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This set of Advertising Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Advertising Set 2

Q1 | Which of the following is usually NOT an area of responsibility for people who work in an advertising agency?
  • research
  • creativity
  • printing
  • buying
Q2 | What is the main objective of informative advertising?
  • to create selective demand
  • to stimulate primary demand
  • to keep the brand in consumers\ minds during the mature stage of the product life cycle
  • none of the above
Q3 | Brand names and identity advertising are methods that advertisers use to encourage consumers to
  • reach their demographic potential
  • perceive hidden messages
  • make distinctions among products that are actually very similar
  • satisfy subconscious motivations
Q4 | Infomercials often resemble other types of television shows, including
  • talk shows
  • live, audience-participation shows
  • news shows
  • all of these
Q5 | What two major communication channels do marketers use to convey their productto consumers?
  • word-of-mouth and commercials
  • personal and non-personal channels
  • message source and feedback
  • print media and events
Q6 | DAVP stands for:
  • dictionary of advertising and visual publicity
  • directorate of advertising and visual publicity
  • directory of advertising and visual publicity
  • directory of advanced and vital publicity
Q7 | Which one of the following is a good example of direct advertising?
  • display cards
  • display panels on vehicles
  • window display
  • a brochure
Q8 | Which one of the following is not a constituent of ‘internal public’ of anyorganization?
  • management cadre of the organization
  • workers’ representatives of the organization
  • secretarial/clerical personnel of the organization
  • consumers and consumer groups
Q9 | _________________ is direct communications with carefully targeted individualconsumers to an immediate response
  • personal selling
  • public relations
  • direct marketing
  • sales promotion
Q10 | An account in advertising parlance
  • the budget earmarked for a campaign
  • a client
  • giving an account of ad campaign strategy
  • a report of the account executive to the creative team
Q11 | U. S. P.(Unique Selling Proposition) means
  • a product that can sell
  • a feature similar to that of the competitor’s product/band
  • a feature present only in one product/brand
  • a feature that can not be altered
Q12 | Promotional material located in and around retail outlets is known as
  • retail advertising
  • direct advertising
  • pop advertising
  • personal advertising
Q13 | Most of the advertising of the Central Government in India is handled by
  • pib
  • hmc
  • private agencies
  • davp
Q14 | Advertising that is usually restricted in size and format and arranged in a groupbased on the mature of product or service advertised is generally referred to as
  • display advertising
  • corporate advertising
  • classified advertising
  • corporative advertising
Q15 | Which among them is not a function of advertising
  • eliminate seasonal fluctuations
  • creates confidence in quality
  • balancing consumers’ budget
  • increase in per-capita use
Q16 | The manufacturer, government body or organization which wishes to haveadvertisements crated and placed
  • internal publics
  • advertiser
  • consumer
  • accounts
Q17 | The term used to describe the unique added values and appeal of the brand inrelation to other brands in the same market is,
  • brand positioning
  • brand filling
  • coverage
  • brand value
Q18 | Single colour used in an advertisement is called,_______
  • mono colour
  • single print
  • spot colour
  • mono media
Q19 | The research which enables an ad agency to better understand how consumers use aproduct or service is, _________
  • evaluative research
  • strategic research
  • target research
  • consumer research
Q20 | TGR means,
  • tele group rating
  • television gain rating
  • target group rating
  • television gross rating
Q21 | Who coined the term USP?
  • mashall mcluhan
  • rosser reeves
  • michael schudson
  • russed colley
Q22 | Advertising is considered to be an art; as well as a science. The statement is, ____
  • true
  • false
  • former is true, but latter is false
  • former is false, but latter is true
Q23 | Image advertising is a/an,
  • advertising strategy
  • advertising standard
  • advertising firm
  • a type of advertisement
Q24 | Price, _____, _____and Physical distribution are the four main elements inmarketing
  • product, sales
  • sales, advertising
  • product, promotion
  • promotion, purchasing
Q25 | The advertising messages are ___ _______and ___________
  • precise and witty
  • responsive and informative
  • persuasive and productive
  • persuasive and informative