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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.
A. 1928
B. 1938
C. 1948
D. 1958
Correct : B. 1938
2. A Malayalam edition of the Western Star started publication from ………………..under the banner Paschimataraka.
A. kottayam
B. cochin
C. travancore
D. kannur
Correct : B. cochin
3. The Malayala Manorama Company was registered as a joint stock company in Travancore in……………..
A. 1848
B. 1857
C. 1867
D. 1888
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,…………...
A. 1850
B. 1860
C. 1890
D. 1896
Correct : C. 1890
5. …………………., a talented writer and an experienced hand in newspaper business, was the founder-editor of Manorama.
A. kandathil varghese mappilai
B. k.m. cherian
C. k.m. mathew
D. devji bhimji
Correct : A. kandathil varghese mappilai
6. From January 26, …………Malayala Manorama became a daily newspaper.
A. 1908
B. 1918
C. 1923
D. 1928
Correct : D. 1928
7. Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer, the Dewan of…………….., brutally suppressed the agitations.
A. madras
B. travancore
C. cochin
D. malabar
Correct : B. travancore
8. On September 9, ………………, the Dewan banned Malayala Manorama and confiscated the press.
A. 1838
B. 1848
C. 1918
D. 1938
Correct : D. 1938
9. The editor of….., Mamman Mappilai, passed away on December 31, 1953.
A. manorama
B. lokamanyan
C. sathyanada kahalam
D. kerala patrika
Correct : A. manorama
10. ………………, the present editor of Manorama assumed office after the death of his brother K.M. Cherian in 1973.
A. k.m. mathew
B. sanjayan
C. amsi narayana pillai
D. k. neelakanda pillai
Correct : A. k.m. mathew
11. Kerala Mitram, a weekly newspaper from…., began on January 1, 1881.
A. kochi
B. travancore
C. tellicherry
D. calicut
Correct : A. kochi
12. …………., a Gujarathi settled in Kochi, was the promoter of Kerala Mitram.
A. devji bhimji
B. sanjayan
C. amsi narayana pillai
D. vagbhadanantha gurukkal
Correct : A. devji bhimji
13. Kerala Patrika was published as a weekly from …………….in 1884.
A. cochin
B. calicut
C. travancore
D. kannur
Correct : B. calicut
14. Kerala Patrika’s founder-editor was…………………..
A. chenkulath kunhirama menon
B. sanjayan
C. amsi narayana pillai
D. k. neelakanda pillai
Correct : A. chenkulath kunhirama menon
15. Lokamanyan was edited by K. Neelakanda Pillai and published by Poovathungal Sebastian from …………….from 1920.
A. kottayam
B. tellicherry
C. ernakulam
D. thrissur
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.
A. 1921
B. 1931
C. 1937
D. 1939
Correct : A. 1921
17. From 1926, Swarad became a daily and its headquarters was shifted from …………………..to Thiruvananthapuram.
A. kollam
B. calicut
C. cochin
D. kannur
Correct : A. kollam
18. ………………was the editor of ‘Swarad’ newspaper.
A. a.k. pillai
B. sanjayan
C. balagangadhara tilak
D. amsi narayana pillai
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.
A. kottayam
B. cochin
C. travancore
D. calicut
Correct : D. calicut
20. Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Limited was registered as a public limited company on February 15,…………...
A. 1922
B. 1932
C. 1935
D. 1937
Correct : A. 1922
21. The first issue of Mathrubhumi went to the public on March 18,………...
A. 1823
B. 1829
C. 1893
D. 1923
Correct : D. 1923
22. ………………who was the founder-editor of Mathrubhumi was sent to jail for his leadership role in Vaikom Sathyagraha.
A. k.p. kesava menon
B. k.l. mohana varma
C. sanjayan
D. amsi narayana pillai
Correct : A. k.p. kesava menon
23. At the peak of the civil disobedience movement, in April 1930, ………………started issuing as a daily.
A. mathrubhumi
B. yuvabharatham
C. deepam
D. prabhatham
Correct : A. mathrubhumi
24. Mathrubhumi became a daily from April 6,…………...
A. 1910
B. 1913
C. 1926
D. 1930
Correct : D. 1930
25. In 1962, Mathrubhumi started a second edition in ………….and led the circulation figures in Kerala for a few years.
A. kochi
B. travancore
C. kannur
D. calicut
Correct : A. kochi
26. Al-Ameen began in October12, 1924 from…………….
A. calicut
B. travancore
C. kannur
D. tellicherry
Correct : A. calicut
27. …………..was edited and promoted by Muhammed Abdul Rahiman.
A. al-ameen
B. yuvabharatham
C. deepam
D. prabhatham,
Correct : A. al-ameen
28. Malayala Rajyam was a weekly newspaper edited and published by ………………….from Kollam in1929.
A. k.g. shanker
B. kesari balakrishna pillai
C. balagangadhara tilak
D. vagbhadanantha gurukkal
Correct : A. k.g. shanker
29. Deenabandhu newspaper was started as a weekly on January 26, 1941 from………………...
A. kottayam
B. travancore
C. calicut
D. thrissur
Correct : D. thrissur
30. V.R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan was the editor of ……………..
A. deenabandhu
B. yuvabharatham
C. deepam
D. prabhatham,
Correct : A. deenabandhu
31. Deenabandhu was banned in the princely state of Kochi in 1942 and it could re-appear only in……………….
A. 1914
B. 1924
C. 1937
D. 1944
Correct : D. 1944
32. …………………….became a daily on January 26, 1946 and the place of publication was shifted to Ernakulam.
A. bhaje keralam
B. bhaje bharatham
C. deenabandhu
D. kerala kesari,
Correct : C. deenabandhu
33. Deshabhimani Starting at Kozhikode in1942 as a weekly, and became daily in……………..
A. 1906
B. 1916
C. 1926
D. 1946
Correct : D. 1946
34. Deshabhimani was started as a weekly newspaper from ………………and it became a daily in1946.
A. kozhikode
B. travancore
C. thalassery
D. kannur
Correct : A. kozhikode
35. ……………….was founder-editor of Deshabhimani.
A. m.s. devadas
B. k.l. mohana varma
C. s. kasthuriranga iyengar
D. kuroor neelakandan namboothiripad
Correct : A. m.s. devadas
36. Deshabhimani was banned by the Madras Government in ……………. and it could reappear only in 1951.
A. 1908
B. 1918
C. 1928
D. 1948
Correct : D. 1948
37. Chandrika was started as a weekly from …………..on March 26, 1934.
A. travancore
B. thalassery
C. calicut
D. kannur
Correct : B. thalassery
38. In………………, Chandrika became a daily newspaper.
A. 1929
B. 1939
C. 1942
D. 1949
Correct : B. 1939
39. In 1939, Chandrika became a daily newspaper and later the place of publication was shifted to Calicut from February……………...
A. 1906
B. 1916
C. 1926
D. 1946
Correct : D. 1946
40. Chandrika introduced offset printing in……………. and started a second edition from Kochi in1992.
A. 1910
B. 1920
C. 1940
D. 1990
Correct : D. 1990
41. ……………………..is a Kozhikode based daily newspaper promoted by the Ideal Publications Trust.
A. madhyamam
B. vivekodayam
C. janmabhumi
D. chandrika
Correct : A. madhyamam
42. ………………….was the founder-editor of Madhyamam.
A. p.k. balakrishnan
B. kesari balakrishna pillai
C. s. kasthuriranga iyengar
D. vagbhadanantha gurukkal
Correct : A. p.k. balakrishnan
43. ……………….is the official newspaper of the BJP Kerala unit.
A. janmabhumi
B. lokamanyan
C. vivekodayam
D. madhyamam
Correct : A. janmabhumi
44. Janmabhumi began from Ernakulam on November 14, 1977 under the editorship of ……………….and published by Mathruka Pracharanalayam.
A. prof. m.p. manmathan
B. sukumar azhikode
C. k.l. mohana varma
D. kesari balakrishna pillai
Correct : A. prof. m.p. manmathan
45. Janmabhumi was earlier a magazine run by Nawab Rajendran from…...
A. thalassery
B. travancore
C. thrissur
D. cochin
Correct : C. thrissur
46. …………………. is the official mouthpiece of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
A. veekshanam
B. vivekodayam
C. varthamanam
D. harijan
Correct : A. veekshanam
47. ……………….was re-launched on November 14, 2006 by Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram.
A. harijan
B. indian opinion
C. veekshanam
D. navajivan
Correct : C. veekshanam
48. ……………..is the official mouthpiece of Communist Party of India (CPI).
A. vivekodayam
B. lokamanyan
C. janayugam
D. veekshanam
Correct : C. janayugam
49. Janayugam was first launched from…..…in1947 under the editorship of N. Gopinathan Nair.
A. kollam
B. thalassery
C. kannur
D. calicut
Correct : A. kollam
50. …....studied philosophy and completed his Ph.D. from a Swiss University.
A. gundert
B. michael hodges
C. max muller
D. s.kasthuriranga iyengar
Correct : A. gundert
51. Gundert came to Thalassery as a Protestant missionary in1839 where he stayed till……………..
A. 1849
B. 1859
C. 1879
D. 1892
Correct : A. 1849
52. ……………. mastered Malayalam language and compiled the first comprehensive Malayalam-English dictionary.
A. gundert
B. kesari balakrishna pillai
C. michael hodges
D. max muller
Correct : A. gundert
53. ……………..set up a printing press named Kerala Mithram in Kochi.
A. devji bhimji
B. kandathil varghese mappilai
C. kesari balakrishna pillai
D. s. kasthuriranga iyengar
Correct : A. devji bhimji
54. In January 1881, under the ownership of Devji, a newspaper named Kerala Mithram was started in……………..
A. kottayam
B. travancore
C. thalassery
D. kochi
Correct : D. kochi
55. In ……… Varghese Mappilai formed a literary club, Bhashaposhini Sabha.
A. 1851
B. 1861
C. 1871
D. 1891
Correct : D. 1891
56. Bhashaposhini magazine, which Varghese Mappilai started in…………..
A. 1842
B. 1862
C. 1872
D. 1892
Correct : D. 1892
57. ……………… was started in1886 in order to promote the interests of the Nair community in Travancore.
A. malayali
B. harijan
C. navajivan
D. lokamanyan
Correct : A. malayali
58. C. Krishna Pillai was the main promoter of the paper …………….and later C.V. Raman Pillai became its editor.
A. vivekodayam
B. lokamanyan
C. malayali
D. navajivan
Correct : C. malayali
59. Vakkam Abdul Khadar Moulavi, an enlightened nationalist, started the paper …………….on January 19, 1905.
A. indian opinion
B. swadeshabhimani
C. harijan,
D. navajivan
Correct : B. swadeshabhimani
60. ……………… was the first Indian to start a domestic news agency, called the Associated Press of India (API), in 1908.
A. k.c. roy
B. michael hodges
C. max muller
D. s. kasthuriranga iyengar
Correct : A. k.c. roy