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History of Journalism 1 | Set 3

1. Leader was launched in 1909 in Allahabad by

Correct : C. pt. m.m. malviya

2. Which of the following was the first newspaper of India?

Correct : A. bengal gazette

3. Bengal Journal was first published in the year

Correct : D. 1785

4. The Statesman was published from

Correct : C. calcutta

5. Tilak is connected with the paper

Correct : D. maratha

6. Who was called a ‘fighting editor’ by Gandhi?

Correct : C. k. rama rao

7. Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madras on September 20, 1878?

Correct : B. the hindu

8. When was the first English newspaper, Bengal Gazette published?

Correct : C. 1780 a

9. Who is known as the father of Indian language journalism in India?

Correct : B. raja ram mohan roy

10. The first newspaper published from Mumbai was

Correct : D. bombay herald

11. The first Indian daily newspaper in English was

Correct : A. indian mirror

12. First evening paper in India was

Correct : C. madras mail

13. When was censorship introduced on Indian Press?

Correct : B. 1795

14. PTI stands for

Correct : D. press trust of india

15. The newspaper Independent was started by

Correct : A. motilal nehru

16. Who started the newspaper National Herald?

Correct : D. jawaharlal nehru

17. East India Company introduced censorship for the first time in

Correct : B. 1795

18. Which of the following was considered as ‘Gagging Act’?

Correct : B. vernacular press act

19. Press Council was constituted under the recommendations of the Press Commission in

Correct : D. 1966

20. This newspaper was vernacular in origin but overnight it became English because of the enactment of Vernacular Press Act of 1878

Correct : C. amrit bazar patrika

21. In India, Englishman William Bolts made the first attempt for the publication of newspapers

Correct : C. 1776

22. Name the hero of the language press during the period 1845-83.

Correct : D. vasudev balwant phadke

23. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’?

Correct : B. dada saheb phalke

24. When was the office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) started?

Correct : A. 1 july 1956

25. Press Council of India has how many members?

Correct : A. 28

26. The first news agency of India was

Correct : B. free press of india (fpi

27. The First Press Commission was appointed in

Correct : C. 1952

28. Who among the following was the chairman of the first Press Commission?

Correct : A. justice j.s. rajadhyaksha

29. ‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of …………..

Correct : A. the baptist mission

30. Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association?

Correct : B. bal gangadhar tilak

31. Who is known as Indian Gutenberg?

Correct : B. john de bustamante

32. The printing press was introduced in India during

Correct : D. the sixteenth century

33. Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by

Correct : A. uni

34. When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper?

Correct : B. indian opinion

35. The oldest survivings newspaper of India is

Correct : D. mumbai samachar

36. Who was the owner of The Hindu?

Correct : A. k.r. iyengar

37. Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to

Correct : C. raja ram mohan roy