Comprehension
Community Engagement on the Internet for Social Change
The arena of community media has become much broader with the addition of the Internet. The medium is a great source to increase outreach through converging technology and trans- forming the content into a ’multimedia’ format. We find fine instances of civil society and non-governmental organizations leading community-based newspapers and participatory video practices going for their online editions. For example, the newspaper Khabar Lahariya is pub- lished by the rural communities of Bundelkhand. This newspaper is also published on a portal in a multimedia format, including YouTube videos. This is being widely appreciated for being an ’alternative voice,’ sensitizing, and mainstreaming the people. All of Khabar Lahariya’s reporters are women who draw from their own experiences to share stories often ignored by the mainstream media. Similarly, with the local engagement of children in the age group of 15-18 years from marginalized tribal communities of northern Chhattisgarh, a UNICEF initiative - Sangwari Khabariya uses the medium of participatory videos to bring about social change in society. These children run their YouTube channel to post short news stories.
Question: 1

Which of the following is not associated with 'Khabar Lahariya'?

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  • Local engagement of children
  • Alternative voice
  • Bundelkhand
  • Sensitising the people
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks to identify the option that is NOT associated with 'Khabar Lahariya' based on the passage.
Step 2: Locating Information about 'Khabar Lahariya'
The passage mentions several details about Khabar Lahariya:

"...the newspaper Khabar Lahariya is published by the rural communities of Bundelkhand." (Associated with Bundelkhand)
"This is being widely appreciated for being an 'alternative voice,' sensitizing, and mainstreaming the people." (Associated with being an 'alternative voice' and 'sensitising the people')
"All of Khabar Lahariya's reporters are women..."
Step 3: Evaluating the Options
(A) Local engagement of children: The passage associates this with a different initiative: "...with the local engagement of children in the age group of 15-18 years... a UNICEF initiative - Sangwari Khabariya...". This is not linked to Khabar Lahariya.
(B) Alternative voice: The passage explicitly states Khabar Lahariya is an 'alternative voice'.
(C) Bundelkhand: The passage states it is published by communities of Bundelkhand.
(D) Sensitising the people: The passage states it is appreciated for 'sensitizing' the people.
Step 4: Final Answer
The 'Local engagement of children' is associated with 'Sangwari Khabariya', not 'Khabar Lahariya'. Therefore, this is the correct answer.
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Question: 2

Which of the following is incorrect about 'Sanwari Khabariya'?

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Be careful with names and details. The passage discusses two different initiatives, 'Khabar Lahariya' and 'Sangwari Khabariya'. Questions will often try to confuse you by mixing up details from both.
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  • Newspaper
  • UNICEF initiative
  • Participatory videos
  • Tribal communities of Chhattisgarh
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks for the incorrect statement about 'Sangwari Khabariya' (Note: OCR typo 'Sanwari' corrected to 'Sangwari' as per passage context).
Step 2: Locating Information about 'Sangwari Khabariya'
The passage provides the following details:

"...a UNICEF initiative - Sangwari Khabariya..." (It is a UNICEF initiative)
"...uses the medium of participatory videos..." (It uses participatory videos)
"...from marginalized tribal communities of northern Chhattisgarh..." (Associated with tribal communities of Chhattisgarh)
"These children run their YouTube channel to post short news stories." (It is a video-based project, not a newspaper)
In contrast, the passage identifies 'Khabar Lahariya' as the "newspaper".
Step 3: Evaluating the Options
(A) Newspaper: The passage describes Khabar Lahariya as a newspaper. Sangwari Khabariya is described as a project using participatory videos and a YouTube channel. Thus, calling it a newspaper is incorrect.
(B) UNICEF initiative: The passage explicitly calls it a "UNICEF initiative". This is correct.
(C) Participatory videos: The passage states it "uses the medium of participatory videos". This is correct.
(D) Tribal communities of Chhattisgarh: The passage mentions it involves children from "tribal communities of northern Chhattisgarh". This is correct.
Step 4: Final Answer
The incorrect statement is that Sangwari Khabariya is a newspaper. It is a video-based initiative.
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Question: 3

According to the passage, which of the following has all women reporters?

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  • Khabar Khabariya
  • Sangwari Lahariya
  • Khabar Lahariya
  • Sangwari Khabariya
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks to identify the organization that, according to the passage, has a staff of all-women reporters.
Step 2: Locating the Relevant Information in the Passage
We need to scan the text for a mention of the gender of the reporters for either organization.
The passage states, "All of Khabar Lahariya's reporters are women who draw from their own experiences to share stories often ignored by the mainstream media."
Step 3: Analyzing the Options
(A) and (B) are distractors with mixed-up names.
(C) Khabar Lahariya: The passage directly confirms that all its reporters are women. This is the correct answer.
(D) Sangwari Khabariya: The passage describes this initiative as involving children, but does not specify the gender of all participants.
Step 4: Final Answer
The passage explicitly states that 'Khabar Lahariya' has all women reporters.
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Question: 4

The newspaper 'Khabar Lahariya' is published by:

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  • Government organization
  • UNICEF
  • Rural communities
  • Urban communities
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks who publishes the newspaper 'Khabar Lahariya'.
Step 2: Locating the Relevant Information in the Passage
We need to find the sentence that describes the publisher of 'Khabar Lahariya'.
The passage says, "For example, the newspaper Khabar Lahariya is published by the rural communities of Bundelkhand."
Step 3: Analyzing the Options
(A) Government organization: This is not mentioned in the passage.
(B) UNICEF: UNICEF is associated with 'Sangwari Khabariya', not 'Khabar Lahariya'.
(C) Rural communities: The passage directly states it is "published by the rural communities". This is the correct answer.
(D) Urban communities: The passage specifies "rural communities", making this option incorrect.
Step 4: Final Answer
Based on the direct statement in the passage, 'Khabar Lahariya' is published by rural communities.
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Question: 5

Which of the following has helped the community media to become much broader?

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  • Newspaper
  • TV
  • Radio
  • Internet
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks what has caused community media to become "much broader".
Step 2: Locating the Relevant Information in the Passage
The first sentence of the passage addresses this topic directly.
It states, "The arena of community media has become much broader with the addition of the Internet."
Step 3: Analyzing the Options
(A) Newspaper, (B) TV, (C) Radio: These are traditional forms of media. The passage credits a newer technology for the expansion.
(D) Internet: The passage explicitly states that the "addition of the Internet" has made community media much broader. This is the correct answer.
Step 4: Final Answer
The passage directly attributes the broadening of community media to the Internet.
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