Class 7 Civics Chapter 6 Question Answers - Understanding Media

Very Short Q & A :

Q1: Define media.

Ans : All forms of communication like radio, television, newspaper, and internet are referred as media.

Q2: Give examples of print media.

Ans : Newspapers and magazines

Q3: Give examples of mass media.

Ans : TV, radio, newspaper

Q4: Give examples of electronic media.

Ans : TV, radio, world wide web( internet).

Q5: The technology used my mass media keeps on _____________________.

Ans :  changing

Q6: How modernisation of media serves useful for us?

Ans : It helps media to reach more and more people

Q7: Most of the cartoons that we see on television are from _____________ and __________.

Ans : Japan and united State

Q8: Why advertisements are keep on repeating in cricket matches flashing on television?

Ans : In the hope that we will purchase what is advertised

Q9: How people opposes against government action or plan?

Ans : By organizing a public protest, starting a signature campaign, asking the government to rethink its program etc.

Q10: Information given by media should be

a. True

b. Fare

c. Balanced

d. All of the above

Ans : All of the above

Q11: How the cost of advertising on a news channel is decided?

Ans : It varies from Rs 500 to 8000 per 10 seconds depending on the popularity of channel.

Q12: An independent media means government should control and influence its coverage of news. True / False

Ans : False

Q13: What do you mean by term independent media?

Ans : It means no one should tell media what should be included and what should not be included in their news story.

Q14: On television only those programmes are flashed that can attract lot of viewers. True / False

Ans : True

Q15: What media is non- independent?

Ans : because of government control, their financial need

Q16: Which news will media flash : 

Annual day celebration in a school or annual day celebration in a school where chief guest is a famous politician

Ans : annual day celebration in a school where chief guest is a famous politician

Q17: Name the state where khabar lahriya newspaper is running?

Ans : Uttar Pradesh

Q18: The newspaper khabar lahriya reaches

a. Farmers

b. School teacher

c. Panchayat members and shopkeepers

d. All of the above

Ans :  All of the above

Q19: The media decides what to focus on and in this way they sets agenda. True/False

Ans : True

Q20: Give Examples of local media.

Ans : Examples of local media :- 1) Community Radio 2) Documentary Films 3) local newspaper like ‘Khabar Lahriya”