Question 1

In which year was the Amrit Bazar Patrika first published?&#10;A)1875&#10;B)1870&#10;C)1868&#10;D)1867

Accepted Answer

Amrit Bazar Patrika was first published in 1868.

Question 2

What created a pressure world within journalism?&#10;A)monitor&#10;B)tv&#10;C)radio&#10;D)telegraph

Accepted Answer

The telegraph created a pressure world within journalism by enabling faster communication over long distances, which increased the speed at which news could be gathered and disseminated, thus intensifying the pressure to report news quickly.

Question 3

Journalists are like&#10;A)publishers&#10;B)photographers&#10;C)painters&#10;D)writers

Accepted Answer

painters&#10;

Question 4

Milton's views on press freedom is referred to as&#10;A)star chamber&#10;B)areopagitica&#10;C)authoritarian&#10;D)social responsibility

Accepted Answer

Milton's views on press freedom are famously articulated in his 1644 pamphlet "Areopagitica," where he argues against censorship and for the freedom of speech and expression.

Question 5

Who was the Chairman of the First Press Council of India?&#10;A)swarn singh&#10;B)j.r. mudholkar&#10;C)v.k.r.v. rao&#10;D)r.s. sarkaria

Accepted Answer

Justice J.R. Mudholkar was appointed as the Chairman of the First Press Council of India, which was established in 1966 to maintain the ethics of journalism and ensure the freedom of the press in India.

Question 6

Who started Amrita Bazar Patrika in 1868?&#10;A)moti lal ghosh andsisir ghosh&#10;B)navin chandra railways&#10;C)harish chandra mukherjee&#10;D)b.k. bhatt and m.m. ghosh

Accepted Answer

Moti Lal Ghosh and Sisir Ghosh started Amrita Bazar Patrika in 1868 as a Bengali weekly newspaper, which later became a daily and played a significant role in India's struggle for independence.

Question 7

Who is deemed as the father of Indian Journalism?&#10;A)s.n. banerjee&#10;B)devendra nath ghosh&#10;C)dadabhai nauroji&#10;D)j.a. hicky

Accepted Answer

J.A. Hicky is considered the father of Indian journalism due to his establishment of the first Indian newspaper, the Bengal Gazette, in 1780.

Question 8

The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year&#10;A)1865&#10;B)1876&#10;C)1890&#10;D)1901

Accepted Answer

The Pioneer newspaper was founded in Allahabad in the year 1865.

Question 9

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with&#10;A)bombay times&#10;B)indian gazettee&#10;C)hindu&#10;D)maratha

Accepted Answer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with "Maratha," a newspaper he founded to serve as a mouthpiece for the Indian freedom struggle and to promote the cause of Indian nationalism.

Question 10

The Fourth Estate is a name generally given to the Press, but previously, it was the term applied to&#10;A)llawyers&#10;B)the queen of england&#10;C)the proletariat&#10;D)all of the above

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The answer of The Fourth Estate is a name generally...

Question 11

The office of the UNI is located at&#10;A)kg marg, new delhi&#10;B)ballard estate, mumbai&#10;C)veer savarkar marg, mumbai&#10;D)rafi marg, new delhi

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The answer of The office of the UNI is located...

Question 12

What is the other name of Hicky's Bengal Gazettee?&#10;A)bengal harkarv&#10;B)the bengal news&#10;C)calcutta general advertise&#10;D)bengal journal

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the other name of Hicky's...

Question 13

In which language was Amrita Bazar Patrika first published before changing over to English language?&#10;A)bengali&#10;B)punjabi&#10;C)urdu&#10;D)hindi

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The answer of In which language was Amrita Bazar Patrika...

Question 14

When was censorship introduced on Indian Press?&#10;A)1792&#10;B)1793&#10;C)1794&#10;D)1795

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The answer of When was censorship introduced on Indian Press?&#10;A)1792&#10;B)1793&#10;C)1794&#10;D)1795...

Question 15

Who enforced the Vernacular Press Act?&#10;A)queen victoria&#10;B)east india company&#10;C)lord canning&#10;D)lord lytton

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The answer of Who enforced the Vernacular Press Act?&#10;A)queen victoria&#10;B)east...

Question 16

When was the first Press Council is abolished?&#10;A)on january 1, 1976&#10;B)on january 26, 1976&#10;C)on december 12, 1976&#10;D)on december 18, 1976

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The answer of When was the first Press Council is...

Question 17

India's largest News Agency is&#10;A)uti&#10;B)uni&#10;C)pti&#10;D)ians

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The answer of India's largest News Agency is&#10;A)uti&#10;B)uni&#10;C)pti&#10;D)ians...

Question 18

In which year Registrar of Newspapers for India came into being?&#10;A)1942&#10;B)1947&#10;C)1952&#10;D)1956

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The answer of In which year Registrar of Newspapers for...

Question 19

Who said &#34;Newspapers should be both a daily teacher and a daily tribune&#34;?&#10;A)jawaharlal nehru&#10;B)edwin emery&#10;C)joseph pulitzer&#10;D)chester barnard

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The answer of Who said &#34;Newspapers should be both a...

Question 20

Deccan Herald was started in the year&#10;A)1940&#10;B)1941&#10;C)1948&#10;D)1949

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The answer of Deccan Herald was started in the year&#10;A)1940&#10;B)1941&#10;C)1948&#10;D)1949...

Question 21

Gandhiji started Harijan in&#10;A)1932&#10;B)1933&#10;C)1935&#10;D)1937

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The answer of Gandhiji started Harijan in&#10;A)1932&#10;B)1933&#10;C)1935&#10;D)1937...

Question 22

Independent was started by&#10;A)jawaharlal nehru&#10;B)gandhi&#10;C)motilal nehru&#10;D)lal bahadur shastri

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The answer of Independent was started by&#10;A)jawaharlal nehru&#10;B)gandhi&#10;C)motilal nehru&#10;D)lal bahadur...

Question 23

Navjivan was started by&#10;A)kalanath shastri&#10;B)gandhi&#10;C)moti lal nehri&#10;D)jawaharlal nehru

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The answer of Navjivan was started by&#10;A)kalanath shastri&#10;B)gandhi&#10;C)moti lal nehri&#10;D)jawaharlal...

Question 24

Young India was later renamed as&#10;A)navjivan&#10;B)harijan&#10;C)kalyan&#10;D)none of the above

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The answer of Young India was later renamed as&#10;A)navjivan&#10;B)harijan&#10;C)kalyan&#10;D)none of...

Deck 8: Indian Journalism and Press History: Part A