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History of Journalism in India | Set 3

1. Young India was later renamed as

Correct : B. harijan

2. Leader was launched in 1909 in Allahabad by

Correct : C. pt. m.m. malviya

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

Correct : A. bengal gazette

4. Bengal Journal was first published in the year

Correct : D. 1785

5. The Statesman was published from

Correct : C. calcutta

6. Tilak is connected with the paper

Correct : D. maratha

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

Correct : C. k. rama rao

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

Correct : B. the hind

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

Correct : C. 1780 a

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

Correct : B. raja ram mohan roy

11. The first newspaper published from Mumbai was

Correct : D. bombay herald

12. The first Indian daily newspaper in English was

Correct : A. indian mirror

13. First evening paper in India was

Correct : C. madras mail

14. When was censorship introduced on Indian Press?

Correct : B. 1795

15. In ……………. the name Sathyanada Kahalam was changed to Sathyanadam.

Correct : D. 1926

16. In………………., Sathyanadam was merged with Kerala Times, a daily from Kochi published by the Catholic Diocese of Varapuzha.

Correct : D. 1970

17. ………………. started publication from St. Joseph’s Press at Mannanam on April 15, 1887.

Correct : A. nasrani deepika

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

Correct : B. 1795

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

Correct : B. vernacular press act

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

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,…………...

Correct : C. 1890

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

Correct : A. kandathil varghese mappilai

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

Correct : D. 1928

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

Correct : B. travancore

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

Correct : D. 1938

26. Manorama resumed publication on November 29, …………….after the advent of freedom and the introduction of responsible government in Travancore.

Correct : D. 1947

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

Correct : A. manorama

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

Correct : A. k.m. mathew

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

Correct : A. kochi

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

Correct : A. the baptist mission

31. Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association?

Correct : B. bal gangadhar tilak

32. Who is known as Indian Gutenberg?

Correct : B. john de bustamante

33. The printing press was introduced in India during

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.

Correct : A. 1921

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

Correct : A. uni

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

Correct : B. indian opinio

37. The oldest survivings newspaper of India is

Correct : D. mumbai samachar

38. Who was the owner of The Hindu?

Correct : A. k.r. iyengar

39. Robert Knight founded The Statesman in the year

Correct : D. 1875

40. Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to

Correct : C. raja ram mohan roy