Deck 4: The Evolution of Communist Party Publications in Kerala

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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
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The Desabhimani was converted into a daily in…………….

A)1916
B)1926
C)1936
D)1946
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The government of Madras banned the paper Desabhimani in………...

A)1908
B)1917
C)1928
D)1948
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In the Travancore area the Communist Party started its own publication, the………………….

A)janayugam
B)kaumudi
C)kerala kesari
D)bharati
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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
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The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from………….., with Joseph Mundassery as its editor.

A)eranakulam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)kozhikode
D)thrissur
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In the late sixties the paper Navajeevan was shifted to……………., but did not survive for long.

A)thrissur
B)travancore
C)kozhikode
D)tellicherry
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The Arch Bishop of Ernakulam brought out the Malabar Mail from Ernakulam in………………..

A)1906
B)1916
C)1926
D)1936
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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
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The Powradhwani was …………….-based paper.

A)calicut
B)irinjalakkuda
C)travancore
D)kottayam
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The Powradhwani Started in 1939 by………………….

A)k.m. chacko
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)a.k.pillai
D)c.krishnan
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The Powradhwani stopped publication in…………...

A)1905
B)1915
C)1925
D)1955
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The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from …………….in 1944, but was soon converted into a daily.

A)kollam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissur
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The birth of the Express was from…………...

A)travancore
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissur
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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
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Powrasakhi daily bowed out in……………...

A)1916
B)1926
C)1956
D)1966
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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
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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
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The Vivekodayam was revived in 1967 as a magazine and published from……………...

A)thrisur
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)irinjalakkuda
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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
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The Nair Service Society floated a magazine entitled ……………in 1920.

A)janmabhumi
B)thejas
C)varthamanam
D)service
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In …………….. the magazine 'Service' was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram and began issuing as a tri-weekly.

A)1917
B)1927
C)1937
D)1947
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Kerala Press Academy was established on March 19,……………...

A)1949
B)1959
C)1969
D)1979
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The head office of Kerala Press Academy is located at………….; Kerala.

A)manjeri
B)travancore
C)thrissur
D)kakkanad
Question
Kerala Press Academy's headquarters at ……………….was inaugrated in May 1985.

A)kakkanad
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)thrissur
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Deck 4: The Evolution of Communist Party Publications in Kerala
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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
1942
2
The Desabhimani was converted into a daily in…………….

A)1916
B)1926
C)1936
D)1946
1946
3
The government of Madras banned the paper Desabhimani in………...

A)1908
B)1917
C)1928
D)1948
1948
4
In the Travancore area the Communist Party started its own publication, the………………….

A)janayugam
B)kaumudi
C)kerala kesari
D)bharati
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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
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The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from………….., with Joseph Mundassery as its editor.

A)eranakulam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)kozhikode
D)thrissur
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7
In the late sixties the paper Navajeevan was shifted to……………., but did not survive for long.

A)thrissur
B)travancore
C)kozhikode
D)tellicherry
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The Arch Bishop of Ernakulam brought out the Malabar Mail from Ernakulam in………………..

A)1906
B)1916
C)1926
D)1936
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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
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10
The Powradhwani was …………….-based paper.

A)calicut
B)irinjalakkuda
C)travancore
D)kottayam
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11
The Powradhwani Started in 1939 by………………….

A)k.m. chacko
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)a.k.pillai
D)c.krishnan
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The Powradhwani stopped publication in…………...

A)1905
B)1915
C)1925
D)1955
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The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from …………….in 1944, but was soon converted into a daily.

A)kollam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissur
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The birth of the Express was from…………...

A)travancore
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissur
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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
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Powrasakhi daily bowed out in……………...

A)1916
B)1926
C)1956
D)1966
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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
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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
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The Vivekodayam was revived in 1967 as a magazine and published from……………...

A)thrisur
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)irinjalakkuda
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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
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21
The Nair Service Society floated a magazine entitled ……………in 1920.

A)janmabhumi
B)thejas
C)varthamanam
D)service
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22
In …………….. the magazine 'Service' was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram and began issuing as a tri-weekly.

A)1917
B)1927
C)1937
D)1947
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23
Kerala Press Academy was established on March 19,……………...

A)1949
B)1959
C)1969
D)1979
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24
The head office of Kerala Press Academy is located at………….; Kerala.

A)manjeri
B)travancore
C)thrissur
D)kakkanad
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Kerala Press Academy's headquarters at ……………….was inaugrated in May 1985.

A)kakkanad
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)thrissur
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