ANNEXURE

A STUDY ON STUDENTS PREFERENCE TOWARDS

“THE HINDU NEWSPAPER” IN KSR COLLEGE

1) Name:
2) Age:
3) Gender: a) Male [ ] b) Female [ ]
4) Education: a) UG [ ] b) PG [ ]
5) College:
a) KSRCAS [ ] b) KSRCT [ ] c) KSRCE [ ]
d) Polytechnics [ ] e) others [ ]
6) Which newspaper do you read?
a) The Hindu [ ] b) Indian Express [ ]
c) Dina Malar [ ] d) Dina Thandi [ ] e) others [ ]
7) What do you think about the quality of information of “The Hindu” as
compared to other English newspapers?
a) Excellent [ ] b) Good [ ] c) Fair [ ]
d) Poor [ ] e) Can’t Say [ ]
8) If somebody provides you “The Hindu” at free of cost, then what will be your
frequency of reading?
a) All of the time [ ] b) Very often [ ] c) Often [ ]
d) Sometimes [ ] e) Hardly ever [ ]
9) How much reliable is the information of “The Hindu”?
a) Very Much [ ] b) Neutral [ ]
c) Not Much [ ] d) Not at all [ ]
10) Which supplementary copy of “The Hindu” you like the most?
a) Young World [ ] b) Magazine [ ] c) Friday Review [ ]
d) Opportunities [ ] e) Others (Specify) __________ [ ]
11) Do you think “The Hindu” has relevant information for all age groups?
a) Yes [ ]
b) NO [ ]
12) Tick on relevant options
a) Time constraint to read newspapers (English or Tamil).[ ]
b) More time consumption to read “The Hindu”.[ ]
c) Non availability of “The Hindu” in your area.[ ]
d) Prefer to read Tamil newspaper.[ ]
e) To read other newspapers.[ ]
Rating “The Hindu” on 5 scales:

Q.no Question Strongly Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly

agree disagree
14 Problem with
understanding the
language of “the
Hindu”
15 Lacking in covering
local news or any
other information than
others
16 Do you think that “the
Hindu” add value to
your life?
17 Is “The Hindu”
information effective
to you?
18 Are TV , radio giving
more knowledge than
“The Hindu”

19) If you were to describe the newspaper as a person, please tell us how closely these words
might describe the paper’s personality.
Personality Strongly Agree Neither agree Disagree Strongly
agree nor disagree disagree
Intelligent
Fun
Successful
Honest
Experience
Helpful

20) Overall, what rating would you give to “The Hindu”?

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21) Suggestions or comments?

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