UGC NET Media effects Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 11 previous-year questions on Media effects from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 4: Communication, drawn from 8 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2024–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Media effects
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Selective exposure | 2 |
| Audience imperialism, catharsis, siloing, early window | 1 |
| The early window | 1 |
| Potter on mediated violence | 1 |
| Limited effects theory | 1 |
| Agenda setting | 1 |
| Active audience theories | 1 |
| Agenda-setting theory | 1 |
| Spiral of silence | 1 |
| Cultivation theory | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Media effects appears in 8 of 87 papers (9%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: The influence of mass media is rarely direct. Reason R: According to Limited Effects theories, media effects are almost always mediated by group…
Active Audience Theories focus on assessing what __________.
The theory that argues that media can have a strong influence in deciding the small number of public problems or issues that people will think about at any given point in time, is :
'It is based on the assumption that mass media have subtle effects on audiences who unknowingly, absorb the dominant symbols, images and messages of media'. The above-mentioned communication theory is known by what name and who developed it ?
Which of the following defines selective exposure?
The idea of media allowing children to see the world even before they acquire the skill of their roleplay is known as
Which of the following are contextual variables of mediated violence, listed by W. James Potter? A. Materialism B. Religious temperament C. Reward D. Identification with media characters E. Motive Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the List-I with List-II LIST I (Concept) A. Audience imperialism B. Catharsis C. Siloing D. Early Window LIST II (Description) I. Mediated aggression to reduce people's aggressive behaviour II. Selecting news sources based on ideology III. Early media…
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