Deck 9: Indian Journalism and Press History: Part B

Question 1

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 1

pt. m.m. malviya

Question 2

Which of the following was the first newspaper of India?

A)bengal gazette
B)the hindu
C)maratha
D)the times of india

Answer 2

bengal gazette

Question 3

Bengal Journal was first published in the year

A)1832
B)1792
C)1786
D)1785

Answer 3

1785

Question 4

The Statesman was published from

A)delhi
B)madras
C)calcutta
D)bombay

Question 5

Tilak is connected with the paper

A)india
B)hindustan
C)vande mataram
D)maratha

Question 6

Who was called a 'fighting editor' by Gandhi?

A)frank moraes
B)m. chakpati rao
C)k. rama rao
D)none of the above

Question 7

Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madras on September 20, 1878?

A)hindustan times
B)the hindu
C)anand bazar patrika
D)none of the above

Question 8

When was the first English newspaper, Bengal Gazette published?

A)1795 a.d.
B)1790 a.d.
C)1780 a
D)1770 a.d.

Question 9

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

Question 10

The first newspaper published from Mumbai was

A)bombay samachar
B)bombay times
C)the times of india
D)bombay herald

Question 11

The first Indian daily newspaper in English was

A)indian mirror
B)bombay times
C)the times of india
D)the hindu

Question 12

First evening paper in India was

A)calcutta mail
B)mid-day
C)madras mail
D)bombay mail

Question 13

PTI stands for

A)physical training institute
B)physical training inspector
C)prime time instruction
D)press trust of india

Question 14

The newspaper Independent was started by

A)motilal nehru
B)syed hussain
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)mahatma gandhi

Question 15

Who started the newspaper National Herald?

A)rajiv gandhi
B)indira gandhi
C)motilal nehru
D)jawaharlal nehru

Question 16

East India Company introduced censorship for the first time in

A)1790
B)1795
C)1800
D)1806

Question 17

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

Question 18

Press Council was constituted under the recommendations of the Press Commission in

A)1986
B)1977
C)1971
D)1966

Question 19

This newspaper was vernacular in origin but overnight it became English because of the enactment of Vernacular Press Act of 1878

A)anand bazar patrika
B)naya bazar patrika
C)amrit bazar patrika
D)bengalee

Question 20

In India, Englishman William Bolts made the first attempt for the publication of newspapers

A)1768
B)1772
C)1776
D)1780

Question 21

Name the hero of the language press during the period 1845-83.

A)dwarkanath tagore
B)manmohan ghosh
C)christo paul
D)vasudev balwant phadke

Question 22

Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'?

A)ardeshir irani
B)dada saheb phalke
C)raj kapoor
D)none of the above

Question 23

Press Council of India has how many members?

A)28
B)27
C)26
D)25