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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Second Semester Career Related B.A. Degree Examination, June 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Core Course III:
(for Journalism and Mass Communication Video Production)
AUJC241: History of Mass Media in India
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in one or two sentences.
1. The Persian journal started by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was
2. Indian State Broadcasting Service became AIR in the year
3. The service started by AIR for youth on July 21, 1969
4. The expansion of SITE is
5. Doordarsan started colour transmission in the year
6. The director of the film Raja Harischandra
7. Who directed president's Golden Lotus Award winner Malayalam film Chemmeen
8. The English daily with the largest circulation in the world is
9. The Editor who handled the famous column "Over a Cup of Tea"
10. Who started of the news agency Free Press News service
(10 x 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. SITE.
12. Rajyasamacharam.
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13. Mathrubhumi.
14. Swadeshabhimani.
15. Vividh Bharathi.
16. FM radio.
17. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
18. Serampore Journals.
19. Vernacular Press Act.
20. Prasar Bharathi.
21. Kerala Media Academy.
22. News Magazines in India.
x 2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 120 words.
23. Write on the contributions made by Kesari A Balkrishna Pillai as a literary journalist to Malayalam journalism.
24. Compare the journalistic style of James Augustus Hickey with that of James Silk Buckingham.
25. Evaluate Raja Ram Mohan Roy as a Journalist.
26. How radio fulfill its role as a "development communicator" in India
27. Explain the impact of privatization on the spread of television in India.
28. Prepare a note on the evolution of printing and its technological development in India.
29. "Print media increases its circulation in post independent India year by year" Do you agree Explain.
30. "Multiplexes helped to bring viewers back to theatres" Explain about this new trend.
31. What are the new trends in Malayalam newspapers
x 4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, not exceeding four pages.
32. "Gandhiji's role as a Journalist is Unique". Explain.
33. How Television emerged as a prime mass media in India
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34. "History of Indian independence struggle coincides with the history of Indian journalism". Explain.
35. Write about the origin, history, impact and development of radio transmission in India.
x 15 30 Marks)