Media and Democracy Book Back Questions 7th Social Science Lesson 17
7th Social Science Lesson 17
17] Media and Democracy
Book Back Questions with Answer and Do You Know Box Content
Do You Know?
Classification of Media: Narrowcast Media – Cable Television, Direct Mail, Seminar; Broadcast Media – Films, Television, Radio; Print Media – Newspapers, Magazine, Journals, Books, Posters, Reports; Web Media – Google Website and Blogs; Social Media – Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1453.
All India Radio (AIR): Officially known as Akashvani since 1956 (voice from the sky) is the radio broadcaster of the Government of India launched in 1936.
Theory of Democracy: Democracy means rule by the people. It combines two Greek words. Demos refers to citizen. Kratos means either power or rule.
Choose the best answers:
1. Which one of the following comes under print media?
(a) Radio
(b) Television
(c) Newspaper
(d) Internet
2. Which one of the following is the broadcast media?
(a) Magazines
(b) Journals
(c) Newspaper
(d) Radio
3. Which invention has brought the world closure?
(a) Typewriter
(b) Television
(c) Telex
(d) None of these
4. Which is mass media?
(a) Radio
(b) Television
(c) both a & b
(d) None of these
5. Why is it necessary for media to be independent?
(a) To earn money
(b) To encourage company
(c) To write balanced report
(d) None of these
Fill in the blanks:
1. ____________ have made the world smaller and closer.
2. Every individual person is a medium of _____________
3. Printing press was invented by ____________
4. _____________ is a code of values which govern our lives.
5. ____________ is the radio broadcast of the Government of India.
Match the following:
1. Narrowcast media – Films
2. Social media – Posters
3. Print media – Seminar
4. Web media – Google web site
5. Broadcast media – Facebook
Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:
1. Assertion: Print media has been referred to as Peoples University.
Reason: They perform the role of public informer, educate, custodian of public interest.
(a) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) A is correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is wrong and R is correct
(d) Both are wrong
2. Find the odd one:
a. Newspapers b. Magazine c. Journals d. Twitter e. Posters
3. Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:
(a) Media is generally the agency for interpersonal communication.
(b) Media is very powerful entity on the earth.
(c) Media plays a prominent role in the formation of public opinion.
(d) Media does not have any responsibility
(a) a, b and c are correct
(b) a, c and d are correct
(c) b, c and d are correct
(d) a, b and d are correct
Answers:
Choose the best answers:
1. Newspaper 2. Radio 3. Television 4. Radio and Television 5. To write balanced report
Fill in the blanks:
1.Mass Media 2. Expression 3. Johannes Gutenberg 4. Ethics 5. Akashvani
Match the following:
1. Seminar 2. Facebook 3. Posters 4. Google website 5. Films
Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:
1.A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2.Twitter
3.Statements a, b and c are correct.