Worksheet Solutions: Media and Democracy | Window on the Word Class 7: Solutions, Notes & Worksheets PDF Download

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) This is a means of mass communication:
(a) postcard
(b) Television
(c) telephone
(d) Skype
Ans: (b)
Television is a means of mass communication.

(ii) The media should provide information that is:
(a) Biased
(b) Unbiased
(c) factually Incorrect
(d) always critical of the government
Ans: (b)
The media should provide information that is unbiased, authentic, and factually correct.

(iii) In a democracy, the media is accountable to:
(a) only the government
(b) only the citizens
(c) no-one
(d) the government and citizens
Ans: (d)
In a democracy, the media is accountable to both the government and the citizens.

(iv) The Right to Information Act was passed in:
(a) 2002
(b) 2005
(c) 2010
(d) 2017
Ans: (b)
The Right to Information Act was passed in 2005.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) Media that are used to communicate with many people at once are known as _____________.
Ans: mass media
Mass media refers to the means of mass communication.

(ii) The ____________ and _____________ Code of _________ was passed to regulate the media.
Ans: Newspaper, Broadcasting, 1962
The Newspaper and Broadcasting Code of 1962 was passed to regulate the media.

(iii) The media plays a key role in facilitating communication between government and _____________.
Ans: citizens
The media facilitates communication between government and citizens.

(iv) RTI aims to promote _____________ and ___________ in the working of the government.
Ans: transparency, accountability
RTI aims to promote transparency and accountability in the working of the government.

(v) The Press Council Act was passed in __________.
Ans: 1965
The Press Council Act was passed in 1965.

Q3: True or False

(i) The opinion of the public is shaped only by what they read on the Internet.
Ans: False
Public opinion can be shaped by various forms of media, not just the Internet.

(ii) It is the responsibility of the media to represent the government in power in a positive manner.
Ans: False
The media should provide unbiased information, not necessarily portray the government positively.

(iii) The media should not publish material that can incite violence.
Ans: True
The media should avoid publishing material that can incite violence.

(iv) The Press Council of India does not have the power to question a journalist for professional misconduct.
Ans: False
The Press Council of India has the authority to question a journalist for professional misconduct.

(v) A citizen can file a First Appeal if the information they receive from the RTI authorities is not satisfactory.
Ans: True
A citizen can file a First Appeal if the information provided is not satisfactory.