Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) 2009 Master of Communication & Journalism Anwar Jamal Kidwai, Mass Communication Research Center, , New Entrance - Question Paper
MA Mass Communication Enterance examination year 2009 (MC-2009) paper I
TEST PAPER2009
Total Marks : 100Time : 3 hours
Please read the following instructions CAREFULLY before you begin answering the
question paper. (25 Marks)
1. Write your Roll Number in the space marked for it on front cover of the answer sheets.
2. Do not write your name on the answer sheets or except for the space designated.
TEST PAPER2009
Total Marks : 100Time : 3 hours
v 3. The question paper is divided into FOUR Sections (C, D, E & F). You must attempt
* questions from all sections.
4. The answer to each section must be written on the separate answer sheets that have been designated for each section. Answers written in the wrong sheet will not be evaluated.
5. Please note that it is compulsory to attempt questions from all four sections and all questions carry equal marks.
SECTION-C
Creatively elaborate on any ONE of the situations given below and write a visual description that provides as vivid an account as possible. Please remember that it is not so important to tell a story but evoke a certain atmosphere. (25 Marks)
1. Two frail men try to push the bull off the roadin vain!
2. Three cricket teams try to play in the same patch of green in the tiny local park.
3. The walk down the innocuous alley becomes more and more eerie.
4. I woke up to find that I was in a dream.
5. If Fish could fly the world would look different.
6 Children watch transfixed as their parents take part in the local dance competition.
7. I dreamt that I was flying like a bird.
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SECTION-D
TEST PAPER2009
Total Marks : 100Time : 3 hours
Critically comment any one of the following using specific examples. Your comment
should not exceed 500 words. ..
TEST PAPER2009
Total Marks : 100Time : 3 hours
(25 Marks)
1. The controversy surrounding the coverage of the Mumbai Attacks by 24 hour news channels.
2. The strengths and weaknesses of TRP driven Television channels.
3. The success and popularity of Anurag Kashyaps reworking of Devdas in Dev D.
4. The emergence and increasing popularity of virtual communities and networking sites.
5. The reality quotient in Reality TV.
6. The 'Multiplex phenomenon as encouraging a new cinema.
7. Bombay cinemas return to the Rural in films like Welcome to Sajjanpur by Shyam Benegal.
SECTION E
Discuss any one of the following with specific reasons and arguments :
TEST PAPER2009
Total Marks : 100Time : 3 hours
(25 Marks)
1. The debate about whether anti-terrorist Acts like POTA and TADA are necessary evils or violation of Human Rights.
2. The repercussions of the Sri-Lanka conflict on India.
3. The arrest of Dr. Binayak Sen in Chattisgarh.
4. Pramod Muthaliks attack on Valentines Day Celebrations and counter-protests.
5. The crisis of Secularism in light of the attack on Christians in Orissa and Karnataka.
6. The role of the Media in helping or harming the investigations in the Arushi-Hemraj murder case.
7. The importance and social relevance of the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act).
SECTION-F (25 Marks)
Each photograph tells a different story. Sometimes the same photograph can tell different stories to different people. The two photographs given below are from Richard Bartholomews collection titled A Critics Eye. Look carefully and choose any one of the two photograp s. Write a creative account of what story (or stories) the photograph coilimunicates to you.
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