Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Mass Media and History
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What have newspapers historically provided? [1]
(A) Valuable primary sources
(B) No useful information
(C) Only entertainment
(D) Only advertisements
2. What have TV and radio shaped? [1]
(A) Public understanding of historical events
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only entertainment preferences
(D) Only sports interest
3. How do documentaries relate to history? [1]
(A) They shape historical understanding
(B) They have no historical value
(C) Only fictional content
(D) Nothing related to history
4. What has digital media transformed? [1]
(A) How history is shared and researched
(B) Nothing about history
(C) Only entertainment
(D) Only communication speed
5. What has digital media made history? [1]
(A) More accessible
(B) Less accessible
(C) Completely inaccessible
(D) No change in accessibility
6. What should we critically evaluate in media? [1]
(A) Historical narratives for potential bias
(B) Nothing needs evaluation
(C) Only entertainment value
(D) Only production quality
7. Why is recognising media bias important? [1]
(A) To understand accurate historical narratives
(B) It's not important
(C) No reason
(D) Only for entertainment
8. Why learn about mass media and history? [1]
(A) To critically evaluate historical information sources
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What have newspapers historically provided? [1]
(A) Valuable primary sources
(B) No useful information
(C) Only entertainment
(D) Only advertisements
10. What have TV and radio shaped? [1]
(A) Public understanding of historical events
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only entertainment preferences
(D) Only sports interest
11. How do documentaries relate to history? [1]
(A) They shape historical understanding
(B) They have no historical value
(C) Only fictional content
(D) Nothing related to history
12. What has digital media transformed? [1]
(A) How history is shared and researched
(B) Nothing about history
(C) Only entertainment
(D) Only communication speed
13. What has digital media made history? [1]
(A) More accessible
(B) Less accessible
(C) Completely inaccessible
(D) No change in accessibility
14. What should we critically evaluate in media? [1]
(A) Historical narratives for potential bias
(B) Nothing needs evaluation
(C) Only entertainment value
(D) Only production quality
15. Why is recognising media bias important? [1]
(A) To understand accurate historical narratives
(B) It's not important
(C) No reason
(D) Only for entertainment
16. Why learn about mass media and history? [1]
(A) To critically evaluate historical information sources
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests