Question 1

The first news agency of India was&#10;A)united news of india (uni)&#10;B)free press of india (fpi)&#10;C)press news bureau (pnb)&#10;D)press trust of india (pti)

Accepted Answer

Free Press of India (FPI) was the first news agency in India, established in the 1920s by Swaminathan Sadanand.

Question 2

Who among the following was the chairman of the first Press Commission?&#10;A)justice j.s. rajadhyaksha&#10;B)j. natrajan&#10;C)dr. v.k.r.v. rao&#10;D)dr. c.p. ramaswami aiyer

Accepted Answer

Justice J.S. Rajadhyaksha was the chairman of the first Press Commission in India, which was established to evaluate the press in the country.

Question 3

'The Samchar Darpan' was a publication of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)the baptist mission&#10;B)the wesleyan mission&#10;C)the danish mission&#10;D)the scottish mission

Accepted Answer

'The Samachar Darpan' was a publication of the Baptist Mission. It was the first newspaper in an Indian language (Bengali), started by the Serampore Mission of the Baptist Missionary Society, led by William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward in 1818.

Question 4

Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association?&#10;A)mahatma gandhi&#10;B)bal gangadhar tilak&#10;C)mammen mappillai&#10;D)amritlal seth

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association?&#10;A)mahatma...

Question 5

Who is known as Indian Gutenberg?&#10;A)james augustus hicky&#10;B)john de bustamante&#10;C)john bosco&#10;D)col. james todd

Accepted Answer

John de Bustamante is known as the Indian Gutenberg because he was responsible for setting up the first printing press in India in 1556.

Question 6

The printing press was introduced in India during&#10;A)the thirteenth century&#10;B)the fourteenth century&#10;C)the fifteenth century&#10;D)the sixteenth century

Accepted Answer

The printing press was introduced in India in the 16th century by Portuguese missionaries.

Question 7

When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper?&#10;A)young india&#10;B)indian opinion&#10;C)reformer&#10;D)hindustan

Accepted Answer

Mahatma Gandhi started the newspaper "Indian Opinion" while he was in South Africa. This publication played a crucial role in his campaigns against racial discrimination and for Indian rights in South Africa.

Question 8

The oldest survivings newspaper of India is&#10;A)the statesman&#10;B)the times of india&#10;C)malayalam manorama&#10;D)mumbai samachar

Accepted Answer

Mumbai Samachar, established in 1822, is the oldest surviving newspaper in India.

Question 9

Who was the owner of The Hindu?&#10;A)k.r. iyengar&#10;B)surendranath banerjee&#10;C)mahatma gandhi&#10;D)motilal ghosh

Accepted Answer

K. R. Iyengar was one of the key figures associated with The Hindu newspaper, having been part of its founding and ownership.

Question 10

Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to&#10;A)aurobindo ghosh&#10;B)maulana abdul kalam azad&#10;C)raja ram mohan roy&#10;D)syed abdulla brelvi

Accepted Answer

Mirat-ul-Akbar was a Persian journal founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

Deck 10: Historical Milestones in Indian Journalism