Class 7 Social Science Chapter 6 Practice Question Answers - Understanding Media

Q1. Television was invented by:
(a) J.L. Baird
(b) Dr. Alexander Graham Bell
(c) Isaac newton
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q2. Khabar Leahriya is a:
(a) Magazine
(b) Newspaper
(c) Novel
(d) Book
Ans: (b)

Q3. Media is often controlled by:
(a) Government
(b) Prime minister
(c) Business houses
(d) News houses
Ans: (c)

Q4. Which of the following comes under print media?
(a) Phone
(b) TV
(c) Newspaper
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q5. Television, radio and newspaper are called:
(a) Mass media
(b) Print media
(c) Local media
(d) Social Media
Ans: (a) 

Q6. What is one positive aspect of television?
(a) Enabled people to waste their money
(b) Enabled ourselves as member of larger global world
(c) Enabled people to spend their time
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Television has enabled us to think of ourselves as member of larger global world.

Q7. What do you mean by mass media?
(a) Television
(b) Radio
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Media that reaches large number of people or the masses, across the country and the world is called mass media. For example Television, radio, newspaper etc.

Q8. What is Khabar Lahriya?
(a) Local magazine
(b) Story book
(c) Local newspaper
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Khabar Lahriya is a local newspaper. It is a fortnightly that is run by eight Dalit women in Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh. It was written in the local language Bundeli.

Q9. Between which period’s media was censored in India?
(a) 1990-1992
(b) 1975-1977
(c) 1952-1954
(d) 1978-1979
Ans: (b)
There have been periods in Indian history when the government censored the media. The worst of these was the Emergency between 1975-1977. Media was censored in India during this period.

Q10. Which of these is a part of print media?
(a) T.V.
(b) Radio
(c) Newspaper
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
A newspaper is a part of print media. It is a periodical publication containing written information about current events. Newspapers can cover wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport and art.

Q11. Which is the local newspaper written in bundeli?
(a) Times of India
(b) Dainik paper
(c) Khabar Lahriya
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Khabar Lahriya is a local newspaper. It is a fortnightly that is run by eight Dalit women in Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh. It was written in the local language Bundeli.

Q12. Who was the inventor of mechanical television?
(a) John Michael
(b) John L. Baird
(c) Gutenberg
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
John L. Baird was the inventor of mechanical television.

Q13. what is the consequences of the media setting the agenda by reporting on the fashion week rather than the slum demolitions?
(a) To earned a huge amount of money
(b) To earn the confidence
(c) To earn the sympathy of people
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
By reporting on the fashion week the media earned a huge amount of money.

Q14. Why is it necessary for media to be independent?
(a) To earn salary
(b) To encourage company
(c) To write balanced report
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
If media would be independent then only it can write a balanced report.

Q15. what do you mean by factual information?
(a) Information about completed issue
(b) Information about issue that is often not complete
(c) Information about future topics
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Factual information is the information about particular news or issue that is often not complete and can be one sided.