Deck 6: Newspapers and Publications in Keralas History

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The Chandrika, started out in 1934 from ………….as a weekly.

A)palakkad
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thalassery
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The Chandrika of the Muslim League blossomed into a daily in …………..and was shifted to Kozhikode.

A)1909
B)1919
C)1939
D)1946
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The Desabhimani, currently the organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), began publication from Kozhikode in ………… as a weekly.

A)1912
B)1923
C)1938
D)1942
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Aurobindo was the editor of

A)harijan
B)pionee
C)vande mataram
D)chronicle
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The government of Madras banned the paper Desabhimani in………...

A)1908
B)1917
C)1928
D)1948
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In the Travancore area the Communist Party started its own publication, the………………….

A)janayugam
B)kaumudi
C)kerala kesari
D)bharati
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The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from Thrissur, with …………………as its editor.

A)joseph mundassery
B)dr. sebastian paul
C)pettayil raman pillai asan
D)k.g.sankar
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The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from………….., with Joseph Mundassery as its editor.

A)eranakulam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)kozhikode
D)thrissur
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In the late sixties the paper Navajeevan was shifted to……………., but did not survive for long.

A)thrissur
B)travancore
C)kozhikode
D)tellicherry
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The Arch Bishop of Ernakulam brought out the Malabar Mail from Ernakulam in………………..

A)1906
B)1916
C)1926
D)1936
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The Powraprabha issuing from ……………..in the late thirties wielded considerable influence in the Travancore area.

A)travancore
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)kottayam
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The Powraprabha's publishing base was successively shifted first to Mavelikkara and then to Kottayam, with ………………as its editor.

A)c.m.stephen
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)k.m. chacko
D)k.k.kuruvilla
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The Powradhwani was …………….-based paper.

A)calicut
B)irinjalakkuda
C)travancore
D)kottayam
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The Powradhwani Started in 1939 by………………….

A)k.m. chacko
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)a.k.pillai
D)c.krishnan
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Oldest English daily of India is

A)statesma
B)the times of indi
C)the tribune
D)the hindu
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The Powradhwani stopped publication in…………...

A)1905
B)1915
C)1925
D)1955
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The Keralabhushanam was launched from Kottayam in 1944 by……………………...

A)k.k.kuruvilla
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)k.krishnan
D)k.a.damodara menon
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The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from …………….in 1944, but was soon converted into a daily.

A)kollam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissoor
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The birth of the Express was from…………...

A)travancore
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissur
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The paper Express was edited by ……………and with its pronounced nationalist and socialist views gained extensive circulation in Cochin State.

A)k.krishnan
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)k.a.damodara menon
D)b.c.varghese
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The National War Front co-sponsored a daily entitled Powrasakhi from ……………at the height of the Second World War in 1944.

A)cochin
B)irinjalakkuda
C)kozhikode
D)travancore
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After the war '……………………' came out as a regular newspaper, with B.C.Varghese, Varghese Kalathil and K.A.Damodara Menon occupying the editorial chair on successive occasions.

A)powrasakhi
B)the kaumudi
C)the kerala kesari
D)the bharati
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Powrasakhi daily bowed out in……………...

A)1916
B)1926
C)1956
D)1966
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The Namboodiri Yogakshema Sabha sponsored two notable publications, the Yogakshemam and the ……………..Namboodiri.

A)krishnan
B)raman
C)vishnu
D)unni
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V.T.Bhatadiripad, among others, wielded his powerful pen to break the isolation and rid ……………….community of conservatism.

A)nair
B)ezhava
C)muslim
D)namboodiri
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Deck 6: Newspapers and Publications in Keralas History
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The Chandrika, started out in 1934 from ………….as a weekly.

A)palakkad
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thalassery
thalassery
2
The Chandrika of the Muslim League blossomed into a daily in …………..and was shifted to Kozhikode.

A)1909
B)1919
C)1939
D)1946
1939
3
The Desabhimani, currently the organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), began publication from Kozhikode in ………… as a weekly.

A)1912
B)1923
C)1938
D)1942
1942
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Aurobindo was the editor of

A)harijan
B)pionee
C)vande mataram
D)chronicle
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The government of Madras banned the paper Desabhimani in………...

A)1908
B)1917
C)1928
D)1948
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In the Travancore area the Communist Party started its own publication, the………………….

A)janayugam
B)kaumudi
C)kerala kesari
D)bharati
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The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from Thrissur, with …………………as its editor.

A)joseph mundassery
B)dr. sebastian paul
C)pettayil raman pillai asan
D)k.g.sankar
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The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from………….., with Joseph Mundassery as its editor.

A)eranakulam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)kozhikode
D)thrissur
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9
In the late sixties the paper Navajeevan was shifted to……………., but did not survive for long.

A)thrissur
B)travancore
C)kozhikode
D)tellicherry
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The Arch Bishop of Ernakulam brought out the Malabar Mail from Ernakulam in………………..

A)1906
B)1916
C)1926
D)1936
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11
The Powraprabha issuing from ……………..in the late thirties wielded considerable influence in the Travancore area.

A)travancore
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)kottayam
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12
The Powraprabha's publishing base was successively shifted first to Mavelikkara and then to Kottayam, with ………………as its editor.

A)c.m.stephen
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)k.m. chacko
D)k.k.kuruvilla
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13
The Powradhwani was …………….-based paper.

A)calicut
B)irinjalakkuda
C)travancore
D)kottayam
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14
The Powradhwani Started in 1939 by………………….

A)k.m. chacko
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)a.k.pillai
D)c.krishnan
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Oldest English daily of India is

A)statesma
B)the times of indi
C)the tribune
D)the hindu
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16
The Powradhwani stopped publication in…………...

A)1905
B)1915
C)1925
D)1955
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The Keralabhushanam was launched from Kottayam in 1944 by……………………...

A)k.k.kuruvilla
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)k.krishnan
D)k.a.damodara menon
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18
The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from …………….in 1944, but was soon converted into a daily.

A)kollam
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissoor
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The birth of the Express was from…………...

A)travancore
B)irinjalakkuda
C)cochin
D)thrissur
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The paper Express was edited by ……………and with its pronounced nationalist and socialist views gained extensive circulation in Cochin State.

A)k.krishnan
B)pettayil raman pillai asan
C)k.a.damodara menon
D)b.c.varghese
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21
The National War Front co-sponsored a daily entitled Powrasakhi from ……………at the height of the Second World War in 1944.

A)cochin
B)irinjalakkuda
C)kozhikode
D)travancore
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22
After the war '……………………' came out as a regular newspaper, with B.C.Varghese, Varghese Kalathil and K.A.Damodara Menon occupying the editorial chair on successive occasions.

A)powrasakhi
B)the kaumudi
C)the kerala kesari
D)the bharati
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23
Powrasakhi daily bowed out in……………...

A)1916
B)1926
C)1956
D)1966
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24
The Namboodiri Yogakshema Sabha sponsored two notable publications, the Yogakshemam and the ……………..Namboodiri.

A)krishnan
B)raman
C)vishnu
D)unni
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V.T.Bhatadiripad, among others, wielded his powerful pen to break the isolation and rid ……………….community of conservatism.

A)nair
B)ezhava
C)muslim
D)namboodiri
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