MCQ Chapter 8 Class 12 English Rainbow Part 2 Bihar Board How Free is the PressMCQ’s For All Chapters – English Rainbow Part 2 Class 12th 1. Who is the author of the essay How Free is the Press?Dorothy L. SayersVirginia WoolfGeorge OrwellAlfred NorthcliffeQuestion 1 of 252. What is the central theme of the essay How Free is the Press?Journalism during wartimeThe misuse of press freedomBenefits of press censorshipRole of government in the pressQuestion 2 of 253. What does the author say free people take for granted?DemocracyFree PressFree speechGovernment controlQuestion 3 of 254. During wartime, what happens to the press's liberty, according to the essay?It remains unaffectedIt is entirely abolishedIt is restrictedIt increasesQuestion 4 of 255. How does the author define "freedom of the press"?The absence of any government censorshipThe ability to publish anything without consequencesThe freedom to promote only positive newsA balanced and fair representation of factsQuestion 5 of 256. Which country's press is described as being singularly free under ordinary conditions?United StatesFranceBritainIndiaQuestion 6 of 257. What does the author believe restricts public opinion more than government censorship?Vested interests of advertisersSocial media influenceEditorial freedomUnofficial censorship by the press itselfQuestion 7 of 258. What primarily controls the editorial policy of a newspaper?The editors' creative freedomAdvertisers and proprietorsThe governmentThe readers' opinionsQuestion 8 of 259. How does the press manage to increase its circulation?By charging high pricesBy selling below production costThrough government subsidiesBy publishing controversial contentQuestion 9 of 2510. Why do newspapers rely on advertising revenue?To compete with televisionTo cover production costsTo improve reporting qualityTo maintain political neutralityQuestion 10 of 2511. What effect do advertisers have on a newspaper's editorial policy?Neutralize biasesOppose vested interestsInfluence decisions based on their own interestsPromote accuracy in reportingQuestion 11 of 2512. What form of censorship is caused by a proprietor's personal ambitions?Vested censorshipPolitical biasProprietary biasFinancial censorshipQuestion 12 of 2513. According to the author, what is one reason the public is easily influenced by the press?Lack of exposure to alternate viewpointsClever framing of headlinesThe extensive reach of newspapersIgnorance of underlying biasesQuestion 13 of 2514. What is a common tactic used by news agencies in reporting public meetings?Publishing complete transcriptsUsing sensational headlinesMaintaining unbiased reportingPromoting neutral contentQuestion 14 of 2515. What example does Sayers give to show misrepresentation by news agencies?Her 8000-word theological paperA political scandalA story about her hobbiesA report on public protestsQuestion 15 of 2516. What did reporters focus on in Dorothy Sayers' theological paper?Its central messageA minor point about fornicationThe financial aspects of religionChurch politicsQuestion 16 of 2517. What type of distortion does the press interviewer excel at?Reporting facts accuratelyMisrepresenting statementsNeutral storytellingBalanced reportingQuestion 17 of 2518. What phrase is used to describe outright distortion of facts?Truth-tellingBland perversionsSensationalismMiracle-mongeringQuestion 18 of 2519. What does the author say about reporting done by telephone interviews?It is more accurateIt often involves exaggerated descriptionsIt avoids biasIt is completely reliableQuestion 19 of 2520. Why did a newspaper change the date in a report about Dorothy Sayers' flat being broken into?To hide inaccuraciesTo align with their publication scheduleTo increase sensational valueTo preserve privacyQuestion 20 of 2521. How does the press often distort personal incidents?By ignoring themBy altering key detailsBy suppressing the informationBy consulting the person involvedQuestion 21 of 2522. What is one of the most dangerous forms of press misrepresentation?False advertisingSensational headlinesAccurate quotingCareful fact-checkingQuestion 22 of 2523. What does Dorothy Sayers say about letters of protest to newspapers?They are always effectiveThey often go ignored or are misrepresentedThey lead to immediate correctionsThey result in editorial apologiesQuestion 23 of 2524. What does the term “miracle-mongering” refer to in the essay?Reporting false, sensational achievementsPublishing religious storiesSpreading miraculous tales truthfullyMisquoting theological debatesQuestion 24 of 2525. What often happens to public protests against newspaper misrepresentation?They are widely reportedThey are suppressed or ignoredThey lead to policy changesThey are resolved amicablyQuestion 25 of 25 Loading...
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