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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) .
| 201. |
Leader was launched in 1909 in Allahabad by |
| A. | pt. j.l. nehru |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | pt. m.m. malviya |
| D. | moti lal nehru |
| Answer» C. pt. m.m. malviya | |
| 202. |
Which of the following was the first newspaper of India? |
| A. | bengal gazette |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | maratha |
| D. | the times of india |
| Answer» A. bengal gazette | |
| 203. |
Bengal Journal was first published in the year |
| A. | 1832 |
| B. | 1792 |
| C. | 1786 |
| D. | 1785 |
| Answer» D. 1785 | |
| 204. |
The Statesman was published from |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | madras |
| C. | calcutta |
| D. | bombay |
| Answer» C. calcutta | |
| 205. |
Tilak is connected with the paper |
| A. | india |
| B. | hindustan |
| C. | vande mataram |
| D. | maratha |
| Answer» D. maratha | |
| 206. |
Who was called a ‘fighting editor’ by Gandhi? |
| A. | frank moraes |
| B. | m. chakpati rao |
| C. | k. rama rao |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. k. rama rao | |
| 207. |
Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madras on September 20, 1878? |
| A. | hindustan times |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | anand bazar patrika |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the hindu | |
| 208. |
When was the first English newspaper, Bengal Gazette published? |
| A. | 1795 a.d. |
| B. | 1790 a.d. |
| C. | 1780 a |
| D. | 1770 a.d. |
| Answer» C. 1780 a | |
| 209. |
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 |
| Answer» B. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 210. |
The first newspaper published from Mumbai was |
| A. | bombay samachar |
| B. | bombay times |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | bombay herald |
| Answer» D. bombay herald | |
| 211. |
The first Indian daily newspaper in English was |
| A. | indian mirror |
| B. | bombay times |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | the hindu |
| Answer» A. indian mirror | |
| 212. |
First evening paper in India was |
| A. | calcutta mail |
| B. | mid-day |
| C. | madras mail |
| D. | bombay mail |
| Answer» C. madras mail | |
| 213. |
When was censorship introduced on Indian Press? |
| A. | 1797 |
| B. | 1795 |
| C. | 1790 |
| D. | 1782 |
| Answer» B. 1795 | |
| 214. |
PTI stands for |
| A. | physical training institute |
| B. | physical training inspector |
| C. | prime time instruction |
| D. | press trust of india |
| Answer» D. press trust of india | |
| 215. |
The newspaper Independent was started by |
| A. | motilal nehru |
| B. | syed hussain |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» A. motilal nehru | |
| 216. |
Who started the newspaper National Herald? |
| A. | rajiv gandhi |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | motilal nehru |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» D. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 217. |
East India Company introduced censorship for the first time in |
| A. | 1790 |
| B. | 1795 |
| C. | 1800 |
| D. | 1806 |
| Answer» B. 1795 | |
| 218. |
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 |
| Answer» B. vernacular press act | |
| 219. |
Press Council was constituted under the recommendations of the Press Commission in |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1977 |
| C. | 1971 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» D. 1966 | |
| 220. |
This newspaper was vernacular in origin but overnight it became English because of the enactment of Vernacular Press Act of 1878 |
| A. | anand bazar patrika |
| B. | naya bazar patrika |
| C. | amrit bazar patrika |
| D. | bengalee |
| Answer» C. amrit bazar patrika | |
| 221. |
In India, Englishman William Bolts made the first attempt for the publication of newspapers |
| A. | 1768 |
| B. | 1772 |
| C. | 1776 |
| D. | 1780 |
| Answer» C. 1776 | |
| 222. |
Name the hero of the language press during the period 1845-83. |
| A. | dwarkanath tagore |
| B. | manmohan ghosh |
| C. | christo paul |
| D. | vasudev balwant phadke |
| Answer» D. vasudev balwant phadke | |
| 223. |
Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’? |
| A. | ardeshir irani |
| B. | dada saheb phalke |
| C. | raj kapoor |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. dada saheb phalke | |
| 224. |
When was the office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) started? |
| A. | 1 july 1956 |
| B. | 4 june 1956 |
| C. | 4 june 1955 |
| D. | 1 july 1954 |
| Answer» A. 1 july 1956 | |
| 225. |
Press Council of India has how many members? |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 27 |
| C. | 26 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» A. 28 | |
| 226. |
The first news agency of India was |
| A. | united news of india (uni |
| B. | free press of india (fpi |
| C. | press news bureau (pnb |
| D. | press trust of india (pti |
| Answer» B. free press of india (fpi | |
| 227. |
The First Press Commission was appointed in |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1953 |
| Answer» C. 1952 | |
| 228. |
Who among the following was the chairman of the first Press Commission? |
| A. | justice j.s. rajadhyaksha |
| B. | j. natrajan |
| C. | dr. v.k.r.v. rao |
| D. | dr. c.p. ramaswami aiyer |
| Answer» A. justice j.s. rajadhyaksha | |
| 229. |
‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of ………….. |
| A. | the baptist mission |
| B. | the wesleyan mission |
| C. | the danish mission |
| D. | the scottish mission |
| Answer» A. the baptist mission | |
| 230. |
Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association? |
| A. | mahatma gandhi |
| B. | bal gangadhar tilak |
| C. | mammen mappillai |
| D. | amritlal seth |
| Answer» B. bal gangadhar tilak | |
| 231. |
Who is known as Indian Gutenberg? |
| A. | james augustus hicky |
| B. | john de bustamante |
| C. | john bosco |
| D. | col. james todd |
| Answer» B. john de bustamante | |
| 232. |
The printing press was introduced in India during |
| A. | the thirteenth century |
| B. | the fourteenth century |
| C. | the fifteenth century |
| D. | the sixteenth century |
| Answer» D. the sixteenth century | |
| 233. |
Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by |
| A. | uni |
| B. | ians |
| C. | pti |
| D. | irna |
| Answer» A. uni | |
| 234. |
When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper? |
| A. | young india |
| B. | indian opinion |
| C. | reformer |
| D. | hindustan |
| Answer» B. indian opinion | |
| 235. |
The oldest survivings newspaper of India is |
| A. | the statesman |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | malayalam manorama |
| D. | mumbai samachar |
| Answer» D. mumbai samachar | |
| 236. |
Who was the owner of The Hindu? |
| A. | k.r. iyengar |
| B. | surendranath banerjee |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | motilal ghosh |
| Answer» A. k.r. iyengar | |
| 237. |
Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to |
| A. | aurobindo ghosh |
| B. | maulana abdul kalam azad |
| C. | raja ram mohan roy |
| D. | syed abdulla brelvi |
| Answer» C. raja ram mohan roy | |
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