FBQ1: A written piece for radio is called ______ Answer: Bulletin FBQ2: A written piece for television is called ______ Answer: Script FBQ3: The three basic and broad purposes of broadcasting include: information, education and ----- Answer: Entertainment FBQ4: In broadcasting, the encoder is the _____ Answer: Source FBQ5: Whatsoever impinges communication fidelity is called --------- Answer: Noise FBQ6: In broadcasting, the ionosphere does not reflect standard broadcast frequencies well at what hours? Answer: daylight hours FBQ7: Broadcasting was deregulated in which year Answer: 1992 FBQ8: Which region in Nigeria first experienced television broadcasting? ____ Answer: Western region FBQ9: The first indigenous TV broadcasting station in Nigeria is ___ Answer: WNTV FBQ10: In broadcasting, what is the opposite of noise? Answer: Fidelity FBQ11: ------- aids broadcasting by reflecting high frequencies waves and boosts long-distance night time reception of standard broadcast signals Answer: The ionosphere FBQ12: What medium would you consider most effective for mobilization of rural farmers? Answer: Radio FBQ13: Broadcast signal is not continuous but broken up into numbers and the signal consists of a series of on/off pulses which are bits of information in a binary-number code. What type of transmission is described above? Answer: digital FBQ14: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began broadcasting experiments in Nigeria in what year? Answer: 1932 FBQ15: The coming together of audio, video, print, graphics and electronic text communication which now blurs the distinction between interpersonal and mass communication and between public and private communication is technically referred to as …….. Answer: Media convergence FBQ16: Who was the first Director-General of the Nigeria Broadcasting Service Answer: T. W. Charmes FBQ17: In what year was Nigeria Broadcasting Service (NBS) converted to Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation? Answer: 1957 FBQ18: ___ was rejected and renamed NBC because it was seen merely as the colonial government’s megaphone? Answer: NBS FBQ19: Which Constitutions first rejected centralization of broadcasting in Nigeria? Answer: The Littleton Constitution of 1954 FBQ20: Which of the three defunct Nigerian regions pioneered television broadcasting in Nigeria? Answer: The Western region FBQ21: Which of the three defunct Nigerian regions pioneered radio broadcasting in Nigeria? Answer: The Eastern region FBQ22: The Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service (ENBS) was renamed Radio Biafra from 1967 to ____ Answer: 1970 FBQ23: The Broadcasting Company of Northern Nigeria (BCNN) was introduced in what year? Answer: 1962 FBQ24: In what year was the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) set up? Answer: 1973 FBQ25: State-owned Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (SOBON) was a brain-child of which Nigerian Republic? Answer: Second FBQ26: The Nigerian Television Service (NTS) which later metamorphosed into Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) first went on air in Answer: 1972 FBQ27: The Nigerian Television Authority was established by the NTA Act of what year? Answer: 1977 FBQ28: In what year was broadcasting deregulated in Nigeria? Answer: 1992 FBQ29: What is the full meaning of The ITU? Answer: International Telecommunication Union FBQ30: The acronym ‘UHF’ stands for what? Answer: Universal High Frequency FBQ31: What agency is charged with the responsibility of monitoring of sound media activities in relation to stipulated policies and in compliance with international best practices? Answer: The Federal Ministry of Communication FBQ32: _______ is the overall world body responsible for regulating communication policies Answer: International Telecommunication Union FBQ33: Who issues out licenses to broadcast outfits in Nigeria? Answer: National Broadcasting Commission FBQ34: What do we call a scenario where a company with the intention of broadcasting in a given area(s) seeks for license of operation beyond his area(s) of broadcast intention? Answer: Overshot FBQ35: The primary cause of stations (both radio and television) signals interference with one another is because some stations not operating within their___ Answer: jurisdiction FBQ36: The NCC issues two categories of telecom licence. They include: Answer: Basic and Major FBQ37: Who issue frequencies to both broadcast and telecommunication operators in Nigeria? Answer: Nigerian Communication Commission FBQ38: Any action or inaction constituting non-compliance with any provision of the code of the NBC on the part of broadcast operators is called a ______ Answer: breach FBQ39: _______ is Nigeria’s pioneer telecommunications services provider Answer: NITEL FBQ40: The process through which an electric current vibrates and reverses its direction of flow in a regular way resulting in an alternating current that helps generate radio waves is called ___ Answer: Oscillation FBQ41: The area in which a radio station’s signal is heard clearly because of sky wave proportion is referred to as --------- Answer: Skip Distance FBQ42: An AM radio station is commonly allocated a width of only -------- KHZ Answer: 10 KHZ FBQ43: Another name for ‘Kilohertz’ is ------- Answer: Kilocycle FBQ44: What is the full meaning of ‘AM’ as a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum? Answer: Amplitude Modulation FBQ45: How many frequencies are employed in quadraphonic FM? Answer: Four FBQ46: What would you consider the most important electronic equipment in a broadcast studio, without which transmission of programme signals is impossible? Answer: Transmitter FBQ47: Lavaliere is an example of what? Answer: Microphone FBQ48: A camcorder is an example of ------------ Answer: Cameras FBQ49: Who coordinates all activities on the floor (studio or on- location site) and relays the cues from the director to the artiste? Answer: Floor manager FBQ50: The two most important sections in radio productions are ____ and control room Answer: Studio MCQ1: ------ best describes the transmission of open access signals from a radio or television source to receiving sets at home. Answer: Broadcasting MCQ2: A script is for television, as ------ is for radio. Answer: Bulletin MCQ3: Decoder can also be called ------ Answer: Receiver MCQ4: In television scheduling in Nigeria, the day bloc from 4pm-6pm is called what? Answer: Fringe time MCQ5: What time is prime time in television scheduling in Nigeria? Answer: 8pm-10pm MCQ6: In radio scheduling, what do we call the day part between 12-2pm? Answer: Mid-day drive MCQ7: One of the following is NOT true of a television script Answer: It is better to stick to the formal style than informal style MCQ8: One of the following is not a generic function of the broadcast media Answer: Entertainment MCQ9: Which of the following is not a fundamental operation involved in using radio energy for communication? Answer: The modulated signals must be detected at the sender’s end MCQ10: Which of these is situated within about 50 to 400 km above the surface of the earth? Answer: The ionosphere MCQ11: Which of the following belongs to the four ways of communication process as enunciated by Budd Hall? Answer: Urban- Rural communication MCQ12: Governments have often used radio and television as megaphones to exaggerate performance or make something out of nothing. This explains which of these functions of broadcasting? Answer: Propaganda function MCQ13: Which of these statements is FALSE of the ionosphere? Answer: During night, the ionosphere does not reflect standard broadcast frequencies well MCQ14: It transcends the boundaries of space and time, and also leaps across illiteracy barriers. Which of these media of mass communication is best described above? Answer: Radio MCQ15: One of these statements is UNTRUE about radio Answer: Literacy is the prerequisite for consumption of radio contents. MCQ16: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of radio? Answer: Radio appeals to the eyes and other human faculties, particularly the imagination MCQ17: A complete television script contains the following, EXCEPT ----- Answer: Unspoken copy or monologue MCQ18: Features of a standard television script include the following EXCEPT Answer: Should always be written in Times New Roman font size MCQ19: One of these was not among the objectives of the BBC in championing the development of broadcasting cause in her colonies? Answer: To help the colonies develop like the British MCQ20: Ability to combine sights and sound is an exclusive advantage of Answer: Television MCQ21: Which of these would you consider as the greatest communications mechanism ever designed and operated by man? Answer: Television MCQ22: Which medium of mass communication would you consider as the most glamourous? Answer: Television MCQ23: Which radio band is richest in music and entertainment? Answer: FM MCQ24: When did radio actually made its debut in Nigeria? Answer: December 1, 1935 MCQ25: Two types of transmission can exist in both wired and over-the-air communication systems. They include -------- and --------- Answer: analog and digital MCQ26: If you are approached to prescribe one singular medium that is most effective for mass mobilization, what would your answer be? Answer: Radio MCQ27: Which of these would you recommend to be done on a TV script to avoid confusion with spoken copy? Answer: Capitalize MCQ28: Which of these agencies allocates frequencies to broadcast stations? Answer: NBC MCQ29: When was the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service (WNBS) established? Answer: May, 1960 MCQ30: In what year was the Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service (ENBS) established? Answer: 1960 MCQ31: The Northern Nigeria joined the bandwagon by setting up the Broadcasting Company of Northern Nigeria in what year? Answer: 1962 MCQ32: Writing for television is called ---- Answer: Scripting MCQ33: In what type of electronic transmission are the signals restricted and services exclusively available to only those who have decoders? Answer: Narrow casting MCQ34: Which radio network in Nigeria brands itself as the largest in Africa? Answer: Radio Nigeria MCQ35: All of these agencies regulate broadcasting in one form or the other EXCEPT Answer: National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control MCQ36: A situation where a company with the intention of broadcasting between Lagos and Abuja but seeks for licence of operation between Lagos, Ibadan and Ife can best be described as what? Answer: Overshot MCQ37: Where is the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) headquarters located? Answer: Geneva MCQ38: One of these is NOT among the factors that affect the approval of broadcast equipment? Answer: Ethnic and religious affiliations of the licence seeker MCQ39: Which of these is the chief reason for stations signals interference with one another? Answer: Failure to operate within allotted jurisdiction MCQ40: When the signals of two stations interfere, what is the penalty for the station at fault? Answer: The station could be closed down or equipment impounded. MCQ41: The acronym ‘VHF’ stands for what? Answer: Very High Frequency MCQ42: Which of these travels farthest and has the strongest reception in TV broadcasting? Answer: VHF MCQ43: One of these reports was associated with media development in Nigeria and English speaking West African countries. Answer: The Turner-Bryon report MCQ44: Very High Frequency (VHF) is reserved for -------- alone in Nigeria? Answer: NTA MCQ45: Which television stations use UHF for their transmission? Answer: private and state government owned MCQ46: The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) is modelled after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of which country? Answer: The USA MCQ47: Which body acts as the national regulatory authority for the telecommunication industry in Nigeria? Answer: NCC MCQ48: The laws guiding the FCC stipulates that a station must file a renewal application for how long before expiration of licence? Answer: at least four months before expiration of a license MCQ49: The Nigerian Communications Commission was established by Decree 75 of Answer: 1992 MCQ50: Which of the following is not among the cardinal objectives of the FRCN? Answer: To resist any pirate that may attempt to raise its ugly head against the National interest