Question 1

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.were the first Europeans who introduced printing press in India.&#10;A)british&#10;B)french&#10;C)dutch&#10;D)portuguese

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The Portuguese were the first Europeans to introduce the printing press to India, bringing it to Goa in the 16th century.

Question 2

Annie Besant came to India on 16 November 1893 to attend the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)adyar&#10;B)banglore&#10;C)trivandrum&#10;D)tirunelveli

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Annie Besant came to India on 16 November 1893 to attend the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society, which was held at Adyar, Chennai. Adyar was the headquarters of the Theosophical Society, and Besant became a leading figure in the organization after her arrival in India.

Question 3

Who founded a weekly newspaper 'Commonweal' in January 1914?&#10;A)annie besant&#10;B)s.n.b banerje&#10;C)sir syed ahmad khan&#10;D)mahatma gandhi

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Annie Besant founded the weekly newspaper 'Commonweal' in January 1914 as part of her work in India, focusing on social and political issues.

Question 4

Who started 'Young India'?&#10;A)mahatma gandhi&#10;B)annie besant&#10;C)madan mohan malviya&#10;D)pherozeshah mehta

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Mahatma Gandhi started 'Young India', a weekly journal, in 1919 to share his views on the national movement, social issues, and the promotion of non-violence.

Question 5

Mahatma Gandhi started his first paper; &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was in South Africa.&#10;A)my experiments with truth&#10;B)indian opinion&#10;C)young india&#10;D)new india'

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Mahatma Gandhi started his first paper, "Indian Opinion," while he was in South Africa. This publication played a crucial role in his activism and efforts to fight discrimination against Indian immigrants in South Africa.

Question 6

A pioneering foursome embarked upon a publication entitled the Western Star from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in 1860.&#10;A)cochin&#10;B)travancore&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)palakkad

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The answer of A pioneering foursome embarked upon a publication...

Question 7

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, who had left England after completing his studies, took over as the Western Star paper's editor.&#10;A)charles lawson&#10;B)devji bhimji&#10;C)c.v.raman pillai&#10;D)dr.herman gundart

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Charles Lawson was the correct answer because he had left England after completing his studies and took over as the Western Star paper's editor.

Question 8

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.migrated to Madras to launch the Madras Mail in later years.&#10;A)c.v.raman pillai&#10;B)devji bhimji&#10;C)lawson's maiden&#10;D)charles lawson

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.migrated to Madras to launch the Madras...

Question 9

The history of modern journalism in Bengal was inaugurated by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)augustus hicky&#10;B)mckinley&#10;C)hermione granger&#10;D)john pilger

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Augustus Hickey is credited with inaugurating modern journalism in Bengal through the publication of the Bengal Gazette in 1780, which is considered the first newspaper in India.

Question 10

Bengal gazette was the journal of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)edmund burke&#10;B)samuel f. b. morse&#10;C)john pilger&#10;D)augustus hicky

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The Bengal Gazette, also known as the Calcutta General Advertiser, was the first English-language newspaper published in the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by James Augustus Hicky in 1780.

Question 11

The first Bangla newspaper, Samachar Darpan, was published from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in 1818.&#10;A)calcutta&#10;B)serampore&#10;C)madras&#10;D)bombay

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The answer of The first Bangla newspaper, Samachar Darpan, was...

Question 12

The 'Travancore Herald', was printed in English from the C.M.S. Press&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)kottayam&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)trissur

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The answer of The 'Travancore Herald', was printed in English...

Question 13

The Santishtavadi was outspoken in its criticism of the powers that be, and soon fell foul of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Government which ordered its closure.&#10;A)thrissur&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)travancore

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The answer of The Santishtavadi was outspoken in its criticism...

Question 14

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;created history in Malayalam journalism by becoming the first martyr to the cause of freedom of the press.&#10;A)santishtavadi&#10;B)the malabar spectator&#10;C)atmavidhya kahalam&#10;D)swaraj

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The answer of The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;created history in Malayalam journalism by...

Question 15

The Malayalam paper 'Satyanadakahalam' started publication modestly as a fortnightly from Kunammavu in October&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)1816&#10;B)1826&#10;C)1836&#10;D)1876

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The answer of The Malayalam paper 'Satyanadakahalam' started publication modestly...

Question 16

Satyanadakahalam was published under the auspices of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Carmelite Mission, with the Rev.Fr.Candidus designated as its first editor.&#10;A)british&#10;B)german&#10;C)italian&#10;D)spanish

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The answer of Satyanadakahalam was published under the auspices of...

Question 17

From 1900 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was issued thrice a month. Four years later it was converted into a weekly.&#10;A)atmavidhya kahalam&#10;B)keralopakari&#10;C)satyanadom&#10;D)swaraj

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The answer of From 1900 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was issued thrice a month....

Question 18

In 1926 a change in format was introduced and the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.joined the early ranks of 'illustrated weeklies'.&#10;A)satyanadom&#10;B)the malabar spectator&#10;C)keralopakari&#10;D)malayalamitram

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The answer of In 1926 a change in format was...

Question 19

The Tiruvathancore Abhimani began to publish &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1878&#10;B)1883&#10;C)1886&#10;D)1889

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The answer of The Tiruvathancore Abhimani began to publish &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1878&#10;B)1883&#10;C)1886&#10;D)1889...

Question 20

The Keralopakari published from Malabar, which had the distinction of being the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..printed magazine issuing from this area.&#10;A)first&#10;B)second&#10;C)third&#10;D)fourth

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The answer of The Keralopakari published from Malabar, which had...

Question 21

Incidentally, the Keralopakari was printed from the Basel Mission Press located at&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)mangalore&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)irinjalakkuda

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The answer of Incidentally, the Keralopakari was printed from the...

Question 22

Devji Bhimji started a printing press at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in 1865 under the name of the Keralamitram Press.&#10;A)irinjalakkuda&#10;B)travancore&#10;C)cochin&#10;D)palakkad

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The answer of Devji Bhimji started a printing press at...

Question 23

Devji Bhimji started a printing press at Cochin in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. under the name of the Keralamitram Press.&#10;A)1865&#10;B)1869&#10;C)1875&#10;D)1895

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The answer of Devji Bhimji started a printing press at...

Question 24

Devji Bhimji had co-sponsored the English Western Star in 1860 and the Malayalam Paschimataraka in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1864&#10;B)1868&#10;C)1874&#10;D)1879

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The answer of Devji Bhimji had co-sponsored the English Western...

Deck 1: A History of Journalism and Printing Press in India