaign/Janandolan.
- (A) Both are true, as given in the book.
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