Name of the University : Jamia Millia Islamia & AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
Name of the Exam : Entrance Examination
Degree : P.G. Diploma in Still Photography & Visual Communication
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Name of the Subject : Photography & Visual Communication
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JMI Photography & Visual Communication Question Paper
Sample paper for entrance examination 2016
Time: Three Hours
Total Marks: 200
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General Instructions
** All Questions Are Compulsory.
** The Question Paper comprises of Part- I (Objective/OMR) and Part- II (Descriptive/Subjective). Part -II comprises of Sections, A, B, and C.
Sample Question
Multiple Choice Questions : TWO marks each.
Section – A
1. If I want to photograph animals far away in the jungle, I shall need a:
a) Normal Lens
b) Zoom Lens
c) Tele Photo Lens
d) Macro Lens
2. The full frame size DSLR photography refers to frame size:
a) 16mm
b) 35mm
c) 70mm
d) 50mm
3. The main element in film based photography is:
a) Iron
b) Calcium
c) Gold
d) Silver
4. Which genre of photography involves shooting products:
a) Macro photography
b) Wildlife photography
c) Commercial photography
d) Architecture photography
5. A pixel is:
a) A cartoon channel
b) A sensor
c) A colour dot in a digital image
d) Digital memory
6. Which of the following is not a well-known photography magazine:
a) National geographic
b) Better Photography
c) Smart photography
d) Femina
7. Which of the following is not a renowned photo agency:
a) Magnum
b) Granta
c) AP
d) Reuters
8. The Vertical movement of a camera on its axis is called:
a) Tilt
b) Track
c) Pan
d) Shift
9. The pin hole camera is also known as:
a) Camera Obscura
b) Camera reversa
c) Camera inversa
d) Camera digica
10. Which is a larger aperture:
a) 1.4
b) 2.8
c) 1600
d) 1/250
11. To whom is the phrase ‘Decisive Moment’ attributed to:
a) Steve McCurry
b) Henri Cartier Bresson
c) Joseph Sudek
d) Ansel Adams
12. Which of the following is not a Japanese Company:
a) Sony
b) Canon
c) Kodak
d) Nikon
13. Which of the following is a photography application:
a) Safari
b) Picasa
c) VLC
d) Skype
14. Match the following tag lines with their brands:
List I List II
a) Microsoft 1. Delighting you always.
b) HTC 2. Your potential, our passion.
c) Canon 3. Impossible is nothing.
d) Adidas 4. Quietly Brilliant
A B C D
a) 4 1 2 3
b) 3 1 2 4
c) 2 4 1 3
d) 2 4 3 1
15. In a digital camera the image is recorded on a:
a) Data card
b) Film
c) Sensor
d) Disc drive
16. Apple founder Steve Jobs was born in which country:
a) UK
b) India
c) US
d) Australia
17. What is the full form of BBC:
a) British broadcasting Corporation
b) British Broadcast Cable
c) Broad Banding corporation
d) Benjamin Button Corp.
18. Which Photographer clicked the famous photograph of ‘ Afghan Girl’ :
a) Henri Cartier Bresson
b) Raghu Rai
c) James Natchwey
d) Steve McCurry
19. Zero Dark thirty is a movie about:
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Osama Bin Laden
c) Saddam Hussain
d) Tsunami Of 2005
20. What is ISO also referred to in analogue photography:
a) Numbers
b) Film Speed
c) F Stops
d) Formulas
Section – B
Q1. Describe in written words five images that you will make suggesting the atmosphere of a crowded railway compartment.
OR
Draw a photo story with Visual Illustrations of Four images that give us a flavour of national Elections. (40 marks) (50 words)
Section – C
Q2. Answer any ONE of the questions below in about 450 words. Mention the Question Number that you are attempting. (40 marks)
a) With camera quality continuously improving and the technology becoming user friendly, don’t you think the professional photographer is soon going to be thing of the past? Discuss.
b) Express the views on the de3mocratization in photography due to mobile phones that have cameras. How is this influencing the practice of photography?
Section – D
Q3. In about 600 words discuss the work of any of any TWO of the following Photographers: (30 marks)
a) Sooni Taraporewala
b) Praduddha Dasgupta
c) Raghubir Singh
d) Pablo Bartholomew
Section – E
Q4. Closely examine the photograph given below and write a critical appreciation of it in about 500 words. Your appreciation should take into account the following elements: composition, balance, perspective, light and content etc. Also give a caption. (40 marks)