Understanding Media For Class 7 Civics MCQ Questions

Q 1 – Which of the following are forms of media?
(a) T.V.
(b) Radio
(c) Newspaper
(d) All of these

Ans. (d) All of these

Q 2 – Which one of the following is print media?
(a) Newspaper
(b) T.V.
(c) Radio
(d) Television

Ans. (a) Newspaper

Q 3 – Which has brought the world closer to us?
(a) Television
(b) Taperecorder
(c) Typewriter
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Television

Q 4 – Which type of media offers a large variety of information to suit the taste of different readers?
(a) Electronic media
(b) Print media
(c) Mass media
(d) All of these

Ans.  (b) Print media

Q 5 – Which is the main source of income of media?
(a) Advertisements
(b) Articles
(c) General news
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Advertisements

Q 6 – On which basis is the cost of advertisement set?
(a) Popularity of channel
(b) Popularity of the product
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Popularity of channel

Q 7 – Which word is used to refer to a T.V. or radio program that is widely transmitted?
(a) Publish
(b) Broadcast
(c) Censorship
(d) Public protest

Ans. (b) Broadcast

Q 8 – When did India censor the media?
(a) When there was an Emergency in 1975-77
(b) When P.M. Indira Gandhi was Assassinated
(c) When bomb blasts took place
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) When there was an Emergency in 1975-77

Q 9 – Government control over the media is known as:
(a) Factdal
(b) Censorship
(c) Independence
(d) Emergency

Ans. (b) Censorship

Q 10 – This refers to news reports, articles, interviews, stories, etc., that are printed in newspapers,
magazines and books for a wide audience to read.
(a) Report
(b) Broadcast
(c) Print paper
(d) Publish

Ans.  (d) Publish

Q 11 – Which of the following is not the example of digital media
(a) Book
(b) TV
(c) Mobile phone
(d) Internet

Ans.  (a) Book

Q 12 – Which of the following is not an example of social advertisement
(a) Paying tax on time
(b) Use of Sunsilk for your hair
(c) Save every drop of water
(d) Using energy-saving fuel

Ans.  (b) Use of Sunsilk for your hair

Q 13 – This word is used to refer to a TV or radio program that is widely transmitted.
(a) Print
(b) Broadcast
(c) Publish
(d) Report

Ans.  (b) Broadcast

Q 14 – Which of the f following is an example of print media
(a) Radio and Magazine
(b) Newspaper and Magazine report
(c) Television and Newspaper
(d) Telephone and Newspaper

Ans.  (b) Newspaper and Magazine report

Q 15 – The promotion of the saleable goods, services, and ideas by the reputed sponsor is termed as
(a) Ideology
(b) Advertising
(c) Servicing
(d) Selling

Ans.  (b) Advertising

Q 16 – This refers to a thing or service that has been made f or being sold in the market.
(a) Consumer
(b) Selling
(c) Production
(d) Product

Ans.  (d) Product

Q 17 – One word that is often used to collectively refer to the radio, TV, newspapers, Internet, and several other forms of communication. This word is
(a) Communication
(b) Media
(c) Telecommunication
(d) Press Conference

Ans.  (b) Media

Q 18 – Media decides which subject to highlight and hence
(a) Memorandum
(b) Report
(c) Sets the agenda
(d) Meeting

Ans.  (c) Sets the agenda

Q 19 – Objectives of media are as follows
(a) Highlight the visits of a famous political party
(b) New of major political events
(c) Highlight one side of the aspects
(d) Separate news from opinion

Ans.  (c) Highlight one side of the aspects

Q 20 – Media is the plural form of the word
(a) Medium
(b) Media
(c) Medium
(d) Medio

Ans.  (a) Medium

Q 21 – This word refers to people’s lives being identif ied by the products they own, the clothes they wear, the places they eat in, etc.
(a) Lifelong
(b) Lifestyle
(c) Lifeline
(d) Lifelike

Ans.  (b) Lifestyle

Q 22 – __________ can reach millions of people because they use certain technologies
(a) Newspapers, television and telephone
(b) Newspapers, Mobile and telephone
(c) Newspapers, television, and radio
(d) Newspapers, Mobile and radio

Ans.  (c) Newspapers, television and radio

Q 23 – When the government prevents either a news item, scenes from a movie, or the lyrics of a song from being shared with the larger public, this is referred to as
(a) Press Conference
(b) Censorship
(c) Telecommunication
(d) Censorship

Ans.  (b) Censorship

Q 24 – What is local media
(a) Media run by local groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas
(b) Media run by state groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas
(c) Media run by national groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas
(d) Media run by international groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas

Ans.  (a) Media run by local groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas

Q 25 – When a large number of people come together and openly state their opposition to some issue. Organizing a rally, starting a signature campaign, blocking roads, etc. are some of the ways in which this is done
(a) Violence
(b) Riot
(c) Broadcast
(d) Public protest

Ans.  (d) Public protest

Q 26 – ______ refer to advertisements made by the State or private agencies that have a larger
message for society
(a) Private advertisements
(b) State advertisements
(c) Social advertisements
(d) Society advertisements

Ans.  (c) Social advertisements

Q 27 – ___ is a report which discusses all point of view of a particular story.
(a) Full report
(b) Lengthy report
(c) Popular report
(d) Balanced report

Ans.  (d) Balanced report

Q 28 – Lighthouse of democracy is
(a) Publish
(b) Media
(c) Print
(d) Press

Ans.  (b) Media

Q 29 – Branding actually came from
(a) Cattle grazing
(b) Sheep grazing
(c) Cow grazing
(d) Buffalo grazing

Ans.  (a) Cattle grazing

Q 30 – Television was invented by:
(a) J.L. Baird
(b) Dr. Alexander Graham Bell
(c) Isaac newton

Ans. (a) J.L. Baird

Q 31 – Khabar Leahriya is a:
(a) Magazine
(b) Newspaper
(c) Novel

Ans. (b) Newspaper

Q 32 – Media is often controlled by:
(a) Government
(b) Prime minister
(c) Business houses

Ans. (c) Business houses

Q 33 – Which of the following comes under print media?
(a) Phone
(b) TV
(c) Newspaper

Ans. (c) Newspaper

Q 34 – Television, radio, and newspaper are called:
(a) Mass media
(b) Print media
(c) Local media

Ans. (a) Mass media

Q 35 – what is one positive aspect of television?
(a) Enabled people to waste their money
(b) Enabled ourselves as members of the larger global world
(c) Enabled people to spend their time
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Enabled ourselves as members of the larger global world

Q 36 – what do you mean by mass media?
(a) Television
(b) Radio
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Both a and b

Q 37 – what is Khabar Lahriya?
(a) Local magazine
(b) Storybook
(c) Local newspaper
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Local newspaper

Q 38 – Between which period’s media was censored in India?
(a) 1990-1992
(b) 1975-1977
(c) 1952-1954
(d) 1978-1979

Ans. (b) 1975-1977

Q 39 – Which of these is a part of print media?
(a) T.V.
(b) Radio
(c) Newspaper
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Newspaper

Q 40 – Which is the local newspaper written in a bundle?
(a) Times of India
(b) Dainik paper
(c) Khabar Lahriya
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Khabar Lahriya

Q 41 – Who was the inventor of mechanical television?
(a) John Michael
(b) John L. Baird
(c) Gutenberg
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) John L. Baird

Q 42 – what are the consequences of the media setting the agenda by reporting on the fashion week rather than the slum demolitions?
(a) To earn a huge amount of money
(b) To earn the confidence
(c) To earn the sympathy of people
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) To earn a huge amount of money

Q 43 – Why is it necessary for media to be independent?
(a) To earn a salary
(b) To encourage company
(c) To write a balanced report
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) To write a balanced report

Q 44 – what do you mean by factual information?
(a) Information about completed issue
(b) Information about issues that are often not complete
(c) Information about future topics
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Information about issues that are often not complete