Page 2 - HA- Sub topic 2-media and democracy

7 A _______ is one that discusses all points of view of the particular story and then
leaves it in the readers to make up their minds.
a. False report
b. Balanced report
c. Public protest
d. Coverage news

Sl no Subjective Questions Mark Skill page
1 Media plays an important role in a 1 U 73
a. Monarchy
b. Democracy
c. Non-democracy
d. Dictatorship
2 Correct the following statement: 1 U 73
When a large number of people come together and openly
state their opposition to some issue is known as Public
meeting.
3 Fill in the blank. 1 K 75
__________ refers to the powers that government has to
disallow media from publishing or showing certain stories.
a. Advertisement
b. Censorship
c. Newspaper
d. Census
4 There have been periods in Indian history when the 1 K 75
government censored the media, the worst of these was the
Emergency between the year
a. 1974-76
b. 1975-76
c. 1975-77
d. 1974-77
5 What do you mean by a balance report? Why is it important to 1+2=3 U 74-
make balance report? 75
6 ‘Media is, thus, no longer considered independent because of 3 A 76
its close links to businesses, How? Explain any three points.
7 How do media play an important role in a democracy? 5 A 73-
(exercise Q no-1) 74