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This set of Media laws and Ethics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Media Laws And Ethics Set 1
Q1 | Right to Information act Came in to force in __________
- 12th october 2005
- 22nd october 2005
- 12 jun 2006
- 22nd october 2006)
Q2 | Under RTI Act, Information means
- documents
- advices
- contracts
- all of these
Q3 | Time limit for providing information under RTI Act concerning the lifeand liberty of a person is
- 24 hours
- 48 hours
- 30 days
- 7 days
Q4 | Supreme court of India came into being in__________
- 28th jan 1950
- 26th jan 1950
- 28th feb 1950
- 26th feb 1950
Q5 | __________ means that a question that was dealt with in a certainway continues to be dealt with in that way in similar later situations.
- precedent
- pre-emption
- presumption
- none of these
Q6 | The Press and Registration of Books Act enacted in the year__________
- 1857
- 1867
- 1877
- 1897
Q7 | Press Council Act was enacted in the year __________
- 1965
- 1978
- 1968
- 1969
Q8 | The Supreme Court of India is located in __________
- ernakulam
- thiruvananthapuram
- new delhi
- none of these
Q9 | The law for working journalists and other employees has beenpassed in the year __________
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1957
Q10 | To improve the standard of news agencies and Newspapers__________ was reconstituted.
- press council
- wage boards
- press forums
- none of these
Q11 | Which one from the following is the threat for the journalism?
- accuracy
- bias
- all of these
- none of these
Q12 | A wilful disobedience of a court order or a wilful interference withthe administration of Justice is __________
- contempt of court
- conflict of laws
- compensatory damages
- none of these)
Q13 | Indecent Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Act was enacted inthe year
- 1986
- 1987
- 1977
- 1978
Q14 | Law concerned with non criminal matters
- civil law
- media law
- public law
- none of
Q15 | ________refers to the order a court issues so that it can review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whetherthere were any irregularities.
- certiorari
- caveat
- appeal
- none of these
Q16 | __________ refers to a party that is allowed to provide information to a court even though the party is not directly involved in the case athand
- amicus curiae
- interim order
- attorney general
- advocate general
Q17 | Official Secrets Act was enacted in __________
- 1923
- 1953
- 1933
- 1963
Q18 | __________ is an unauthorized use, typically of a patent or copyright.
- infringement
- invasion of privacy
- slander
- libel
Q19 | Jurisprudence means
- the topical area of the science of law and societal order
- a legal scholar
- judicial system
- none ofthese
Q20 | Defamatory (false and injurious) written statements or materials,including movies or photographs is called
- libel
- slander
- lien
- none of these
Q21 | Element/s which must be present before a libel action that can bebrought against a media report:
- publication
- harm to a person’s reputation
- proof of fault
- all of these
Q22 | The following is a defence against defamation
- if it were for the public good,
- to publish a substantially true report of theproceedings of a court of justice,
- to express in good faith any option whatever respectingthe conduct of a public servant in the discharge of his public functions,
- all of these
Q23 | Contempt of Court was enacted for the first time in the year__________
- 1952
- 1962
- 1972
- 1982
Q24 | A person is said to be offender of Contempt of Court under thefollowing circumstance/s
- charging the judge with unreasonability and inability,
- to threat the witnesses,
- to attempt to obstruct in the police inquiry against the order of the judge,
- all of these
Q25 | TRIPS stands for
- trade related aspects of intellectual property rights
- trade related acts of intellectual property rights
- trade relations act of intellectual property rights,
- trade relations aspect of intellectual property rights