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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) .
| 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 | |
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