Std. 10 Ch. 5 Mass Media and History Practice paper of History and Political Science

  Ch. 4 History of Indian Arts Practice paper of History and Political Science

Std 10 

Total Marks 20

Q.1    (A)    Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.                    ( Marks 3)

             1.    The newspaper Calcutta General Advertiser or ' Bengal Gazette ' was started by ______

                    a)    Gopal Hari Deshmukh                 b)     Balshastri Jambhekar

                    c)    James Augustus Hickey                 d)    Roshan Seth

            2.    In the Bristish India, the first English news bulletin was broadcasted on 23rd July 1927                             from  the __________ radio station of the Indian Broadcasting company.      

                    a) Mumbai        b) Kolkata        c) Madras        d) Dehli

            3.    6th January, the birth date of Balshatri Jambhekar is observed in _____ as the                                             Journalists'Day.

                    a) Maharashtra     b) Rajasthan     c) Kerala        d) Karnataka 

            (B)    Identify and write the Wrong pair in the following sets                 ( Marks 2 )

                         1.                   Group 'A'                                Group 'B'

                            a.    Bhau Mahajan                                 Prabhakar

                            b.    Balshatri Jambhekar                        Darpan

                            c    Krishnarao Bhalekar                         Induprakash

                            d.    Bal Gangadhar Tilak                         Mahratta and Kesari

                          2.                      Group 'A'                                Group 'B'

                            a.    Prabhakar                                History of French Revolution 

                            b.    Dnyanoday                                Printed news of the Indian war of independence

                            c.    Krishnarao Bhalekar                Published articles about the nationwide situations

                            d.    Deenbandhu                            Represented masses of the Indian society

Q.2    (A) Arrange the following events in the chronological order.                        ( Marks 2)

            1.    The periodical 'Pragati' was started 

            2.    Indian State Broadcasting Servie (ISBS) was renamed as 'All India Radio'

            3.    Doordarshan's Mumbai centre started telecastin tis programmes.

            4.    Dnyanoday printed the map of Europe.

            (B)     Write short notes on ( any 2)                                                            ( Marks 4 )

                1.    Dnyanoday 

                2.    Magazines and journals

                3.    Objective of newspapers

Q. 3    Explain the statements with reasons. ( any One )                                    ( Marks 2)

            1.    Television is the most popular medium.

            2.    Any information received through mass media needs to be reviewed critically

Q.4    Read the following passage and answer the question.                                ( Marks 4 )

            Television channels also telecast programmes based on history. Doordarshan and other television channels help in creating interest in history among people through their historical shows and serials. The mythological and historical serials like ‘Ramayana’, ‘Mahabharata’, ‘Bharat ek Khoj’ and ‘Raja Shivchhatrapati’ attracted a very large audience. While producing this type of programmes, maintaining accuracy with regard to the presentation of environment, outfits, weaponry, life styles, lingual expression, etc. is essential. One needs to have a deep understanding of history of the concerned period. Currently channels like ‘Discovery’, ‘National Geographic’, ‘History’, etc. have opened a rich treasure of global history for the audience. It has enabled people to view the historical and geographic wonders at home.

        Questions :

        1.    Mention the names of any two mythological serials from the given passage.

        2.    Write the names of any two channels which have enabled people to view the historical and                     geographic wonder at home

        3.    What things are of great significance while producing the mythological and historical serials? 

Q.5     Answer in detail ( any One )                                                                ( Marks 3 )

            1.    What do you men by periodical ?

            2.    How is history helpful in the planning of the Akashvani programmes ?