MAC113 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN NOUN

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Before NAN, where did Nigerian mass media primarily source their international news?

a. From foreign news agencies based in the developed world

b. From independent journalists

c. From neighboring African countries

d. From local news agencies

What was the supreme task described in the opening address of the West African

Pilot?

a. To increase membership of the Nigerian Youth Movement

b. To develop political strategies

c. To make assertions in unequivocal terms

To attract serious attention

What is the name of the vernacular associate of the Nigerian Tribune?

a. The Weekly Record

b. OMO Oduduwa

c. Iwe Irohin Yoruba

d. African Morning Post

When did the federal government take over the New Nigerian and Daily Times?

a. 1970

b. 1980

c.1975

d. 1966

What was the role of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Decree in 1992?

a.To regulate private participation in the ownership and management of broadcast media

b.To promote rural broadcasting in Nigeria

c.To restrict broadcasting to government-only stations

d.To promote foreign broadcasting in Nigeria

What are mass media?

a.Channels used for mass communication

b.Types of communication skills

c.People who communicate messages

d.Devices for personal communication

What significant event occurred in John Payne Jackson’s life when he was four years

old?

a.He lost his father

b.He attended the Cavalla River training institute

c.He started his own business

d.He migrated to the Gold Coast

What was Robert Campbell\’s profession before he became involved in journalism and

administration?

a.A merchant

b.A professor

c.A scientific teacher

d.An apprentice printer

What is one of the key roles of the media under functions of the mass media?

a.To teach us most of what we know about the world

b.To expose us to other societies

c.To offer personal advice to individuals

d.To provide detailed academic content

When was the West African Pilot started?

a.1934

b.1939

c.1937

d.1930

When was the Nigerian Daily Times launched?

a.2026, January 1

b.2025, December 31

c.1926, June 1

d.2025, June 6

Who was the first editor of the Nigerian Daily Times?

a.Leonard Archer

b.Ernest Ikoli

c.Adeyemo Alakija

d.V. Ronald Osborne

What is a primary example of informal contact for news circulation in informal

transference media?

a. Family visits

b.Village festivals

c.Markets

d.Public meetings

How does the media categorize news and determine its importance?

a.By the number of pages it occupies

b.By the type of news source

c.By the time of day it is broadcast

d.By deciding its placement on the front page or in headlines

What does the term “Media Vehicle” refer to?

a.A single component of mass media

b.The mechanical devices transmitting messages

c.The institutions using mass media

d.A type of communication channel

What was one of Campbell’s early achievements in Lagos?

a.Starting a new political party

b.Opening a new printing press

c.Founding a new trade company

d.Establishing the Lagos Academy and giving lectures on human

When did the history of radio broadcasting in Nigeria begin?

a.1932

b.1925

c.1940

d.1930

Which of the following is an example of a Media Vehicle?

a.A television network

b.A communication skill

c.A communication theory

d.A printing press

Which newspaper was launched in Nigeria in 1859?

a.The African Times

b.The Nigerian Chronicle

c.The West African Herald

d.Iwe Irohin

Who established The Guardian newspaper?

a.Alex Ibru

b.Dr. Dele Cole

c.Segun Osoba

d.Dr. Stanley Macebuh

What role did masquerades play in information dissemination under informal

transference media?

a.They organized trade fairs

b.They conducted public trials

c.They gossiped and exposed scandals

d.They performed storytelling during ceremonies

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