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UGC NET Mass media Previous Year Questions

JRFSmart holds 30 previous-year questions on Mass media from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 4: Communication, drawn from 22 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.

30Questions
22 of 87Papers containing it
MediumFrequency
2018–2026Years covered

What is asked in Mass media

The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.

SubtopicQuestions
Social media and society1
The fourth estate1
Media accountability systems1
McLuhan's hot and cool media1
Concepts and their media1
Media and their instances1
Indian cinema1
Indian cinema chronology1
Functions of mass media1
Doordarshan programmes1
Chronology of social media platforms1
Television programmes and their genres1

NTA repeat analysis

Mass media appears in 22 of 87 papers (25%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.

Sample previous-year questions

Arrange the following in the ascending order of year of appearance beginning with the oldest. A. Radio B. Television C. Book D. Prototypical Newspaper E. Film Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

December 2025

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (TV Services) | LIST-II (Starting Year) A. International Satellite System, Intelsat began operating in | I. September 15, 1959 B. International Satellite System, Intersputnik began operating in | II. January 1, 1976 C…

December 2025

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: The world has become a 'global village' due to Mass Media. Reason R: People cannot share their opinions and views freely on social networking…

December 2025

What among the following are sources of News /News Agencies? A. Reuters B. Associated Press C. United News of India D. National Institute of Design E. Asian Academy of Film and Television Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

December 2025

What are the communication media ?

December 2025

Chronologically arrange the establishment year of the following newspapers: A. The Hindu B. The Hindustan Times C. The Indian Express D. The Tribune E. The Times of India Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

December 2025

Chronologically arrange the Educational Television based events/programmes/experiments according to their year of commencement. A. Commencement of telecast of educational programmes known as Country-Wide Classroom of UGC B. Commencement of telecasting…

December 2025

Match List - I with List - II. LIST-I (Radio Services) A. The first amateur Radio Club of Calcutta started functioning B. ISBS was turned into AIR C. FM broadcasts were introduced in Madras D. The Vividh Bharati was started on LIST-II (Starting Year) I. in…

December 2025

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