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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. |
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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