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A Level Sociology questions about media and social policy
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1
What time does the watershed finish?
04:30
05:30
05:00
06:00
2
Ofcom's code of conduct suggests that what material should never be shown on mainstream TV?
Exorcisms
Cannibalism
Sexual content
Material equivalent R18
3
When was the Obscene Publications Act first passed?
1959
1991
1972
1983
4
What is the VSC?
Video Safety Council
Video Selection Council
Virtual Standards Certification Board
Video Standards Council
5
An official request to news editors not to publish items on specified subjects is known as?
A DMS Notice
A DA-Notice
A DSMA-Notice?
A D-Notice
6
The PEGI rating system is administered by the VSC. What does it regulate?
Streaming
Mobile phones
Video games
Youtube
7
What starts at 21:00 on UK TV to ensure minors do not view adult content?
The waterwatch
The garden shed
The waterworks
The watershed
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What does the BBFC stand for?
British Board of Film Censorship
Broad Basis Film Clarification
British Board of Film Classification
British Bureaucracy of Film Censorship
9
Which government act resulted in films being given BBFC age certificates?
TV and Film Guidance Act (1986)
Video Censorship Act (1986)
Video Recordings (Labelling) Act (1985)
Video Certifications Act (1987)
10
Which of the following is NOT a UK government funded online safety scheme?
Get Safe Online
Net Wise
Internet Safety Strategy
Safety Net
11
Which of the following would Ofcom forbid?
A child winning a sports car on a gameshow
A child winning an all inclusive holiday on a gameshow
A child winning a laptop on a gameshow
A child winning a day out at a football match on a gameshow
12
What report did Ofcom produce in 2017 looking at children's use of the media?
Age &and attitudes towards media usage
The children are the future
Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report
New media and children
13
Who argued that governments do not control media companies as regulatory favours are the norm?
Owen and Best
Tonglin and Plimsol
Scott and Lewis
Tunstall and Palmer
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A policy that aims to maintain market competition by regulating anticompetitive company conduct
Monopolies and mergers rules
Press complaints commission
The watershed
Self regulation and codes of conduct
15
What is the name of the communications regulator in the UK?
Ofcom
Cofcom
Comof
Ofqual
16
The government has ensured broadband (24Mbps or more) coverage for what percentage of UK?
100%
90%
95%
85%
