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RADIO, TELEVISION, CINEMA

Q1. What are the major medium of entertainment?
Radio, Television and Cinema are the major source of entertainment.
Q2. Under which ministry these entertainment medium are functioning?
Ministry of information and Broadcasting.
Q3. What are the autonomous bodies functioning under this ministry?
(1) PRASHAR BHARATI: Established in November 1997 and headquartered at Delhi. It comprises of Doordarshan Television Network and All India Radio. Current (As of June 2012) its Chairman is Mrinal Pandey
(2) CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION: Formed in 1952 and headquartered in Mumbai. Current (As of June 2012) Chairperson is Leela Samson.
Q4. Who invented Radio?
Gugliemlo Marconi, Italy - 1895.
Q5. Who invented the Radio frequency - Hertz?
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, Germany.
Q6. When did Radio Broadcasting start in India?
In July 1923, radio programmes by Radio Club of Bombay and other clubs started. On 23rd July 1927 Bombay Station began and on 26th August 1927 Calcutta station begain to function. They were soon liquidated. From April 1, 1930 Indian State Broadcasting Service was started. All India Radio was established in 1936. Now it has nearly 200 Broadcasting Stations, 102 regional Service Stations and 16 external Transmitter sites and transmits programmes in 27 languages.
Q7. What is the official name for All India Radio?
AKASHVANI - The term Akashvani was actually coined by Dr.M.V.Gopalasamy of Mysore in 1936. Later at the instance of Rabindranath Tagore, the name was given for All India Radio from 1957.
Q8. Where is the Headquarters of All India Radio and who heads the same?
Aakashvani Bhavan, New Delhi headed by a Director General.
Q9. What is the motto of All India Radio?
"Bahujan Hitaya, Bahujan Sukhaya"
Q10. Who composed the title music for All India Radio?
Pandit Ravishankar.
Q11. What are the distinctions the All India Radio holds?
(1) Largest radio network in the world;(2) Has over 200 broadcasting stations;(3) Has regional centres in all the state capital headed by a Regional Director. (4) Broadcasts in about 27 languages.
Q12. Who invented the FM Radio?
Edwin H. Armstrong, USA in the 1930s.
Q13. When from the famous "Vividh Bharathi" broadcast started?
1957
Q14. Where is India's/World's highest radio station?
Leh, Ladakh, 11800 ft. above, sea level.
Q15. How many All India Radio stations are there?
232 covering almost the entire population of India.
Q16. What is the importance of 12th November with All India Radio?
12.11.1947: Mahatma Gandhi addressed the nation and this day is observed as Public Broadcast Day in both these organizations.
Q17. What is the official name for Indian Television? Who controls the organization?
DOORDARSHAN : Under the executive control of DG, Prashar Bharati - an autonomous body under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. All the private channels should also function under the guidelines issued by Prashar Bharati.
Q18. What is the timeline of Doordarshan's (Television's) development in India?

1. 1959 - Commenced on a trial basis (15.09.1959).
2. 1965 - Regular services started in Delhi.
3. 1972 - Extended to Mumbai.
4. 1976 - Extended to 7 major cities in India.
5. 1982 - National Programs started from Delhi. Color Television also started.
Q19. When from color television transmission started and what are the first program?
15.08.1982 - Independence Day program, Asian Games held at New Delhi.
Q20. What are the earliest tele-serials telecasted?
1. Humlog - Hindi - 1984. 2. Buniyaad - Hindi - 1986. 3. Ramayan - Hindi - 1987.4. Mahabharat - Hindi - 1988.
Q21. When from Lok Sabha TV Channel was started and what unique distinction it has?
2004 - Run by Samsad Television Network, under the Lok Sabha Secretariat. The first such TV channel to be operated by a legislature of a country.
Q22. Which country was the first to have a regular television broadcasting service?
Britain - British Broadcasting Corporation, better known as BBC.
Q23. Who invented the television?
Mechanical TV - John Logic Baird, 1926, Electronic TV - P.T.Framworth, USA,
Q24. What event revolutionized the television broadcasting in India?
1983, Launching of the INSAT communication satellite.
Q25. Which production company produces the famous television serials like Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, Star Academy etc.
Endemol - founded by Joop Ende and John Mol of Netherlands.
Q26. When from India Television became Doordarshan?
15th August 1982
Q27. Doordarshan is functioning under?
Prasar Bharati Corporation from 1977.
Q28. Who composed the signature tunes for Akashvani (AIR) and Doordarshan Television?
Pandit Ravishankar.
Q29. What is the motto of Doordarshan?
Satyam Shivam Sundaram.
Q30. What was India's first television serial?
Teesra Rasta telecast from 02.05.1962.
Q31. What is cinema?
A medium of commercial entertainment to a larger gathering at a single enclosed area and sometimes in open air theatres.
Q32. By whom and when cinema was introduced to India?
On 07.07.1896 by Lumiere Brothers cinematography. They unveiled 6 short films at the Watson Hotel, Mumbai.
Q33. What were the names of the short films that were shown first by the Lumiere Brothers?

1. Entry of cinematography.
2. The Sea bath.
3. Arrival of a train.
4. A demolition.
5. Ladies and soldiers on wheels.
6. Leaving the factory.

Q34. When from daily screening of films started in India and by whom?
In 1897, by Clinton & Co's Meadows Street Photography Studio.
Q35. What was the first film made in India and by whom?
"Pundalik" by N.G.Chitre and R.G. Torney for about 1500 feet.
Q36. What is the first full length commercial film made in India and by whom?
"Harichandra" in 1913 by Dadha Saheb Phalke in Hindi.
Q37. What is the first South Indian film produced and by whom?
"Keechaka Vadam" by Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918 .
Q38. Which is the first Telugu movie?
"Bhakta Prahlad" by H.M.Reddy.
Q39. Which is the first talkie movie produced in India?
"Alam Ara" - 1931. Produced by Ardheshir Khan. The second one was "Jamai Shasti" in Bengal.
Q40. Who is considered as the first female actress of Indian Cinema?
Kamala Bai Gokhale who acted in the film Mohini Bhimasur.
Q41. Which is the first Sanskrit film?
"Adi Sankara" by G.V.Iyer.
Q42. Where is the National Film Archives of India?
Pune - started in 1964.
Q43. What is the first three dimensional (3d) movie in India?
"My Dear Kuttichattan" - Malayalam. Producer - Navodaya Appachan; Director - Jijo Punnoose.
Q44. Which organization is the largest producer of news reels in India?
FILMS DIVISION OF INDIA - Established in 1948 and headquartered at Bombay.
Q45. Which is the first completely computer generated movie?
Toy Story, 1995 - a Walt Disney production.
Q46. What is the name of the film on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
"Pehla Aadmi" by Bimal Roy in 1950.
Q47. Which is the first color film made in India?
"Bilwa Mangal" in 1932.
Q48. Who is the first playback singer?
Pankaj Mullick in Bhagyachakra. He is also the first music director to receive Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
Q49. Why December 28 is an important day in the world of cinema?
It is a landmark day in world cinema because it is the day in 1895, the Lumiere Brothers had the first public screening of movies for which admission fee was charged.
Q50. Where are the film institutes/academies located?
1. Film and Television Institute, Pune.
2. Asian academy of Film and Television, Noida, UP.
3. National School of Drama, New Delhi.
4. Film Institute, Taramani, Chennai.
Q51. What are film cities?
They are facilities housed in one single complex to facilitate production of films, which are normally spread across huge areas with having almost all types of man made natural settings, structures, landscapes etc.,
Q52. What are the film cities available in India?
1. RAMOJI FILM CITY - Hyderabad. Spread across 2000 acres and the biggest in the world developed by Ramoji Groups of Andhra Pradesh in 1966.
2. NOIDA FILM CITY - UP - Spread across 100 acres developed by Marwah Films and Video Studies.
3. TAMIL NADU MGR FILM CITY : Taramani, Chennai, Tamilnadu .
4. FILM CITY - Mumbai - Known as Dadha Saheb Phalke Chatranagari.
Q53. Which language cinema industries are dominant in India and how they are called in film world?
1. Hindi - Bollywood.
2. Telugu - Tollywood
3. Tamil - Kollywood
4. Kannada - Sandalwood
5. Malayalam - Mollywood
6. Gujarati - Dhollywood.
Q54. Which organization exercises moral control over the cinema industry's cinema production?
Central Board of Film Certification - also called "Censor Board" - headquarted at Mumbai. Has regional offices at places like, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Bangalore, etc.
Q55. What are the classifications under which cinemas are certified?
"U" - Universal/Unrestricted - can be exhibited to all kinds of viewers. "U/A" - Unrestricted but requires adult accompaniment. "A" - For "Adults only" as the film may contain extreme violence and sexuality. "S" - "Special Category" - this rating is very rare. Indicates that the movie is only for special class of people.
Q56. When from National level awards for cinema are being given who decides the films to be awarded?
National awards are given on various fields of cinema. Awarded by the government of India and the selection is made by a jury of film personalities - commenced from 1954. Now the juries are appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals (established in 1973) which facilitates the organizing of International Film Festivals in India and the Indian Film Festivals abroad. Awards are presented by the President of India.
Q57. What are the various government sponsored awards for cinema?
(A) Golden Lotus: called "Swarna Kamal" awarded for
(1) Best Film,
(2) Best Director,
(3) Wholesome Entertainment,
(4) Best Children's Film.
(B) Silver Lotus: called "Rajat Kamal" awarded for
(1) Best Actor & Actress,
(2) Best Supporting Actor/Actress,
(3) Best Child Artist,
(4) Best Cinematography
(5) Screenplay
(6) Art Direction
(7) Costume Design
(8) Lyrics
(9) Male & Female Playback Singers
(10) Choreography
(11) Audiography
(12) Editing
(13) Special Effects
(14) Second Best Film
(15) Special Jury Award
(16) Best Regional Film
(17) Best English Film
(18) Film on Family Welfare
(19) Film on Social Welfare
(20) Film in Environment
(C) Nargis Dutt Award: Film on National Integration
(D) Indira Gandhi Award: First Debut film as a director.
(E) Dadha Saheb Phalke Award: For lifetime achievement in the field of cinema. Instituted in 1969 by the Government of India, carrying a "Swarna Kamal" (Golden Lotus), Rs.10 Lakh and a shawl. Devika Rani Roerich was the first to receive this award in 1969. Prithviraj was the first posthumous awardee in 1971.
(F) Film Fare Awards: Organized by the Times of India Groups, it was originally named as "The Clares" after Clare Mendonca, Film Critic of The Times of India. It is awarded from 1954 onwards. Following are the firsts of this award:
First Film: Do Bigha Zameen.
First Director: Bimal Roy
First Actor: Dilip Kumar
First Actress: Meena Kumari
First Music Director: Naushad.
Q58. 64th  NATIONAL FILM AWARDS (Awarded in.2017 )

CATEGORY/ NAME OF FILM/DIRECTOR, ACTOR /AWARDEE/LANGUAGE
Best Feature Film: Kaasav -- Marathi  
Best Debut Film: Alifa -- Bengali  
Best Popular Film: Sathamanam Bhavati - Telugu 
Best Direction: Ventilator -- Marathi  
Best Children Film: Dhanak  -- Hindi. 
Best Actor:  Akshay Kumar -- " Rustom " -- Hindi 
Best Actress: Surabhi Lakshmi -- " Minnaminunge " -- Malayalam  
Best Supporting Actor: Manoj Joshi -- " Dashkriya " -- Marathi 
Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim -- " Dangal " -- Hindi 
Best Child Artist: (1) Manohara K. " Railway Children " -- Kannada;  (2) Nur Islam & Samiul Islam -- " Sahaj Paather Gappo " -- Bengali; 

                            (3)  Aadish Parveen -- " Kunju Daivam " -- Malayalam. 
Best Play Back Singer (Male): Sundara Iyer -- "Joker " -- Tamil 
Best Play Back Singer (Female):  Imaan Chakraborty -- "Prakran " -- Bengali 
Best Screen Play:  Syam Pushkaran -- "Maheshinte Prathikaram " -- Malayalam 
Best Editing:  Rameshwar S. Bhagat -- " Ventilator " -- Marathi 
Best Costume Design:  Sachin Lovalekar -- " Cycle " -- Marathi 
Best Music Director:  Bapu Padmanabha -- "Allama " -- Kannada 
Best Lyrics: (1) Anupam Roy -- " Praktan " -- Bengali;  (2) Vaira Muthu -- " Dharma Durai " -- Tamil 
Best Choreography:  Raju Sundaram -- "Janata Garage "  -- Telugu 


DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARDEES SO FAR :

1969 - Devika Rani Roerich 1970 - Birendra Nath Sircar
1971 - Prithviraj Kapoor (P) 1972 - Pankaj Mullick (P)
1973 - Ruby Mayers (Sulochana) 1974 - B.Nagi Reddy
1975 - Dhiren Ganguly 1976 - Kanan Devi
1977 - Nitin Bose 1978 - Rai Chand Boral
1979 - Sohrab Modi 1980 - Naushad Ali
1981 - P.Jairaj 1982 - L.V.Prasad
1983 - Durga Khote 1984 - Satyajit Ray
1985 - V.Shantaram 1986 - B.Nagi Reddy
1987 - Raj Kapoor 1988 - Ashok Kumar
1989 - Lata Mangeshkar 1990 - A.Nageswara Rao
1991 - Bhalji Pendharkar 1992 - Dr.BhupenHazarika
1993 - Majrooh Sultanpuri 1994 - Dilip Kumar
1995 - Dr.Raj Kumar 1996 - Sivaji Ganesan
1997 - Kavi Pradeep 1998 - B.R.Chopra
1999 - Hrishikesh Mukherjee 2000 - Asha Bhonsle
2001 - Yash Chopra 2002 - Dev Anand
2003 - Mrinal Sen 2004 - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2005 - Shyam Benegal 2006 - Tapan Sinha
2007 - Manna Dey 2008 - V.K.Moorthy
2009 - Rama Naidu 2010 - K.Balachander.
2011 - Soumitra Chatterjee 2012 - Pran
2013 - Gulzaaar 2014 - Sashi Kapoor              
2015 - Manoj Kumar 2016 - Kasinathuni Viswanath  
   
   
   
   

 

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Q60. What is the name for the best male and female best actor award?
Bharat - Male, Urvashi - Female.
Q61. Who organizes the International Film Festival (IFFI) of India, who are the participants and what are the awards?
Organized by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The first festival was held in 1952 and from 1975 onwards it is an annual event. Films from Asia, Africa and Latin America participate in the festival. The top prize of Rs. 10 Lacs and a Golden Peacock goes to the Best Director. The most promising director gets a "Silver Peacock" and a cash Prize of Rs.5 Lacs and Similar award is given for other individual contributions.
Q62. Where is "Hollywood" and when was it founded?
It is in Los Angeles, California, USIt was founded in 1910. It is a district by itself.
Q63. What was the first film made in Hollywood?
"In Old California" in 1910/11 by D.W.Griffith.
Q64. What award in the cinema world is considered as the most prestigious?
Academy Award also called the Oscar Award.
89th ACADEMY AWARDS (OSCAR) HELD IN FEBRUARY 2017.
Best Picture - Moon Light 
Best Director - Damien Chazelle  for  "La La Land".
Best Actor - Cassey Afflock  for " Manchester by the Sea" 
Best Actress - Emma Stone  for "La La Land" 
Best Supporting Actor - Mahershala Ali  for " Moon Light"  
Best Supporting Actress - Viola Davis for " Fences "  
Best Screen Play - "Manchester by the Sea" 
Best Original Score(Music) - Justin Huritz for " La La Land"  
Best Cinematography - La La Land 
Best Costume Design - Linus Sandgren for "La La Land"  
Best Editing - John Gilbert for "Hacksaw Ridge" 


 
Q65. Who sponsors the Academy/Oscar Awards?
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (AMPA) - professional and Honorary Organization, founded on 11th January 1927.
Q66. What does the Academy/Oscar award comprise of?
A statuette called Oscar Statuette.
Q67. Who designed the Oscar Statuette and it is made of what?
It was designed by Cedric Gildons, a member of the academy, sculpted in clay by George Stanley an art school student and finally cast in tin and copper and gold plated. It was actually designed on a table cloth in a hotel dining table at New York, within 5 minutes, in 1929.
Q68. What is the height and weight of Oscar statue and what does it represent?
The height in 13.5 inches / 34 cms, weighs about 8.516/3.85 kg depicting a knight holding a sword, representing actors, writers, directors, producers and technicians.
Q69. How did the name "Oscar" come to be linked to this award?
Legend has it that the Academy Librarian, Margaret Herick, chanced to remark, on studying the statue, that it looked like his uncle Oscar, and thus the name got stuck.
Q70. Which was the first film to bag the Oscar best picture award and when?
1928 - Wings.
Q71. Which is the first color film to win the Oscar award?
"Gone with the Wind" in1939.
Q72. When and where was the first Oscar Award ceremony conducted? Where is it now held?
It was first held on 16.05.1929 at Roosevelt Hotel, "Blossom Room". Now it is regularly held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Centre.
Q73. Which films have won the maximum number of Oscar Awards?
Benhur and Titanic have won 11 Oscar each. Lords of the Rings and Return of the King have also won 11 Oscars each.
Q74. Which film production company has won the maximum Oscars?
Walt Disney Productions have won 26 Oscars in aggregate.
Q75. Who is the only actress to have won the maximum Oscars?
Katherine Hepburn - Won four Oscars for her role in: 1) Morning Glory, 1932. 2) Guess Who is Coming to Dinner, 1967. 3) The Lion in Winter, 1968. 4) On Golden Pond - 1981.
Q76. Which family has won the Oscar for three generations together?
Walter Houston (1949 - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ), John Houston (1985 - Pizzy's Honours ), and Angelica Houston (1985 - Pizzy's Honours ).
Q77. Who are those two famous actors who have refused their Oscar awards?
George Scott for his film "Patton" and Marlon Brando for "Godfather" have refused their Oscar awards as a protest at the treatment of native Americans.
Q78. Who are the Indians who have won Oscars?

1. Satyajit Ray - Bengali Film Director - Lifetime Achievement Award.
2. Banu Athaiya - Costume Design for film "Gandhi".
3. A.R.Rahman - Music - Slum Dog Millionaire - 2009.
4. Resul Pookkutty - Sound Recording - Slum Dog Millionaire - 2009.
5. Gulzar - Lyrics - Slum Dog Millionaire - 2009. 
6. Rahul Thakkar -- SciTech Award 
7. Cottalango Leon -- SciTech Award.
Q79. Since 1950, All Oscar award winners have to give an undertaking. What is it?
They are required to give an undertaking of "not selling their Oscars".
Q80. What comment did Stephen Spielberg made upon receiving the Oscar for his film "Schindler's List"?
"Oh! Wow! This is the best drink of water, after the largest drought of my life".
Q81. Which film of Charlie Chaplin received the Oscar after 20 years of it's release?
Lime Light won the Oscar in 1972 after it's released in 1952.
Q82. Who holds the record for making the longest acceptance speech of Oscar award?
Greer Garson - Spoke for one hour, after receiving her Oscar for her film "Mrs.Miniver" in 1984.
Q83. Who is the only Stuntman to receive the honorary Oscar?
Yakhima Canuti the only recipient in 1967 - for scenes like the chariot race in Benhur.
Q84. Who is the first black actor to receive the Best Actor Oscar?
Sydney Poitier.
Q85. Who was the first to receive the Oscar Posthumously?
Peter Finch - 1976.
Q86. Who are the only two Indians to have got the honor of being in the Oscars Jury Committee?
Banu Athaiya and Ashutosh Gowrikar.
Q87. What are the various famous foreign film festivals?

1) Cannes Film Festival: Held in France from 1939. One of the most renowned film festivals - Golden Palm/Plame D'or is the highest award.
2) Berlin Film Festival: Held in Germany from 1951. Golden Bear Award for best picture and lifetime achievement award and Silver Bear Award for other categories.
3) Venice Film Festival: Held in Italy from 1932. It is an annual event. Golden Lion Award is the highest award.
4) Moscow Film Festival: Held in Russia since 1935. It is an annual event. St. George Statue is awarded.
Q88. What is the world's most famous film production company? How it came to be formed, What is the Logo and Motto?
MGM (Metro Goldwyn Meyer): It was created by the merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Meyer Pictures. It's Motto is "Ars Gratia Artis" meaning "Art for Arts Sake". The roaring Lion is the Logo. The Lion is called "Leo" taken from the Goldwyn Pictures mascot. In real, it was known as Volney of the Memphis 200. "White Shadows in the South Seas" was the first film to use the Leo the Lion Logo.
Q89. What weapon does the human in the Oscar statue hold?
Sword.
Q90. Who is the first black actress to receive best actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball"?
Halle Berry.
Q91. What are the films that have won 8 and above Oscar Awards?

11 - Benhur (1958), Titanic (1991), The Lord of the Rings and The Return of the King (2003).
10 - West Side Story (1961).
9 - Gigi (1958), The Last Emperor 1981), The English Patient (1953), Slum Dog Millionaire (2009).
8 - Gone With the Wind (1939), On the West Front (1954), My Fair Lady (1964), Gandhi (1982), Cabaret (1972), Amadeus (1984).
Q92. How many nominations are there for a particular category?
Five.
Q93. What is the criteria for a film to be considered for Oscar awards?
To become eligible, a film except the foreign language films, must be commercially shown in the Los Angeles area for at least a week during the previous year.
Q94. Who is the most Oscar nominated actress?
Meryl Streep.