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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 History (BA History) .
| 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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