Deck 6: News Agencies and Publishing in India and China

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Xinhua News Agency is the state news agency of the People's Republic of……………….

A)india
B)japan
C)china
D)russia
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Xinhua's head office is located in China's capital…………...

A)beijing
B)taiwan
C)hong kong
D)shensi
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Based in………….., Press Trust of India or PTI is the largest news agency in India.

A)delhi
B)travancore
C)thrissur
D)rajasthan
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United News of India or UNI was launched in March, …………., and has grown into one of the largest news agencies in Asia.

A)1921
B)1931
C)1941
D)1961
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The Hindusthan Samachar was formed on 1st Dec,…………….

A)1908
B)1918
C)1928
D)1948
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The first rotary offset lithographic printing press was created in England and patented in 1875 by………………..

A)robert barclay
B)richard march hoe
C)albert harris
D)acharya vinoba bhave
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……………….. is the process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, Web pages, etc. (print and Web design)

A)digitalization
B)dtp
C)lithography
D)web design
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………………is the process and art of combining text and graphics and communicating an effective message in the design of logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, and any other type of visual communication.

A)web design
B)digitalization
C)lithography
D)graphic design
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The Serampore missionaries under the leadership of ……………brought out Dig Darshan from 1818, the first language newspaper in India.

A)dr. william carrey
B)mamman mappilai
C)amsi narayana pillai
D)charles lawson
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In Kerala, the credit for starting the first newspaper goes to a Christian missionary group from……………., the Basel Mission Society (BMS).

A)san francisco
B)germany
C)london
D)france
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……………….was the first journal published in Malayalam.

A)malayala rajyam
B)yuvabharatham
C)rajyasamacharam
D)kerala kesari
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The Basel Mission Society brought it out from June 1847 from a press owned by the Mission at …………..near Tellicherry.

A)illikkunnu
B)cherukunnu
C)muzhakkunnu
D)melur
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Paschimodayam was the second journal in Malayalam brought out from October …………….. from Tellicherry.

A)1807
B)1817
C)1847
D)1857
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Sathyanada Kahalam (Trumpet of the Voice of Truth) was a Catholic newspaper started as a fortnightly from Koonamavu (Ernakulam district) on October 12,……………….

A)1816
B)1826
C)1836
D)1876
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Keralopakari was magazine published by the Basel Mission Society from………….

A)1848
B)1858
C)1878
D)1884
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Keralopakari was printed from……………..

A)mangalore
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)kottayam
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…………………., a monthly magazine in Malayalam, was published by the Church Mission Society (CMS) in Kottayam from November 1848.

A)jnana nikshepam
B)keralopakari
C)sathyanada kahalam
D)vidyasamgraham
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Jnana Nikshepam's first editor was Reverend………., a foreign missionary who introduced letter press in Kerala.

A)banjamine bailey
B)mamman mappilai
C)amsi narayana pillai
D)t.j. paily
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Vidyasamgraham or Kottayam College Quarterly Magazine was started by Chruch Mission Society (CMS) College in ………… from Kottayam.

A)1864
B)1874
C)1894
D)1896
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CMS College principal, Richard Collins, and Rev. George Mathan were the key figures behind this publication of…………………..

A)vidyasamgraham
B)sathyanada kahalam
C)prabhuddha keralam
D)sadananda vilasam
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Sathyanada Kahalam (Trumpet of the Voice of Truth) was a Catholic newspaper started as a fortnightly from Koonamavu of ………….district on October 12, 1876.

A)varapuzha
B)travancore
C)ernakulam
D)calicut
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…………………was published under the auspices of the Italian Carmelite Mission, with the Rev. Fr. Candidus designated as its first editor.

A)sathyanada kahalam
B)samtishtavadi
C)the travancore herald
D)nasrani deepika
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In…………. the name Sathyanada Kahalam was changed to Sathyanadam.

A)1906
B)1916
C)1918
D)1926
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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
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………………. 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
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Deck 6: News Agencies and Publishing in India and China
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Xinhua News Agency is the state news agency of the People's Republic of……………….

A)india
B)japan
C)china
D)russia
china
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Xinhua's head office is located in China's capital…………...

A)beijing
B)taiwan
C)hong kong
D)shensi
beijing
3
Based in………….., Press Trust of India or PTI is the largest news agency in India.

A)delhi
B)travancore
C)thrissur
D)rajasthan
delhi
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United News of India or UNI was launched in March, …………., and has grown into one of the largest news agencies in Asia.

A)1921
B)1931
C)1941
D)1961
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The Hindusthan Samachar was formed on 1st Dec,…………….

A)1908
B)1918
C)1928
D)1948
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The first rotary offset lithographic printing press was created in England and patented in 1875 by………………..

A)robert barclay
B)richard march hoe
C)albert harris
D)acharya vinoba bhave
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……………….. is the process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, Web pages, etc. (print and Web design)

A)digitalization
B)dtp
C)lithography
D)web design
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………………is the process and art of combining text and graphics and communicating an effective message in the design of logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, and any other type of visual communication.

A)web design
B)digitalization
C)lithography
D)graphic design
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The Serampore missionaries under the leadership of ……………brought out Dig Darshan from 1818, the first language newspaper in India.

A)dr. william carrey
B)mamman mappilai
C)amsi narayana pillai
D)charles lawson
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In Kerala, the credit for starting the first newspaper goes to a Christian missionary group from……………., the Basel Mission Society (BMS).

A)san francisco
B)germany
C)london
D)france
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……………….was the first journal published in Malayalam.

A)malayala rajyam
B)yuvabharatham
C)rajyasamacharam
D)kerala kesari
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The Basel Mission Society brought it out from June 1847 from a press owned by the Mission at …………..near Tellicherry.

A)illikkunnu
B)cherukunnu
C)muzhakkunnu
D)melur
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Paschimodayam was the second journal in Malayalam brought out from October …………….. from Tellicherry.

A)1807
B)1817
C)1847
D)1857
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Sathyanada Kahalam (Trumpet of the Voice of Truth) was a Catholic newspaper started as a fortnightly from Koonamavu (Ernakulam district) on October 12,……………….

A)1816
B)1826
C)1836
D)1876
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Keralopakari was magazine published by the Basel Mission Society from………….

A)1848
B)1858
C)1878
D)1884
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Keralopakari was printed from……………..

A)mangalore
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)kottayam
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…………………., a monthly magazine in Malayalam, was published by the Church Mission Society (CMS) in Kottayam from November 1848.

A)jnana nikshepam
B)keralopakari
C)sathyanada kahalam
D)vidyasamgraham
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Jnana Nikshepam's first editor was Reverend………., a foreign missionary who introduced letter press in Kerala.

A)banjamine bailey
B)mamman mappilai
C)amsi narayana pillai
D)t.j. paily
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Vidyasamgraham or Kottayam College Quarterly Magazine was started by Chruch Mission Society (CMS) College in ………… from Kottayam.

A)1864
B)1874
C)1894
D)1896
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CMS College principal, Richard Collins, and Rev. George Mathan were the key figures behind this publication of…………………..

A)vidyasamgraham
B)sathyanada kahalam
C)prabhuddha keralam
D)sadananda vilasam
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Sathyanada Kahalam (Trumpet of the Voice of Truth) was a Catholic newspaper started as a fortnightly from Koonamavu of ………….district on October 12, 1876.

A)varapuzha
B)travancore
C)ernakulam
D)calicut
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…………………was published under the auspices of the Italian Carmelite Mission, with the Rev. Fr. Candidus designated as its first editor.

A)sathyanada kahalam
B)samtishtavadi
C)the travancore herald
D)nasrani deepika
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In…………. the name Sathyanada Kahalam was changed to Sathyanadam.

A)1906
B)1916
C)1918
D)1926
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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
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………………. 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
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