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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. |
In………………., the name Nasrani Deepika was changed to Deepika and the place of publication was shifted from Mannanam to Kottayam. |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» B. 1938 | |
| 202. |
A Malayalam edition of the Western Star started publication from ………………..under the banner Paschimataraka. |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kannur |
| Answer» B. cochin | |
| 203. |
The Malayala Manorama Company was registered as a joint stock company in Travancore in…………….. |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1888 |
| Answer» D. 1888 | |
| 204. |
Although the Malayala Manorama company was registered in 1888, the first issue rolled out of its press in Kottayam on March 22,…………... |
| A. | 1850 |
| B. | 1860 |
| C. | 1890 |
| D. | 1896 |
| Answer» C. 1890 | |
| 205. |
…………………., a talented writer and an experienced hand in newspaper business, was the founder-editor of Manorama. |
| A. | kandathil varghese mappilai |
| B. | k.m. cherian |
| C. | k.m. mathew |
| D. | devji bhimji |
| Answer» A. kandathil varghese mappilai | |
| 206. |
From January 26, …………Malayala Manorama became a daily newspaper. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» D. 1928 | |
| 207. |
Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer, the Dewan of…………….., brutally suppressed the agitations. |
| A. | madras |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | malabar |
| Answer» B. travancore | |
| 208. |
On September 9, ………………, the Dewan banned Malayala Manorama and confiscated the press. |
| A. | 1838 |
| B. | 1848 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» D. 1938 | |
| 209. |
The editor of….., Mamman Mappilai, passed away on December 31, 1953. |
| A. | manorama |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | sathyanada kahalam |
| D. | kerala patrika |
| Answer» A. manorama | |
| 210. |
………………, the present editor of Manorama assumed office after the death of his brother K.M. Cherian in 1973. |
| A. | k.m. mathew |
| B. | sanjayan |
| C. | amsi narayana pillai |
| D. | k. neelakanda pillai |
| Answer» A. k.m. mathew | |
| 211. |
Kerala Mitram, a weekly newspaper from…., began on January 1, 1881. |
| A. | kochi |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | tellicherry |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» A. kochi | |
| 212. |
…………., a Gujarathi settled in Kochi, was the promoter of Kerala Mitram. |
| A. | devji bhimji |
| B. | sanjayan |
| C. | amsi narayana pillai |
| D. | vagbhadanantha gurukkal |
| Answer» A. devji bhimji | |
| 213. |
Kerala Patrika was published as a weekly from …………….in 1884. |
| A. | cochin |
| B. | calicut |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kannur |
| Answer» B. calicut | |
| 214. |
Kerala Patrika’s founder-editor was………………….. |
| A. | chenkulath kunhirama menon |
| B. | sanjayan |
| C. | amsi narayana pillai |
| D. | k. neelakanda pillai |
| Answer» A. chenkulath kunhirama menon | |
| 215. |
Lokamanyan was edited by K. Neelakanda Pillai and published by Poovathungal Sebastian from …………….from 1920. |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | tellicherry |
| C. | ernakulam |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» D. thrissur | |
| 216. |
Swarad was started in ………….. from Kollam for the purpose of spreading the ideology of INC and to support the Congress activities in Travancore. |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1939 |
| Answer» A. 1921 | |
| 217. |
From 1926, Swarad became a daily and its headquarters was shifted from …………………..to Thiruvananthapuram. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | calicut |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | kannur |
| Answer» A. kollam | |
| 218. |
………………was the editor of ‘Swarad’ newspaper. |
| A. | a.k. pillai |
| B. | sanjayan |
| C. | balagangadhara tilak |
| D. | amsi narayana pillai |
| Answer» A. a.k. pillai | |
| 219. |
Based in…………….., Mathrubhumi was founded in 1922 as a public limited company in the aftermath of Gandhi’s non-cooperation movement. |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» D. calicut | |
| 220. |
Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Limited was registered as a public limited company on February 15,…………... |
| A. | 1922 |
| B. | 1932 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» A. 1922 | |
| 221. |
The first issue of Mathrubhumi went to the public on March 18,………... |
| A. | 1823 |
| B. | 1829 |
| C. | 1893 |
| D. | 1923 |
| Answer» D. 1923 | |
| 222. |
………………who was the founder-editor of Mathrubhumi was sent to jail for his leadership role in Vaikom Sathyagraha. |
| A. | k.p. kesava menon |
| B. | k.l. mohana varma |
| C. | sanjayan |
| D. | amsi narayana pillai |
| Answer» A. k.p. kesava menon | |
| 223. |
At the peak of the civil disobedience movement, in April 1930, ………………started issuing as a daily. |
| A. | mathrubhumi |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | deepam |
| D. | prabhatham |
| Answer» A. mathrubhumi | |
| 224. |
Mathrubhumi became a daily from April 6,…………... |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» D. 1930 | |
| 225. |
In 1962, Mathrubhumi started a second edition in ………….and led the circulation figures in Kerala for a few years. |
| A. | kochi |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | kannur |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» A. kochi | |
| 226. |
Al-Ameen began in October12, 1924 from……………. |
| A. | calicut |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | kannur |
| D. | tellicherry |
| Answer» A. calicut | |
| 227. |
…………..was edited and promoted by Muhammed Abdul Rahiman. |
| A. | al-ameen |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | deepam |
| D. | prabhatham, |
| Answer» A. al-ameen | |
| 228. |
Malayala Rajyam was a weekly newspaper edited and published by ………………….from Kollam in1929. |
| A. | k.g. shanker |
| B. | kesari balakrishna pillai |
| C. | balagangadhara tilak |
| D. | vagbhadanantha gurukkal |
| Answer» A. k.g. shanker | |
| 229. |
Deenabandhu newspaper was started as a weekly on January 26, 1941 from………………... |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | calicut |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» D. thrissur | |
| 230. |
V.R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan was the editor of …………….. |
| A. | deenabandhu |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | deepam |
| D. | prabhatham, |
| Answer» A. deenabandhu | |
| 231. |
Deenabandhu was banned in the princely state of Kochi in 1942 and it could re-appear only in………………. |
| A. | 1914 |
| B. | 1924 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1944 |
| Answer» D. 1944 | |
| 232. |
…………………….became a daily on January 26, 1946 and the place of publication was shifted to Ernakulam. |
| A. | bhaje keralam |
| B. | bhaje bharatham |
| C. | deenabandhu |
| D. | kerala kesari, |
| Answer» C. deenabandhu | |
| 233. |
Deshabhimani Starting at Kozhikode in1942 as a weekly, and became daily in…………….. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» D. 1946 | |
| 234. |
Deshabhimani was started as a weekly newspaper from ………………and it became a daily in1946. |
| A. | kozhikode |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thalassery |
| D. | kannur |
| Answer» A. kozhikode | |
| 235. |
……………….was founder-editor of Deshabhimani. |
| A. | m.s. devadas |
| B. | k.l. mohana varma |
| C. | s. kasthuriranga iyengar |
| D. | kuroor neelakandan namboothiripad |
| Answer» A. m.s. devadas | |
| 236. |
Deshabhimani was banned by the Madras Government in ……………. and it could reappear only in 1951. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» D. 1948 | |
| 237. |
Chandrika was started as a weekly from …………..on March 26, 1934. |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | thalassery |
| C. | calicut |
| D. | kannur |
| Answer» B. thalassery | |
| 238. |
In………………, Chandrika became a daily newspaper. |
| A. | 1929 |
| B. | 1939 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» B. 1939 | |
| 239. |
In 1939, Chandrika became a daily newspaper and later the place of publication was shifted to Calicut from February……………... |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» D. 1946 | |
| 240. |
Chandrika introduced offset printing in……………. and started a second edition from Kochi in1992. |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» D. 1990 | |
| 241. |
……………………..is a Kozhikode based daily newspaper promoted by the Ideal Publications Trust. |
| A. | madhyamam |
| B. | vivekodayam |
| C. | janmabhumi |
| D. | chandrika |
| Answer» A. madhyamam | |
| 242. |
………………….was the founder-editor of Madhyamam. |
| A. | p.k. balakrishnan |
| B. | kesari balakrishna pillai |
| C. | s. kasthuriranga iyengar |
| D. | vagbhadanantha gurukkal |
| Answer» A. p.k. balakrishnan | |
| 243. |
……………….is the official newspaper of the BJP Kerala unit. |
| A. | janmabhumi |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | vivekodayam |
| D. | madhyamam |
| Answer» A. janmabhumi | |
| 244. |
Janmabhumi began from Ernakulam on November 14, 1977 under the editorship of ……………….and published by Mathruka Pracharanalayam. |
| A. | prof. m.p. manmathan |
| B. | sukumar azhikode |
| C. | k.l. mohana varma |
| D. | kesari balakrishna pillai |
| Answer» A. prof. m.p. manmathan | |
| 245. |
Janmabhumi was earlier a magazine run by Nawab Rajendran from…... |
| A. | thalassery |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | cochin |
| Answer» C. thrissur | |
| 246. |
…………………. is the official mouthpiece of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). |
| A. | veekshanam |
| B. | vivekodayam |
| C. | varthamanam |
| D. | harijan |
| Answer» A. veekshanam | |
| 247. |
……………….was re-launched on November 14, 2006 by Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram. |
| A. | harijan |
| B. | indian opinion |
| C. | veekshanam |
| D. | navajivan |
| Answer» C. veekshanam | |
| 248. |
……………..is the official mouthpiece of Communist Party of India (CPI). |
| A. | vivekodayam |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | janayugam |
| D. | veekshanam |
| Answer» C. janayugam | |
| 249. |
Janayugam was first launched from…..…in1947 under the editorship of N. Gopinathan Nair. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | thalassery |
| C. | kannur |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» A. kollam | |
| 250. |
…....studied philosophy and completed his Ph.D. from a Swiss University. |
| A. | gundert |
| B. | michael hodges |
| C. | max muller |
| D. | s.kasthuriranga iyengar |
| Answer» A. gundert | |
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