1. ---------is information about current events happening around us on a day today-basis
Correct : A. News
2. ----------each day structure this chaos, so that public receive stories on the same day in radio and TV
Correct : C. Journalist
3. One of the best known lists of news was drawn up media researcher ----------- and ------
Correct : A. Galtung and Ruge
4. Stories must compete with one another for ------------in media
Correct : C. Space
5. ------------ is one of front runners among the Malayalam Newspapers
Correct : B. Mathurabhumi
6. ------------the prominent freedom fighter was the editor of Mathrubhumi
Correct : B. K.P Kesava Menon
7. The first copy of Mathrubhumi was published on 18th March -----------
Correct : C. 1923
8. The ----------was a weekly Urdu Language newspaper established by Indian leader Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Correct : C. Al-Hilal
9. The first issue of Al-Hilal came out on 13 July ---------
Correct : D. 1912
10. Urdu newspaper were designed on the pattern of ----------------newspaper
Correct : B. Egyptian
11. ------------in 1920 wrote in his publication, Young India about how Azad used Hilal as a medium of critiquing the British Raj
Correct : A. Mahatma Gandhi
12. Mohidin Ahmed better known as --------------played a leading role in the Indian Independence remaining the symbol of Muslim diverse in India
Correct : A. Abdul Kalam Azad
13. Kolkata was the cradle of --------------in India
Correct : D. Journalism
14. --------------was the nursery where social and political reformist journalism sprouted
Correct : B. Mumbai
15. Name the first Marathi Journal or periodical
Correct : A. Bombay Darpan
16. Marathi Journalism played a notable role in the -------------movement of the day and had considerable influence in the society
Correct : C. Social reform
17. In the 19th century the ------------press played a important role in the development of Indian Journalism
Correct : B. Marathi
18. Who was the first professional Marathi Journalist?
Correct : C. Govind Vital Kunte
19. In 1877 Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Krishnarao launched Deenabndu as a part of ----------------movement
Correct : D. Dalit upliftment
20. After Independence in 1948 the -----------group started Loksatta in Mumbai
Correct : C. Indian Express
21. The Maharashtra Times was started by the Times of India group on 18th June _________
Correct : D. 1962
22. The history of Marathi Journalism would not be complete without ----------and --------paper
Correct : C. Navyug and Maratha
23. The first Hindi Newspaper ------------ a weekly was publishes in Kolkata on May 30,1826
Correct : C. Oodhund Martand
24. A period of -----to --------year saw a number of Hindi newspapers being published
Correct : B. 1850-1857
25. Hindi Journalism made rapid progress during the ---------period and many outstanding journalist came to the fore
Correct : A. First World War
26. In Patna the ------------a weekly was an influential journal and the mouthpiece of Congress
Correct : C. Desh
27. By 2011 the Hindi daily -----------claimed to be the largest read newspaper of the world
Correct : B. Dainik Jagran
28. --------------- was the first newspaper in Bengali language published by Serampore Mission Press on 1818
Correct : A. Samachar Darpan
29. Bengali newspaper suffered after the partition of India in ----------
Correct : C. 1947
30. The end of -----century saw remarkable newspapers coming out from Bengal
Correct : D. 19th century
31. The editor of ---------faced contempt of court proceedings and imprisonment when it voiced public indignation in 1833
Correct : B. Bengalee
32. --------------was the second place in India to have a radio station after Mumbai
Correct : A. Calcutta
33. Calcutta had its first television named Doordarshan in --------
Correct : B. 1975
34. Telugu journalism began mainly with religious, cultural and ------------journals
Correct : C. Literary
35. The first Telugu news weekly -----------------was published in 1886
Correct : B. Andhra Prakasika
36. Andhra Prabha the rival of Andhra Patrika first published in 1938 by the -------------group
Correct : C. Express
37. Tamil and Telugu markets accounted for about -----------percent of the total regional viewership followed by Marathi and Bengal
Correct : B. 0.5
38. Who proposed the statehood of Maharashtra?
Correct : C. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
39. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad served as the Minister of ----------in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Cabinet from 1947-1958
Correct : D. Education
40. Which supplement from Hindustan Times is catered to news and gossip from Bollywood and Hollywood
Correct : B. HT Cafe
41. Ramoji Rao also introduced different supplements like -----------for wome
Correct : A. Vasundhara
42. Which newspaper started its publication in Nagpur in the year 1882
Correct : C. Hitavada
43. The Nair Service Society floated a magazine entitled Service in _______
Correct : A. 1920
44. Malayalam manorama started publication from _____ in 1890
Correct : C. Kottayam
45. The greatest Urdu periodical that time was _______, started by Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Correct : D. Al- Hilal
46. By the time sun set over the Mughal sultanate in Delhi, there were 40_____ newspapers
Correct : A. Urdu
47. Politics and social reform dominated Urdu journalism from the very beginning of the ______ Century
Correct : D. 20th
48. Before Independence Urdu language was considered to be the language of the _______ and the legacy still continues.
Correct : D. Muslims
49. Urdu journalism which had played a very important role in the country’s war of Independence is now on the ____
Correct : A. Decline
50. ____ started a printing press at Cochin in 1865
Correct : B. Devji Bhimji
51. The All Kerala Political Conference held at Ottapalam on_______ marked the beginning of the move for united Kerala
Correct : C. 1921
52. The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from ______ in 1944, but was soon converted into daily
Correct : D. Kollam
53. During regime of ____ as Prime Minister and Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister, Indian economy took a sharp turn from Nehruvian concept to mixed economy to a liberalized.
Correct : C. Narsimha Rao.
54. _____ used to be a nationalist newspaper during the British rule
Correct : C. Amrita Bazar Patrika
55. The state of ____ has the highest literacy rate in the country and this has helped in developing the media
Correct : C. Kerla
56. ___ was born on November 11, 1888 in Mecca
Correct : C. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
57. English newspapers follow the ____ tradition
Correct : A. British
58. Which newspaper played an important role in the growth of Samyukta Maharashtra movement
Correct : D. Marathi
59. The Vernacular Act was passed in the year
Correct : A. 1878
60. ------------- started a weekly called Bengal Gazette in 1780