MCQ Bank
The ‘modernization’ approach to development, described as the ‘dominant paradigm’ by ______________.
- A) Rogers
- B) Daniel Lerner
- C) Melkote
- D) Armstrong
These are characteristics of development journalism Except:
- A) Focus on rural (remotest) areas
- B) Views ‘development’ holistically, as ‘appealing’ to all
- C) Inclusive of hitherto unheard voices
- D) Focus on cities
Entertainment-education is a communication strategy which was originally developed in _________in the mid-1970s.
- A) Mexico
- B) Gambia
- C) Philippines
- D) Nigeria
For participatory theorists and practitioners, development communication required sensitivity to ______________.
- A) Regional diversity
- B) National diversity
- C) Civilizing diversity
- D) Cultural diversity
___________ is inherited from the BBC model.
- A) Public service broadcasting
- B) Dominant paradigm
- C) Development support communication
- D) Development communication
Clearly, both development journalism and ______________ are implicated in state-political maneuvering.
- A) Development communication
- B) Development support communication
- C) Public service broadcasting
- D) Dominant paradigm
_____________ model of communication developed during World War II according to which the mass media had “magic bullet” effects in changing attitudes and behaviors.
- A) Propaganda
- B) Circular
- C) Linear
- D) Non linear
When UNESCO was took up the debate on behalf of the Third World?
- A) 1940s
- B) 1960s
- C) 1980s
- D) 1970s
According to Agunga “___________ means a process of creating and stimulating understanding as the basis for development rather than information transmission”.
- A) Transmission
- B) Development
- C) Communication
- D) Channel
Which of the following is first phase of industrialization?
- A) 1846-1896
- B) 1796-1800
- C) 1998- 2008
- D) 1996-2007
In _________, social marketing has been extensively applied in public information campaigns that targeted a diversity of problems such as smoking, alcoholism, seat-belt use, drug abuse, eating habits, venereal diseases, littering and protection of forests.
- A) China
- B) Russia
- C) India
- D) United States
In dominant paradigm, different theories and strategies shared the premise that problems of development were basically rooted in lack of ___________and that, consequently, interventions needed to provide people with information to change behavior.
- A) Economy
- B) Power
- C) Knowledge
- D) Inventions
The current aim of _______________ is to remove constraints for a more equal and participatory society.
- A) Globalization
- B) Development communication
- C) Industrialization
- D) Political democracy
In the early ________, modernization theory was the dominant paradigm of development communication.
- A) 1980s
- B) 1960s
- C) 1050s
- D) 1970s
Who wrote: "...the most important class conflict in the poor countries of the world today is not between labour and capital”
- A) Michael Lipton
- B) William smith
- C) Johnson
- D) George gerbner
” Diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system" is stated by whom?
- A) David Berlo
- B) Shanon weaver
- C) Rogers
- D) John Pavlik
The diffusion theorists consider the process of development as:
- A) Economic revolution
- B) Buying power of the people
- C) Spread of innovation
- D) Buildings and houses
The older paradigm stressed economic growth through as the key to development.
- A) Urbanization
- B) Industrialization
- C) Westernization
- D) Modernization
New Urbanism was a movement which started in the _____________.
- A) 2000
- B) 1970s
- C) 1980s
- D) 1990s
The ultimate objective of development communication is to improve opportunities for _________ and access to information.
- A) International dialogue
- B) Community dialogue
- C) National dialogue
- D) Bilateral dialogue