MAC212 List of eExam Questions in the Bank

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Q1 communication is also known as face-to-face communication.

Q2 Before modern means of communication, Africans had a solid communication super-structure known as

Q3 is the last but important part of the communication process

Q4 is the receiver’s response to the source’s message.

Q5 The is the decoder of the message.

Q6 The is the initiator of the communication encounter.

Q7 is also known as the source, the encoder, the communicator or the sender

Q8 is when three or more people come together with a view to achieving a specific goal

Q9 is the process of transferring information within an individual

Q10 Skin colour is an example of communication

Q11 Touching is a form of communication

Q12 Human communication falls into two broad categories namely and

Q13 The term communication is derived from the French “communis”, which means

Q14 Communication serves as an instrument of interaction.

Q15 The term communication is derived from the word, “communicare”

Q16 News Line program is a program aired by the _broadcast station

Q17 The libertarian media theory suggests that the press is

Q18 Mass media being subordinated to state means they are operating theory

Q19 The basic assumption of a normative theory is that

Q20 Dynamism as one of the characteristics of a theory means

Q21 A theory according to Wilbur Schramm is

Q22 The family and kinship institutions, educational institutions, economic institution, political institution, legal institution, religious institution and health institution are all types of

Q23 The production and diffusion of the media by powerful countries to the detriment of developing countries has led to the concept of

Q24 is the general science of right and wrong.

Q25 The study or use of processes especially computers for storing, retrieving and sending out information of all sorts into a global village is called .

Q26 The media as “great mentioners” means

Q27 The most powerful media in the world today is the

Q28 A magazine written in a very literary style for sophisticated members of the society is a

Q29 A mass magazine is also known as

Q30 In terms of format, a newspaper can be classified into two types

Q31 The print media have a mechanism that makes it unique by depending on

Q32 Social cohesion is maintained by

Q33 The media of communication keep the society healthy by

Q34 The primary function of the mass media system is to

Q35 The two primary mass media channels of communication are

Q36 Whose book on ethics as a concept was titled nichomachean ethics ?

Q37 Tools of _and computopia by extension facilitate the process of communication

Q38 The communication with the use of the mouth is

Q39 The subtle influence of the mass media on the habits of the audience is referred to as

Q40 _presupposes that less powerful nations often depend on powerful nations in terms of consumption of mass media messages.

Q41 The name under which sociologists study inequality in society, that is, the unequal distribution of goods and services, rights and obligations, power and prestige is

Q42 The seed of imperialism is fertilized by aggressive bombardment of

Q43 The Nigerian Press Council works through committees

Q44 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of journalists.

Q45 A process by which organism develops naturally from a simple to complex organism overtime, is called the

Q46 A journalist who copies, wholesale or in part, other people’s work without attribution and/or consent is guilty of

Q47 serve as a compass or guiding instrument of various professions across the world.

Q48 In what year did Xerox Corporation introduce the ‘daisy’ print wheel ?

Q49 ITT Corporation (USA) developed the first fibre-optics technology in what year ?

Q50 In what year did the British Post Office introduce its Data Processing Service ?

Q51 In what year did IBM Corporation market its Electric Typewriter with memory ?

Q52 The first satellite radio message was transmitted in ?

Q53 The first computer (EDSAC) with stored memory was demonstrated first in

Q54 The transistor was invented by Brattain and Barden in ?

Q55 What is the full meaning of the acronym ENIAC ?

Q56    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) started its first public television service in the world in ?

Q57 The vacuum tube amplifier (the valve) was produced in 1913 by ?

Q58 Baird demonstrated the first colour television pictures in what year ?

Q59 The first electric typewriter was used for commercial use in ?

Q60 The first words were transmitted on a telephone by Alexander Bell in ?

Q61 Scholes developed his typewriter, the fore-runner of modern typewriter, in ?

Q62 James Maxwell proved the existence of radio waves in what year ?

Q63 The lead pencil was invented in ?

Q64 In what year was W. Caxton, book printed in English ?

Q65   is the total way of life of a people

Q66 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the at the lowest ebb

Q67 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the on top of the ladder.

Q68 On a general note, social structure enables sociologists appreciate a person’s position in respect of

Q69 The concept of social structure has to do with

Q70 The Nigerian Press Council is required to maintain a register of

Q71 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of its function in relation to

Q72 The Nigerian Press Council was inaugurated on

Q73 The 1960 constitution provided under Section for freedom of expression,

Q74 Press freedom connotes

Q75 Press freedom is practically the same thing with

Q76 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q77 Which of these is not a function of headline





Q78 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in---------





Q79 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-----------





Q80 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except-------------





Q81 ----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q82 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q83 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q84 How should you use verb tenses in cutlines?





Q85 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q86 What are the major components of a cutline?





Q87 . All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q88 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q89 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q90 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q91 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q92 How should you use verb tenses in  cutlines?





Q93 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q94 The first sentence in a good cutline  usually  describes  or  names which of the following picture elements?





Q95 What are the major components of a  cutline?





Q96 What is the rule for the length of a  cutline?





Q97 Gathering information for a cutline is  similar  to  compiling  material for what other publication element?





Q98 The main reason headline writers use a specialized vocabulary is the necessity for which of the following?





Q99 When selecting words for a news story,  you  should  observe  which of the following rules?





Q100 Sentences for news stories should NOT have which of the following characteristics?





Q101 A newspaper that circulates above 50,000 copies daily is said to be





Q102 Which of the following can not be regarded as being defamatory. A word that





Q103 Which of the following does not constitute court contempt





Q104 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q105 Which of these is not a function of headline.





Q106 Which of these is not a function of the Copy Desk





Q107 Which of the following is not a type of news---------





Q108 All the following are involved in newspapers production except--------





Q109 The following are the three key interests of journalism except------





Q110 One of the following is not a department in print media organisation-------





Q111 The Nigerian Tribune was established by------------





Q112 The West African Pilot was established by------------





Q113 All of these were early indigenous press except-------------





Q114 All these newspapers were owned by aliens during Nigeria pre-independence except.............





Q115 One of the following was a pioneer of alien-dominated press in Nigeria--------





Q116 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in----------





Q117 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-------------





Q118 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except--------------





Q119 -----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q120 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q121 ‘Nose for News’ means one of the following except---------





Q122 The first book produced by Gutenberg’s invention was_________





Q123 Gutenberg printing technology was developed in





Q124 The earliest form of alphabets found in Egypt were called





Q125 Sensational stories that do not serve the democratic function of journalism





Q126 The impact of mass printings on societies by Johannes Gutenberg’s invention includes the following except:





Q127 The bridge can be used for which of the following purposes?





Q128 When writing a lead, you should abide by all except which of the following guidelines?





Q129 To write a good lead, you should limit its length to





Q130 The rule for including the five W’s and H in the lead of a news story is correctly stated in which of the following   principles?





Q131 What is the purpose of a summary lead?





Q132 The most important aspect of a news story is based on what news element?





Q133 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the inverted pyramid style?





Q134 The climax is always presented in the first paragraph in which of the following style(s)?





Q135 To construct a good story, a journalist must take good notes. Taking good notes includes which of the following techniques?





Q136 All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q137 Which of the following sentences contains a strong, active verb?





Q138 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q139 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q140 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q141 Writing a story so that facts are presented in some specific order is necessary for which of the following principles?





Q142 One of these newspapers is not part of missionary press





Q143 When writing a news release, what rule  should  you  observe  with  regard to completeness and brevity?





Q144 The writer should never violate which of the following principles of  newswriting?





Q145 Society is what type of news story?





Q146 A  story  about  new  regulations affecting civil servants pay is what type  of  news  story?





Q147 A story about the new football coach at the Kwara United in which his  background  and  qualifications are detailed is what type of news story?





Q148 The interrogative method of newswriting was propounded by?





Q149 The term “news peg” refers to what factor(s)?





Q150 Which of the following elements must be present in every good news story?





Q151 communication is also known as face-to-face communication.

Q152 Before modern means of communication, Africans had a solid communication super-structure known as

Q153 is the last but important part of the communication process

Q154 is the receiver’s response to the source’s message.

Q155 The is the decoder of the message.

Q156 The is the initiator of the communication encounter.

Q157 is also known as the source, the encoder, the communicator or the sender

Q158 is when three or more people come together with a view to achieving a specific goal

Q159 is the process of transferring information within an individual

Q160 Skin colour is an example of communication

Q161 Touching is a form of communication

Q162 Human communication falls into two broad categories namely and

Q163 The term communication is derived from the French “communis”, which means

Q164 Communication serves as an instrument of interaction.

Q165 The term communication is derived from the word, “communicare”

Q166 News Line program is a program aired by the _broadcast station

Q167 The libertarian media theory suggests that the press is

Q168 Mass media being subordinated to state means they are operating theory

Q169 The basic assumption of a normative theory is that

Q170 Dynamism as one of the characteristics of a theory means

Q171 A theory according to Wilbur Schramm is

Q172 The family and kinship institutions, educational institutions, economic institution, political institution, legal institution, religious institution and health institution are all types of

Q173 The production and diffusion of the media by powerful countries to the detriment of developing countries has led to the concept of

Q174 is the general science of right and wrong.

Q175 The study or use of processes especially computers for storing, retrieving and sending out information of all sorts into a global village is called .

Q176 The media as “great mentioners” means

Q177 The most powerful media in the world today is the

Q178 A magazine written in a very literary style for sophisticated members of the society is a

Q179 A mass magazine is also known as

Q180 In terms of format, a newspaper can be classified into two types

Q181 The print media have a mechanism that makes it unique by depending on

Q182 Social cohesion is maintained by

Q183 The media of communication keep the society healthy by

Q184 The primary function of the mass media system is to

Q185 The two primary mass media channels of communication are

Q186 Whose book on ethics as a concept was titled nichomachean ethics ?

Q187 Tools of _and computopia by extension facilitate the process of communication

Q188 The communication with the use of the mouth is

Q189 The subtle influence of the mass media on the habits of the audience is referred to as

Q190 _presupposes that less powerful nations often depend on powerful nations in terms of consumption of mass media messages.

Q191 The name under which sociologists study inequality in society, that is, the unequal distribution of goods and services, rights and obligations, power and prestige is

Q192 The seed of imperialism is fertilized by aggressive bombardment of

Q193 The Nigerian Press Council works through committees

Q194 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of journalists.

Q195 A process by which organism develops naturally from a simple to complex organism overtime, is called the

Q196 A journalist who copies, wholesale or in part, other people’s work without attribution and/or consent is guilty of

Q197 serve as a compass or guiding instrument of various professions across the world.

Q198 In what year did Xerox Corporation introduce the ‘daisy’ print wheel ?

Q199 ITT Corporation (USA) developed the first fibre-optics technology in what year ?

Q200 In what year did the British Post Office introduce its Data Processing Service ?

Q201 In what year did IBM Corporation market its Electric Typewriter with memory ?

Q202 The first satellite radio message was transmitted in ?

Q203 The first computer (EDSAC) with stored memory was demonstrated first in

Q204 The transistor was invented by Brattain and Barden in ?

Q205 What is the full meaning of the acronym ENIAC ?

Q206    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) started its first public television service in the world in ?

Q207 The vacuum tube amplifier (the valve) was produced in 1913 by ?

Q208 Baird demonstrated the first colour television pictures in what year ?

Q209 The first electric typewriter was used for commercial use in ?

Q210 The first words were transmitted on a telephone by Alexander Bell in ?

Q211 Scholes developed his typewriter, the fore-runner of modern typewriter, in ?

Q212 James Maxwell proved the existence of radio waves in what year ?

Q213 The lead pencil was invented in ?

Q214 In what year was W. Caxton, book printed in English ?

Q215   is the total way of life of a people

Q216 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the at the lowest ebb

Q217 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the on top of the ladder.

Q218 On a general note, social structure enables sociologists appreciate a person’s position in respect of

Q219 The concept of social structure has to do with

Q220 The Nigerian Press Council is required to maintain a register of

Q221 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of its function in relation to

Q222 The Nigerian Press Council was inaugurated on

Q223 The 1960 constitution provided under Section for freedom of expression,

Q224 Press freedom connotes

Q225 Press freedom is practically the same thing with

Q226 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q227 Which of these is not a function of headline





Q228 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in---------





Q229 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-----------





Q230 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except-------------





Q231 ----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q232 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q233 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q234 How should you use verb tenses in cutlines?





Q235 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q236 What are the major components of a cutline?





Q237 . All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q238 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q239 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q240 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q241 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q242 How should you use verb tenses in  cutlines?





Q243 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q244 The first sentence in a good cutline  usually  describes  or  names which of the following picture elements?





Q245 What are the major components of a  cutline?





Q246 What is the rule for the length of a  cutline?





Q247 Gathering information for a cutline is  similar  to  compiling  material for what other publication element?





Q248 The main reason headline writers use a specialized vocabulary is the necessity for which of the following?





Q249 When selecting words for a news story,  you  should  observe  which of the following rules?





Q250 Sentences for news stories should NOT have which of the following characteristics?





Q251 A newspaper that circulates above 50,000 copies daily is said to be





Q252 Which of the following can not be regarded as being defamatory. A word that





Q253 Which of the following does not constitute court contempt





Q254 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q255 Which of these is not a function of headline.





Q256 Which of these is not a function of the Copy Desk





Q257 Which of the following is not a type of news---------





Q258 All the following are involved in newspapers production except--------





Q259 The following are the three key interests of journalism except------





Q260 One of the following is not a department in print media organisation-------





Q261 The Nigerian Tribune was established by------------





Q262 The West African Pilot was established by------------





Q263 All of these were early indigenous press except-------------





Q264 All these newspapers were owned by aliens during Nigeria pre-independence except.............





Q265 One of the following was a pioneer of alien-dominated press in Nigeria--------





Q266 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in----------





Q267 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-------------





Q268 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except--------------





Q269 -----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q270 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q271 ‘Nose for News’ means one of the following except---------





Q272 The first book produced by Gutenberg’s invention was_________





Q273 Gutenberg printing technology was developed in





Q274 The earliest form of alphabets found in Egypt were called





Q275 Sensational stories that do not serve the democratic function of journalism





Q276 The impact of mass printings on societies by Johannes Gutenberg’s invention includes the following except:





Q277 The bridge can be used for which of the following purposes?





Q278 When writing a lead, you should abide by all except which of the following guidelines?





Q279 To write a good lead, you should limit its length to





Q280 The rule for including the five W’s and H in the lead of a news story is correctly stated in which of the following   principles?





Q281 What is the purpose of a summary lead?





Q282 The most important aspect of a news story is based on what news element?





Q283 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the inverted pyramid style?





Q284 The climax is always presented in the first paragraph in which of the following style(s)?





Q285 To construct a good story, a journalist must take good notes. Taking good notes includes which of the following techniques?





Q286 All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q287 Which of the following sentences contains a strong, active verb?





Q288 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q289 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q290 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q291 Writing a story so that facts are presented in some specific order is necessary for which of the following principles?





Q292 One of these newspapers is not part of missionary press





Q293 When writing a news release, what rule  should  you  observe  with  regard to completeness and brevity?





Q294 The writer should never violate which of the following principles of  newswriting?





Q295 Society is what type of news story?





Q296 A  story  about  new  regulations affecting civil servants pay is what type  of  news  story?





Q297 A story about the new football coach at the Kwara United in which his  background  and  qualifications are detailed is what type of news story?





Q298 The interrogative method of newswriting was propounded by?





Q299 The term “news peg” refers to what factor(s)?





Q300 Which of the following elements must be present in every good news story?





Q301 communication is also known as face-to-face communication.

Q302 Before modern means of communication, Africans had a solid communication super-structure known as

Q303 is the last but important part of the communication process

Q304 is the receiver’s response to the source’s message.

Q305 The is the decoder of the message.

Q306 The is the initiator of the communication encounter.

Q307 is also known as the source, the encoder, the communicator or the sender

Q308 is when three or more people come together with a view to achieving a specific goal

Q309 is the process of transferring information within an individual

Q310 Skin colour is an example of communication

Q311 Touching is a form of communication

Q312 Human communication falls into two broad categories namely and

Q313 The term communication is derived from the French “communis”, which means

Q314 Communication serves as an instrument of interaction.

Q315 The term communication is derived from the word, “communicare”

Q316 News Line program is a program aired by the _broadcast station

Q317 The libertarian media theory suggests that the press is

Q318 Mass media being subordinated to state means they are operating theory

Q319 The basic assumption of a normative theory is that

Q320 Dynamism as one of the characteristics of a theory means

Q321 A theory according to Wilbur Schramm is

Q322 The family and kinship institutions, educational institutions, economic institution, political institution, legal institution, religious institution and health institution are all types of

Q323 The production and diffusion of the media by powerful countries to the detriment of developing countries has led to the concept of

Q324 is the general science of right and wrong.

Q325 The study or use of processes especially computers for storing, retrieving and sending out information of all sorts into a global village is called .

Q326 The media as “great mentioners” means

Q327 The most powerful media in the world today is the

Q328 A magazine written in a very literary style for sophisticated members of the society is a

Q329 A mass magazine is also known as

Q330 In terms of format, a newspaper can be classified into two types

Q331 The print media have a mechanism that makes it unique by depending on

Q332 Social cohesion is maintained by

Q333 The media of communication keep the society healthy by

Q334 The primary function of the mass media system is to

Q335 The two primary mass media channels of communication are

Q336 Whose book on ethics as a concept was titled nichomachean ethics ?

Q337 Tools of _and computopia by extension facilitate the process of communication

Q338 The communication with the use of the mouth is

Q339 The subtle influence of the mass media on the habits of the audience is referred to as

Q340 _presupposes that less powerful nations often depend on powerful nations in terms of consumption of mass media messages.

Q341 The name under which sociologists study inequality in society, that is, the unequal distribution of goods and services, rights and obligations, power and prestige is

Q342 The seed of imperialism is fertilized by aggressive bombardment of

Q343 The Nigerian Press Council works through committees

Q344 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of journalists.

Q345 A process by which organism develops naturally from a simple to complex organism overtime, is called the

Q346 A journalist who copies, wholesale or in part, other people’s work without attribution and/or consent is guilty of

Q347 serve as a compass or guiding instrument of various professions across the world.

Q348 In what year did Xerox Corporation introduce the ‘daisy’ print wheel ?

Q349 ITT Corporation (USA) developed the first fibre-optics technology in what year ?

Q350 In what year did the British Post Office introduce its Data Processing Service ?

Q351 In what year did IBM Corporation market its Electric Typewriter with memory ?

Q352 The first satellite radio message was transmitted in ?

Q353 The first computer (EDSAC) with stored memory was demonstrated first in

Q354 The transistor was invented by Brattain and Barden in ?

Q355 What is the full meaning of the acronym ENIAC ?

Q356    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) started its first public television service in the world in ?

Q357 The vacuum tube amplifier (the valve) was produced in 1913 by ?

Q358 Baird demonstrated the first colour television pictures in what year ?

Q359 The first electric typewriter was used for commercial use in ?

Q360 The first words were transmitted on a telephone by Alexander Bell in ?

Q361 Scholes developed his typewriter, the fore-runner of modern typewriter, in ?

Q362 James Maxwell proved the existence of radio waves in what year ?

Q363 The lead pencil was invented in ?

Q364 In what year was W. Caxton, book printed in English ?

Q365   is the total way of life of a people

Q366 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the at the lowest ebb

Q367 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the on top of the ladder.

Q368 On a general note, social structure enables sociologists appreciate a person’s position in respect of

Q369 The concept of social structure has to do with

Q370 The Nigerian Press Council is required to maintain a register of

Q371 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of its function in relation to

Q372 The Nigerian Press Council was inaugurated on

Q373 The 1960 constitution provided under Section for freedom of expression,

Q374 Press freedom connotes

Q375 Press freedom is practically the same thing with

Q376 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q377 Which of these is not a function of headline





Q378 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in---------





Q379 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-----------





Q380 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except-------------





Q381 ----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q382 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q383 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q384 How should you use verb tenses in cutlines?





Q385 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q386 What are the major components of a cutline?





Q387 . All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q388 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q389 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q390 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q391 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q392 How should you use verb tenses in  cutlines?





Q393 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q394 The first sentence in a good cutline  usually  describes  or  names which of the following picture elements?





Q395 What are the major components of a  cutline?





Q396 What is the rule for the length of a  cutline?





Q397 Gathering information for a cutline is  similar  to  compiling  material for what other publication element?





Q398 The main reason headline writers use a specialized vocabulary is the necessity for which of the following?





Q399 When selecting words for a news story,  you  should  observe  which of the following rules?





Q400 Sentences for news stories should NOT have which of the following characteristics?





Q401 A newspaper that circulates above 50,000 copies daily is said to be





Q402 Which of the following can not be regarded as being defamatory. A word that





Q403 Which of the following does not constitute court contempt





Q404 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q405 Which of these is not a function of headline.





Q406 Which of these is not a function of the Copy Desk





Q407 Which of the following is not a type of news---------





Q408 All the following are involved in newspapers production except--------





Q409 The following are the three key interests of journalism except------





Q410 One of the following is not a department in print media organisation-------





Q411 The Nigerian Tribune was established by------------





Q412 The West African Pilot was established by------------





Q413 All of these were early indigenous press except-------------





Q414 All these newspapers were owned by aliens during Nigeria pre-independence except.............





Q415 One of the following was a pioneer of alien-dominated press in Nigeria--------





Q416 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in----------





Q417 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-------------





Q418 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except--------------





Q419 -----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q420 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q421 ‘Nose for News’ means one of the following except---------





Q422 The first book produced by Gutenberg’s invention was_________





Q423 Gutenberg printing technology was developed in





Q424 The earliest form of alphabets found in Egypt were called





Q425 Sensational stories that do not serve the democratic function of journalism





Q426 The impact of mass printings on societies by Johannes Gutenberg’s invention includes the following except:





Q427 The bridge can be used for which of the following purposes?





Q428 When writing a lead, you should abide by all except which of the following guidelines?





Q429 To write a good lead, you should limit its length to





Q430 The rule for including the five W’s and H in the lead of a news story is correctly stated in which of the following   principles?





Q431 What is the purpose of a summary lead?





Q432 The most important aspect of a news story is based on what news element?





Q433 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the inverted pyramid style?





Q434 The climax is always presented in the first paragraph in which of the following style(s)?





Q435 To construct a good story, a journalist must take good notes. Taking good notes includes which of the following techniques?





Q436 All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q437 Which of the following sentences contains a strong, active verb?





Q438 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q439 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q440 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q441 Writing a story so that facts are presented in some specific order is necessary for which of the following principles?





Q442 One of these newspapers is not part of missionary press





Q443 When writing a news release, what rule  should  you  observe  with  regard to completeness and brevity?





Q444 The writer should never violate which of the following principles of  newswriting?





Q445 Society is what type of news story?





Q446 A  story  about  new  regulations affecting civil servants pay is what type  of  news  story?





Q447 A story about the new football coach at the Kwara United in which his  background  and  qualifications are detailed is what type of news story?





Q448 The interrogative method of newswriting was propounded by?





Q449 The term “news peg” refers to what factor(s)?





Q450 Which of the following elements must be present in every good news story?





Q451 communication is also known as face-to-face communication.

Q452 Before modern means of communication, Africans had a solid communication super-structure known as

Q453 is the last but important part of the communication process

Q454 is the receiver’s response to the source’s message.

Q455 The is the decoder of the message.

Q456 The is the initiator of the communication encounter.

Q457 is also known as the source, the encoder, the communicator or the sender

Q458 is when three or more people come together with a view to achieving a specific goal

Q459 is the process of transferring information within an individual

Q460 Skin colour is an example of communication

Q461 Touching is a form of communication

Q462 Human communication falls into two broad categories namely and

Q463 The term communication is derived from the French “communis”, which means

Q464 Communication serves as an instrument of interaction.

Q465 The term communication is derived from the word, “communicare”

Q466 News Line program is a program aired by the _broadcast station

Q467 The libertarian media theory suggests that the press is

Q468 Mass media being subordinated to state means they are operating theory

Q469 The basic assumption of a normative theory is that

Q470 Dynamism as one of the characteristics of a theory means

Q471 A theory according to Wilbur Schramm is

Q472 The family and kinship institutions, educational institutions, economic institution, political institution, legal institution, religious institution and health institution are all types of

Q473 The production and diffusion of the media by powerful countries to the detriment of developing countries has led to the concept of

Q474 is the general science of right and wrong.

Q475 The study or use of processes especially computers for storing, retrieving and sending out information of all sorts into a global village is called .

Q476 The media as “great mentioners” means

Q477 The most powerful media in the world today is the

Q478 A magazine written in a very literary style for sophisticated members of the society is a

Q479 A mass magazine is also known as

Q480 In terms of format, a newspaper can be classified into two types

Q481 The print media have a mechanism that makes it unique by depending on

Q482 Social cohesion is maintained by

Q483 The media of communication keep the society healthy by

Q484 The primary function of the mass media system is to

Q485 The two primary mass media channels of communication are

Q486 Whose book on ethics as a concept was titled nichomachean ethics ?

Q487 Tools of _and computopia by extension facilitate the process of communication

Q488 The communication with the use of the mouth is

Q489 The subtle influence of the mass media on the habits of the audience is referred to as

Q490 _presupposes that less powerful nations often depend on powerful nations in terms of consumption of mass media messages.

Q491 The name under which sociologists study inequality in society, that is, the unequal distribution of goods and services, rights and obligations, power and prestige is

Q492 The seed of imperialism is fertilized by aggressive bombardment of

Q493 The Nigerian Press Council works through committees

Q494 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of journalists.

Q495 A process by which organism develops naturally from a simple to complex organism overtime, is called the

Q496 A journalist who copies, wholesale or in part, other people’s work without attribution and/or consent is guilty of

Q497 serve as a compass or guiding instrument of various professions across the world.

Q498 In what year did Xerox Corporation introduce the ‘daisy’ print wheel ?

Q499 ITT Corporation (USA) developed the first fibre-optics technology in what year ?

Q500 In what year did the British Post Office introduce its Data Processing Service ?

Q501 In what year did IBM Corporation market its Electric Typewriter with memory ?

Q502 The first satellite radio message was transmitted in ?

Q503 The first computer (EDSAC) with stored memory was demonstrated first in

Q504 The transistor was invented by Brattain and Barden in ?

Q505 What is the full meaning of the acronym ENIAC ?

Q506    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) started its first public television service in the world in ?

Q507 The vacuum tube amplifier (the valve) was produced in 1913 by ?

Q508 Baird demonstrated the first colour television pictures in what year ?

Q509 The first electric typewriter was used for commercial use in ?

Q510 The first words were transmitted on a telephone by Alexander Bell in ?

Q511 Scholes developed his typewriter, the fore-runner of modern typewriter, in ?

Q512 James Maxwell proved the existence of radio waves in what year ?

Q513 The lead pencil was invented in ?

Q514 In what year was W. Caxton, book printed in English ?

Q515   is the total way of life of a people

Q516 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the at the lowest ebb

Q517 The contemporary class structure of Nigeria has the on top of the ladder.

Q518 On a general note, social structure enables sociologists appreciate a person’s position in respect of

Q519 The concept of social structure has to do with

Q520 The Nigerian Press Council is required to maintain a register of

Q521 The Research and Documentation Committee undertakes on behalf of the Council an important aspect of its function in relation to

Q522 The Nigerian Press Council was inaugurated on

Q523 The 1960 constitution provided under Section for freedom of expression,

Q524 Press freedom connotes

Q525 Press freedom is practically the same thing with

Q526 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q527 Which of these is not a function of headline





Q528 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in---------





Q529 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-----------





Q530 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except-------------





Q531 ----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q532 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q533 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q534 How should you use verb tenses in cutlines?





Q535 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q536 What are the major components of a cutline?





Q537 . All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q538 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q539 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q540 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q541 The  amount  of  background information  needed  in  a  cutline is influenced by which of the following  factors?





Q542 How should you use verb tenses in  cutlines?





Q543 What is the purpose of a picture cutline?





Q544 The first sentence in a good cutline  usually  describes  or  names which of the following picture elements?





Q545 What are the major components of a  cutline?





Q546 What is the rule for the length of a  cutline?





Q547 Gathering information for a cutline is  similar  to  compiling  material for what other publication element?





Q548 The main reason headline writers use a specialized vocabulary is the necessity for which of the following?





Q549 When selecting words for a news story,  you  should  observe  which of the following rules?





Q550 Sentences for news stories should NOT have which of the following characteristics?





Q551 A newspaper that circulates above 50,000 copies daily is said to be





Q552 Which of the following can not be regarded as being defamatory. A word that





Q553 Which of the following does not constitute court contempt





Q554 Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.





Q555 Which of these is not a function of headline.





Q556 Which of these is not a function of the Copy Desk





Q557 Which of the following is not a type of news---------





Q558 All the following are involved in newspapers production except--------





Q559 The following are the three key interests of journalism except------





Q560 One of the following is not a department in print media organisation-------





Q561 The Nigerian Tribune was established by------------





Q562 The West African Pilot was established by------------





Q563 All of these were early indigenous press except-------------





Q564 All these newspapers were owned by aliens during Nigeria pre-independence except.............





Q565 One of the following was a pioneer of alien-dominated press in Nigeria--------





Q566 The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in----------





Q567 The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by-------------





Q568 The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except--------------





Q569 -----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press.





Q570 One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press





Q571 ‘Nose for News’ means one of the following except---------





Q572 The first book produced by Gutenberg’s invention was_________





Q573 Gutenberg printing technology was developed in





Q574 The earliest form of alphabets found in Egypt were called





Q575 Sensational stories that do not serve the democratic function of journalism





Q576 The impact of mass printings on societies by Johannes Gutenberg’s invention includes the following except:





Q577 The bridge can be used for which of the following purposes?





Q578 When writing a lead, you should abide by all except which of the following guidelines?





Q579 To write a good lead, you should limit its length to





Q580 The rule for including the five W’s and H in the lead of a news story is correctly stated in which of the following   principles?





Q581 What is the purpose of a summary lead?





Q582 The most important aspect of a news story is based on what news element?





Q583 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the inverted pyramid style?





Q584 The climax is always presented in the first paragraph in which of the following style(s)?





Q585 To construct a good story, a journalist must take good notes. Taking good notes includes which of the following techniques?





Q586 All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?





Q587 Which of the following sentences contains a strong, active verb?





Q588 Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?





Q589 You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?





Q590 By injecting personal feelings or opinions  in  a  straight  news  story, you violate which of the following rules?





Q591 Writing a story so that facts are presented in some specific order is necessary for which of the following principles?





Q592 One of these newspapers is not part of missionary press





Q593 When writing a news release, what rule  should  you  observe  with  regard to completeness and brevity?





Q594 The writer should never violate which of the following principles of  newswriting?





Q595 Society is what type of news story?





Q596 A  story  about  new  regulations affecting civil servants pay is what type  of  news  story?





Q597 A story about the new football coach at the Kwara United in which his  background  and  qualifications are detailed is what type of news story?





Q598 The interrogative method of newswriting was propounded by?





Q599 The term “news peg” refers to what factor(s)?





Q600 Which of the following elements must be present in every good news story?