Question 1

K M Mathew was doyen of Malayalam journalism and chief editor of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)mangalam&#10;B)mathrubhumi&#10;C)kerala kaumudi&#10;D)malayala manorama

Accepted Answer

K M Mathew was the chief editor of Malayala Manorama, a leading Malayalam-language newspaper in India.

Question 2

Born as the eighth son of K M Mammen Mappillai and Kunjaadamma on January 2, 1917, K.M Mathew started his career as a planter in Chikamagalur and later migrated to ……………..as a businessman looking after family business.

A)delhi
B)cochin
C)travancore
D)bombay

bombay

Accepted Answer

bombay&#10;

Question 3

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;took over as Malayala Manorama's Chief Editor on the death of Mr Cheriyan in 1973.&#10;A)k.m mathew&#10;B)jagannath mishra&#10;C)k.m.chandy&#10;D)k.m.varghese

Accepted Answer

K.M. Mathew took over as Malayala Manorama's Chief Editor in 1973 following the death of Mr. Cheriyan.

Question 4

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..is credited with the introduction of the concept of editionalising with larger share for local news and reader-friendly packaging through professional page designing in Manorama, which in turn impacted the entire newspaper industry in Kerala.&#10;A)k.m.chandy&#10;B)m. r. masani&#10;C)thomas griffith&#10;D)k.m mathew

Accepted Answer

K.M. Mathew is credited with the introduction of the concept of editorialising with a larger share for local news and reader-friendly packaging through professional page designing in Manorama, which significantly impacted the newspaper industry in Kerala.

Question 5

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;has been the president of the Indian Newspaper Society; chairman of PTI; founder trusty and chairman of Press Institute of India and Research Institute for Newspaper Development; executive committee member of the Federation of International Newspaper Publishers and Editors based in France and a consultant of International Press Institute among other positions.&#10;A)m. r. masani&#10;B)k.m. mathew&#10;C)a.k chanda&#10;D)thomas griffith

Accepted Answer

K.M. Mathew has held significant positions in the media industry, including being the president of the Indian Newspaper Society and chairman of PTI, among others.

Question 6

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. has penned two books, an autobiographical &#34;Ettamathe Mothiram&#34; and &#34;Annamma&#34;, written in memory of his wife.&#10;A)k.m. mathew&#10;B)m. r. masani&#10;C)rajmohan gandhi&#10;D)thomas griffith

Accepted Answer

K.M. Mathew, a prominent figure in the Indian media landscape, authored two books: "Ettamathe Mothiram," which is autobiographical in nature, and "Annamma," written in memory of his wife.

Question 7

K.M.Mathew inherited the family owned Manorma, started in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. by his great uncle Kandathil Varughese Mappillai .&#10;A)1838&#10;B)1848&#10;C)1858&#10;D)1888

Accepted Answer

K.M. Mathew inherited the family-owned Manorama, which was started in 1888 by his great uncle Kandathil Varughese Mappillai.

Question 8

K.M Mathew married&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., a pioneer of culinary literature in Malayalam in 1942.&#10;A)annamma&#10;B)marie&#10;C)jeomy&#10;D)rincy

Accepted Answer

K.M Mathew married Annamma, a pioneer of culinary literature in Malayalam, in 1942. Annamma Mathew is well-known for her contributions to culinary writing and for being the editor of Vanitha, the largest selling women's magazine in India.

Question 9

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..had been the editor of 'Vanitha' the women's journal from Manorama Group till her death in 2003.&#10;A)jeomy&#10;B)thankom mammen&#10;C)annamma&#10;D)swapna antony

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..had been the editor of 'Vanitha' the...

Question 10

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;is the means of informing as well as influencing the general public to buy products or services through visual or oral messages.&#10;A)advertising&#10;B)dtp&#10;C)reuter&#10;D)xinhua

Accepted Answer

Advertising is the process used to inform and influence the public about products or services through various forms of media, including visual and oral messages.

Question 11

The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) was founded in the year of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1919&#10;B)1929&#10;C)1939&#10;D)1942

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The answer of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) was founded...

Question 12

The Rajan case refers to the death of P. Rajan, a student of the erstwhile Regional Engineering College, Calicut, as a result of torture in local police custody in Kerala state, during the nationwide Emergency in India in………………...

A)1946
B)1956
C)1966
D)1976

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The answer of The Rajan case refers to the death...

Question 13

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., a student of the erstwhile Regional Engineering College (presently the National Institute of Technology Calicut), was arrested by the Kerala Police on March 1, 1976, during the nationwide Emergency in India, for alleged Naxal association.&#10;A)p.sathyan&#10;B)p.midhun&#10;C)p.rahul&#10;D)p.rajan

Accepted Answer

The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., a student of the erstwhile Regional...

Question 14

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; was the Home Minister during the emergency. He resigned from the post of the Chief Minister of Kerala in 1978 due to adverse judgement in the case.&#10;A)k. karunakaran&#10;B)a.k.antony&#10;C)p.k.vasudevan nair&#10;D)e.k.nayanar

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; was the Home Minister during the...

Question 15

The largest journalist organization in the non-aligned world is the Indian Federation of Working Journalists, founded in New Delhi on 28 October&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)1910&#10;B)1920&#10;C)1930&#10;D)1950

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The answer of The largest journalist organization in the non-aligned...

Question 16

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, who used to head the Indian Express group, made an aborted attempt in the 1960s to control the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO).&#10;A)ramnath goenka&#10;B)dainik bhaskar&#10;C)dilip mandal&#10;D)r. anuradha

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, who used to head the Indian...

Question 17

The Commission on freedom of the press (1942-1947), known as the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Commission.&#10;A)hutchins'&#10;B)mahatma gandhi&#10;C)jawaharlal nehru&#10;D)robin jeffrey

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The answer of The Commission on freedom of the press...

Question 18

The largest journalist organization in the non-aligned world is the Indian Federation of Working Journalists, founded in &#8230;&#8230;.on 28 October 1950.&#10;A)berlin&#10;B)paris&#10;C)london&#10;D)new delhi

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The answer of The largest journalist organization in the non-aligned...

Question 19

12th President of IFWJ was&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)k. vikram rao&#10;B)mamman mappilai&#10;C)mahatma gandhi&#10;D)jawaharlal nehru

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The answer of 12th President of IFWJ was&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)k. vikram rao&#10;B)mamman...

Question 20

The headquarters of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)bombay&#10;B)new delhi&#10;C)hyderabad&#10;D)madras

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The answer of The headquarters of The Indian Newspaper Society...

Question 21

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)1801&#10;B)1811&#10;C)1831&#10;D)1851

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The answer of The New York Times (NYT) is an...

Question 22

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, United Kingdom and a division of Reuters.&#10;A)delhi&#10;B)rome&#10;C)paris&#10;D)london

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The answer of Reuters is an international news agency headquartered...

Question 23

The Associated Press is an &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.news agency (1845).&#10;A)american&#10;B)african&#10;C)italian&#10;D)russian

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The answer of The Associated Press is an &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.news agency...

Question 24

AFP is headquartered in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., with regional offices in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong, and Washington, D.C., and bureaus in 150 countries.&#10;A)moscow&#10;B)beijing&#10;C)delhi&#10;D)paris

Accepted Answer

The answer of AFP is headquartered in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., with regional offices...

Deck 5: Km Mathew: The Doyen of Malayalam Journalism and Chief Editor of Malayala Manorama