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This set of Advertising Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Advertising Set 4

Q1 | The ad advised readers to "try your skill at using our cream cheese to create an exciting newrecipe and you may be the winner of a trip for two to Hawaii." This ad was promoting a,
  • Premium
  • Sweepstakes
  • Deal
  • Contest
Q2 | Sampling is an appropriate strategy for which type of products?
  • Products which are classified as shopping goods
  • Products in the decline stage of their product life cycle
  • Commodity products like salt, sugar, and baking soda
  • products which are in the introductory stage of the product life cycle
Q3 | A/An __________ made up of the company’s own advertising staff may provide full services ora limited range of services.
  • Intrafirm agency
  • In-house agency
  • Promotional department
  • Full-service agency
Q4 | Which of the following is the definition for purchase frequency?
  • The amount of time between trial and first repeat purchase of a given product
  • The amount of time it takes each generation to enter the product life cycle
  • How often a consumer will try a competitive brand before returning to the original choice
  • The more frequently the product is purchased, the less repetition is required
Q5 | The speed with which buyers forget about a brand if advertising is NOT seen is called
  • Buyer turnover
  • The frequency rate
  • The forgetting rate
  • Brand awareness rate
Q6 | One reason for NOT using the outdoor advertising is
  • Its local market focus
  • Its high costs
  • Its lack of visibility
  • Its inability to communicate short, pithy messages
Q7 | Which of the following statements about the Internet as an advertising medium is true?
  • The Internet provides audio and video capabilities
  • Ads are black and white.
  • Internet ads are similar to print ads in that they offer only a visual message.
  • Internet advertising is the most effective form of advertising
Q8 | One reason for using magazines as an advertising medium is
  • Their ability to target specific audiences
  • The short lead time needed to place an ad
  • Their low cost
  • The lack of noise associated with the use of magazines in the communication channel
Q9 | One reason for using radio as an advertising medium is
  • Its high cost
  • Its long lead time required for the placement of an ad
  • Its inability to use humour
  • It is segmented
Q10 | Program-length (30-minute) advertisements that take an educational approach to communicationwith potential customers are called
  • Advertorials
  • Infomercials
  • Intrusionaries
  • Advocacy ads
Q11 | ________are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number orwebsite
  • Infomercials
  • Phone-in programmes
  • Advocacy ads
  • Quick response ads
Q12 | AAAA stands for,
  • American Agency for Advertising and Awareness
  • American Association of Advertising Agencies
  • Association of Advertising Agencies in America
  • American Advertising Agencies’ Association
Q13 | Action advertising is also termed as,
  • Quick response advertising
  • Direct response advertising
  • Advocacy advertising
  • Short term advertising
Q14 | Objective of all advertisements is,
  • Objectivity
  • Timeliness
  • Persuasion
  • Infotainment
Q15 | An opportunity to deliver an advertising element to a Website visitor,
  • Snippet
  • Banner ads
  • Pop-up ads
  • Ad request
Q16 | AdSense is,
  • An advertising agency
  • Set of regulations and standards in advertising
  • Google’s advertising programme to display ads in web pages
  • Awareness programme introduced to give advices about the advertising tendencies to the
Q17 | The consumer’s conscious or unconscious decision to repurchase a brand continually,
  • Decision making
  • Consumption rate
  • Consumption strategy
  • Brand loyalty
Q18 | INS means;
  • International Newspaper Society
  • Indian National Services
  • Indian Newspaper Society
  • Indian Newspaper Services
Q19 | __________ is defined as the number of different people or households exposed to anadvertisement.
  • Scope
  • Share
  • Reach
  • Span
Q20 | Advertisements intended to promote sale of the products by appealing directly to theconsumers/buyers is called,_________
  • Consumer Advertising
  • Consumption Advertising
  • Retail Advertising
  • Trade Advertising
Q21 | The ‘hierarchy of human needs’ is a valuable guide in the process of Ad. copy formulation. Whodevised it?
  • Abraham H. Maslow
  • Philip Lesley
  • Paul Lazarsfeld
  • Leon Festinger
Q22 | __________ is defined as the percentage of households in a market that are tuned to a particulartelevision show or radio station.
  • Gross rating points
  • Reception rate
  • Target audience reach
  • Rating
Q23 | __________ suggest to the consumer that he or she can avoid some negative experience throughthe purchase and use of a product or through a change in behavior.
  • Responsibility appeal
  • Fear appeals
  • Sex appeals
  • Family appeals
Q24 | Three common advertising appeals include
  • Objectivity, timeliness and frequency
  • Fear, sex, and humour
  • Guilt, ego and enrichment
  • Possessiveness, pride and social status
Q25 | _______ are directed at a specialized and relatively small-sized target audience such asmanufactures.
  • Trade Advertising
  • Industrial Advertising
  • Consumer Advertising
  • Corporate Advertising