Consider the following statements about the mass media:
(A) Until the 1970s, most media companies operated within specific domestic markets.
(B) Until the 1970s, media companies worked in accordance with regulations from international bodies.
(C) Globalisation has a close link with the communication revolution.
(D) Globalisation has a close link with the Indian language newspaper revolution.
(E) India with its many problems can be justifiably proud of a free media.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C and E only
(A) Until the 1970s, most media companies operated within specific domestic markets. — Correct. Before the 1970s most media companies worked within specific domestic markets. Their business stayed inside one country.
(B) Until the 1970s, media companies worked in accordance with regulations from international bodies. — Incorrect. Media companies then worked under regulations from national governments. International bodies did not set their rules.
(C) Globalisation has a close link with the communication revolution. — Correct. Globalisation has a far reaching impact and a close link with the communication revolution, studied in the previous chapter.
(D) Globalisation has a close link with the Indian language newspaper revolution. — Incorrect. The close link of globalisation is with the communication revolution. The Indian language newspaper revolution is a separate growth within the print media.
(E) India with its many problems can be justifiably proud of a free media. — Correct. The Emergency of 1975 brought censorship of the media, but democracy returned in 1977. Despite its many problems, India can be justifiably proud of a free media.
NCERT (2026-27): “Print Media … “We have already read about the far reaching impact of globalisation as well as its close link with the communication revolution in the last chapter. The media have always had international dimensions – such as the gathering of new stories and the distribution of primarily western films overseas. However, until the 1970s most media companies operated within specific domestic markets in accordance with regulations from national governments. …” |