Bihar Board 12th English Objective Question & Answers Chapter 8 How Free is the Press

1. The press enjoys the—

(A) boldness of public
(B) the helplessness of the public
(C) the idleness of the public
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) the helplessness of the public

2. The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by—

(A) two chief Factors
(B) three chief factors
(C) four chief factors
(D) None of these

Answer:(A) two chief Factors

3. No widely circulated newspaper dares support a public policy due to vested interest of—

(A) the government
(B) editor
(C) reporter
(D) advertisers

Answer:(D) advertisers

4. A big circulation spells bankruptcy if the paper has to depend on—

(A) the sales
(B) advertisers
(C) sales
(D) None of these

Answer:(A) the sales

5. The policy of a newspaper is largely determined by—

(A) the government
(D) the public
(C) the proprietor
(D) None of these

Answer:(C) the proprietor

6. The author has given the forms of misrepresentation, they are—

(A) rive
(B) four
(C) seven
(D) six

Answer:(D) six

7. Dorothy L.Sayers was born in –

(A) 1863
(B) 1873
(C) 1883
(D) 1893

Answer:(D) 1893

8. She died in

(A) 1967
(B) 1957
(C) 1977
(D) 1987

Answer:(B) 1957

9. ………..are careful not to antagonize the press.

(A) Doctors
(B) Traders
(C) Teachers
(D) Politicians

Answer:(D) Politicians

10. The ……….. is not the master but the servant of the people.

(A) State
(B) Government
(C) Village
(D) District

Answer:(A) State

11. The essay ‘How Free Is the Press’ is written by

(A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(B) Pearl S. Buck
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Dorothy L. Sayers

Answer:(D) Dorothy L. Sayers

12. Every newspaper is shackled to its own set of

(A) landlords
(B) overloads
(C) overlords
(D) editors

Answer:(C) overlords

13. When Dorothy Sayers became one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University?

(A) 1950
(B) 1915
(C) 1918
(D) 1919

Answer:(B) 1915

14. Without a free press, there can be no-

(A) Society
(B) Free people
(C) Humanity
(D) Peace

Answer:(B) Free people

15. The heaviest restriction on the freedom of public opinion is

(A) official
(B) unofficial
(C) both
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) unofficial

16. ‘How free is the Press’ is written by –

(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) H.E. Bates
(C) Dorothy L. Sayers
(D) Dr. Zakir Hussain

Answer:(C) Dorothy L. Sayers

17. Dorothy L. Sayers has written the lesson –

(A) I Have a Dream
(B) How free is the Press
(C) The Earth
(D) A child is Born

Answer:(B) How free is the Press

18. The news in the newspapers is generally—

(A) to the point
(B) somewhat changed
(C) completely changed
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) somewhat changed

19. Freedom of the press is restricted during

(A) peace
(B) war
(C) epidemic
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) war

20. The state is the

(A) master of the people
(B) servant of the people
(C) exploiter of the people
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) servant of the people

21. Who is the master of the state?

(A) Government
(B) Press
(C) Court
(D) People

Answer:(D) People

22. The Press can make or break-

(A) Colony
(B) People
(C) Reputation
(D) Garbling

Answer:(C) Reputation

23. A free and fair press is the true watchdog of-

(A) Colony
(B) Persons
(C) Court
(D) Democracy

Answer:(D) Democracy

24. Every newspaper is shackled to its own set of-

(A) Landlords
(B) Overloads
(C) Overlords
(D) Nightmare

Answer:(C) Overlords

25. What policy widely circulated newspapers dare not support, however much in the national interest, that might conflict, the vested interests of its advertisers?

(A) New policy
(B) State policy
(C) Public policy
(D) Personal policy

Answer:(C) Public policy

26. A big circulation spells bankruptcy if the paper has to depend on its sales for its-

(A) Advertisement
(B) Policy
(C) Ethics
(D) Revenue

Answer:(D) Revenue

27. Decent journalists and responsible editors are not pleased with present affairs—

(A) true
(B) not true
(C) cannot be said
(D) None of these

Answer:(A) true

28. She was educated at

(A) Cambridge
(B) Oxford
(C) both
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) Oxford:

29. In a democracy, the freedom of the press is.

(A) not necessary
(B) necessary
(C) dangerous
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) necessary

30. Restrictions are normally placed upon the press in time of-

(A) Flood
(B) Bloodshed
(C) War
(D) Famine

Answer:(C) War

31. Full freedom is restored when it comes-

(A) War
(B) Famine
(C) Peace
(D) flood

Answer:(C) Peace

32. Who is the master of the state?

(A) government
(B) pressed-
(C) courteous
(D) people

Answer:(D) people

33. What do free people take for granted?

(A) free home
(B) free schools
(C) free press
(D) free office

Answer:(C) free press

34. The common has a ………… in parliament.

(A) seat
(B) place
(C) vote
(D) standard

Answer:(C) vote

35. Restrictions are normally placed upon the press in time of

(A) flood
(B) peace
(C) war
(D) famine

Answer:(C) war

36. This is the special accomplishment of the Press interviewer-

(A) Marbling
(B) Garbling
(C) Titillating
(D) Allusion

Answer:(B) Garbling

37. What do free people take for granted?

(A) Free home
(B) Free schools
(C) Free press
(D) Free pass

Answer:(C) Free press

38. The essay ‘How Free Is The Press’ is written by-

(A) Martin Luther king. Jr.
(B) Pearl S. Buck
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Dorothy L. Sayers

Answer:(D) Dorothy L. Sayers

39. Dorothy was born in-

(A) 1883
(B) 1893
(C) 1873
(D) 1863

Answer:(B) 1893

40. Full freedom is restored when it comes-

(A) war
(B) famine
(C) peace
(D) blood

Answer:(C) peace

41. The press can make or break

(A) statue
(B) people
(C) reputation
(D) garbling

Answer:(C) reputation

42. This is the special accomplishment of the press interviewer-

(A) Marbling
(B) Garbling
(C) Titillating
(D) Allusion

Answer:(B) Garbling

43. A free and fair press is the true watchdog of

(A) state
(B) family
(C) court
(D) democracy

Answer:(D) democracy

44. The word used in the essay for the uncontrolled freedom of one man, or one gang, to impose its will on the world is-

(A) Brutality
(B) Tyranny
(C) Dictatorship
(D) Coerce

Answer:(B) Tyranny

45. A free and fair press is the true watch …….. of democracy.

(A) cat
(B) bird
(C) dog
(D) None of these

Answer:(C) dog

46. A big circulation spells bankruptcy if the paper has to depend on its sales for its

(A) advertisement
(B) honesty
(C) ethics
(D) revenue

Answer:(D) revenue

47. Censorship is imposed during

(A) election
(B) peaceful time
(C) emergency
(D) None of these

Answer:(C) emergency

48. Under ordinary conditions, which press is singular, free, as mentioned in the essay-

(A) European Press
(B) American Press
(C) British Press
(D) Indian Press

Answer:(C) British Press

49. The word used in the essay for the uncontrolled freedom of one man, or one gang, to impose its will on the world is

(A) fertility
(B) coerce
(C) dictatorship
(D) tyranny

Answer:(B) coerce

50. Freedom of the Press works to secure and sustain the central doctrine of

(A) State
(B) Democracy
(C) Public
(D) personals

Answer:(B) Democracy

51. For the freedom of the press, we usually mean freedom from direction or

(A) scandal
(B) foment
(C) censorship
(D) discard

Answer:(C) censorship

52. Dorothy died in-

(A) 1967
(B) 1958
(C) 1956
(D) 1957

Answer:(D) 1957

53. The first chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is ……….

(A) donation
(B) debt
(C) grant by the government
(D) advertisement

Answer:(D) advertisement

54. The ………… Press is, under ordinary conditions, singularly free.

(A) European
(B) British
(C) Indian
(D) Chinese

Answer:(B) British

55. The second chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is

(A) debt
(B) donation
(C) the wealth of the owner
(D) grant by the government

Answer:(C) the wealth of the owner

56. The ……. can make or break a reputation.

(A) teacher
(B) press
(C) man
(D) None of these

Answer:(B) press

57. The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by …… chief factors.

(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four

Answer:(B) two

58. For the freedom of the press, we usually mean freedom from direction or-

(A) Scandal
(B) Pressure
(C) Censorship
(D) Distraction

Answer:(C) Censorship

59. Under ordinary conditions, in which the press is singularly free, asjrnentionedin the essay-

(A) Indian press
(B) American press
(C) British press
(D) European press

Answer:(C) British press

60. Freedom of the Press works to secure and sustain the Central doctrine of –

(A) State
(B) Democracy
(C) Public
(D) Personal interests

Answer:(B) Democracy

61. Dorothy died in

(A) 1967
(B) 1978
(C) 1956
(D) 1957

Answer:(D) 1957

62. Without a free press, there can be no

(A) peace
(B) free people
(C) humanity
(D) society

Answer:(B) free people

63. When did Dorothy Sayers become one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University?

(A) 1951
(B) 1915
(C) 1918
(D) 1919

Answer:(B) 1915

64. Dorothy was born in

(A) 1883
(B) 1863
(C) 1873
(D) 1893

Answer:(D) 1893

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