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A symbolically coded text, according to Stuart Hall, can be read as
i. Dominant

ii. Negotiated

iii. Subjective

iv. Oppositional

A) Only i andii B) Only i, ii and iii
C) Only i, ii and iv D) All of the above

According to Habermas, the meetings that took place across Europe in salons and
coffee shops between 1680 - 1730 were mainly

A) Inclusive B) Exclusive

C) Restrictive D) Inclusive and exclusive

Which of the following Article of the Indian Constitution deals with Parliamentary
Privileges ?

A) 104 B) 105 C) 106 D) 107

Blitz editor R. K. Karanjia was summoned to the Parliament for breach of Parliamentary
privileges for his article on

A) B.R. Ambedkar B) J.B. Kripalani

C) G.B. Pant D) V.K. Krishna Menon

Which was the last Wage Board Constituted by the Govt. of India under the Working
Journalist Act ?

A) Justice K. Narayana Kurup B) Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad
C) Justice Markandey Katju D) Justice G.R. Magithia

Who was the Prime Minister when the Prasar Bharati Act was passed in the Lok
Sabha ?

A) H.D. Deva Gowda B) Morarji Desai

C) V.P. Singh D) A.B. Vajpayee

Which of the following sections were struck down by the Supreme Court ?
i. Section 66A of IT Act

ii. Section 694, of IT Act

ர்‌. Section 1180 of Kerala Police Act

iv. Section 118A of Kerala Police Act

A) Only i and iv B) Only iand iii

C) Only i, ii and iv D) All of the above
According to World Press Freedom Index 2020, India is ranked

A) 136 B) 138 C) 140 D) 142

Which of the following statements are true with regard to the Second Press
Commission ?
i. The Second Press Commission was constituted in 1978 headed by Justice

P.C. Goswami

ii. The Second Press Commission was reconstituted in 1980 under the leadership
of Justice K.K. Mathew

iii. The Second Press Commission Report was submitted in 1982

iv. The Commission Recommended to Introduce Price Page Schedule

A) Only i andii B) Only ii and iii

C) Only i, ॥ and iii D) All of the above

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