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History of Journalism 2 | Set 3

1. In………………., the name Nasrani Deepika was changed to Deepika and the place of publication was shifted from Mannanam to Kottayam.

Correct : B. 1938

2. A Malayalam edition of the Western Star started publication from ………………..under the banner Paschimataraka.

Correct : B. cochin

3. The Malayala Manorama Company was registered as a joint stock company in Travancore in……………..

Correct : D. 1888

4. Although the Malayala Manorama company was registered in 1888, the first issue rolled out of its press in Kottayam on March 22,…………...

Correct : C. 1890

5. …………………., a talented writer and an experienced hand in newspaper business, was the founder-editor of Manorama.

Correct : A. kandathil varghese mappilai

6. From January 26, …………Malayala Manorama became a daily newspaper.

Correct : D. 1928

7. Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer, the Dewan of…………….., brutally suppressed the agitations.

Correct : B. travancore

8. On September 9, ………………, the Dewan banned Malayala Manorama and confiscated the press.

Correct : D. 1938

9. The editor of….., Mamman Mappilai, passed away on December 31, 1953.

Correct : A. manorama

10. ………………, the present editor of Manorama assumed office after the death of his brother K.M. Cherian in 1973.

Correct : A. k.m. mathew

11. Kerala Mitram, a weekly newspaper from…., began on January 1, 1881.

Correct : A. kochi

12. …………., a Gujarathi settled in Kochi, was the promoter of Kerala Mitram.

Correct : A. devji bhimji

13. Kerala Patrika was published as a weekly from …………….in 1884.

Correct : B. calicut

14. Kerala Patrika’s founder-editor was…………………..

Correct : A. chenkulath kunhirama menon

15. Lokamanyan was edited by K. Neelakanda Pillai and published by Poovathungal Sebastian from …………….from 1920.

Correct : D. thrissur

16. Swarad was started in ………….. from Kollam for the purpose of spreading the ideology of INC and to support the Congress activities in Travancore.

Correct : A. 1921

17. From 1926, Swarad became a daily and its headquarters was shifted from …………………..to Thiruvananthapuram.

Correct : A. kollam

18. ………………was the editor of ‘Swarad’ newspaper.

Correct : A. a.k. pillai

19. Based in…………….., Mathrubhumi was founded in 1922 as a public limited company in the aftermath of Gandhi’s non-cooperation movement.

Correct : D. calicut

20. Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Limited was registered as a public limited company on February 15,…………...

Correct : A. 1922

21. The first issue of Mathrubhumi went to the public on March 18,………...

Correct : D. 1923

22. ………………who was the founder-editor of Mathrubhumi was sent to jail for his leadership role in Vaikom Sathyagraha.

Correct : A. k.p. kesava menon

23. At the peak of the civil disobedience movement, in April 1930, ………………started issuing as a daily.

Correct : A. mathrubhumi

24. Mathrubhumi became a daily from April 6,…………...

Correct : D. 1930

25. In 1962, Mathrubhumi started a second edition in ………….and led the circulation figures in Kerala for a few years.

Correct : A. kochi

26. Al-Ameen began in October12, 1924 from…………….

Correct : A. calicut

27. …………..was edited and promoted by Muhammed Abdul Rahiman.

Correct : A. al-ameen

28. Malayala Rajyam was a weekly newspaper edited and published by ………………….from Kollam in1929.

Correct : A. k.g. shanker

29. Deenabandhu newspaper was started as a weekly on January 26, 1941 from………………...

Correct : D. thrissur

30. V.R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan was the editor of ……………..

Correct : A. deenabandhu

31. Deenabandhu was banned in the princely state of Kochi in 1942 and it could re-appear only in……………….

Correct : D. 1944

32. …………………….became a daily on January 26, 1946 and the place of publication was shifted to Ernakulam.

Correct : C. deenabandhu

33. Deshabhimani Starting at Kozhikode in1942 as a weekly, and became daily in……………..

Correct : D. 1946

34. Deshabhimani was started as a weekly newspaper from ………………and it became a daily in1946.

Correct : A. kozhikode

35. ……………….was founder-editor of Deshabhimani.

Correct : A. m.s. devadas

36. Deshabhimani was banned by the Madras Government in ……………. and it could reappear only in 1951.

Correct : D. 1948

37. Chandrika was started as a weekly from …………..on March 26, 1934.

Correct : B. thalassery

38. In………………, Chandrika became a daily newspaper.

Correct : B. 1939

39. In 1939, Chandrika became a daily newspaper and later the place of publication was shifted to Calicut from February……………...

Correct : D. 1946

40. Chandrika introduced offset printing in……………. and started a second edition from Kochi in1992.

Correct : D. 1990

41. ……………………..is a Kozhikode based daily newspaper promoted by the Ideal Publications Trust.

Correct : A. madhyamam

42. ………………….was the founder-editor of Madhyamam.

Correct : A. p.k. balakrishnan

43. ……………….is the official newspaper of the BJP Kerala unit.

Correct : A. janmabhumi

44. Janmabhumi began from Ernakulam on November 14, 1977 under the editorship of ……………….and published by Mathruka Pracharanalayam.

Correct : A. prof. m.p. manmathan

45. Janmabhumi was earlier a magazine run by Nawab Rajendran from…...

Correct : C. thrissur

46. …………………. is the official mouthpiece of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).

Correct : A. veekshanam

47. ……………….was re-launched on November 14, 2006 by Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram.

Correct : C. veekshanam

48. ……………..is the official mouthpiece of Communist Party of India (CPI).

Correct : C. janayugam

49. Janayugam was first launched from…..…in1947 under the editorship of N. Gopinathan Nair.

Correct : A. kollam

50. …....studied philosophy and completed his Ph.D. from a Swiss University.

Correct : A. gundert

51. Gundert came to Thalassery as a Protestant missionary in1839 where he stayed till……………..

Correct : A. 1849

52. ……………. mastered Malayalam language and compiled the first comprehensive Malayalam-English dictionary.

Correct : A. gundert

53. ……………..set up a printing press named Kerala Mithram in Kochi.

Correct : A. devji bhimji

54. In January 1881, under the ownership of Devji, a newspaper named Kerala Mithram was started in……………..

Correct : D. kochi

55. In ……… Varghese Mappilai formed a literary club, Bhashaposhini Sabha.

Correct : D. 1891

56. Bhashaposhini magazine, which Varghese Mappilai started in…………..

Correct : D. 1892

57. ……………… was started in1886 in order to promote the interests of the Nair community in Travancore.

Correct : A. malayali

58. C. Krishna Pillai was the main promoter of the paper …………….and later C.V. Raman Pillai became its editor.

Correct : C. malayali

59. Vakkam Abdul Khadar Moulavi, an enlightened nationalist, started the paper …………….on January 19, 1905.

Correct : B. swadeshabhimani

60. ……………… was the first Indian to start a domestic news agency, called the Associated Press of India (API), in 1908.

Correct : A. k.c. roy