A. It is under party control
B. It is under government control
C. It is highly critical of opposition policies
D. It is highly critical of government policies
E. It is impartial and free
Related Mcqs:
- Amongst the agencies of public opinion the press plays an inportant role. Press can be an effective agency of public opinion only if:
A. It is committed to the policies of the government
B. It is free and impartial
C. It supports the cause of the weaker sections
D. It is highly critical of government policies - In a democratic government, the importance of public opinion is wry great. Democracy becomes real only when there is strong and effective public opinion. Which one of the following statements is relevant regarding the meaning of public opinion?
A. Public opinion is necessarily majority opinion
B. Public opinion is the opinion of all the people of the society
C. Public opinion is opposed to common good
D. Public opinion is the reasoned and conscious opinion of the dominant action of community based on the ideal of general welfare and common-good - Public platform is a better agency of public opinion than the press because:
A. It has direct appeal
B. It is the best way to win the support of the educated people
C. It can influence comparatively larger number of people
D. It has wider appeal - Which one of the following does not help in the formation of public opinion?
A. Newspapers
B. Educational system
C. Radio
D. Television
E. Playground - One of the important agencies, which help in the formation of public opinion, is:
A. Cooperative societies
B. Controlled
C. Committed judiciary
D. Open platform
E. Single party legislature - One of the important agencies, which help in the formation of public opinion, is:
A. Free mass media
B. Unicameral legislature
C. Single party dominant government
D. Communist system of government
E. None of the above - Education can help in the formation of public opinion when it:
A. Imparts committed education
B. Helps in developing moral character
C. Helps in developing sound physique
D. Helps in developing freethinking
E. Ensures that all get free education - In democracy public opinion is necessary. Which of the following is true about the meaning public opinion in democracy?
A. It means majority opinion
B. It means unanimous opinion
C. It means opinion of intelligent people in the society
D. It means opinion of dominant sections based on common good - Who defined public opinion as ‘the opinion held by the majority and passively acquiesced in by the minority.”
A. Lord Bryce
B. Laski
C. J.S. Mill
D. Lowell - In which of the following countries ‘opinion polls’ are extensively used to know the public opinion on current issues?
A. U.S.A.
B. U.S.S.R.
C. India
D. All the above
