Directions (Q.1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.
In the
pecking order, Rajya Sabha TV nowhere figures in the TRP ratings. But if
sobriety, objectivity and fairness count, sans the hyperventilation that passes
for news these days, perhaps RSTV would be a shoo-in for the top slot. In many
ways, the channel reflects the House of Elders. The detailed discussions on
government policies, besides the telecast of Rajya Sabha proceedings on prime
time, are its trademark. Yet, at one stroke the short-lived Twitter furore that
ensued over its inadequate coverage of the celebration of International Yoga
Day led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, managed not only to stoke pent-up
communal feelings and ideological hatred against the Congress-appointed
Vice-President Hamid Ansari who happens to be a Muslim, but also the channel he
heads. The attack was on both. Fortunately, and this can happen only on
Twitter, corrective measures soon followed and the Vice-President received
overwhelming support. This, as the BJP sought to play down tweets from its
national vice-president as unfortunate. The channel was dubbed leftist as
opposed to, one presumes, right-wing channels. Both entertainment and news
channels were asked by the government to make the International Yoga Day a
success in terms of coverage, and they duly complied. Rajya Sabha TV exercised
its choice to buck the trend and refrained from going overboard. Having said
that, it would not be entirely correct to blame the BJP for criticising RSTV.
The channel has received its share of brickbats from the Congress-led UPA as
well. At the height of the 2G scam and the furore over crony capitalism that
plagued the UPA, RSTV kept its head and went about conducting discussions,
inviting members of the ruling party as also those from the Opposition BJP.
As the
framers of the Constitution envisaged the separation of powers among the
Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary, the channels run by Parliament
are accountable to Parliament and its members, not to the government of the
day. Neither are they its mouthpieces. Yet, from time to time organs of the
government encroach on one another’s domain. So it is here; the government
thinks the channel must function as its mouthpiece. RSTV was in the news when
allegations of overspending were hurled at it. A section of the media alleged
that Rs.1,700 crore was spent on it in a period of four years, prompting some
members to contemplate a privilege motion against the media outlets concerned.
Finally, if the channel is criticised by the party in power, it can mean only
one thing: the channel is not under its control. And it is the taxpayer’s money
well-spent.
Q.1) Suggest an appropriate title for the above passage.
a) Not a mouthpiece
b) Charges against RSTV
c) Parliamentarian’s media
d) News coverage on RSTV
e) Overboard Coverage Trend
Q.2) Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A) According to twitter furore , RSTV had inadequate coverage of International Yoga day
B) Only news channels were asked to make International Yoga Day a success in terms of coverage by Government
C) The constitution of India directs that channels run by Parliament are accountable to Parliament and its member, not to the party in power.
a) Only B
b) Only C
c) Only A
d) A and C
e) A, B and C
Q.3) Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A) RSTV is headed by Vice-President of India, Hamid Ansari
B) RSTV was criticised by UPA Government for its coverage of 2G scam and the furore over crony capitalism that plagued UPA Governance
C) RSTV acts as a mouthpiece for the Party in power.
a) A and B
b) B and C
c) Only A
d) Only B
e) Only C
Q.4) What does the following phrase means "Rajya Sabha TV exercised its choice to buck the trend and refrained from going overboard"?
a) Rajya Sabha TV has following the trend to gain TRP
b) Rajya Sabha TV has gone overboard with its coverage on International yoga day
c) Rajya Sabha TV didn’t cover International yoga day because it is headed by a muslim
d) Rajya Sabha TV didn’t have an extravagant coverage like other commercial news channels
e) Rajya Sabha TV has always been a shoo-in for the TRP rating.
Q.5) RSTV has been criticized by BJP Government for which of the following reason?
a) Headed by UPA appointed Vice-president , Hamid Ansari
b) Coverage of 2G scam
c) Inadequate coverage of International Yoga Day
d) Its low TRP ratings
e) Rs 1700 crore were spend on it in period of four years
Q.6) Which of the following is the synonym of the word "stoke"?
a) Fodder
b) Fuel
c) Ash
d) Slack
e) Inactive
Q.7) Which of the following is the synonym of the word "envisaged"?
a) Anticipate
b) Exterior
c) Periphery
d) Target
e) Center
Q.8) Which of the following is the synonym of the word "furore"?
a) Order
b) Harmony
c) Agitation
d) Reserved
e) Lunacy
Q.9) Which of the following is the antonym of the word "sobriety"?
a) Temperateness
b) Moderation
c) Soberness
d) Indulgence
e) Quit
Q.10) Which of the following is the antonym of the word "brickbats"?
a) Approval
b) Criticism
c) Objection
d) Dislike
e) advise
Answers for the above questions are as follows
1) a
2) b
3) e
4) d
5) c
6) b
7) a
8) c
9) d
10) a
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