Deck 4: Historical Newspapers and Their Founders in India

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Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper 'Kesari' in …………..

A)marathi
B)english
C)hindi
D)malayalam
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Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper 'Maratha' in………………

A)english
B)gujarathi
C)marathi
D)hindi
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'The Spectator' was an English-language newspaper published from …………..

A)madras
B)bombay
C)bihar
D)assam
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Kerala Kaumudi paper initially started publication from……………. Later, it was shifted to Kollam and then to Thiruvananthapuram.

A)cochin
B)mayyanad
C)travancore
D)thrissoor
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Kerala Kaumudi was converted into a full-fledged daily in…………..

A)1901
B)1910
C)1920
D)1940
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……………. who rose to prominence as general secretary of the S.N.D.P. yogam started publication of the Desabhimani in 1915.

A)t.k.madhavan
B)ramakrishna pillai
C)p.ramunni menon
D)k.a.damodara menon
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The ………………of 1915 rendered Yeoman Service in pin-pointing the grievances, political and social, of the Ezhava community and seeking redressal.

A)desabhimani
B)al ameen
C)malayala rajyam
D)chandrika
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The apogee of Madhavan's reputation and influence as a journalist came with the famous satyagraha at the …………..temple.

A)palakkad
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)vaikom
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The Sahodaran was published by ……………from Cherayi in 1917.

A)k.ayyappan
B)t.k. madhavan
C)k.a.damodara menon
D)vakkom moulavi
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…………………..encouraged rationalist thought and the socialist doctrine.

A)t.k. madhavan
B)k.ayyappan
C)pettayil raman pillai asan
D)vakkom moulavi
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In fact, in 1933, ………………launched a publication, the Velakkaran, modeled along the British Daily Worker and devoted in the main to the labour movement.

A)k.ayyappan
B)ramakrishna pillai
C)abdul rahiman sahib
D)t.k. madhavan
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…………….was associated with two other publications-the Yuktivadi and the Stree.

A)abdul rahiman sahib
B)ramakrishna pillai
C)pettayil raman pillai asan
D)k.ayyappan
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'The Leader' was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in India during British Raj which was Founded by ………

A)s.n. banerje
B)madan mohan malviya
C)sir syed ahmad khan
D)k. p. kesava menon
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Bombay Chronicle was an English-language newspaper started in 1910 by …………..

A)sir pherozeshah mehta
B)madan mohan malviya
C)k. p. kesava menon
D)gandhiji
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Mathrubhumi was first published on 18th March, ……….

A)1923
B)1933
C)1935
D)1936
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The founder of 'Mathrubhumi', the Malayalam language newspaper was the renowned freedom fighter ………….

A)k. p. kesava menon
B)madan mohan malviya
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)annie besant
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Who founded the newspaper 'National Herald'?

A)madan mohan malviya
B)jawaharlal nehru
C)annie besant
D)tilak
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'Yugantar' was started by …………..

A)madan mohan malviya
B)barindra kumar ghosh
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)patel
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In 1930 the government confiscated the 'Al Ameen' press and in ………….. the paper was completely closed down.

A)1919
B)1929
C)1939
D)1949
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After independence Al Ameen was re launched by …………….who was a close disciple of Muhammed Abdul Rahman, and it continued for a long time.

A)moidu maoulavi
B)vakkom moulavi
C)muhammed basheer
D)moidu kunnath
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Being an admirer of Subhas Chandra Bose, …………………associated himself with the Forward Block formed by Netaji.

A)abdul rahiman sahib
B)k.g.sankar
C)muhammed basheer
D)moidu kunnath
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The Second World War broke out, and Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Sahib was kept in jail from 1940 to 1945 by the…………….

A)french
B)british
C)dutch
D)portuguese
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Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottashery village near ………………….just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur.

A)chennamangallur
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)thrissoor
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Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottashery village near Chennamangallur just after addressing a public meeting at………………………..

A)cochin
B)kodiyathur
C)travancore
D)palakkad
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The Samadarshi which commenced publication from ………………..in 1918 was a powerful and popular vehicle of public opinion.

A)thrissoor
B)cochin
C)thiruvananthapuram
D)palakkad
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Deck 4: Historical Newspapers and Their Founders in India
1
Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper 'Kesari' in …………..

A)marathi
B)english
C)hindi
D)malayalam
marathi
2
Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper 'Maratha' in………………

A)english
B)gujarathi
C)marathi
D)hindi
english
3
'The Spectator' was an English-language newspaper published from …………..

A)madras
B)bombay
C)bihar
D)assam
madras
4
Kerala Kaumudi paper initially started publication from……………. Later, it was shifted to Kollam and then to Thiruvananthapuram.

A)cochin
B)mayyanad
C)travancore
D)thrissoor
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Kerala Kaumudi was converted into a full-fledged daily in…………..

A)1901
B)1910
C)1920
D)1940
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……………. who rose to prominence as general secretary of the S.N.D.P. yogam started publication of the Desabhimani in 1915.

A)t.k.madhavan
B)ramakrishna pillai
C)p.ramunni menon
D)k.a.damodara menon
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7
The ………………of 1915 rendered Yeoman Service in pin-pointing the grievances, political and social, of the Ezhava community and seeking redressal.

A)desabhimani
B)al ameen
C)malayala rajyam
D)chandrika
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8
The apogee of Madhavan's reputation and influence as a journalist came with the famous satyagraha at the …………..temple.

A)palakkad
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)vaikom
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9
The Sahodaran was published by ……………from Cherayi in 1917.

A)k.ayyappan
B)t.k. madhavan
C)k.a.damodara menon
D)vakkom moulavi
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10
…………………..encouraged rationalist thought and the socialist doctrine.

A)t.k. madhavan
B)k.ayyappan
C)pettayil raman pillai asan
D)vakkom moulavi
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11
In fact, in 1933, ………………launched a publication, the Velakkaran, modeled along the British Daily Worker and devoted in the main to the labour movement.

A)k.ayyappan
B)ramakrishna pillai
C)abdul rahiman sahib
D)t.k. madhavan
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12
…………….was associated with two other publications-the Yuktivadi and the Stree.

A)abdul rahiman sahib
B)ramakrishna pillai
C)pettayil raman pillai asan
D)k.ayyappan
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13
'The Leader' was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in India during British Raj which was Founded by ………

A)s.n. banerje
B)madan mohan malviya
C)sir syed ahmad khan
D)k. p. kesava menon
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14
Bombay Chronicle was an English-language newspaper started in 1910 by …………..

A)sir pherozeshah mehta
B)madan mohan malviya
C)k. p. kesava menon
D)gandhiji
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Mathrubhumi was first published on 18th March, ……….

A)1923
B)1933
C)1935
D)1936
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The founder of 'Mathrubhumi', the Malayalam language newspaper was the renowned freedom fighter ………….

A)k. p. kesava menon
B)madan mohan malviya
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)annie besant
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17
Who founded the newspaper 'National Herald'?

A)madan mohan malviya
B)jawaharlal nehru
C)annie besant
D)tilak
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'Yugantar' was started by …………..

A)madan mohan malviya
B)barindra kumar ghosh
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)patel
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19
In 1930 the government confiscated the 'Al Ameen' press and in ………….. the paper was completely closed down.

A)1919
B)1929
C)1939
D)1949
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20
After independence Al Ameen was re launched by …………….who was a close disciple of Muhammed Abdul Rahman, and it continued for a long time.

A)moidu maoulavi
B)vakkom moulavi
C)muhammed basheer
D)moidu kunnath
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21
Being an admirer of Subhas Chandra Bose, …………………associated himself with the Forward Block formed by Netaji.

A)abdul rahiman sahib
B)k.g.sankar
C)muhammed basheer
D)moidu kunnath
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22
The Second World War broke out, and Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Sahib was kept in jail from 1940 to 1945 by the…………….

A)french
B)british
C)dutch
D)portuguese
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23
Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottashery village near ………………….just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur.

A)chennamangallur
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)thrissoor
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Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottashery village near Chennamangallur just after addressing a public meeting at………………………..

A)cochin
B)kodiyathur
C)travancore
D)palakkad
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25
The Samadarshi which commenced publication from ………………..in 1918 was a powerful and popular vehicle of public opinion.

A)thrissoor
B)cochin
C)thiruvananthapuram
D)palakkad
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