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| 101. |
………………..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 | |
| 102. |
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 | |
| 103. |
The All Kerala Political Conference held at …………….in April 1921 marked the beginning of the move for a united Kerala which became a reality in terms of law thirty-five years later. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | ottapalam |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissoor |
| Answer» B. ottapalam | |
| 104. |
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 | |
| 105. |
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 | |
| 106. |
…………………now started the Kesari, later to become famous in the annuals of Malayalam journalism. |
| A. | k.g.sankar |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.ayyappan |
| D. | balakrishna pillai |
| Answer» D. balakrishna pillai | |
| 107. |
Swarad editor …………….led the deputation to the Dewan who, it must be conceded, gave them a patient hearing. |
| A. | a.k.pillai |
| B. | k.g.sankar |
| C. | k.ayyappan |
| D. | c.krishnan |
| Answer» A. a.k.pillai | |
| 108. |
June 26, ………………., the day the new newspaper regulations took effect, was observed as a day of mourning by the people of Thiruvananthapuram. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» D. 1926 | |
| 109. |
The …………………made a triumphant entry into Malayalam journalism in 1929, featuring in its columns API and Reuter despatches and news pictures fed by foreign photo agencies. |
| A. | malayalarajyam |
| B. | swarad |
| C. | prabhodakan |
| D. | yuvabharatham |
| Answer» A. malayalarajyam | |
| 110. |
Malayalarajyam was published from……………... |
| A. | thrissoor |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kollam |
| Answer» D. kollam | |
| 111. |
It was the course of the non-cooperation and Khilafat movements that Kerala witnessed what was probably the most tragic episode in its freedom struggle, namely the Mappila Rebellion or, has been increasingly called, the Malabar Rebellion of………….. |
| A. | 1821 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1929 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 112. |
This was best illustrated by the starting of the nationalist newspaper, the Mathrubhoomi, from Kozhikode in……………. |
| A. | 1903 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» C. 1923 | |
| 113. |
Mathrubhoomi started issuing on March 18, 1923, thrice a week, with ………………………..as its editor. |
| A. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| B. | k.p.kesava menon |
| C. | t.k.madhavan |
| D. | sanjayan |
| Answer» B. k.p.kesava menon | |
| 114. |
The moving spirit of the Vaikom satyagraha was Shri……………….., himself a redoubtable journalist. |
| A. | t.k.madhavan |
| B. | k.p.kesava menon |
| C. | dr. sebastian paul |
| D. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| Answer» A. t.k.madhavan | |
| 115. |
At the peak of the civil disobedience movement, in April 1930, the …………………started issuing as a daily. |
| A. | kerala kesari |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | mathrubhoomi |
| Answer» D. mathrubhoomi | |
| 116. |
The Dewan of Travancore, Sir………………., refused entry to the paper Mathrubhoomi in the State. |
| A. | c.p.ramaswamy iyer |
| B. | k.g.sankar |
| C. | a.k.pillai |
| D. | p.rajagopalachari |
| Answer» A. c.p.ramaswamy iyer | |
| 117. |
The Prabhatham started publication from ……………….with E.M.S. Namboodiripad as its editor. |
| A. | shoranur |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissoor |
| Answer» A. shoranur | |
| 118. |
The Deenabandu commenced publication as a weekly in 1941 from…………………... |
| A. | anchuthengu |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thangassery |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» D. thrissur | |
| 119. |
The………………… weekly was edited by V.R.Krishnan Ezhuthachan. |
| A. | deenabandu |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | kerala kesari |
| Answer» A. deenabandu | |
| 120. |
The …………………was trial-blazer in the sense that it was one of the first periodicals published from Cochin State which supported the national movement. |
| A. | kerala kesari |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | deenabandu |
| Answer» D. deenabandu | |
| 121. |
After a splendid innings spread over 21 years the Deenabandu finally succumbed to financial difficulties and ceased publication in……………... |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» C. 1962 | |
| 122. |
The Lokamanyan started publication from……………….. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» A. thrissur | |
| 123. |
The Swarad started publication from………………... |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | thrissoor |
| D. | palghat |
| Answer» A. kollam | |
| 124. |
The Yuvabharatham started publication from………….. |
| A. | thrissoor |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | palakkad |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» C. palakkad | |
| 125. |
The Kerala Kesari started publication from…………….. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | palakkad |
| C. | irinjalakkuda |
| D. | thalassery |
| Answer» A. thrissur | |
| 126. |
The Chandrika, started out in 1934 from ………….as a weekly. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thalassery |
| Answer» D. thalassery | |
| 127. |
The Chandrika of the Muslim League blossomed into a daily in …………..and was shifted to Kozhikode. |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1939 | |
| 128. |
The Desabhimani, currently the organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), began publication from Kozhikode in ………… as a weekly. |
| A. | 1912 |
| B. | 1923 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» D. 1942 | |
| 129. |
Aurobindo was the editor of |
| A. | harijan |
| B. | pionee |
| C. | vande mataram |
| D. | chronicle |
| Answer» C. vande mataram | |
| 130. |
The government of Madras banned the paper Desabhimani in………... |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» D. 1948 | |
| 131. |
In the Travancore area the Communist Party started its own publication, the…………………. |
| A. | janayugam |
| B. | kaumudi |
| C. | kerala kesari |
| D. | bharati |
| Answer» A. janayugam | |
| 132. |
The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from Thrissur, with …………………as its editor. |
| A. | joseph mundassery |
| B. | dr. sebastian paul |
| C. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| D. | k.g.sankar |
| Answer» A. joseph mundassery | |
| 133. |
The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from………….., with Joseph Mundassery as its editor. |
| A. | eranakulam |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» D. thrissur | |
| 134. |
In the late sixties the paper Navajeevan was shifted to……………., but did not survive for long. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | tellicherry |
| Answer» C. kozhikode | |
| 135. |
The Arch Bishop of Ernakulam brought out the Malabar Mail from Ernakulam in……………….. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1936 |
| Answer» D. 1936 | |
| 136. |
The Powraprabha issuing from ……………..in the late thirties wielded considerable influence in the Travancore area. |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | kottayam |
| Answer» D. kottayam | |
| 137. |
The Powraprabha’s publishing base was successively shifted first to Mavelikkara and then to Kottayam, with ………………as its editor. |
| A. | c.m.stephen |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.m. chacko |
| D. | k.k.kuruvilla |
| Answer» A. c.m.stephen | |
| 138. |
The Powradhwani was …………….-based paper. |
| A. | calicut |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kottayam |
| Answer» D. kottayam | |
| 139. |
The Powradhwani Started in 1939 by…………………. |
| A. | k.m. chacko |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | a.k.pillai |
| D. | c.krishnan |
| Answer» A. k.m. chacko | |
| 140. |
Oldest English daily of India is |
| A. | statesma |
| B. | the times of indi |
| C. | the tribune |
| D. | the hindu |
| Answer» B. the times of indi | |
| 141. |
The Powradhwani stopped publication in…………... |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» D. 1955 | |
| 142. |
The Keralabhushanam was launched from Kottayam in 1944 by……………………... |
| A. | k.k.kuruvilla |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.krishnan |
| D. | k.a.damodara menon |
| Answer» A. k.k.kuruvilla | |
| 143. |
The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from …………….in 1944, but was soon converted into a daily. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissoor |
| Answer» A. kollam | |
| 144. |
The birth of the Express was from…………... |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» D. thrissur | |
| 145. |
The paper Express was edited by ……………and with its pronounced nationalist and socialist views gained extensive circulation in Cochin State. |
| A. | k.krishnan |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.a.damodara menon |
| D. | b.c.varghese |
| Answer» A. k.krishnan | |
| 146. |
The National War Front co-sponsored a daily entitled Powrasakhi from ……………at the height of the Second World War in 1944. |
| A. | cochin |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | travancore |
| Answer» C. kozhikode | |
| 147. |
After the war ‘……………………’ came out as a regular newspaper, with B.C.Varghese, Varghese Kalathil and K.A.Damodara Menon occupying the editorial chair on successive occasions. |
| A. | powrasakhi |
| B. | the kaumudi |
| C. | the kerala kesari |
| D. | the bharati |
| Answer» A. powrasakhi | |
| 148. |
Powrasakhi daily bowed out in……………... |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 149. |
The Namboodiri Yogakshema Sabha sponsored two notable publications, the Yogakshemam and the ……………..Namboodiri. |
| A. | krishnan |
| B. | raman |
| C. | vishnu |
| D. | unni |
| Answer» D. unni | |
| 150. |
V.T.Bhatadiripad, among others, wielded his powerful pen to break the isolation and rid ……………….community of conservatism. |
| A. | nair |
| B. | ezhava |
| C. | muslim |
| D. | namboodiri |
| Answer» D. namboodiri | |
| 151. |
The Vivekodayam was the official organ of the SNDP and was edited by…………………... |
| A. | mahakavi kumaran asan |
| B. | b |
| C. | varghese c) vagbhadananda guru |
| D. | c.v.raman pillai |
| Answer» A. mahakavi kumaran asan | |
| 152. |
The Vivekodayam was revived in 1967 as a magazine and published from……………... |
| A. | thrissoor |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | irinjalakkuda |
| Answer» D. irinjalakkuda | |
| 153. |
The Atmavidyakahalam edited by ………………..from Kozhikode in the late thirties was yet another weekly noted for its sharp attacks against superstitions and conventions. |
| A. | vagbhadananda guru |
| B. | kainikkara govinda pillai |
| C. | ryru nambiar |
| D. | c.v.raman pillai |
| Answer» A. vagbhadananda guru | |
| 154. |
The Nair Service Society floated a magazine entitled ……………in 1920. |
| A. | janmabhumi |
| B. | thejas |
| C. | varthamanam |
| D. | service |
| Answer» D. service | |
| 155. |
In …………….. the magazine ‘Service’ was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram and began issuing as a tri-weekly. |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» B. 1927 | |
| 156. |
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’ | |
| 157. |
The Indian Languages Newspapers Association (ILNA) was formed on June 14, ………………, on the eve of the introduction of control on newsprint during the Second World War. |
| A. | 1931 |
| B. | 1941 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» B. 1941 | |
| 158. |
Saraswathi from …………..under the able editorship of Moorkoth Kumaran began publication in 1897. |
| A. | tellicherry |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | thrissoor |
| Answer» A. tellicherry | |
| 159. |
……………….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 | |
| 160. |
K.Ramakrishna Pillai was the editor of the Swadeshabhimani published from……………….. |
| A. | thiruvananthapuram |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | palakkad |
| D. | thrissoor |
| Answer» A. thiruvananthapuram | |
| 161. |
In which newspaper did Gandhi write: “I have taken up journalism not for its sake, but merely as an aid to what I have conceived to be my mission in life”. |
| A. | the madras standard |
| B. | young indi |
| C. | bangalee |
| D. | bombay chronicle |
| Answer» B. young indi | |
| 162. |
The name of the newspaper that Gandhi brought out in South Africa was |
| A. | independent |
| B. | foreign india |
| C. | indian opinion |
| D. | my country |
| Answer» C. indian opinion | |
| 163. |
Janmabhumi was earlier a magazine run by Nawab Rajendran from…………….. |
| A. | thalassery |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | cochin |
| Answer» C. thrissur | |
| 164. |
…………………is a Malayalam daily newspaper published from Calicut, Cochin and Doha and Sukumar Azhikode was the chief editor of the newspaper. |
| A. | varthamanam |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | vivekodayam |
| D. | janmabhumi |
| Answer» A. varthamanam | |
| 165. |
…………………. is the official mouthpiece of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). |
| A. | veekshanam |
| B. | vivekodayam |
| C. | varthamanam |
| D. | harijan |
| Answer» A. veekshanam | |
| 166. |
………………….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 | |
| 167. |
……………..is the official mouthpiece of Communist Party of India (CPI). |
| A. | vivekodayam |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | janayugam |
| D. | veekshanam |
| Answer» C. janayugam | |
| 168. |
Janayugam was first launched from ……………in1947 under the editorship of N. Gopinathan Nair. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | thalassery |
| C. | kannur |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» A. kollam | |
| 169. |
Dr. Herman Gundert was a German missionary who came to Kerala in…………… in order to spread the teachings of Christ. |
| A. | 1839 |
| B. | 1849 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» A. 1839 | |
| 170. |
……………..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 | |
| 171. |
Gundert came to Thalassery as a Protestant missionary in1839 where he stayed till…………….. |
| A. | 1849 |
| B. | 1859 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1892 |
| Answer» A. 1849 | |
| 172. |
……………. mastered Malayalam language and compiled the first comprehensive Malayalam-English dictionary. |
| A. | gundert |
| B. | kesari balakrishna pillai |
| C. | michael hodges |
| D. | max muller |
| Answer» A. gundert | |
| 173. |
……………..set up a printing press named Kerala Mithram in Kochi. |
| A. | devji bhimji |
| B. | kandathil varghese mappilai |
| C. | kesari balakrishna pillai |
| D. | s. kasthuriranga iyengar |
| Answer» A. devji bhimji | |
| 174. |
In January 1881, under the ownership of Devji, a newspaper named Kerala Mithram was started in…………….. |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thalassery |
| D. | kochi |
| Answer» D. kochi | |
| 175. |
In …………. Varghese Mappilai formed a literary club, Bhashaposhini Sabha. |
| A. | 1851 |
| B. | 1861 |
| C. | 1871 |
| D. | 1891 |
| Answer» D. 1891 | |
| 176. |
Bhashaposhini magazine, which Varghese Mappilai started in………….. |
| A. | 1842 |
| B. | 1862 |
| C. | 1872 |
| D. | 1892 |
| Answer» D. 1892 | |
| 177. |
……………… was started in1886 in order to promote the interests of the Nair community in Travancore. |
| A. | malayali |
| B. | harijan |
| C. | navajivan |
| D. | lokamanyan |
| Answer» A. malayali | |
| 178. |
C. Krishna Pillai was the main promoter of the paper …………….and later C.V. Raman Pillai became its editor. |
| A. | vivekodayam |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | malayali |
| D. | navajivan |
| Answer» C. malayali | |
| 179. |
Vakkam Abdul Khadar Moulavi, an enlightened nationalist, started the paper …………….on January 19, 1905. |
| A. | indian opinion |
| B. | swadeshabhimani |
| C. | harijan, |
| D. | navajivan |
| Answer» B. swadeshabhimani | |
| 180. |
……………… was the first Indian to start a domestic news agency, called the Associated Press of India (API), in 1908. |
| A. | k.c. roy |
| B. | michael hodges |
| C. | max muller |
| D. | s. kasthuriranga iyengar |
| Answer» A. k.c. roy | |
| 181. |
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 | |
| 182. |
Who was the editor of Rajyasamacharam? |
| A. | dr.herman gundart |
| B. | william logan |
| C. | charles lawson |
| D. | devji bhimji |
| Answer» A. dr.herman gundart | |
| 183. |
Who started Amrita Bazar Patrika in 1868? |
| A. | moti lal ghosh andsisir ghosh |
| B. | navin chandra railways |
| C. | harish chandra mukherjee |
| D. | b.k. bhatt and m.m. ghosh |
| Answer» A. moti lal ghosh andsisir ghosh | |
| 184. |
Who is deemed as the father of Indian Journalism? |
| A. | s.n. banerjee |
| B. | devendra nath ghosh |
| C. | dadabhai nauroji |
| D. | j.a. hicky |
| Answer» D. j.a. hicky | |
| 185. |
The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year |
| A. | 1865 |
| B. | 1876 |
| C. | 1890 |
| D. | 1901 |
| Answer» A. 1865 | |
| 186. |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with |
| A. | bombay times |
| B. | indian gazettee |
| C. | hindu |
| D. | maratha |
| Answer» D. maratha | |
| 187. |
The Fourth Estate is a name generally given to the Press, but previously, it was the term applied to |
| A. | lawyers |
| B. | the queen of england |
| C. | the proletariat |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 188. |
Malayala manorama’s first editor was …………………who brought with him the rich experience of his previous association with the Keralamitram of Cochin. |
| A. | kandathil varghese mappilai |
| B. | k.kalappan |
| C. | k.p.kesava menon |
| D. | k.madhavan nair |
| Answer» A. kandathil varghese mappilai | |
| 189. |
What is the other name of Hicky’s Bengal Gazettee? |
| A. | bengal harkarv |
| B. | the bengal news |
| C. | calcutta general advertise |
| D. | bengal journal |
| Answer» C. calcutta general advertise | |
| 190. |
In which language was Amrita Bazar Patrika first published before changing over to English language? |
| A. | bengali |
| B. | punjabi |
| C. | urdu |
| D. | hindi |
| Answer» A. bengali | |
| 191. |
When was censorship introduced on Indian Press? |
| A. | 1792 |
| B. | 179 |
| C. | 1794 |
| D. | 1795 |
| Answer» D. 1795 | |
| 192. |
Who enforced the Vernacular Press Act? |
| A. | queen victoria |
| B. | east india company |
| C. | lord canning |
| D. | lord lytton |
| Answer» D. lord lytton | |
| 193. |
Dr.Herman Gundart, the renowned western scholar associated with the …………………..Based Mission Society. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | german |
| Answer» D. german | |
| 194. |
In October …………….. Gundart started publication called Paschimodayam. |
| A. | 1807 |
| B. | 1817 |
| C. | 1827 |
| D. | 1847 |
| Answer» D. 1847 | |
| 195. |
The scene now shifted to central Travancore from where early in 1848; the first printed magazine in the Malayalam language - the ……………….. hit the news stands. |
| A. | jnananikshepam |
| B. | the malabar spectator |
| C. | atmavidhya kahalam |
| D. | swaraj |
| Answer» A. jnananikshepam | |
| 196. |
Who said “Newspapers should be both a daily teacher and a daily tribune”? |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | edwin emery |
| C. | joseph pulitze |
| D. | chester barnard |
| Answer» C. joseph pulitze | |
| 197. |
Deccan Herald was started in the year |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1941 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» C. 1948 | |
| 198. |
Gandhiji started Harijan in |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1933 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» B. 1933 | |
| 199. |
Independent was started by |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | motilal nehru |
| D. | lal bahadur shastri |
| Answer» D. lal bahadur shastri | |
| 200. |
Navjivan was started by |
| A. | kalanath shastri |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | moti lal nehr |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» B. gandhi | |
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