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Question 11 Mark
Can you think of an issue that does not seem Important to you because it is never featured in the media?
Answer
Issue which is important but never featured in media is the poor sanitary conditions of the people living below the poverty line.
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Question 21 Mark
What is the consequence of the media 'setting the agenda' by reporting on the Fashion Week rather than the slum demolitions?
Answer
By 'setting the agenda' on the Fashion Week rather than the slum demolitions, media houses will earn huge amount of money.
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Question 31 Mark
Pretend that you are a journalist for a newspaper and write a balanced story from the two news reports.
Answer
Balanced story
→ The government order closure of polluting factories in the city. The pollution had already reached dangerous levels.
→ Factory owners and workers protested violently against the closure. The city life came to a standstill.
→ For clean and green city, closure of factories was essential.
→ The government should have relocated the factories at suitable locations with proper time frame.
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Question 41 Mark
Do you think it is important to know both sides of story? Why?
Answer
Yes, it is important to know both sides of story in order to develop correct views about that information and give opinions.
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Question 51 Mark
Take a newspaper and count the number of advertisements in it. Some people say that newspapers have too many advertisements. Do you think this is true and why?
Answer
Yes, it is true that newspaper have too many advertisements.
These advertisements are necessary as they reduce the cost of newspaper and make it affordable for the people.
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Question 61 Mark
Can you list three different products that are advertised during your favourite TV programme?
Answer
Three products advertised during my favourite TV programme are
→ Chocolates $\quad$ → Electronics $\quad$ → Clothing
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Question 71 Mark
List three things that you know about some other part of the world from watching television.
Answer
The things I know about some other part of the world from watching television are
→ Tsunami in Indonesia.
→ Rita and Caterina in USA
→ Blast in Samjhauta Express
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Question 81 Mark
How many people in your neighbourhood use the internet?
Answer
Most of the people in my neighbourhood use internet.
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Question 91 Mark
Ask older members of your family about what they used to listen to on the radio when there was no TV around. Find out from them when the first TV came to your area. When was cable TV introduced?
Answer
Older members of my family used to listen Vividh Bharati on the radio. The first TV came in 1984 in our area. Cable TV was introduced in 1990 in our area.
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Question 101 Mark
Look at the collage and list six various kinds of media that you see
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Answer
The various kinds of media in the collage are
→ Radio $\quad$ → Television
→ DVD $\quad$ → Transistor
→ Computer $\quad$ → Internet
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Question 111 Mark
Mention any two ways how people show their dissatisfaction with the government decisions.
Answer
Two ways people show their dissatisfaction with the government decisions are by
(i) Organising public protest
(ii) Starting a signature campaign
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Question 121 Mark
What do you understand by independent media?
Answer
Independent media is one which is not under the influence and control of anyone.
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Question 131 Mark
Define mass media.
Answer
Mass media is a form of media that reaches millions of people or the masses across the country and the world through TV, radio and newspapers.
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Question 141 Mark
What do you mean by the term media.
Answer
Media is a term used to define all forms of communication like radio, TV, newspapers, internet, etc.
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Question 151 Mark
On what factor does the cost to advertise on a news channel depend?
Answer
The cost to advertise on a news channel depends on the popularity of the channel. It varies from ₹ 1000 to ₹ 1,00,000 per 10 sec.
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Question 161 Mark
Define signature campaign.
Answer
Signature campaign is a letter or a petition signed by large number of people to demonstrate support for a cause or an action.
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Question 171 Mark
Define balanced report.
Answer
Balanced report is one which deals with all point of views of the story and the story/ information should not be biased
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Question 181 Mark
How do people come to know about working of government?
Answer
People come to know about the working of government through the information provided by media.
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Question 191 Mark
Why do same advertisements are shown repeatedly on TV?
Answer
Some advertisements are repeatedly shown on TV in the hope that people will go out and buy the product that is advertised.
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Question 201 Mark
Give one merit of television.
Answer
One merit of television is that it has made us to think of ourselves as members of a larger global world.
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Question 211 Mark
Give one merit of changing technology with respect to media.
Answer
Merit of changing technology to media is that it helps media to reach more people.
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