Question 1

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..joined the paper Samadarshi in 1923 as editor.&#10;A)a.balakrishna pillai&#10;B)pettayil raman pillai asan&#10;C)barrister a.k.pillai&#10;D)t.k. madhavan

Accepted Answer

A. Balakrishna Pillai joined the paper Samadarshi in 1923 as editor.

Question 2

It is said that the notorious Travancore Newspaper Regulations of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. were an offshoot of Balakrishna Pillai's incisive criticisms.&#10;A)1906&#10;B)1909&#10;C)1916&#10;D)1926

Accepted Answer

1926&#10;

Question 3

The All Kerala Political Conference held at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.in April 1921 marked the beginning of the move for a united Kerala which became a reality in terms of law thirty-five years later.&#10;A)kollam&#10;B)ottapalam&#10;C)cochin&#10;D)thrissoor

Accepted Answer

The All Kerala Political Conference was held at Ottapalam in April 1921, which was a significant event in the movement towards the unification of Kerala.

Question 4

The newspaper regulation of 1926 was promulgated by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)dewan watts&#10;B)barrister a.k.pillai&#10;C)k.ayyappan&#10;D)k.p.kesava menon

Accepted Answer

Dewan Watts was responsible for the promulgation of the newspaper regulation in 1926.

Question 5

A.Balakrishana Pillai, who had earlier been eased out of editorial responsibility of the Samadarshi, had in the meanwhile launched a new periodical entitled&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)kerala kesari&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)malayala rajyam&#10;D)prabhodakan

Accepted Answer

The answer of A.Balakrishana Pillai, who had earlier been eased...

Question 6

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;now started the Kesari, later to become famous in the annuals of Malayalam journalism.&#10;A)k.g.sankar&#10;B)pettayil raman pillai asan&#10;C)k.ayyappan&#10;D)balakrishna pillai

Accepted Answer

The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;now started the Kesari, later to become...

Question 7

Swarad editor &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.led the deputation to the Dewan who, it must be conceded, gave them a patient hearing.&#10;A)a.k.pillai&#10;B)k.g.sankar&#10;C)k.ayyappan&#10;D)c.krishnan

Accepted Answer

Swarad editor A.K. Pillai led the deputation to the Dewan.

Question 8

June 26, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., the day the new newspaper regulations took effect, was observed as a day of mourning by the people of Thiruvananthapuram.&#10;A)1906&#10;B)1916&#10;C)1919&#10;D)1926

Accepted Answer

The answer of June 26, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., the day the new...

Question 9

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;made a triumphant entry into Malayalam journalism in 1929, featuring in its columns API and Reuter despatches and news pictures fed by foreign photo agencies.&#10;A)malayalarajyam&#10;B)swarad&#10;C)prabhodakan&#10;D)yuvabharatham

Accepted Answer

Malayalarajyam made a significant entry into Malayalam journalism in 1929, distinguishing itself by featuring API and Reuter dispatches and news pictures from foreign photo agencies.

Question 10

Malayalarajyam was published from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)thrissoor&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)kollam

Accepted Answer

The answer of Malayalarajyam was published from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)thrissoor&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)kollam...

Question 11

It was the course of the non-cooperation and Khilafat movements that Kerala witnessed what was probably the most tragic episode in its freedom struggle, namely the Mappila Rebellion or, has been increasingly called, the Malabar Rebellion of…………..

A)1821
B)1892
C)1921
D)1929

Accepted Answer

The answer of It was the course of the non-cooperation...

Question 12

This was best illustrated by the starting of the nationalist newspaper, the Mathrubhoomi, from Kozhikode in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)1903&#10;B)1913&#10;C)1923&#10;D)1928

Accepted Answer

The answer of This was best illustrated by the starting...

Question 13

Mathrubhoomi started issuing on March 18, 1923, thrice a week, with &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..as its editor.&#10;A)pettayil raman pillai asan&#10;B)k.p.kesava menon&#10;C)t.k.madhavan&#10;D)sanjayan

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mathrubhoomi started issuing on March 18, 1923,...

Question 14

The moving spirit of the Vaikom satyagraha was Shri&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.., himself a redoubtable journalist.&#10;A)t.k.madhavan&#10;B)k.p.kesava menon&#10;C)dr. sebastian paul&#10;D)pettayil raman pillai asan

Accepted Answer

The answer of The moving spirit of the Vaikom satyagraha...

Question 15

At the peak of the civil disobedience movement, in April 1930, the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;started issuing as a daily.&#10;A)kerala kesari&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)malayala rajyam&#10;D)mathrubhoomi

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the peak of the civil disobedience...

Question 16

The Dewan of Travancore, Sir&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., refused entry to the paper Mathrubhoomi in the State.&#10;A)c.p.ramaswamy iyer&#10;B)k.g.sankar&#10;C)a.k.pillai&#10;D)p.rajagopalachari

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Dewan of Travancore, Sir&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., refused entry...

Question 17

The Prabhatham started publication from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.with E.M.S. Namboodiripad as its editor.&#10;A)shoranur&#10;B)irinjalakkuda&#10;C)cochin&#10;D)thrissoor

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Prabhatham started publication from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.with E.M.S....

Question 18

The Deenabandu commenced publication as a weekly in 1941 from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)anchuthengu&#10;B)travancore&#10;C)thangassery&#10;D)thrissur

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Deenabandu commenced publication as a weekly...

Question 19

The&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; weekly was edited by V.R.Krishnan Ezhuthachan.&#10;A)deenabandu&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)malayala rajyam&#10;D)kerala kesari

Accepted Answer

The answer of The&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; weekly was edited by V.R.Krishnan Ezhuthachan.&#10;A)deenabandu&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)malayala...

Question 20

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;was trial-blazer in the sense that it was one of the first periodicals published from Cochin State which supported the national movement.&#10;A)kerala kesari&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)malayala rajyam&#10;D)deenabandu

Accepted Answer

The answer of The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;was trial-blazer in the sense that...

Question 21

After a splendid innings spread over 21 years the Deenabandu finally succumbed to financial difficulties and ceased publication in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)1902&#10;B)1912&#10;C)1962&#10;D)1967

Accepted Answer

The answer of After a splendid innings spread over 21...

Question 22

The Lokamanyan started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)thrissur&#10;B)irinjalakkuda&#10;C)cochin&#10;D)calicut

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Lokamanyan started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)thrissur&#10;B)irinjalakkuda&#10;C)cochin&#10;D)calicut...

Question 23

The Swarad started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)kollam&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)thrissoor&#10;D)palghat

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Swarad started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)kollam&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)thrissoor&#10;D)palghat...

Question 24

The Yuvabharatham started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)thrissoor&#10;B)irinjalakkuda&#10;C)palakkad&#10;D)calicut

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Yuvabharatham started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)thrissoor&#10;B)irinjalakkuda&#10;C)palakkad&#10;D)calicut...

Question 25

The Kerala Kesari started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)thrissur&#10;B)palakkad&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)thalassery

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Kerala Kesari started publication from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)thrissur&#10;B)palakkad&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)thalassery...

Deck 5: Milestones in the History of Malayalam Journalism