Answer Key

Section A One Mark

1) D
2) A
3) A
4) A
5)

Section B 2 Mark Answer

21 AM radio is amplitude modulated, meaning that the amplitude of the carrier frequency is varying in
the same manner as the audio signal you are transmitting. FM radio is frequency modulated, meaning that
the frequency of the carrier frequency is varying in the same manner as the audio signal you are
transmitting

22 Satellite Radio In this type of radio stations, the broadcast is done through satellite signals
rather than an antenna, allowing it to reach a wider area. The sound quality of programmes relayed
by this type of radio stations is also higher. One needs to have a subscription to listen to satellite
radio stations. e.g., world space satellite radio

23 XLR stands for "External Line Return". XLR connectors were invented as a means of passing large
electrical currents cleanly, while providing a standardized connector for most types of audio devices, such
as speakers, mixing boards, amplifiers, microphones, and other recording equipment.

24 Non-Commercial Stations: Non-Commercial Stations do not receive financial support from

advertisers for airing commercials. They are normally funded by the government. In some countries
like America, donations from private foundations and organizations support them.

25 Radio Mirchi is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the
EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. mirchi is
Hindi for Red Chilli. The tagline of Radio Mirchi is "Mirchi Sunnewaale Always Khush!".
26 That is, buying commercials, frequently called spots in the radio industry, to promote their products
or services. Advertisers pay commercial radio stations for airtime and, in exchange, the radio station
broadcasts the advertiser's commercial to its listening audience.

27 Bi-directional microphone:- Here again as the name (bi) suggests, the voice or sound is
picked up from two directions. If you are recording an interview in a radio studio, you may use
this type of a microphone.

28 The script is examined to make it suitable for broadcast. It is examined according to the
principles of writing for radio or in other words ‘for the ear’. We will discuss this is detail in the
next section.

29 Radio drama There are three methods of presenting radio plays: (a) as completely self-
contained plays of 30,45 or 60 minutes in length; (b) as serial dramas of 15 or 30 minutes in length in
which the action goes forward from one episode to another; (c) as series drama, each broadcast
generally lasting for 30 minutes and completing one whole episode of a continued story; the principal
characters reappear in new situations in each new drama in the series.

30 In music, a radio edit is a modification, typically truncated, intended to make a song more suitable for
airplay, whether it is adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form. Radio edits
may also be used for commercial single versions, which may be denoted as the 7" version.

Section C 5 Mark Answers

31. a

b. Brief History of Radio

Samuel Morse’s invention of Telegraph in 1842 prompted scientists to find out ways to transmit
messages over air. Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi succeeded in it in 1895. For further
development of the mechanism, he started the Marconi Company in England and started commercial
production of radio transmitters for military purpose. Marconi’s device was sophisticated by
Reginald Fessenden and started transmission of sound over radio transmitters, instead of textual
signals.
It was US inventor, Lee De forest who made radio transmission much clearer with his Audition
vacuum tube. He also envisaged stations sending continuous music, news and other programs over
radio waves. The idea came to be known as broadcasting.
The earliest broadcast of speech was done by Profession Reginald Fessender (US) in Brant Rock
(Massachusetts) on December 24, 1906.In 1922, Dr. Albert H Taylor and Leo C Young (both of the
US) invented the radar. During the years of 1930, radio broadcasting became a part of life in the
West. The loudspeaker was invented by Rice Kellog (US) in 1940.In 1955; the radar was used for the
first time by Sir Robert Watson-Watt (England)
The first radio stations were set up in Pittsburg, New York and Chicago in the 1920s. Following the
USA, European countries also started radio stations for broadcasting news and entertainment content.
The colonial powers like Britain and France set up radio stations in Asian and African countries in
the early years of 20th century

32. a.
 b.

33. a. Radio jockeying is to present popular songs and programmes like film songs on public
demands. Radio jockeys (RJ) adopts various tricky, funny style of presentation to attract and keep the
audience with the station. It is the duty of RJ to retrieve the disc from the archive or stations disc
library or digital repository and play it with interesting introduction.
Normally, RJs are criticized for being more voluble and talking too much. But, a good RJ keeps a
balance to entertain the audience. RJ makes enough preparations before presentation and keeps
him/herself a radiogenic personality. Well modulated voice, proper pronunciation and delivery,
awareness and general knowledge, alertness, microphone manners; and love for broadcasting are the
attributes of a radiogenic personality, RJs present themselves as pleasant, friendly, cheerful, active,
team players and confident. RJ shall be practical and rise to situation.
b.

34. a.

b.

35. a.

b. Sound effects: Sound effects in a radio programme give meaning and sense of location. It
adds realism to a programme and helps a listener to use imagination. Think of a crowded market
or temple. If you are creating that scene in a radio programme, you do not have to go to a
crowded market or temple to record. Well, you can record those sounds and use them. But in
most cases, you use sound effects which are already recorded. Sound effects can be used in two
ways:
(a) spot effects or effects that are created as we speak and
(b) recorded sound effects.
If you are recording a radio programme in which someone knocks at the door, you can make a
knocking sound either on a door or a wooden partition. Or you want to show that someone is
pouring water from a bottle into a glass; here again you can use the actual sounds produced on
the spot. But if you want a lion roaring or a dog barking, you probably cannot bring a lion or a
dog to the studios! Here we use recorded sounds which are kept on tapes or discs. Almost all
sounds are available on CDs which you can try and use. There are also certain types of computer
software available for this. You can also create sound effects. You can use two coconut shells to
produce the sound effects of the sounds of horses’ hooves.

Section D 12 Mark Answers

36.

37.

38.

39.
40. Radio drama
In many ways, radio drama differs from theatre and television dramas. Radio dramas opens unlimited
options for the listeners to imagine things mentioned in the drama since everything is presented in
dialogue or sound effects. It means that there are no limits on the imaginative potential of the
dramatist and there are no limits on how the radio dramatist can express that potential since the sound
medium is free of all the physical and practical limitations of the stage and film set. A radio play can
move through any dimension of time. It can move to any location. It can voice surrealist and
subconscious feelings and image very easily.
A good radio dramatist makes a creative interaction with the listener to create a unique world in the
listener's imagination. Theatre, film and TV plays paint the colours for the audience, whereas the
pictures in the mind of the radio listener are very personal to that person alone. This gives radio a
special intimacy. Radio is very good at dramatizing what people are thinking. The contrast between
what people says and what they think can be shown very effectively on radio. 'Interior thought' is a
convention which is special to the radio medium. In radio the listener can be instantly transported
inside the head of a character and can hear those secret, private thoughts that are often better left
unsaid. Radio drama has been described as 'the theatre of the mind'. The key to writing successful
plays for radio is to realise that the listener can only understand what is going on by what he or she
hears. The physical environment and the appearance of the characters depend on what they say and
the images created in the listener's imagination by words and sounds and/or music.

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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION

III B.Sc Visual Communication

Core – Radio Production Sub Code: 17UVCC52

Semester V – Nov 2019 (For those who joined in June 2017)

Time: 3 hours Max: 100 marks

Section – A Answer all questions (20X 1=20)

Choose the correct answer:

1. Who invented radio?

a. Thomas Alva Edison c. Benjamin Franklin
b. Albert Einstein d. Guglielmo Marconi
2. The first licensed radio operator in India_________
a. The Radio Club of Kolkata c. The Radio Club of Madras
 b. The Radio Club of Bombay d. The Radio Club of Delhi
3. Music commercial or promo_________
a. Jingle b. Mingle c. Single d. None of the above
4. Host of radio music program________
a. Radio Jockey c. Radiator
b. Radio Selector d. Radio Director
5. High implied waves forms are _______
a. Loud b. Quiet c. Normal d. None
6. Who was the first director general of AIR?
a. Ahamed Shah Bokhari c. Lionel Fielden
b. Louis Mounthbatten d. Sultan Chenony
7. Which of the following is an FM channel of AIR?
a. Radio Mirchi c. Janavani FM
b. Suryan FM d. FM Gold
8. Microphone designed to pickup sound in one direction_________
a. Unidirectional Microphone c. Dual Side Microphone
b. Multidirectional Microphone d. None of the above
9. Nuendo is an example of___________
a. Radio Station b. Audio Editing Software c. Mic Brand d. XLR Cable
10. News Bulletin, Drama, Feature, etc are example of radio___________
a. Secondary Service c. Networks
b. Formats d. All of the above
11. In sports broadcasting the term PBP stands for which of the following?
a. Pure Bred Pit Bull c. Pass before punt
b. Play by Play d. Powered by the people
12. Cardioid microphones sensitive pattern is ___________ shaped.
a. Sphere b. Oval c. Heart d. Round
13. Omni + Figure 8 = ________.
a. Projectors b. Lavaliere c. Bi-directional d. Cardiod
14. Frequency measured in ______________
a. Inches b. Hertz c. Meter d. Kilo meter
15. __________is created when an object is vibrates.
a. Visuals b. Sound c. Voice d. Frequency
16. ___________ Sound is a noise which has a source on-screen.
a. Diegetic b. Non diegetic c. Echo d. Volume
17. Radio Mattoli is an example of _________
 a. Community Radio Station c. Campus Radio
b. Internet Radio d. Highway Radio
18. Which of the following is the oldest radio format?
a. Radio Talk c. Music Show
b. Phone – Out d. Phone – in
19. Illegal or non – regulated radio transmission is known as________.
a. Internet Radio c. Longwave Radio
b. Pirate Radio d. Shortwave Radio
20. Unwanted sound on static in an audio signal is called as ________.
a. Distortion c. Noise
b. Ambient d. Snow

Section – B

Answer any SEVEN in about 50 words each: (2X7=14)

21. Expand FM and AM

22. Command on Satellite Radio
23. Expand XLR
24. Comment on the Non-Commercial Stations
25. Command on Radio Mirchi
26. What Is Radio Advertising?
27. Explain the Bi-directional microphone
28. Comment on the script
29. List out the Radio Drama
30. Radio editing

Section – C

Answer in about 200 words each choosing either (a) and (b) (5X6=30)

31. a. Compare cue sheet and log book.

c. Briefly explain the history of radio
32. a. Explain the formats of radio
c. Describe the types of sounds in programs
33. a. Write about the radio Jockey and radio feature
c. Describe the types of news production
34. a. Explain the uses of microphones
Describe the air production
 35. a. List out the community radio station
b. Give your own view about sound effects.

Section - D

Answer any Three in about 500 words each: (3X12=36)

36. What are the different types of radio program?

37. Explained the commercial production.
38. Discuss the sports production.
39. Describe the commercial radio history, functioning and types.
40. Give your view about the drama production.