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1. |
In June 1847 witnessed the primordial birth pangs of Malayalam journalism as eight cyclostyled sheets in demy octavo size were churned out from a press at …………….near Thalassery. |
A. | illikkunnu |
B. | dharmadam |
C. | muzhappilangad |
D. | chettamkunnu |
Answer» A. illikkunnu |
2. |
Who was the editor of Rajyasamacharam? |
A. | dr.herman gundart |
B. | william logan |
C. | charles lawson |
D. | devji bhimji |
Answer» A. dr.herman gundart |
3. |
Dr.Herman Gundart, the renowned western scholar associated with the …………………..Based Mission Society. |
A. | french |
B. | british |
C. | dutch |
D. | german |
Answer» D. german |
4. |
In October …………….. Gundart started publication called Paschimodayam. |
A. | 1807 |
B. | 1817 |
C. | 1827 |
D. | 1847 |
Answer» D. 1847 |
5. |
Jnananikshepam,an eight-page magazine was printed at the C.M.S. Press operating from ……………….way back in 1821. |
A. | kottayam |
B. | travancore |
C. | irinjalakkuda |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» A. kottayam |
6. |
A pioneering foursome embarked upon a publication entitled the Western Star from ………………in 1860. |
A. | cochin |
B. | travancore |
C. | irinjalakkuda |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» A. cochin |
7. |
……………………, who had left England after completing his studies, took over as the Western Star paper’s editor. |
A. | charles lawson |
B. | devji bhimji |
C. | c.v.raman pillai |
D. | dr.herman gundart |
Answer» A. charles lawson |
8. |
…………….migrated to Madras to launch the Madras Mail in later years. |
A. | c.v.raman pillai |
B. | devji bhimji |
C. | lawson's maiden |
D. | charles lawson |
Answer» C. lawson's maiden |
9. |
In 1864 a Malayalam edition of the Western Star started publication from ………………under the banner Paschimataraka. |
A. | travancore |
B. | cochin |
C. | irinjalakkuda |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» B. cochin |
10. |
The paper ……………….was edited by T.J. Paily in the first instance and later by Kalloor Oommen Philippose Asan. |
A. | ‘paschimataraka’ |
B. | the malabar spectator |
C. | atmavidhya kahalam |
D. | swaraj |
Answer» A. ‘paschimataraka’ |
11. |
, ………………, on the eve of the introduction of control on newsprint during the Second World War. |
A. | 1931 |
B. | 1941 |
C. | 1951 |
D. | 1967 |
Answer» D. 1967 |
12. |
In 1867 Santishtavadi paper was started from………….. |
A. | cochin |
B. | kottayam |
C. | travancore |
D. | irinjalakkuda |
Answer» B. kottayam |
13. |
The ‘Travancore Herald’, was printed in English from the C.M.S. Press………………….. |
A. | kottayam |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | trissur |
Answer» A. kottayam |
14. |
The Santishtavadi was outspoken in its criticism of the powers that be, and soon fell foul of the ……………….Government which ordered its closure. |
A. | thrissur |
B. | cochin |
C. | irinjalakkuda |
D. | travancore |
Answer» D. travancore |
15. |
The …………………created history in Malayalam journalism by becoming the first martyr to the cause of freedom of the press. |
A. | santishtavadi |
B. | the malabar spectator |
C. | atmavidhya kahalam |
D. | swaraj |
Answer» A. santishtavadi |
16. |
The Malayalam paper ‘Satyanadakahalam’ started publication modestly as a fortnightly from Kunammavu in October…………... |
A. | 1816 |
B. | 1826 |
C. | 1836 |
D. | 1876 |
Answer» D. 1876 |
17. |
From 1900 ……………….was issued thrice a month. Four years later it was converted into a weekly. |
A. | atmavidhya kahalam |
B. | keralopakari |
C. | satyanadom |
D. | swaraj |
Answer» C. satyanadom |
18. |
In 1926 a change in format was introduced and the ………………….joined the early ranks of 'illustrated weeklies'. |
A. | satyanadom |
B. | the malabar spectator |
C. | keralopakari |
D. | malayalamitram |
Answer» A. satyanadom |
19. |
The Tiruvathancore Abhimani began to publish …………….. |
A. | 1878 |
B. | 1883 |
C. | 1886 |
D. | 1889 |
Answer» A. 1878 |
20. |
The Keralopakari published from Malabar, which had the distinction of being the …………..printed magazine issuing from this area. |
A. | first |
B. | second |
C. | third |
D. | fourth |
Answer» A. first |
21. |
Incidentally, the Keralopakari was printed from the Basel Mission Press located at……………….. |
A. | mangalore |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | irinjalakkuda |
Answer» A. mangalore |
22. |
Devji Bhimji started a printing press at ……………in 1865 under the name of the Keralamitram Press. |
A. | irinjalakkuda |
B. | travancore |
C. | cochin |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» C. cochin |
23. |
Devji Bhimji started a printing press at Cochin in …………. under the name of the Keralamitram Press. |
A. | 1865 |
B. | 1869 |
C. | 1875 |
D. | 1895 |
Answer» A. 1865 |
24. |
Devji Bhimji had co-sponsored the English Western Star in 1860 and the Malayalam Paschimataraka in…………….. |
A. | 1864 |
B. | 1868 |
C. | 1874 |
D. | 1879 |
Answer» A. 1864 |
25. |
The Keralamitram began to publish ……………….. |
A. | 1881 |
B. | 1887 |
C. | 1895 |
D. | 1898 |
Answer» A. 1881 |
26. |
In a number of respects the Keralamitram can be hailed as the …….. "newspaper" in the Malayalam language. |
A. | first |
B. | second |
C. | third |
D. | fourth |
Answer» A. first |
27. |
The Keralamitram was fortunate in that it had as its first editor none other than Kandathil Varghese Mappilai who later founded the………………... |
A. | malayalamanorama |
B. | yuvabharatham |
C. | malayala rajyam |
D. | kerala kesari |
Answer» A. malayalamanorama |
28. |
An English weekly entitled the West Coast Spectator started publication in ……………. from Kozhikode. |
A. | 1819 |
B. | 1829 |
C. | 1849 |
D. | 1879 |
Answer» D. 1879 |
29. |
Devji Bhimji tried his hand at running a Marathi magazine entitled Keralakokil from……………. |
A. | tellicherry |
B. | travancore |
C. | irinjalakkuda |
D. | cochin |
Answer» D. cochin |
30. |
An English weekly entitled the West Coast Spectator started publication in 1879 from……………... |
A. | kozhikode |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | irinjalakkuda |
Answer» A. kozhikode |
31. |
West Coast Spectator was edited by an Englishman,………….. |
A. | dr.keys |
B. | william logan |
C. | charles lawson |
D. | devji bhimji |
Answer» A. dr.keys |
32. |
A significant development was the publication in 1884 of the Keralapatrika weekly from……………. |
A. | kozhikode |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissoor |
Answer» A. kozhikode |
33. |
The idea of a weekly ……………..was conceived by Chengulathu Kunhirama Menon, possibly after attending a conference of the Indian National Association held at Calcutta in 1884. |
A. | keralapatrika |
B. | swabhimani |
C. | mahatma |
D. | navajivan |
Answer» A. keralapatrika |
34. |
…………….. himself claimed that the Keralapatrika was the first "newspaper" in Malayalam in the Malabar district. |
A. | kunhirama menon |
B. | c.v.raman pillai |
C. | k.kalappan |
D. | k.p.kesava menon |
Answer» A. kunhirama menon |
35. |
……………..was printed from the Vidyavilasom Press and had the active backing of a number of prominent personalities of the day. |
A. | keralapatrika |
B. | swabhimani |
C. | mahatma |
D. | navajivan |
Answer» A. keralapatrika |
36. |
The Atmavidyakahalam edited by Vagbhadananda Guru from …………….in the late thirties was yet another weekly noted for its sharp attacks against superstitions and conventions. |
A. | kozhikode |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» A. kozhikode |
37. |
…………………..is sometimes called the "father of Malayalam Journalism". |
A. | chengulathu kunhirama menon |
B. | keralavarma valiyakoyi thampuran |
C. | c.v.raman pillai |
D. | k.p.kesava menon |
Answer» A. chengulathu kunhirama menon |
38. |
The management of the ……………..changed hands in 1938 some time after the death of Kunhirama Menon. |
A. | keralopakari |
B. | swabhimani |
C. | keralapatrika |
D. | navajivan |
Answer» C. keralapatrika |
39. |
The management of the Keralapatrika changed hands in 1938 some time after the death of………………. |
A. | kunhirama menon |
B. | sanjayan |
C. | koyippalli parameswara kurup |
D. | c.v.raman pillai |
Answer» A. kunhirama menon |
40. |
The Spectator Press of Kozhikode came out in 1886 with a Malayalam periodical entitled the………………….. |
A. | kerala sanchari |
B. | keralopakari |
C. | navajivan |
D. | swabhimani |
Answer» A. kerala sanchari |
41. |
…………………was edited by Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, otherwise well-known by his pen-name "Kesari". |
A. | kerala sanchari |
B. | swabhimani |
C. | mahatma |
D. | navajivan |
Answer» A. kerala sanchari |
42. |
…………………..was associated with the periodical for some time in 1897 as Kerala Sanchari’s editor. |
A. | c.v.raman pillai |
B. | moorkoth kumaran |
C. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
D. | c.krishnan |
Answer» B. moorkoth kumaran |
43. |
The Kerala Sanchari later on merged with ………published from Tellicherry. |
A. | malayala rajyam |
B. | yuvabharatham |
C. | mitavadi |
D. | kerala kesari |
Answer» C. mitavadi |
44. |
The year 1886 stands out in the history of Malayalam journalism it saw the birth of the Malayali from…………………. |
A. | thiruvananthapuram |
B. | cochin |
C. | thrissur |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» A. thiruvananthapuram |
45. |
The year ……………. stands out in the history of Malayalam journalism it saw the birth of the Malayali from Thiruvananthapuram |
A. | 1806 |
B. | 1816 |
C. | 1836 |
D. | 1886 |
Answer» D. 1886 |
46. |
In a pre-emptive move the publishing centre of Malayali was shifted to Thangasseri, near……………... |
A. | cochin |
B. | kollam |
C. | trivandrum |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» B. kollam |
47. |
For a short period in ………… the Malayali came out as a daily newspaper. |
A. | 1901 |
B. | 1911 |
C. | 1931 |
D. | 1941 |
Answer» B. 1911 |
48. |
The struggle for responsible government in Travancore had been launched and was gaining in tempo. At this critical stage the Malayali was shifted back to …………………to enable the paper to play a more positive and immediate role in the struggle. |
A. | thiruvananthapuram |
B. | cochin |
C. | thrissur |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» A. thiruvananthapuram |
49. |
…………………took over editorial responsibility of Malayali. |
A. | m.r. warrier |
B. | k.kalappan |
C. | k.p.kesava menon |
D. | k.madhavan nair |
Answer» A. m.r. warrier |
50. |
The Malayali was forced to hibernate till independence was attained, when it re-started publication from Thiruvananthapuram as a daily. Proprietorial control of the paper then passed on to the Nair Service Society and the centre of publication was moved to…………………. |
A. | cochin |
B. | changanacherry |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» B. changanacherry |
51. |
The second oldest newspaper in Malayalm-the Deepika-was launched from ……………in 1887 under the banner Nasrani Deepika. |
A. | cochin |
B. | kottayam |
C. | travancore |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» B. kottayam |
52. |
The second oldest newspaper in Malayalm-the Deepika-was launched from Kottayam in ………….. under the banner Nasrani Deepika. |
A. | 1817 |
B. | 1827 |
C. | 1847 |
D. | 1887 |
Answer» D. 1887 |
53. |
The Malayala manorama started publication from Kottayam in…………., initially as a weekly. |
A. | 1840 |
B. | 1850 |
C. | 1860 |
D. | 1890 |
Answer» D. 1890 |
54. |
The Malayala manorama started publication from …………….in 1890, initially as a weekly. |
A. | kottayam |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» A. kottayam |
55. |
The paper Malayalamanorama was converted into a daily in………….. |
A. | 1918 |
B. | 1928 |
C. | 1934 |
D. | 1938 |
Answer» B. 1928 |
56. |
In the wake of the political movement swept Travancore with the fury of a hurricane; the authorities were perturbed at the growing influence of the Malayalamanorama. In a dramatic move the Government confiscated the paper in September……………... |
A. | 1908 |
B. | 1918 |
C. | 1928 |
D. | 1938 |
Answer» D. 1938 |
57. |
A near namesake, the Manorama, was floated in 1891 from ……………under the auspices of the Kerala Mahajana Sabha. |
A. | kozhikode |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» A. kozhikode |
58. |
The Sujananandini started in 1892 from……………. |
A. | kollam |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissoor |
Answer» A. kollam |
59. |
Kandathil Varghese Mappilai and others joined hands to launch the Bhashaposhini in …….. as the official organ of the Bhashaposhini Sabha. |
A. | 1817 |
B. | 1827 |
C. | 1857 |
D. | 1897 |
Answer» D. 1897 |
60. |
Saraswathi from …………..under the able editorship of Moorkoth Kumaran began publication in 1897. |
A. | tellicherry |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» A. tellicherry |
61. |
……………….was the editor of the Swadeshabhimani published from Thiruvananthapuram. |
A. | k.ramakrishna pillai |
B. | k.kalappan |
C. | k.p.kesava menon |
D. | k.madhavan nair |
Answer» A. k.ramakrishna pillai |
62. |
K.Ramakrishna Pillai was the editor of the Swadeshabhimani published from……………….. |
A. | thiruvananthapuram |
B. | cochin |
C. | palakkad |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» A. thiruvananthapuram |
63. |
The Swadeshabhimani was started in …………… from a suburb of the State's capital, Thiruvananthapuram . |
A. | 1905 |
B. | 1908 |
C. | 1913 |
D. | 1920 |
Answer» A. 1905 |
64. |
In fact, in……………, Ayyappan launched a publication, the Velakkaran, modeled along the British Daily Worker and devoted in the main to the labour movement. |
A. | 1903 |
B. | 1908 |
C. | 1913 |
D. | 1933 |
Answer» D. 1933 |
65. |
The appearance of the Mitavadi from ………………in 1907 marks the next important milestone in the history of the press in Kerala. |
A. | palakkad |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | tellicherry |
Answer» D. tellicherry |
66. |
A royal proclamation was issued on September 26, 1910, deporting Ramakrishna Pillai from …………….and confiscating his press and paper- a martyrdom for a righteous journalist in the service of his countrymen. |
A. | travancore |
B. | cochin |
C. | palakkad |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» A. travancore |
67. |
……………..was the author of a biography on Karl Marx, the first one to appear in any Indian language. |
A. | ramakrishna pillai |
B. | p.rajagopalachari |
C. | k.kelappan |
D. | k.p.kesava menon |
Answer» A. ramakrishna pillai |
68. |
The Swadeshabhimani died in exile at ……………..in 1928. |
A. | thrissoor |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | kannur |
Answer» D. kannur |
69. |
The appearance of the …………….from Tellicherry in 1907 marks the next important milestone in the history of the press in Kerala. |
A. | mitavadi |
B. | yuktivadi |
C. | malayala rajyam |
D. | kerala kesari |
Answer» A. mitavadi |
70. |
Mahakavi Kumaran Asan's famous poem, Veena Poovu was first published in the……………….. |
A. | mitavadi |
B. | yuvabharatham |
C. | malayala rajyam |
D. | kerala kesari |
Answer» A. mitavadi |
71. |
In 1913, C.K.Krishnan acquired ownership of the paper Mitavadi and started publishing it as a magazine from…………... |
A. | palakkad |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | kozhikode |
Answer» D. kozhikode |
72. |
The origins of the Kerala Kaumudi, one among the leading newspapers of present day Kerala, can be traced back to…………….. |
A. | 1911 |
B. | 1921 |
C. | 1924 |
D. | 1926 |
Answer» A. 1911 |
73. |
Kerala Kaumudi’s founder ……………….was a multi-faceted personality-a poet, a brilliant prose writer, historian, journalist, and politician, all combined together. |
A. | ramakrishna pillai |
B. | mahatma gandhi |
C. | c.v.kunhuraman |
D. | p.ramunni menon |
Answer» C. c.v.kunhuraman |
74. |
Kerala Kaumudi paper initially started publication from……………. Later, it was shifted to Kollam and then to Thiruvananthapuram. |
A. | cochin |
B. | mayyanad |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» B. mayyanad |
75. |
Kerala Kaumudi was converted into a full-fledged daily in………….. |
A. | 1901 |
B. | 1910 |
C. | 1920 |
D. | 1940 |
Answer» D. 1940 |
76. |
……………. who rose to prominence as general secretary of the S.N.D.P. yogam started publication of the Desabhimani in 1915. |
A. | t.k.madhavan |
B. | ramakrishna pillai |
C. | p.ramunni menon |
D. | k.a.damodara menon |
Answer» A. t.k.madhavan |
77. |
The ………………of 1915 rendered Yeoman Service in pin-pointing the grievances, political and social, of the Ezhava community and seeking redressal. |
A. | desabhimani |
B. | al ameen |
C. | malayala rajyam |
D. | chandrika |
Answer» A. desabhimani |
78. |
…………………. was drawn into the vortex of the movement and soon became an important leader of the Congress. |
A. | t.k. madhavan |
B. | p.ramunni menon |
C. | k.a.damodara menon |
D. | none |
Answer» A. t.k. madhavan |
79. |
The apogee of Madhavan’s reputation and influence as a journalist came with the famous satyagraha at the …………..temple. |
A. | palakkad |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | vaikom |
Answer» D. vaikom |
80. |
The Sahodaran was published by ……………from Cherayi in 1917. |
A. | k.ayyappan |
B. | t.k. madhavan |
C. | k.a.damodara menon |
D. | vakkom moulavi |
Answer» A. k.ayyappan |
81. |
…………………..encouraged rationalist thought and the socialist doctrine. |
A. | t.k. madhavan |
B. | k.ayyappan |
C. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
D. | vakkom moulavi |
Answer» B. k.ayyappan |
82. |
In fact, in 1933, ………………launched a publication, the Velakkaran, modeled along the British Daily Worker and devoted in the main to the labour movement. |
A. | k.ayyappan |
B. | ramakrishna pillai |
C. | abdul rahiman sahib |
D. | t.k. madhavan |
Answer» A. k.ayyappan |
83. |
….was associated with two other publications-the Yuktivadi and the Stree. |
A. | abdul rahiman sahib |
B. | ramakrishna pillai |
C. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
D. | k.ayyappan |
Answer» D. k.ayyappan |
84. |
…………………was born at Azhikode, Kodungallur in 1898. |
A. | muhammad abdul rahman sahib |
B. | ramakrishna pillai |
C. | moidu maoulavi |
D. | vakkom moulavi |
Answer» A. muhammad abdul rahman sahib |
85. |
Abdul Rahiman Sahib’s primary education was from Veniyambadi and secondary from………….. |
A. | calicut |
B. | madras |
C. | aligarh |
D. | cochin |
Answer» A. calicut |
86. |
Abdul Rahiman Sahib discontinued his studies at …………….University to participate in Non-cooperation movement and Khilafat movement in Malabar. |
A. | aligarh |
B. | travancore |
C. | thrissur |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» A. aligarh |
87. |
Abdul Rahiman Sahib started the newspaper `…………. as a weapon to fight for freedom. |
A. | al ameen |
B. | yuvabharatham |
C. | malayala rajyam |
D. | chandrika |
Answer» A. al ameen |
88. |
Launched from ……………..in October 1924, the proclaimed aim of the newspaper ‘Al Ameen’ was to strengthen the national freedom movement. |
A. | cochin |
B. | kozhikode |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» B. kozhikode |
89. |
………………tried to nurture nationalism among the Muslim community. |
A. | yuvabharatham |
B. | al ameen |
C. | malayala rajyam |
D. | kerala kesari |
Answer» B. al ameen |
90. |
In 1930 the government confiscated the ‘Al Ameen’ press and in ………….. the paper was completely closed down. |
A. | 1919 |
B. | 1929 |
C. | 1939 |
D. | 1949 |
Answer» C. 1939 |
91. |
After independence Al Ameen was re launched by …………….who was a close disciple of Muhammed Abdul Rahman, and it continued for a long time. |
A. | moidu maoulavi |
B. | vakkom moulavi |
C. | muhammed basheer |
D. | moidu kunnath |
Answer» A. moidu maoulavi |
92. |
Being an admirer of Subhas Chandra Bose, …………………associated himself with the Forward Block formed by Netaji. |
A. | abdul rahiman sahib |
B. | k.g.sankar |
C. | muhammed basheer |
D. | moidu kunnath |
Answer» A. abdul rahiman sahib |
93. |
The Second World War broke out, and Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Sahib was kept in jail from 1940 to 1945 by the……………. |
A. | french |
B. | british |
C. | dutch |
D. | portuguese |
Answer» B. british |
94. |
Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottashery village near ………………….just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur. |
A. | chennamangallur |
B. | cochin |
C. | travancore |
D. | thrissur |
Answer» A. chennamangallur |
95. |
Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottashery village near Chennamangallur just after addressing a public meeting at……………….. |
A. | cochin |
B. | kodiyathur |
C. | travancore |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» B. kodiyathur |
96. |
The Samadarshi which commenced publication from ………………..in 1918 was a powerful and popular vehicle of public opinion. |
A. | thrissur |
B. | cochin |
C. | thiruvananthapuram |
D. | palakkad |
Answer» C. thiruvananthapuram |
97. |
………………..joined the paper Samadarshi in 1923 as editor. |
A. | a.balakrishna pillai |
B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
C. | barrister a.k.pillai |
D. | t.k. madhavan |
Answer» A. a.balakrishna pillai |
98. |
It is said that the notorious Travancore Newspaper Regulations of ……………….. were an offshoot of Balakrishna Pillai's incisive criticisms. |
A. | 1906 |
B. | 1909 |
C. | 1916 |
D. | 1926 |
Answer» D. 1926 |
99. |
The newspaper regulation of 1926 was promulgated by………………. |
A. | dewan watts |
B. | barrister a.k.pillai |
C. | k.ayyappan |
D. | k.p.kesava menon |
Answer» A. dewan watts |
100. |
A.Balakrishana Pillai, who had earlier been eased out of editorial responsibility of the Samadarshi, had in the meanwhile launched a new periodical entitled…………………. |
A. | kerala kesari |
B. | yuvabharatham |
C. | malayala rajyam |
D. | prabhodakan |
Answer» D. prabhodakan |
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