Journalism 2004 CSS Past Paper

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST
IN BPS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,

Year: 2004
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, PAPER-I
JOUNALISM

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No. 9, which is 
COMPULSORY. Select Two questions from each Section. All questions 
carry EQUAL marks.

SECTION - I


1. What do mean by a communication theory and how it is constrcuted ?
2. "SMRC (Berlo's Model) is an obsolete model in 21st century". Write your 
frank comments.
3. News is drama and story telling". Discuss.
4. "Concept of responisibilty precludes objectivity". Do you agree? Write 
your argumentative answer.


SECTION - II

5. Give a comparative analysis of writing styles of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan 
and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
6. "Public relation and advertising is not everybody's cup of tea". Discuss.
7. Write short notes on any two coumn writers(Urdu/English) of your 
choice. Also give the reason(s) of your selection.
8. Write a critical note on the present status of magazine journalism
in Pakistan. Evaluate the personality of any magazine, you like the 
most.

COMPULSORY QUESTION

9. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the 
question.

(1) A large size headline across the entire page is called:
(a) Deck (b) Banner (c) Lead (d) None of these 

(2) A sheet containing facts and detailed information on any issue is 
known as:
(a) Summary (b) Write up (c) Backgrounder (d) None of these

(3) Muhammadan Social Reformer was the English name of:
(a)Muhazzab (b)Makhzan (c)Tahzeeb-ul-Akhlaq (d)None of these

(4) Daily DAWN was started in :
(a) 1940 (b) 1942 (c) 1944 (d) None of these

(5) The number of radio stations which Pakistan got in 1947 was:
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these

(6) CPNE is the representative body of :
(a) Editors (b) Newspaper owners (c)Working Journalist 
(d) None of these

(7) Leader is the name of:
(a) Leading story on the front page (b) Main Feature
(c) Opening Editorial (d) None of these

(8) S.M.R.C. is a well-known:
(a) Communication Theory (b) Communication Strategy
(c) Communication Model (d) None of these

(9) A story appearing with the name of the writer is called:
(a) Credit Line (b) By Line (c) Print Line (d) None of these

(10) Dr Goebbles is know as the father of:
(a) Adverstising (b)Public Relation (c)Propaganda (d)None of these

(11) Radio Pakistan was converted into Pakistan Broadcasting 
Corporation in:
(a) 1964 (b) 1972 (c) 1976 (d) None of these

(12) P.P.O. was amended in:
(a) 1962 (b) 1963 (c) 1964 (d) None of these

(13) The cultivation theory was put forward by
(a) Denis McQuail (b) Joseph (c) George Gerbner 
(d) None of these

(14) The author of the famous book "COVERING ISLAM" is:
(a) Noam Chomsky (b) Edward Said
(c) Pamela Shoemaker (d) None of these

(15) The concept of Development Support Communication was presented 
by:
(a) Joseph Ascroft (b) Erskine Childer
(c) Quebral (d) None of these

(16) The head quarter of CNN is situated in:
(a) New York (b) Washington (c) Atlanta (d) None of these

(17) The name of the international organization working for two-way flow 
of communication is:
(a) Transparency International (b) UNESCO
(c) Amnesty International (d) None of these

(18) A full service advertising agency has:
(a) Two departments (b) Three departments
(c) Four departments (d) None of these 

(19) The public relations department of the Federal Government is known 
as:
(a) DGPR (b) PID (c) DPR (d) None of these