Official Books, Newspapers and News Agencies of various countries - MCQs with answers
1. What is a Blue Book ?a) Any official report of the British Government
b) Official publication of Italy and Iran
c) Official reports of the Japanese and Belgian Governments
d) Official publication of The Netherlands
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Any official report of the British Government
The Bluebook inflicts the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. The Bluebook is compiled by the Harvard Law Review Association, the Columbia Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal. It is in its 19th edition currently.
a) Blue Book
b) Green Book
c) Grey Book
d) Yellow Book
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Yellow Book
The french government offers its contribution of diplomatic evidence upon the origin of the war and the negotiations which preceded it.
a) Egypt
b) Pakistan
c) Russia
d) USA
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Russia
Izvestia is a long-running high-circulation daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia. It was a newspaper of record in the Soviet Union from 1917 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.
a) People's Daily
b) The Daily Mirror
c) The Times
d) New Statesman
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) People's Daily
The People's Daily is a daily newspaper in China. The paper is an official newspaper of the government of China, published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million.
a) Egypt
b) Russia
c) China
d) Bangladesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Russia
Pravda is a Russian political newspaper associated with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The newspaper began publication in 1912 and emerged as a leading newspaper of the Soviet Union after the October Revolution.
a) Egypt
b) Bangladesh
c) France
d) Russia
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) France
Le Monde which means 'The World' is a French daily evening newspaper published in Paris since its first edition on 19 December 1944.
a) Antara
b) Associated Press
c) Reuters
d) Middle East Agency
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Antara
It is the country's national news agency, supplying news reports to the many domestic media organization. It is the only organization authorized to distribute news material created by foreign news agencies. The news agency was founded in 1937.
a) Associated Press
b) Reuters
c) Middle East Agency
d) Kyodon Thshan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City founded in May 1846.
a) PTI
b) UNI
c) Samachar Bharti
d) AFP
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) AFP
Explanation: Agence France-Presse is an international news agency headquartered in Paris. It is the oldest news agency in the world.
a) Reuters
b) Middle East Agency
c) Kyodon Thshan
d) Associated Press
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Reuters
Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, England, United Kingdom.
a) Agence France Presse
b) Bangladesh Sanghbad
c) Australian Associated Press
d) Canadian Press
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press is an Australian news agency. The organisation was established in 1935 by Fairfax and The Herald and Weekly Times. AAP employs more than 175 journalists who work in bureaus in all Australian states and territories.
a) Associated Press
b) Australian Associated Press
c) Canadian Press
d) Middle East Agency
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Canadian Press
The Canadian Press, known in French as La Presse Canadienne, is a national news agency headquartered in Toronto. It was established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information.
a) Agence Frence Presse
b) Kyodon Thshan
c) Bangladesh Sanghbad Sansthan
d) China News Service
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) China News Service
The China News Service was established in 1952. It has news offices and stations in every province in mainland China, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau. CNS also has news offices in foreign countries, including the United States, Japan, France, and Australia.
