Question

Read the passage carefully:
1. A free press is one of the most essential components of a democratic society. And there is no longer any serious debate about the proposition that democracy is essential for social and economic development.
There can be little argument that information and freedom go together. The information revolution is inconceivable without political democracy, and vice versa. Already, the spread of information has had a direct impact on the degree of accountability and transparency of governments around the world.
There is widespread recognition that restraints on the flow of information directly undermine development. Global interdependence means that those who receive and disseminate information have an edge over those who curtail it. The consequences are apparent in all fields of human endeavour.
2. The new hallmarks of development are the ability to receive, download and send information through electronic networks, and the capacity to share information, including not only newspapers and journals, but also online websites- without censorship or restrictions. Thus developing countries need to open up to the outside world, liberalise the mass media, and resist government control and censorship of information.
This year the United Nations is organising two major events that will stress the centrality of press freedom. The World Electronic Media Forum, convening in Geneva from 9th to 11th December, will bring together media executives and practitioners from developed and developing countries, as well as policy makers, to discuss the role of the electronic media in the information society.
3. The forum will contribute to the only global Summit this year- the world Summit on the information society-which will be held in Geneva from 10th to 12th December 2003, with a second phase in Tunis in 2005. Freedom of the press will be a major focus of this first-ever global summit on the subject of the information society.
The summit's draft Declaration of Principles stresses 'the commitment to democracy and good governance as well as the existence, in accordance with the legal system of each country, of independent, pluralistic and free mass and other communication media'. If the draft is adopted, world leaders will commit themselves to freedom of expression and guarantee the plurality of information.
The information society of the 21st century can thrive only if citizens are provided with full information to allow democratic participation at all levels.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the questions that follow.
No special and economic progress is possible unless________Immersive Reader
(1 Point)

the people are educated

a dictator is ruling the country

there is democracy

there is social justice
5.Revolution in the field of information cannot be thought of unless there_____________
(1 Point)

is political democracy

are computers

is awakening among the people

is free press
6.With the spread of information the degree of accountability of the government _______.
(1 Point)

has decreased

has increased

is essential

cannot be ignored
7.The fact is widely recognized that development gets undermined if ___________.
(1 Point)

there is no social freedom

the flow of information is not restricted

there are restraints on the flow of information

restrictions are not imposed on press

Answer 1

Answer:

1. there is democracy

2. free press

3. has increased

4. there are the restraints on the flow of information

Answer 2

Answer:

1 there is democracy

2 is political democracy

3 has increased

4 there are restraint on the flow of information

5 ability to receive and send information through electronic network

6 freedom of the press