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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) .
| 201. |
Young India was later renamed as |
| A. | navjivan |
| B. | harijan |
| C. | kalyan |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. harijan | |
| 202. |
Leader was launched in 1909 in Allahabad by |
| A. | pt. j.l. nehru |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | pt. m.m. malviya |
| D. | moti lal nehru |
| Answer» C. pt. m.m. malviya | |
| 203. |
Which of the following was the first newspaper of India? |
| A. | bengal gazette |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | maratha |
| D. | the times of india |
| Answer» A. bengal gazette | |
| 204. |
Bengal Journal was first published in the year |
| A. | 1832 |
| B. | 1792 |
| C. | 1786 |
| D. | 1785 |
| Answer» D. 1785 | |
| 205. |
The Statesman was published from |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | madras |
| C. | calcutta |
| D. | bombay |
| Answer» C. calcutta | |
| 206. |
Tilak is connected with the paper |
| A. | india |
| B. | hindustan |
| C. | vande mataram |
| D. | maratha |
| Answer» D. maratha | |
| 207. |
Who was called a ‘fighting editor’ by Gandhi? |
| A. | frank moraes |
| B. | m. chakpati rao |
| C. | k. rama rao |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. k. rama rao | |
| 208. |
Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madras on September 20, 1878? |
| A. | hindustan times |
| B. | the hind |
| C. | anand bazar patrika |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the hind | |
| 209. |
When was the first English newspaper, Bengal Gazette published? |
| A. | 1795 a.d. |
| B. | 1790 a.d |
| C. | 1780 a |
| D. | (d) 1770 a.d. |
| Answer» C. 1780 a | |
| 210. |
Who is known as the father of Indian language journalism in India? |
| A. | swami vivekananda |
| B. | raja ram mohan roy |
| C. | v |
| D. | savarkar(d) bhupendra nath dutta |
| Answer» B. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 211. |
The first newspaper published from Mumbai was |
| A. | bombay samachar |
| B. | bombay time |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | bombay herald |
| Answer» D. bombay herald | |
| 212. |
The first Indian daily newspaper in English was |
| A. | indian mirror |
| B. | bombay times |
| C. | the times of indi |
| D. | the hindu |
| Answer» A. indian mirror | |
| 213. |
First evening paper in India was |
| A. | calcutta mail |
| B. | mid-day |
| C. | madras mail |
| D. | bombay mail |
| Answer» C. madras mail | |
| 214. |
When was censorship introduced on Indian Press? |
| A. | 1797 |
| B. | 1795 |
| C. | 1790 |
| D. | 1782 |
| Answer» B. 1795 | |
| 215. |
In ……………. the name Sathyanada Kahalam was changed to Sathyanadam. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» D. 1926 | |
| 216. |
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 | |
| 217. |
………………. 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 | |
| 218. |
East India Company introduced censorship for the first time in |
| A. | 1790 |
| B. | 1795 |
| C. | 1800 |
| D. | 1806 |
| Answer» B. 1795 | |
| 219. |
Which of the following was considered as ‘Gagging Act’? |
| A. | press (emergency) powers act, 1931 |
| B. | vernacular press act |
| C. | indian penal code |
| D. | india press code |
| Answer» B. vernacular press act | |
| 220. |
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 | |
| 221. |
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 | |
| 222. |
…………………., 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 | |
| 223. |
From January 26, ……………Malayala Manorama became a daily newspaper. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» D. 1928 | |
| 224. |
Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer, the Dewan of…………….., brutally suppressed the agitations. |
| A. | madras |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | malabar |
| Answer» B. travancore | |
| 225. |
On September 9, ………………, the Dewan banned Malayala Manorama and confiscated the press. |
| A. | 1838 |
| B. | 1848 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» D. 1938 | |
| 226. |
Manorama resumed publication on November 29, …………….after the advent of freedom and the introduction of responsible government in Travancore. |
| A. | 1847 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 227. |
The editor of…………….., Mamman Mappilai, passed away on December 31, 1953. |
| A. | manorama |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | sathyanada kahalam |
| D. | kerala patrika |
| Answer» A. manorama | |
| 228. |
………………, 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 | |
| 229. |
Kerala Mitram, a weekly newspaper from……………., began on January 1, 1881. |
| A. | kochi |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | tellicherry |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» A. kochi | |
| 230. |
‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of ………….. |
| A. | the baptist mission |
| B. | the wesleyan mission |
| C. | the danish mission |
| D. | the scottish mission |
| Answer» A. the baptist mission | |
| 231. |
Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association? |
| A. | mahatma gandhi |
| B. | bal gangadhar tilak |
| C. | mammen mappillai |
| D. | amritlal seth |
| Answer» B. bal gangadhar tilak | |
| 232. |
Who is known as Indian Gutenberg? |
| A. | james augustus hicky |
| B. | john de bustamante |
| C. | john bosco |
| D. | col. james todd |
| Answer» B. john de bustamante | |
| 233. |
The printing press was introduced in India during |
| A. | the thirteenth century |
| B. | the fourteenth century |
| C. | the fifteenth century |
| D. | the sixteenth century |
| Answer» D. the sixteenth century | |
| 234. |
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 | |
| 235. |
Urdu News Service was started for the first time in India by |
| A. | uni |
| B. | ians |
| C. | pt |
| D. | irna |
| Answer» A. uni | |
| 236. |
When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper? |
| A. | young india |
| B. | indian opinio |
| C. | reformer |
| D. | hindustan |
| Answer» B. indian opinio | |
| 237. |
The oldest survivings newspaper of India is |
| A. | the statesman |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | malayalam manorama |
| D. | mumbai samachar |
| Answer» D. mumbai samachar | |
| 238. |
Who was the owner of The Hindu? |
| A. | k.r. iyengar |
| B. | surendranath banerjee |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | motilal ghosh |
| Answer» A. k.r. iyengar | |
| 239. |
Robert Knight founded The Statesman in the year |
| A. | 1871 |
| B. | 1872 |
| C. | 1873 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» D. 1875 | |
| 240. |
Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to |
| A. | aurobindo ghos |
| B. | maulana abdul kalam aza |
| C. | raja ram mohan roy |
| D. | syed abdulla brelvi |
| Answer» C. raja ram mohan roy | |
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