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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 51. |
When the Vernacular Press Act was passed? |
| A. | 1868 |
| B. | 1878 |
| C. | 1888 |
| D. | 1898 |
| Answer» B. 1878 | |
| 52. |
Who passed the Vernacular Press Act? |
| A. | lord wellesley |
| B. | lord lytton |
| C. | lord hastings |
| D. | lord william bentinck |
| Answer» B. lord lytton | |
| 53. |
Which Act came to be nicknamed as the Gagging Act? |
| A. | the vernacular press act |
| B. | act of 1858 |
| C. | act of 1909 |
| D. | act of 1919 |
| Answer» A. the vernacular press act | |
| 54. |
…………………, a teacher and reformist, started the first Bangla weekly Bengal Gazette in early 1818 |
| A. | ganga kishore bhattacharya |
| B. | herbert harrington |
| C. | edmond morris |
| D. | pierre brissot |
| Answer» A. ganga kishore bhattacharya | |
| 55. |
Raja Rammohan set up…………………… |
| A. | sambad kaumudi |
| B. | the amrita bazar patrika |
| C. | the statesman |
| D. | the hindu |
| Answer» A. sambad kaumudi | |
| 56. |
Raja Rammohan set up ………………….in English |
| A. | brahminical magazine |
| B. | the tribune |
| C. | the hindustan times |
| D. | the statesman |
| Answer» A. brahminical magazine | |
| 57. |
Raja Rammohan set up the …………………………in Persian |
| A. | mirat-ul-akbar |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | the hindu |
| D. | mumbai samachar |
| Answer» A. mirat-ul-akbar | |
| 58. |
The government of India established the Registrar of Newspapers of India (RNI) in …………….. on the recommendation of the first Press Commission. |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1966 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» B. 1956 | |
| 59. |
Who established Serampore Mission, India’s first Christian missionary organisation. |
| A. | william carey |
| B. | lord ellenborough |
| C. | b.messink |
| D. | peter reed |
| Answer» A. william carey | |
| 60. |
Serampore Mission (1800-1845)-India's first Christian missionary organisation. William carey and his two associates established this mission on 10 January …………… |
| A. | 1700 |
| B. | 1800 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1876 |
| Answer» B. 1800 | |
| 61. |
Who was called as the ‘Liberator of the Indian Press’? |
| A. | charles metcalfe |
| B. | lord lytton |
| C. | lord wellesly |
| D. | lord mecaulay |
| Answer» A. charles metcalfe | |
| 62. |
The Mumbai Samachar is the oldest newspaper in India, published in …………and is one of the most trusted newspapers of Mumbai. |
| A. | gujarati |
| B. | marathi |
| C. | hindi |
| D. | kannada |
| Answer» A. gujarati | |
| 63. |
Who brought out the Newspaper, the Bombay Samachar, in 1822 |
| A. | fardoonji murazban |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | vallabhbhai patel |
| Answer» A. fardoonji murazban | |
| 64. |
The Madras Courier was started in …………… |
| A. | 1755 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1768 |
| D. | 1785 |
| Answer» D. 1785 | |
| 65. |
Who was the founder of the newspaper ‘The Madras Courier’? |
| A. | vallabhbhai patel |
| B. | mohare hanamanthraya |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | richard johnson |
| Answer» D. richard johnson | |
| 66. |
Who launched in 1858 a Bangla weekly ‘Som Prakash’? |
| A. | mohare hanamanthraya |
| B. | robert knight |
| C. | richard johnson |
| D. | iswar chandra vidyasagar |
| Answer» D. iswar chandra vidyasagar | |
| 67. |
In 1875, Robert Knight founded ……………………… |
| A. | the calcutta chronicle |
| B. | the calcutta gazette |
| C. | the bengal journal |
| D. | the statesman |
| Answer» D. the statesman | |
| 68. |
Who was the founder of the newspaper “The Hindu”(1878)? |
| A. | kasturi ranga iyengar |
| B. | jogendra nath bose |
| C. | dinabandhu mitra |
| D. | robert knight |
| Answer» A. kasturi ranga iyengar | |
| 69. |
Vernacular Press Act was passed in …………. |
| A. | 1828 |
| B. | 1838 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1878 |
| Answer» D. 1878 | |
| 70. |
Who passed Vernacular Press Act? |
| A. | lord rippon |
| B. | wellesley |
| C. | delhousie |
| D. | lord lytton |
| Answer» D. lord lytton | |
| 71. |
The Press Council of India was established in the year ………. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» D. 1966 | |
| 72. |
………………is a constitutional, quasi judicial body which acts as a supervisory body of the press. |
| A. | the present press council of india |
| B. | all india muslim league |
| C. | indian national congress |
| D. | theosophical society |
| Answer» A. the present press council of india | |
| 73. |
……….were the first Europeans who introduced printing press in India. |
| A. | british |
| B. | french |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» D. portuguese | |
| 74. |
Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper 'Kesari' in ………….. |
| A. | marathi |
| B. | english |
| C. | hindi |
| D. | malayalam |
| Answer» A. marathi | |
| 75. |
Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper ‘Maratha’ in……………… |
| A. | english |
| B. | gujarathi |
| C. | marathi |
| D. | hindi |
| Answer» A. english | |
| 76. |
‘The Spectator’ was an English-language newspaper published from ………….. |
| A. | madras |
| B. | bombay |
| C. | bihar |
| D. | assam |
| Answer» A. madras | |
| 77. |
The All India Muslim League was formed in Dhaka in …………. |
| A. | 1806 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1909 |
| D. | 196 |
| Answer» B. 1906 | |
| 78. |
Annie Besant joined the Theosophical Society in May ………… |
| A. | 1889 |
| B. | 1899 |
| C. | 1907 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» A. 1889 | |
| 79. |
Annie Besant was elected President of the Theosophical Society in |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1909 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» A. 1907 | |
| 80. |
Annie Besant came to India on 16 November 1893 to attend the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society at ……….. |
| A. | adyar |
| B. | banglore |
| C. | trivandrum |
| D. | tirunelveli |
| Answer» A. adyar | |
| 81. |
Who founded a weekly newspaper Commonweal in January 1914? |
| A. | annie besant |
| B. | s.n.b banerje |
| C. | sir syed ahmad khan |
| D. | mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» A. annie besant | |
| 82. |
Who started ‘new India’? |
| A. | annie besant |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | lord rippon |
| D. | wellesley c) delhousie |
| Answer» A. annie besant | |
| 83. |
Who started 'Young India'? |
| A. | mahatma gandhi |
| B. | annie besant |
| C. | madan mohan malviya |
| D. | pherozeshah mehta |
| Answer» A. mahatma gandhi | |
| 84. |
Mahatma Gandhi started his first paper; ………..was in South Africa. |
| A. | my experiments with truth |
| B. | indian opinion |
| C. | young india |
| D. | new india’ |
| Answer» B. indian opinion | |
| 85. |
‘My Experiments with Truth’ is the biography of ………… |
| A. | madan mohan malviya |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | s.n.b banerje |
| D. | sir syed ahmad khan |
| Answer» B. mahatma gandhi | |
| 86. |
Who started newspaper 'Harijan'? |
| A. | madan mohan malviya |
| B. | gandhiji |
| C. | s.n.b banerje |
| D. | sir syed ahmad khan |
| Answer» B. gandhiji | |
| 87. |
The Leader was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in India during British Raj which was Founded by ……… |
| A. | s.n. banerje |
| B. | madan mohan malviya |
| C. | sir syed ahmad khan |
| D. | k. p. kesava menon |
| Answer» B. madan mohan malviya | |
| 88. |
Bombay Chronicle was an English-language newspaper started in 1910 by ………….. |
| A. | sir pherozeshah mehta |
| B. | madan mohan malviya |
| C. | k. p. kesava menon |
| D. | gandhiji |
| Answer» A. sir pherozeshah mehta | |
| 89. |
Mathrubhumi was first published on 18th March, ………. |
| A. | 1923 |
| B. | 1933 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1936 |
| Answer» A. 1923 | |
| 90. |
The founder of ‘Mathrubhumi’, the Malayalam language newspaper was the renowned freedom fighter …………. |
| A. | k. p. kesava menon |
| B. | madan mohan malviya |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | annie besant |
| Answer» A. k. p. kesava menon | |
| 91. |
Who founded the newspaper ‘National Herald’? |
| A. | madan mohan malviya |
| B. | jawaharlal nehru |
| C. | annie besant |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» B. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 92. |
‘Yugantar’ was started by ………….. |
| A. | madan mohan malviya |
| B. | barindra kumar ghosh |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | patel |
| Answer» B. barindra kumar ghosh | |
| 93. |
………………….started publication of the journal 'Ghadar'. |
| A. | madan mohan malviya |
| B. | lala hardayal |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | annie besant |
| Answer» B. lala hardayal | |
| 94. |
Find the odd one out of the following: |
| A. | cable tv |
| B. | television |
| C. | radio |
| D. | newspaper |
| Answer» D. newspaper | |
| 95. |
Find the odd one out of the following: |
| A. | audio communication |
| B. | aural communication |
| C. | verbal communication |
| D. | visual communication |
| Answer» D. visual communication | |
| 96. |
To choose the news items for the newspaper and to correct the language, spelling and remove all the unimportant sentences are the functions of |
| A. | reporter |
| B. | editor |
| C. | writer |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. editor | |
| 97. |
To keep only the essential parts in the picture is called |
| A. | cropping |
| B. | editing |
| C. | edging |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. cropping | |
| 98. |
Which composing method is also called as cold type setting? |
| A. | machine setting |
| B. | phototype setting |
| C. | hand setting |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. phototype setting | |
| 99. |
Headlines are generally given by |
| A. | photographers |
| B. | reporters |
| C. | editors |
| D. | page designers |
| Answer» C. editors | |
| 100. |
Which media would be ideal to attract the attention of children to sell chocolates to them? |
| A. | tv (advertisements |
| B. | leaflets |
| C. | radio |
| D. | newspapers |
| Answer» A. tv (advertisements | |
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