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This set of Introduction to Communication and Journalism Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Introduction To Communication And Journalism Set 1

Q1 | Who among the following considered communication as a sharing process?
  • dhama and bhatnagar
  • wilbur schramm
  • joseph a devito
  • ban and hawkins
Q2 | Information that is sent back to the source is known as ….
  • context
  • feedback
  • encoding
  • decoding
Q3 | Howling and hooting by the audience during a public speech is an example of….
  • positive feedback
  • neutral feedback
  • complementary feedback
  • negative feedback
Q4 | Communicating within oneself is known as….
  • groupcommunication
  • transpersonal communication
  • intrapersonal communication
  • interpersonal communication
Q5 | Which of the following is not a characteristic of face to face communication?
  • direct
  • personal
  • mediated
  • intimate
Q6 | Whowas a champion of massline communication?
  • mao zedong
  • b r ambedkar
  • mother teresa
  • marshall tito
Q7 | Retranslating a message to extractmeaning is known as…..
  • decoding
  • messaging
  • encoding
  • noise
Q8 | Which of the following is an example of social media network?
  • orkoot
  • google
  • mozila
  • skype
Q9 | The chronological evolution ofmass media is
  • radio. film newspaper, television
  • newspaper, film, radio,television
  • newspaper, radio,film,television
  • film, newspapers, radio, television
Q10 | Which of the following is not an advantage of writtencommunication over oral communication?
  • it is a permanentrecord
  • provides tangible legal evidence
  • accessible to the illiterate
  • more accurate than oral communication
Q11 | What is haptics?
  • study of facial expression
  • study of eye behavior
  • study of touching
  • study of body movements
Q12 | What is proxemics?
  • study of space in communication
  • study of eye behavior
  • study of touching
  • study of body movements
Q13 | Anything that interferes with a message in communication is knownas…
  • context
  • noise
  • decoding
  • feedback
Q14 | Who among the following is a gatekeeper?
  • reader
  • viewer
  • listener
  • editor
Q15 | How many of the sensory channels can be applied while viewing atelevision programme?
  • one
  • two
  • three
  • four
Q16 | Which of the following is not a characteristic of mass communication?
  • instant feedbac
  • impersonal
  • universal access
  • presence of gatekeeper
Q17 | Undesirable consequences of masscommunication is known as ….
  • functions of mass communication
  • dysfunctions of mass communication
  • ethicizing functions of mass communication
  • socialising functions of mass communication
Q18 | Who explained the dysfunctional effects of mass media?
  • robert merton
  • denis mcqail
  • marshall mcluhan
  • melvin defleur
Q19 | The first printed work using movable types byGutenberg took place in ….
  • england
  • germany
  • italy
  • portugal
Q20 | The first printed work was by Johannes Gutenberg was
  • bible
  • aeropagitica
  • catechism text
  • way of the cross
Q21 | Which of the following is not an example of print media?
  • brochures
  • posters
  • websites
  • handbills
Q22 | Who invented kinetoscope?
  • williamdickson
  • thomas alvaedison
  • lumeierbrothers
  • john baird
Q23 | Where was Lumier Brothers’ first screening of the films held?
  • london
  • hollywood
  • paris
  • napoli
Q24 | When was the first screening of Lumier Brothers’ film held in India?
  • 1895
  • 1896
  • 1897
  • 1898
Q25 | Which of the following is not a film screened by Lumeir brothers?
  • arrival of a train
  • waterer watered
  • train robbery
  • baby dinner