Name of the University : Pacific University
Exam : Ph.D. Admission Test
Degree : PhD
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Name of the Subject : Journalism & Mass Communication
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Pacific University Admission Test Journalism Sample Paper
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** Attempt all 50 questions, each question carry 02 marks.
** There is no negative marking.
** Please write the correct answer in the form of A/B/C/D at appropriate given place with blue/black pen.
Sample Questions
1. The communication process is initiated by the
(A) Message
(B) Receiver
(C) Source
(D) Channel [ ]
2. The interpretation of physical message into a form that has eventual meaning for a receiver is called
(A) Coding
(B) Recoding
(C) Decoding
(D) Encoding [ ]
3. Receivers can be
(A) A group
(B) A single person
(C) An institution
(D) All of the above [ ]
4. An increase in noise____________ message fidelity.
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Does not affect
(D) Expands [ ]
5. In machine – assisted interpersonal communication:
(A) Source & receiver can be separated by time & space
(B) Messages can have permanence
(C) Messages can be amplified or transmitted over large distances
(D) All of the above [ ]
6. The International day for women is observed on
(A) March 8th
(B) March 30th
(C) January 8th
(D) January 30th [ ]
7. The first European who attempted to bring out a Newspaper in India was:
(A) James Augustus Hicky
(B) James Silk Buckingham
(C) William carey
(D) William Bolts [ ]
8. To which state does the woman activist Iron Sharmila
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tripura
(D) Manipur [ ]
9. Who among the four below is called the waterman of India:
(A) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(B) Amrita Devi
(C) Moti Lal Tejavat
(D) Rajendra Singh [ ]
10. The international day for human rights is observed on
(A) 10th February
(B) 10th December
(C) 9th August
(D) 9th November [ ]
11. The element that distorts or disrupts a message being sent from a sender to a receiver is:
(A) Cognitive
(B) Medium
(C) Noise
(D) Resonance [ ]
12. The process of controlling the flow of information is:
(A) Media Event
(B) Media Strategy
(C) Frequenting
(D) Gakekeeping [ ]
13. Freedom of Expression is provided for in the article of the constitution of India:
(A) Article 12
(B) Article 21
(C) Article 19
(E) Article 16 [ ]
14. The word communication is derived from the Latin word communes which mean
(A) To convey
(B) To Speak
(C) Common
(D) To Share [ ]
15. Chipko movement is related to
(A) Removing Untouchability
(B) Saving water
(C) Protecting trees
(D) Preventing dowry deaths [ ]
16. Prasar Bharati ( Indian Broad casting Corporation) came in existence in the year
(A) 1990
(B) 1997
(C) 1947
(D) 1952 [ ]
17. The first press Council Act was passed in
(A) 1966
(B) 1987
(C) 1965
(D) 1980 [ ]
18. Pictures on television screen are made up of
(A) Colors
(B) Pixels
(C) Lines
(D) Waves [ ]
19. Defamation is defined in section of Indian Penal code:
(A) Section 499
(B) Section 299
(C) Section 144
(D) Section 221 [ ]
20. First Indian copyright Act was passed in the year
(A) 1917
(B) 1914
(C) 1957
(D) 1992 [ ]
21. The Publication of the Public Relations Department, Government of Rajasthan is
(A) Samachar Darpan
(B) Sujas
(C) Rajasthan Patrika
(D) Sunahara Rajasthan [ ]
22. A set of standards for determining the structure of a true Newspaper was formulated for the first time by
(A) Ben Harris
(B) Otto Groth
(C) Thomas Emmel
(D) Nathaniel Butler [ ]
23. According to the Indian constitution, Article 19 can be suspended during the period
(A) Cabinet formation
(B) Budget presentation
(C) Judicial Inquiry
(D) Emergency [ ]
24. Newspaper (Price Control) Act 1972 was imposed for a period of
(A) One year
(B) Two year
(C) Three year
(D) Four year [ ]
25. Television Broad casting began in India in:
(A) 1947
(B) 1952
(C) 1959
(D) 1976