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History of Journalism in India | Set 3
1. Young India was later renamed as
A. navjivan
B. harijan
C. kalyan
D. none of the above
Correct : B. harijan
2. Leader was launched in 1909 in Allahabad by
A. pt. j.l. nehru
B. gandhi
C. pt. m.m. malviya
D. moti lal nehru
Correct : C. pt. m.m. malviya
3. Which of the following was the first newspaper of India?
A. bengal gazette
B. the hindu
C. maratha
D. the times of india
Correct : A. bengal gazette
4. Bengal Journal was first published in the year
A. 1832
B. 1792
C. 1786
D. 1785
Correct : D. 1785
5. The Statesman was published from
A. delhi
B. madras
C. calcutta
D. bombay
Correct : C. calcutta
6. Tilak is connected with the paper
A. india
B. hindustan
C. vande mataram
D. maratha
Correct : D. maratha
7. Who was called a ‘fighting editor’ by Gandhi?
A. frank moraes
B. m. chakpati rao
C. k. rama rao
D. none of the above
Correct : C. k. rama rao
8. Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madras on September 20, 1878?
A. hindustan times
B. the hind
C. anand bazar patrika
D. none of the above
Correct : B. the hind
9. When was the first English newspaper, Bengal Gazette published?
A. 1795 a.d.
B. 1790 a.d
C. 1780 a
D. (d) 1770 a.d.
Correct : C. 1780 a
10. Who is known as the father of Indian language journalism in India?
A. swami vivekananda
B. raja ram mohan roy
C. v
D. savarkar(d) bhupendra nath dutta
Correct : B. raja ram mohan roy
11. The first newspaper published from Mumbai was
A. bombay samachar
B. bombay time
C. the times of india
D. bombay herald
Correct : D. bombay herald
12. The first Indian daily newspaper in English was
A. indian mirror
B. bombay times
C. the times of indi
D. the hindu
Correct : A. indian mirror
13. First evening paper in India was
A. calcutta mail
B. mid-day
C. madras mail
D. bombay mail
Correct : C. madras mail
14. When was censorship introduced on Indian Press?
A. 1797
B. 1795
C. 1790
D. 1782
Correct : B. 1795
15. In ……………. the name Sathyanada Kahalam was changed to Sathyanadam.
A. 1906
B. 1916
C. 1918
D. 1926
Correct : D. 1926
16. In………………., Sathyanadam was merged with Kerala Times, a daily from Kochi published by the Catholic Diocese of Varapuzha.
A. 1910
B. 1920
C. 1940
D. 1970
Correct : D. 1970
17. ………………. started publication from St. Joseph’s Press at Mannanam on April 15, 1887.
A. nasrani deepika
B. prabhuddha keralam
C. sadananda vilasam
D. abhinava keralam
Correct : A. nasrani deepika
18. East India Company introduced censorship for the first time in
A. 1790
B. 1795
C. 1800
D. 1806
Correct : B. 1795
19. Which of the following was considered as ‘Gagging Act’?
A. press (emergency) powers act, 1931
B. vernacular press act
C. indian penal code
D. india press code
Correct : B. vernacular press act
20. 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
21. 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
22. …………………., 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
23. From January 26, ……………Malayala Manorama became a daily newspaper.
A. 1908
B. 1918
C. 1923
D. 1928
Correct : D. 1928
24. Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer, the Dewan of…………….., brutally suppressed the agitations.
A. madras
B. travancore
C. cochin
D. malabar
Correct : B. travancore
25. On September 9, ………………, the Dewan banned Malayala Manorama and confiscated the press.
A. 1838
B. 1848
C. 1918
D. 1938
Correct : D. 1938
26. Manorama resumed publication on November 29, …………….after the advent of freedom and the introduction of responsible government in Travancore.
A. 1847
B. 1857
C. 1867
D. 1947
Correct : D. 1947
27. The editor of…………….., Mamman Mappilai, passed away on December 31, 1953.
A. manorama
B. lokamanyan
C. sathyanada kahalam
D. kerala patrika
Correct : A. manorama
28. ………………, 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
29. Kerala Mitram, a weekly newspaper from……………., began on January 1, 1881.
A. kochi
B. travancore
C. tellicherry
D. calicut
Correct : A. kochi
30. ‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of …………..
A. the baptist mission
B. the wesleyan mission
C. the danish mission
D. the scottish mission
Correct : A. the baptist mission
31. Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association?
A. mahatma gandhi
B. bal gangadhar tilak
C. mammen mappillai
D. amritlal seth
Correct : B. bal gangadhar tilak
32. Who is known as Indian Gutenberg?
A. james augustus hicky
B. john de bustamante
C. john bosco
D. col. james todd
Correct : B. john de bustamante
33. The printing press was introduced in India during
A. the thirteenth century
B. the fourteenth century
C. the fifteenth century
D. the sixteenth century
Correct : D. the sixteenth century
34. 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
35. Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by
A. uni
B. ians
C. pt
D. irna
Correct : A. uni
36. When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper?
A. young india
B. indian opinio
C. reformer
D. hindustan
Correct : B. indian opinio
37. The oldest survivings newspaper of India is
A. the statesman
B. the times of india
C. malayalam manorama
D. mumbai samachar
Correct : D. mumbai samachar
38. Who was the owner of The Hindu?
A. k.r. iyengar
B. surendranath banerjee
C. mahatma gandhi
D. motilal ghosh
Correct : A. k.r. iyengar
39. Robert Knight founded The Statesman in the year
A. 1871
B. 1872
C. 1873
D. 1875
Correct : D. 1875
40. Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to
A. aurobindo ghos
B. maulana abdul kalam aza
C. raja ram mohan roy
D. syed abdulla brelvi
Correct : C. raja ram mohan roy