Question 1

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;were the first European nations who brought a printing press to India and the first book published in India was by the Jesuits of Goa in 1557.&#10;A)the french&#10;B)the portuguese&#10;C)the english&#10;D)the dutch

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The Portuguese were the first European nation to bring a printing press to India, with the Jesuits of Goa publishing the first book in 1557.

Question 2

In 1684 the English East India Company set up a printing press in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)gujarat&#10;B)bombay&#10;C)calcutta&#10;D)madras

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The English East India Company set up a printing press in Bombay in 1684, marking a significant step in the development of printing and publishing in India.

Question 3

When the Vernacular Press Act was passed?&#10;A)1868&#10;B)1878&#10;C)1888&#10;D)1898

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The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 by the British government in India to curb the freedom of the Indian press, particularly those publishing in the vernacular languages, which were becoming increasingly critical of British policies.

Question 4

Who passed the Vernacular Press Act?&#10;A)lord wellesley&#10;B)lord lytton&#10;C)lord hastings&#10;D)lord william bentinck

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Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878, aiming to curb the freedom of the Indian press.

Question 5

Which Act came to be nicknamed as the Gagging Act?&#10;A)the vernacular press act&#10;B)act of 1858&#10;C)act of 1909&#10;D)act of 1919

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The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, introduced by the British in India, was nicknamed the "Gagging Act" because it was designed to curtail the freedom of the Indian press, particularly those publications in the vernacular languages that were critical of British policies. This act allowed the government to clamp down on publications deemed seditious or incendiary, effectively gagging the voice of dissent.

Question 6

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, a teacher and reformist, started the first Bangla weekly Bengal Gazette in early 1818&#10;A)ganga kishore bhattacharya&#10;B)herbert harrington&#10;C)edmond morris&#10;D)pierre brissot

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Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya was the teacher and reformist who started the first Bangla weekly, Bengal Gazette, in early 1818.

Question 7

Raja Rammohan set up&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)sambad kaumudi&#10;B)the amrita bazar patrika&#10;C)the statesman&#10;D)the hindu

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Raja Rammohan Roy set up the newspaper Sambad Kaumudi in 1821 to promote his reformist ideas, including his campaign against practices such as Sati.

Question 8

Raja Rammohan set up &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.in English&#10;A)brahminical magazine&#10;B)the tribune&#10;C)the hindustan times&#10;D)the statesman

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Raja Rammohan Roy set up a Brahminical magazine in English to propagate his reformist ideas, including his opposition to sati and his advocacy for women's rights and education.

Question 9

Raja Rammohan set up the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in Persian&#10;A)mirat-ul-akbar&#10;B)the times of india&#10;C)the hindu&#10;D)mumbai samachar

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Raja Rammohan Roy set up the 'Mirat-ul-Akbar', a Persian language newspaper, to disseminate news and knowledge among the masses and to foster a spirit of inquiry and reform in society.

Question 10

The government of India established the Registrar of Newspapers of India (RNI) in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. on the recommendation of the first Press Commission.&#10;A)1936&#10;B)1956&#10;C)1966&#10;D)1978

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The Registrar of Newspapers of India (RNI) was established in 1956 following the recommendations of the first Press Commission.

Question 11

Who established Serampore Mission, India's first Christian missionary organisation.&#10;A)william carey&#10;B)lord ellenborough&#10;C)b.messink&#10;D)peter reed

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Question 12

Serampore Mission was established on 10 January &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1700&#10;B)1800&#10;C)1867&#10;D)1876

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The answer of Serampore Mission was established on 10 January...

Question 13

Who was called as the 'Liberator of the Indian Press'?&#10;A)charles metcalfe&#10;B)lord lytton&#10;C)lord wellesly&#10;D)lord mecaulay

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Question 14

The Mumbai Samachar is the oldest newspaper in India, published in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;and is one of the most trusted newspapers of Mumbai.&#10;A)gujarati&#10;B)marathi&#10;C)hindi&#10;D)kannada

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Question 15

Who brought out the Newspaper, the Bombay Samachar, in 1822.&#10;A)fardoonji murazban&#10;B)mahatma gandhi&#10;C)jawaharlal nehru&#10;D)vallabhbhai patel

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Question 16

The Madras Courier was started in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1755&#10;B)1765&#10;C)1768&#10;D)1785

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The answer of The Madras Courier was started in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1755&#10;B)1765&#10;C)1768&#10;D)1785...

Question 17

Who was the founder of the newspaper 'The Madras Courier'?&#10;A)vallabhbhai patel&#10;B)mohare hanamanthraya&#10;C)jawaharlal nehru&#10;D)richard johnson

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Question 18

Who launched in 1858 a Bangla weekly 'Som Prakash'?&#10;A)mohare hanamanthraya&#10;B)robert knight&#10;C)richard johnson&#10;D)iswar chandra

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Question 19

In 1875, Robert Knight founded &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)the calcutta chronicle&#10;B)the calcutta gazette&#10;C)the bengal journal&#10;D)the statesman

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The answer of In 1875, Robert Knight founded &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)the calcutta...

Question 20

Who was the founder of the newspaper &#34;The Hindu&#34;(1878)?&#10;A)kasturi ranga iyengar&#10;B)jogendra nath bose&#10;C)dinabandhu mitra&#10;D)robert knight

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Question 21

Vernacular Press Act was passed in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)1828&#10;B)1838&#10;C)1858&#10;D)1878

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The answer of Vernacular Press Act was passed in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)1828&#10;B)1838&#10;C)1858&#10;D)1878...

Question 22

Who passed Vernacular Press Act?&#10;A)lord rippon&#10;B)wellesley&#10;C)delhousie&#10;D)lord lytton

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The answer of Who passed Vernacular Press Act?&#10;A)lord rippon&#10;B)wellesley&#10;C)delhousie&#10;D)lord lytton...

Question 23

The appearance of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.from Tellicherry in 1907 marks the next important milestone in the history of the press in Kerala.&#10;A)mitavadi&#10;B)yuktivadi&#10;C)malayala rajyam&#10;D)kerala kesari

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Question 24

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.., who had already tried his hand successfully at other journalistic ventures, occupied the editorial chair of Mitavadi.&#10;A)moorkoth kumaran&#10;B)ramakrishna pillai&#10;C)k.p.kesava menon&#10;D)k.madhavan nair

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.., who had already tried his hand...

Question 25

Mahakavi Kumaran Asan's famous poem, Veena Poovu was first published in the&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)mitavadi&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)malayala rajyam&#10;D)kerala kesari

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Deck 3: History of Print Media in India