SECTION A
Revision Questions on General Knowlege
Answers should be between 500 and 800 words in length
1. Account for the occurrence of desertification in Uganda
2. “Uganda would be better off without foreign aid.” Discuss.
3. To what extent have human rights been observed in Uganda?
4. Assess the impact of mobile phones on the Ugandan Society
SECTION B
Revision Questions on Statistics, Logic & Reading Comprehension
5. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
a) Suggest a suitable title for the above passage.
b) What does the author mean by:
i) “….individuals react differently to these stimuli”?
ii) “…the current popularity of downsizing may be unprecedented.”
c) In about 100 words, explain why according to the passage, old people suffer most from stress at work.
d) Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the passage:
i) working with hazardous equipment (lines 9-10)
ii) succumb to stress (lines 16)
iii) prime targets for lay-offs (line 21)
iv) corporate mergers and buyouts
v) a double edged sword (line 37)
vi) arthritic conditions (line 52)
vii) trying to beat deadlines (line 60 – 61)
viii) vulnerable (line 72)
ix) cut back (line 79)
x) physical manifestations (line 97)
6. The Media Council in the Republic of UMTARA has embarked on an exercise of regularizing the operations of media houses. This involves the registration and licensing of all the existing media houses.
For any media house to be registered and licensed, the following conditions must be met:
Registration:
• The proprietor(s) should be citizen(s) or non-citizen(s) who have lived in the country for more than 5 years.
• The technical staff of the media house must be trained in mass communication
• The media house should be ready to invest not less than US $20,000.
• The proprietor(s) should be of unquestionable integrity and high moral standing.
Licensing:
• The media house must be registered.
• The Media Council will not license any media house which publishes material that is:
• prejudicial to national unity and security
• injurious to the country’s reputation and foreign relations,
• tantamount to economic sabotage
• deemed to be vulgar and pornographic
The following media houses have applied for registration and licensing:
- Spotlight Media Agencies: This is owned by citizens and publishes weekly news reviews about national security, sometimes including sensitive issues. It employs professionals of integrity and has an investment value of US $20,000
- Daily Mirror Media House is owned by a citizen of high moral standing and it employs qualified staff. It publishes news and cartoons. It has an investment value of US $15,000
- Torch Television is owned by a foreigner of high moral standing who has stayed in the country for 10years. It employs professionals and telecast news on important issues like corruption, environment and unemployment. The television has an investment value of US $35,000.
- Jupiter Radio and Television Station is owned by a citizen of foreign descent whose integrity is questionable. The station is popular for its sports up-date and cartoons. It employs qualified technical staff and has an investment value of US $22,000.
- Crystal Television is the most popularly watched T.V channel which dedicates much of its air time to beauty contests and nudity. It has an investment value of US $50,000. Its proprietor is a foreigner who has lived in the republic of UMTARA for the past 15 years. It employs staff who are well trained in mass communication.
Questions:
a) Giving reasons for your answer, identify the media houses that will not be:
i) registered,
ii) licensed
b) Assuming the Media Council levies 7% of the registration value as registration fees and 5% of the investment value as licensing fees, calculate the amount of money in local currency that will be realized from:
i) registration
ii) licensing
The exchange rate is US $1 = UMTARA Shs 2750
c) Explain the importance of mass media in a country.
d) How has pornography affected your society?