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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) .
| 151. |
K M Mathew was doyen of Malayalam journalism and chief editor of……… |
| A. | mangalam |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | kerala kaumudi |
| D. | malayala manorama |
| Answer» D. malayala manorama | |
| 152. |
Born as the eighth son of K M Mammen Mappillai and Kunjaadamma on January 2, 1917, K.M Mathew started his career as a planter in Chikamagalur and later migrated to ……………..as a businessman looking after family business. |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | bombay |
| Answer» D. bombay | |
| 153. |
………………took over as Malayala Manorama’s Chief Editor on the death of Mr Cheriyan in 1973. |
| A. | k.m mathew |
| B. | jagannath mishra |
| C. | k.m.chandy |
| D. | k.m.varghese |
| Answer» A. k.m mathew | |
| 154. |
………………..is credited with the introduction of the concept of editionalising with larger share for local news and reader-friendly packaging through professional page designing in Manorama, which in turn impacted the entire newspaper industry in Kerala. |
| A. | k.m.chandy |
| B. | m. r. masani |
| C. | thomas griffith |
| D. | k.m mathew |
| Answer» D. k.m mathew | |
| 155. |
…………………has been the president of the Indian Newspaper Society; chairman of PTI; founder trusty and chairman of Press Institute of India and Research Institute for Newspaper Development; executive committee member of the Federation of International Newspaper Publishers and Editors based in France and a consultant of International Press Institute among other positions. |
| A. | m. r. masani |
| B. | k.m. mathew |
| C. | a.k chanda |
| D. | thomas griffith |
| Answer» B. k.m. mathew | |
| 156. |
………………. has penned two books, an autobiographical “Ettamathe Mothiram” and “Annamma”, written in memory of his wife. |
| A. | k.m. mathew |
| B. | m. r. masani |
| C. | rajmohan gandhi |
| D. | thomas griffith |
| Answer» A. k.m. mathew | |
| 157. |
K.M.Mathew inherited the family owned Manorma, started in …………….. by his great uncle Kandathil Varughese Mappillai . |
| A. | 1838 |
| B. | 1848 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1888 |
| Answer» D. 1888 | |
| 158. |
K.M Mathew married……………., a pioneer of culinary literature in Malayalam in 1942. |
| A. | annamma |
| B. | marie |
| C. | jeomy |
| D. | rincy |
| Answer» A. annamma | |
| 159. |
………………..had been the editor of ‘Vanitha’ the women’s journal from Manorama Group till her death in 2003. |
| A. | jeomy |
| B. | thankom mammen |
| C. | annamma |
| D. | swapna antony |
| Answer» C. annamma | |
| 160. |
…………………is the means of informing as well as influencing the general public to buy products or services through visual or oral messages. |
| A. | advertising |
| B. | dtp |
| C. | reuter |
| D. | xinhua |
| Answer» A. advertising | |
| 161. |
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) was founded in the year of………… |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» C. 1939 | |
| 162. |
The Rajan case refers to the death of P. Rajan, a student of the erstwhile Regional Engineering College, Calicut, as a result of torture in local police custody in Kerala state, during the nationwide Emergency in India in………………... |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1966 |
| D. | 1976 |
| Answer» D. 1976 | |
| 163. |
………………., a student of the erstwhile Regional Engineering College (presently the National Institute of Technology Calicut), was arrested by the Kerala Police on March 1, 1976, during the nationwide Emergency in India, for alleged Naxal association. |
| A. | p.sathyan |
| B. | p.midhun |
| C. | p.rahul |
| D. | p.rajan |
| Answer» D. p.rajan | |
| 164. |
…………………… was the Home Minister during the emergency. He resigned from the post of the Chief Minister of Kerala in 1978 due to adverse judgement in the case. |
| A. | k. karunakaran |
| B. | a.k.antony |
| C. | p.k.vasudevan nair |
| D. | e.k.nayanar |
| Answer» A. k. karunakaran | |
| 165. |
The largest journalist organization in the non-aligned world is the Indian Federation of Working Journalists, founded in New Delhi on 28 October…………... |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» D. 1950 | |
| 166. |
…………………, who used to head the Indian Express group, made an aborted attempt in the 1960s to control the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO). |
| A. | ramnath goenka |
| B. | dainik bhaskar |
| C. | dilip mandal |
| D. | r. anuradha |
| Answer» A. ramnath goenka | |
| 167. |
The Commission on freedom of the press (1942-1947), known as the ………………… Commission. |
| A. | hutchins’ |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | robin jeffrey |
| Answer» A. hutchins’ | |
| 168. |
The Constitution of India in Article ……………… (a) lays down that “All citizens shall have the right, to freedom of speech & expression.” |
| A. | 19(1 |
| B. | 19(2 |
| C. | 19(3 |
| D. | 19(4 |
| Answer» A. 19(1 | |
| 169. |
The largest journalist organization in the non-aligned world is the Indian Federation of Working Journalists, founded in …….on 28 October 1950. |
| A. | berlin |
| B. | paris |
| C. | london |
| D. | new delhi |
| Answer» D. new delhi | |
| 170. |
12th President of IFWJ was……………. |
| A. | k. vikram rao |
| B. | mamman mappilai |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» A. k. vikram rao | |
| 171. |
The headquarters of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) is ……………… |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | new delhi |
| C. | hyderabad |
| D. | madras |
| Answer» B. new delhi | |
| 172. |
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since…………... |
| A. | 1801 |
| B. | 1811 |
| C. | 1831 |
| D. | 1851 |
| Answer» D. 1851 | |
| 173. |
Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in……………, United Kingdom and a division of Reuters. |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | rome |
| C. | paris |
| D. | london |
| Answer» D. london | |
| 174. |
The Associated Press is an ………….news agency (1845). |
| A. | american |
| B. | african |
| C. | italian |
| D. | russian |
| Answer» A. american | |
| 175. |
AFP is headquartered in………………., with regional offices in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong, and Washington, D.C., and bureaus in 150 countries. |
| A. | moscow |
| B. | beijing |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | paris |
| Answer» D. paris | |
| 176. |
Xinhua News Agency is the state news agency of the People's Republic of………………. |
| A. | india |
| B. | japan |
| C. | china |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» C. china | |
| 177. |
Xinhua's head office is located in China's capital…………... |
| A. | beijing |
| B. | taiwan |
| C. | hong kong |
| D. | shensi |
| Answer» A. beijing | |
| 178. |
Based in………….., Press Trust of India or PTI is the largest news agency in India. |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | rajasthan |
| Answer» A. delhi | |
| 179. |
United News of India or UNI was launched in March, …………., and has grown into one of the largest news agencies in Asia. |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1941 |
| D. | 1961 |
| Answer» D. 1961 | |
| 180. |
The Hindusthan Samachar was formed on 1st Dec,……………. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» D. 1948 | |
| 181. |
The first rotary offset lithographic printing press was created in England and patented in 1875 by……………….. |
| A. | robert barclay |
| B. | richard march hoe |
| C. | albert harris |
| D. | acharya vinoba bhave |
| Answer» A. robert barclay | |
| 182. |
……………….. is the process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, Web pages, etc. (print and Web design) |
| A. | digitalization |
| B. | dtp |
| C. | lithography |
| D. | web design |
| Answer» B. dtp | |
| 183. |
………………is the process and art of combining text and graphics and communicating an effective message in the design of logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, and any other type of visual communication. |
| A. | web design |
| B. | digitalization |
| C. | lithography |
| D. | graphic design |
| Answer» D. graphic design | |
| 184. |
The Serampore missionaries under the leadership of ……………brought out Dig Darshan from 1818, the first language newspaper in India. |
| A. | dr. william carrey |
| B. | mamman mappilai |
| C. | amsi narayana pillai |
| D. | charles lawson |
| Answer» A. dr. william carrey | |
| 185. |
In Kerala, the credit for starting the first newspaper goes to a Christian missionary group from……………., the Basel Mission Society (BMS). |
| A. | san francisco |
| B. | germany |
| C. | london |
| D. | france |
| Answer» B. germany | |
| 186. |
……………….was the first journal published in Malayalam. |
| A. | malayala rajyam |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | rajyasamacharam |
| D. | kerala kesari |
| Answer» C. rajyasamacharam | |
| 187. |
The Basel Mission Society brought it out from June 1847 from a press owned by the Mission at …………..near Tellicherry. |
| A. | illikkunnu |
| B. | cherukunnu |
| C. | muzhakkunnu |
| D. | melur |
| Answer» A. illikkunnu | |
| 188. |
Paschimodayam was the second journal in Malayalam brought out from October …………….. from Tellicherry. |
| A. | 1807 |
| B. | 1817 |
| C. | 1847 |
| D. | 1857 |
| Answer» C. 1847 | |
| 189. |
Sathyanada Kahalam (Trumpet of the Voice of Truth) was a Catholic newspaper started as a fortnightly from Koonamavu (Ernakulam district) on October 12,………………. |
| A. | 1816 |
| B. | 1826 |
| C. | 1836 |
| D. | 1876 |
| Answer» D. 1876 | |
| 190. |
Keralopakari was magazine published by the Basel Mission Society from…………. |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1858 |
| C. | 1878 |
| D. | 1884 |
| Answer» C. 1878 | |
| 191. |
Keralopakari was printed from…………….. |
| A. | mangalore |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kottayam |
| Answer» A. mangalore | |
| 192. |
…………………., a monthly magazine in Malayalam, was published by the Church Mission Society (CMS) in Kottayam from November 1848. |
| A. | jnana nikshepam |
| B. | keralopakari |
| C. | sathyanada kahalam |
| D. | vidyasamgraham |
| Answer» A. jnana nikshepam | |
| 193. |
Jnana Nikshepam’s first editor was Reverend………., a foreign missionary who introduced letter press in Kerala. |
| A. | banjamine bailey |
| B. | mamman mappilai |
| C. | amsi narayana pillai |
| D. | t.j. paily |
| Answer» A. banjamine bailey | |
| 194. |
Vidyasamgraham or Kottayam College Quarterly Magazine was started by Chruch Mission Society (CMS) College in ………… from Kottayam. |
| A. | 1864 |
| B. | 1874 |
| C. | 1894 |
| D. | 1896 |
| Answer» A. 1864 | |
| 195. |
CMS College principal, Richard Collins, and Rev. George Mathan were the key figures behind this publication of………………….. |
| A. | vidyasamgraham |
| B. | sathyanada kahalam |
| C. | prabhuddha keralam |
| D. | sadananda vilasam |
| Answer» A. vidyasamgraham | |
| 196. |
Sathyanada Kahalam (Trumpet of the Voice of Truth) was a Catholic newspaper started as a fortnightly from Koonamavu of ………….district on October 12, 1876. |
| A. | varapuzha |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | ernakulam |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» C. ernakulam | |
| 197. |
…………………was published under the auspices of the Italian Carmelite Mission, with the Rev. Fr. Candidus designated as its first editor. |
| A. | sathyanada kahalam |
| B. | samtishtavadi |
| C. | the travancore herald |
| D. | nasrani deepika |
| Answer» A. sathyanada kahalam | |
| 198. |
In…………. the name Sathyanada Kahalam was changed to Sathyanadam. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» D. 1926 | |
| 199. |
In………………., Sathyanadam was merged with Kerala Times, a daily from Kochi published by the Catholic Diocese of Varapuzha. |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» D. 1970 | |
| 200. |
………………. started publication from St. Joseph’s Press at Mannanam on April 15, 1887. |
| A. | nasrani deepika |
| B. | prabhuddha keralam |
| C. | sadananda vilasam |
| D. | abhinava keralam |
| Answer» A. nasrani deepika | |
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