History Of Journalism In India Set 3

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Q1 | ………………were the first European nations who brought a printing press to Indiaand the first book published in India was by the Jesuits of Goa in 1557.
  • the french
  • the portuguese
  • the english
  • the dutch
Answer: the portuguese
Q2 | In 1684 the English East India Company set up a printing press in ………………..
  • gujarat
  • bombay
  • calcutta
  • madras
Answer: bombay
Q3 | When the Vernacular Press Act was passed?
  • 1868
  • 1878
  • 1888
  • 1898
Answer: 1878
Q4 | Who passed the Vernacular Press Act?
  • lord wellesley
  • lord lytton
  • lord hastings
  • lord william bentinck
Answer: lord lytton
Q5 | Which Act came to be nicknamed as the Gagging Act?
  • the vernacular press act
  • act of 1858
  • act of 1909
  • act of 1919
Answer: the vernacular press act
Q6 | …………………, a teacher and reformist, started the first Bangla weekly BengalGazette in early 1818
  • ganga kishore bhattacharya
  • herbert harrington
  • edmond morris
  • pierre brissot
Answer: ganga kishore bhattacharya
Q7 | Raja Rammohan set up……………………
  • sambad kaumudi
  • the amrita bazar patrika
  • the statesman
  • the hindu
Answer: sambad kaumudi
Q8 | Raja Rammohan set up ………………….in English
  • brahminical magazine
  • the tribune
  • the hindustan times
  • the statesman
Answer: brahminical magazine
Q9 | Raja Rammohan set up the …………………………in Persian
  • mirat-ul-akbar
  • the times of india
  • the hindu
  • mumbai samachar
Answer: mirat-ul-akbar
Q10 | The government of India established the Registrar of Newspapers of India (RNI) in …………….. on the recommendation of the first Press Commission.
  • 1936
  • 1956
  • 1966
  • 1978
Answer: 1956
Q11 | Who established Serampore Mission, India’s first Christian missionary organisation.
  • william carey
  • lord ellenborough
  • b.messink
  • peter reed
Answer: william carey
Q12 | Serampore Mission was established on 10 January ………………
  • 1700
  • 1800
  • 1867
  • 1876
Answer: 1800
Q13 | Who was called as the ‘Liberator of the Indian Press’?
  • charles metcalfe
  • lord lytton
  • lord wellesly
  • lord mecaulay
Answer: charles metcalfe
Q14 | The Mumbai Samachar is the oldest newspaper in India, published in …………and isone of the most trusted newspapers of Mumbai.
  • gujarati
  • marathi
  • hindi
  • kannada
Answer: gujarati
Q15 | Who brought out the Newspaper, the Bombay Samachar, in 1822.
  • fardoonji murazban
  • mahatma gandhi
  • jawaharlal nehru
  • vallabhbhai patel
Answer: fardoonji murazban
Q16 | The Madras Courier was started in ……………
  • 1755
  • 1765
  • 1768
  • 1785
Answer: 1785
Q17 | Who was the founder of the newspaper ‘The Madras Courier’?
  • vallabhbhai patel
  • mohare hanamanthraya
  • jawaharlal nehru
  • richard johnson
Answer: richard johnson
Q18 | Who launched in 1858 a Bangla weekly ‘Som Prakash’?
  • mohare hanamanthraya
  • robert knight
  • richard johnson
  • iswar chandra
Answer: iswar chandra
Q19 | In 1875, Robert Knight founded ………………………
  • the calcutta chronicle
  • the calcutta gazette
  • the bengal journal
  • the statesman
Answer: the statesman
Q20 | Who was the founder of the newspaper “The Hindu”(1878)?
  • kasturi ranga iyengar
  • jogendra nath bose
  • dinabandhu mitra
  • robert knight
Answer: kasturi ranga iyengar
Q21 | Vernacular Press Act was passed in ………….
  • 1828
  • 1838
  • 1858
  • 1878
Answer: 1878
Q22 | Who passed Vernacular Press Act?
  • lord rippon
  • wellesley
  • delhousie
  • lord lytton
Answer: lord lytton
Q23 | The appearance of the …………….from Tellicherry in 1907 marks the nextimportant milestone in the history of the press in Kerala.
  • mitavadi
  • yuktivadi
  • malayala rajyam
  • kerala kesari
Answer: mitavadi
Q24 | ……………….., who had already tried his hand successfully at other journalisticventures, occupied the editorial chair of Mitavadi.
  • moorkoth kumaran
  • ramakrishna pillai
  • k.p.kesava menon
  • k.madhavan nair
Answer: moorkoth kumaran
Q25 | Mahakavi Kumaran Asan's famous poem, Veena Poovu was first published inthe………………..
  • mitavadi
  • yuvabharatham
  • malayala rajyam
  • kerala kesari
Answer: mitavadi
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