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1. Who Has Contributed to the Rising of the Hindi Dialect That Is Spoken Today? A

1. Who Has Contributed to the Rising of the Hindi Dialect That Is Spoken Today? A

1. Who has contributed to the rising of the dialect that is spoken today? a. Singers b. Dancers c. Journalists and Literature scholars d. Actors

2. Who defines the history of the Hindi press? a. Mishra b. Sanjay c. Mohanlal d. Gandhi

3. How many phases are there in the history of the Hindi press and its journey towards the Modern Hindi Press that exists today? a. Four b. Seven c. Three d. Five

4. The Beginning phase of the transformation of the Modern Hindi Press started at which year? a. 1967 b. 1866 c. 1856 d. 1826

5. The Harishchandra Phase lasted from which year to which year? a. 1867-1899 b. 1900-1919 c. 1920-1947 d. 1868 – 1898

6. What phase in Hindi Journalism that lasted from 1826-1866? a. The Literary Phase b. The Beginning Phase c. The Harishchandra Phase d. The Gandhian Phase

7. The Gandhian Phase lasted from which date to which date? a. 1900-1919 b. 1867-1899 c. 1920-1947 d. 1930 – 1948

8. Which phase in Hindi Journalism lasted from 1848 to the present? a. The Gandhian Phase b. The Beginning Phase c. The Post-Independence Phase d. The Literary Phase

9. Who published the first weekly paper in Hindi, ‘Oodunt Martund’? a. Raja b. Jugal Kishore Shukla c. Mishra d. Govind Raghunath Thatte

10. In which year did ‘Oodunt Martund’ close down? a. 1826 b. 1824 c. 1894 d. 1827

11. Who was known for his intellectual skills and his strong opinion against social evils like Sati? a. Gandhi b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy c. Lal Bahadur Shastri d. Bhagat Singh

12. Who was not in favour of the Serampore missionaries? a. Lal Bahadur Shastri b. Bhagat Singh c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy d. Gandhi

13. What was the name of the paper that Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote? a. Oodunt Martund b. Bangadoot c. Banaras Akhbar d. Martand

14. In which year was Bangadoot published? a. 1829 b. 1929 c. 1849 d. 1820

15. Which four languages was Bangadoot published in? a. English, Bangla, French, and Gujarati (Hindi dialect) b. English, Bangla, Malyali, and Nagree (Hindi dialect) c. English, Bangla, French, and Nagree (Hindi dialect) d. English, Spanish, French, and Nagree (Hindi dialect)

16. Who was the editor of the Hindi newspaper, ‘Banaras Akhbar’? a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy b. Jugal Kishore Shukla c. Mishra d. Govind Raghunath Thatte

17. How many subscribers did the hindi newspaper, ‘Banaras Akhbar’ have? a. 43 b. 44 c. 45 d. 50

18. Which newspaper did Maulvi Nasiruddin publish in 1846? a. Martand b. Bangadoot c. Banaras Akhbar d. Oodunt Martund

19. Martand was published in how many languages? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7

20. Who started the ‘Malwa Akhbar’? a. Prem Narayan b. Azimullah Khan c. Mirza Bedar Bhakt d. Gautam Chattopadhyay

21. What was Jugal Kishore Shukla’s second attempt in publishing the hindi newspaper called? a. Martand b. Samtand Martand c. Premji Martand d. Malwa Martand

22. Who published the ‘Sudhakar’? a. Kishan Mohan Mitra b. Naran Mehta c. Naran Mohan Mitra d. Mishra

23. Who published the first bilingual daily in Hindi and Bengali in 1854, Calcutta? a. Shyam Sunder Sen b. Kishan Mohan Mitra c. Naran Mohan Mishra d. Kishore Mehta

24. Who wrote ‘Payam-e-Azadi’? a. Azimullah Khan b. Kishore Kumar c. Kishan Lal d. Naren Mehta

25. What article did Gautam Chattopadhyay write? a. Petition, Rebel and Revolt b. Petition, success and Revolt c. Revolt, protest d. ‘Petition, Protest and Revolt- The changing face of the Anti-Imperialist Press in 1857- 1947’

26. Who is the Father of Modern Hindi? a. Gopalachandra b. Harishchandra Bhartendu c. Gandhi d. Azimullah Khan

27. Balabodhini was written by which writer? a. Harish Kumar Yadav b. Kishore Nandu c. Harishchandra Bhartendu d. Suresh Lal

28. Which book did Anand Shanker Singh in 2016? a. Role of Government in Nation Building b. Role of Indians in Nation Building c. Role of PR in Nation Building d. Role of Media in Nation Building

29. Which paper that was published from Calcutta became the leading Hindi newspaper of the time under the dynamic stewardship of its early editors, Balmukund and Ambika Prasad Bajpai.” (Chatterjee)?? a. Uchit wakta b. Sarsudhanidhi c. Bangavasi d. Bharat Mitra

30. Who was known for the expertise in Literature during the Literary Phase? a. Acharya Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi b. Mishra c. Balmukund Gupta d. Ambika

31. Under whose editorship did ‘Saraswati’, a newspaper in Khadi Hindi, gained huge prominence? a. Mishra b. Balmukund Gupta c. Ambika d. Acharya Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi

32. What was the name of the paper that Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi started that gained huge popularity? a. Pratap b. Shankar c. Pradeep d. Suhas

33. Which two newspapers were written by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya? a. Saraswati and Pratap b. Samtand and Martand c. Abhyudaya and Dainik d. Times Indian and Martand

34. Which paper strongly opposed the Rowlett Act with a series of articles well scripted by Swami Sraddhanand? a. Vijay b. Vinayak c. Jalwa d. Junoon

35. Mahendra Chandra Aggarwal wrote which paper that contributed to nationalism, freedom from the tyranny of Britishers and Hindu -Muslim unity? a. Shankar b. Sumeet c. Biswamitra d. Vijay

36. In which year did Swarajya start in? a. 1950 b. 1980 c. 1995 d. 1920

37. Which editor had been imprisoned during the Gandhian phase for his nationalism? a. Shiv Prasad b. Baburao Vishnu Parakar c. Chandra d. Jagdish

38. Who revolutionized the phase in India’s struggle for freedom by steering the , Dandi March, Salt Satyagraha, Non-Violence movement, promotion of Khadi and the use of the Press? a. Bhagat Singh b. Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Gandhiji d. Savitribai Phule

39. Which was the Gujarati newspaper launched by Gandhiji? a. Navajivan b. Patrakar c. Shreelekha d. Suryodaya

40. Which was the word used by Gandhi to address 'the untouchables' in order to encourage people to overcome this discrimination? a. Dasi b. Sevak c. Harijan d. Nainak

41. Which jail was Gandhiji imprisoned in by the Britishers? a. Tihar Jail b. Yerwada Jail c. Byculla jail d. Thane Jail

42. From who did Gandhiji draw the financial support for his paper, ‘Harijan Sevak’? a. Tata b. Ambani c. Ghansyamdas Birla d. Anil Ambani

43. Why did ‘Harijan Sevak’ close down? a. Due to no permissions from the British b. Due to financial losses c. Due to loss of freedom d. Due to Gandhiji’s imprisonment

44. During the Ayodhya riots, which newspaper unlike other newspapers, urged the people for peace? a. b. Times of India c. d. Dainik Seva

45. Who started ‘’? a. Ghansyamdas Birla b. Baburao Vishnu Parakar c. Dutt Paliwal d. Lala Jagat Narainji

46. What dominates press currently? a. Commercialization b. Demonetization c. Globalization d. Liberalization

47. Which revenue has gained primary importance in the circulation of papers currently? a. Journalism revenue b. Advertisement revenue c. News revenue d. Movie revenue

48. What prevents the press from effectively carrying out their role? a. Globalization b. Family c. Commercialization and interference d. Lack of funds 49. What is the fourth pillar of democratic India? a. Press along with media b. Actors c. Citizens d. Teachers

1. Which is the first newspaper of Subcontinent which did not continue as Urdu paper for long and was soon converted into Persian. ? a. Jām-i Jahān Numa b. Jam-u-Jamna c. Jinatul Jama d. Jamiya

2. In Northern India, Urdu Press grew after which year? a. 1869 b. 1848

c. 1840 d. 1878

3. Syed Hasan edited which Urdu newspaper that aimed at correcting many abuses and irregularities in the city of ? a. Urdu Taaleem b. Urdu Akhbar c. Urdu Medium d. Urdu News

4. Which was the period of fast growth for Urdu regional press? a. 1850-1990 b. 1991-1996 c. 1848-1856 d. 1851-1856

5. Newspapers published in which two languages reflected and strengthened the public sentiment against the foreign rule? a. English and Hindi b. Urdu and English c. Urdu and Persian d. Urdu and

6. In which year did Payam-i-Azadi started publication in Hindi and Urdu, calling upon the people to fight against the British? a. 1854 b. 1856 c. 1858

d. 1857

7. Which two newspapers in Urdu and Persian faced trial in 1857 for having published a message by Bahadur Shah Zafar urging the people to drive the British out of India? a. Doorbeen and Sultan-ul-Akhbar b. Chashme Badoor and Al Khaleej c. Al Khaleej and Hindustani d. Al Zikra and Shehansha

8. How many Urdu newspapers were published from Delhi during the 1860s decade? a. 5 b. 8 c. 6 d. 9

9. Hakim Abdul Majid Khan published which newspaper? a. Hamara Hind b. Akmal-ul-Akbar c. Ajmal -e-akhbar d. Aftabul akhbar

10. Which city was one of the major Centre of Urdu publications? a. Delhi b. Mumbai c. Patna d. Pune

11. Who was a notable Urdu journal in the first half of the 20th century? a. Al Bilal b. Al Hijab c. Al Hilal

d. Al Ghurair 12. Who marked a turning point in the history of Urdu journalism? a. Al Junaid b. Al Bilal c. Al Hijab d. Al Hilal

13. Within two years Al Hilal reached a circulation of how many copies a week? a. 28,000 b. 26,000

c. 22,000 d. 13,000

14. The Government demanded a security of how many rupees under the Indian Press Act 1910 ? a. Rs. 500 b. Rs. 1000 c. Rs. 1500 d. Rs.2000

15. In which year was Al Hilal press confiscated? a. 1915 b. 1940

c. 1978 d. 1934

16. What was the name of the journal started by Azad? a. Al Akhbar b. Al Balagh c. Al Karama d. Al Sultani

17. Which paper did Arya Samaj start in 1923?

a. Magan b. Aastha c. Suryodaya d. Milap

18. Who was the editor of Milap? a. Gauri Shankar b. Gauri Lankesh c. Gauhar d. Gehna Khan

19. Who started the ‘Pratap’ of Lahore? a. Mahashey Das b. Mahshe Krishnan c. Dayanand d. Krishnaswamy

20. Where did Pratap shift after partition? a. Pakistan

b. Delhi c. Punjab d. Agra

21. Swami Shradhanand founded which urdu daily? a. Tujj b. Taj c. Poshaakh d. Tej

22. Who was the first editor of Tej? a. Lala Gupta b. Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Pandit Ramadhir d. Ahmed bin Sahay

23. By which year the situation for Urdu newspapers in India started to dismal? a. 1980s b. 1970s c. 1990s d. 2000s

24. Delhi had how many Urdu newspapers after Independence? a. 2 b. 4

c. 6 d. 8

25. As part of an effort to attract the Muslim vote, and support vehicles for communicating with the Muslim population, what did the government create? a. UN Service b. Services for Muslims

c. UNI Urdu Service d. Urdu service

26. Which was one of the small newspapers coming out from Daryaganj area – ? a. New Time b. Urdu Akhbar c. Jamiya d. Din Dunia

27. Until the late 1990s, presses had to be imported from which place? a. America b. Australia c. Africa d. Europe

28. By the late 1970s, which official Urdu newspaper did the Government establish for Muslims?

a. Qaumi Awaz b. Qaumi Libas c. Qaumi Lizat d. Qaumi Akhbar

29. Which writer lamented the parochial nature of India’s Muslim press and its failure to attend to, much less contribute to, news of even regional interest? a. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan b. Maulana Usman Khan c. Maulana Riyaz d. Maulana Ryan

1. Which city was the headquarter of the East India Company as well as the capital of British India? a. Mumbai b. Delhi c. Calcutta d. Agra

2. Which newspaper was the sentinels of Indian nationalism and fought hard against racial discrimination, injustice and maladministration? a. Urdu Newspaper b. Hindi newspaper c. English newspaper d. Bengali newspaper

3. Which newspaper was a terror to the British administration? a. English newspaper b. Urdu newspaper c. Bengali newspaper d. Hindi newspaper

4. Which was one of the early Bengali newspaper? a. Shome Prakash b. Shaya Purohit c. Chaaya Din d. Shaum Pritesh

5. Which were the first Bengali newspapers that came up in 1818? a. Door Darshan and Jai Samachaar b. Dig Darshan and Samachar Darpan c. Maha darshan and Sumitra darpan d. Sheeshya and Roz Samaachar

6. Who started the Samachar Darpan newspaper? a. Carey and Marshman b. Carry Mohanti and Sudarshan c. Sudarshan and Chakraborty d. Jon and Milley

7. What year did the Samachar Darpan close down? a. 1897 b. 1846 c. 1789 d. 1841

8. How many correspondents did the Forerunner of Bengali Journalism appoint to cover all social and non-political news? a. 50 b. 60 c. 70 d. 80

9. Which was the 1st Bengali newspaper which counteracted the missionary run newspapers? a. Gazette b. Bengal Times c. Bengal Now d. Bengal Samachar

10. Which Bengali newspaper did start in 1831? a. Prabhakar Desai b. Suhas Lal c. Prabhakar d. Bengali Times

11. Who started the Bengali newspaper, ‘Tathwa Bodhini’ in 1843? a. Akshay Kumar Dutta b. Mohini Roy c. Aakash Singh d. Sumitra Devi

12. What bill did the Bengali press actively lobbied for? a. Sati Prohibition b. Eradicating Untouchability c. Widow Remarriage Act d. No Discrimination

13. Who started the Bengal Herald, English weekly and Bangadoot – Bengali? a. b. Mohini Das c. Shreelekha d.

14. Which Bengali paper did Girish Chandra Ghosh start in 1853? a. Bengali News b. Hindu Patriot c. Urdu News d. English News

15. Indian Mirror was started by which writer in 1861? a. Manmohan Singh b. Manmohan Rajput c. Manmohan Das d. Manmohan Ghosh

16. Who started the Sulava Samachar in 1870? a. b. Akshay Kumar c. Bose d. Mohan Das

17. Who edited the Haishakar Patrika? a. Babu Mohan Ganguly b. Keshub Chandra Sen c. Akshay Kumar d. Bose

18. Which newspaper championed the cause of abolition of capital punishment, had its license revoked later? a. Bengal Times b. Bengal news c. Bengal Hurkaru d. Bengal Now

19. Which paper was the first Bengali daily to adopt modern methods of production? a. Basumati b. Shinkey c. Deevasi d. Shutra

20. Who announced the partition of Bengal? a. Lord Curzon b. Lord Isaac c. Lord Smith d. Lord henry II

21. When was founded? a. 1980 b. 1984 c. 1956 d. 1974

22. Where was Eenadu founded? a. Mumbai b. Pune c. Calcutta d. Vishakhapatnam

23. Who started Eenadu? a. Ramadhir b. Ramoji Rao c. Bipin Das d. Ram Mohan

24. Who did Eenadu convince about the benefits of advertising through door-to-door, shop-to- shop sales of ads for all sorts of projects and occasions? a. Tamils b. Gujaratis c. Malayalis d. Telugus

25. What was the aim of Eenadu newspapers? a. To mould the language in the easiest way b. To make the papers cheap c. To stop other local newspapers d. To add a lot of advertisements

26. Who was sent to study at the William Allen White School of Journalism in Manhattan, Kansas? a. Ramoji rao b. Ramoji rao’s son c. Ramoji rao’s daughter d. Ramoji rao’s sister

27. Ramoji Rao and Eenadu worked hand in hand with the film star N.T. Rama Rao to build which party? a. Congress party b. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) c. BJP d. Aam aadmi party

28. The naval population in Vizag read newspapers in which language more? a. Hindi b. Marathi c. Telegu d. English

29. Bal Shastri Jambhekar started which Marathi-English fortnightly magazine on January 6, 1832? a. Akhbaar b. Darpan c. Savera d. Suprabhat

30. Which magazine was the first medium of Marathi expression? a. Akhbaar b. Darpan c. Savera d. Suprabhat

31. Govind Vithal Kunte began which Marathi newspaper? a. Prabhakar b. Darpan c. Savera d. Akhbaar

32. Who edited the newspaper,’Jnyan Prakash ‘? a. Krishna Dubey b. Mohini Walkar c. Krishnaraj Trimbak Ranade d. Somnath

33. Which Marathi newspaper was started in Bombay in 1862? a. Sabarmati b. Induprakash c. Jyoti nath d. Darpan

34. Who edited Induprakash? a. M.G. Ranade b. Rabindranath Tagore c. Govind Kunte d. Krishna Dubey

35. In 1877, Jyotiba Phule and Krishnarao Bhaskar began which newspaper as part of the Dalit upliftment movement? a. Deenabandhu b. Darpan c. Eenadu d. Bangadoot

36. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began which Marathi newspaper? a. Darpan b. Deenabandhu c. Eenadu d. Kesari

37. Who started the weekly Vartahar to highlight atrocities committed by Europeans? a. K.Navalkar b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak c. Lokmanya Tilak d. Jyotiba Phule

38. Haribhau Apte began which paper that was a family entertainment paper which contained articles on science? a. Karmanuk b. Eenadu c. Bangadoot d. Suryodaya

39. Anandrao Ramachandra Dharandhar started which newspaper that was published on every new and full moon day? a. Savera b. Darpan c. Bhoot d. Eenadu

40. Which Marathi newspaper was the principal mouthpiece of the Extremist Nationalistic Politics in the whole country? a. Kesari b. Darpan c. Maratha d. Karmanuk

41. The Regional Press in India printed newspapers in how many official languages? a. 23 b. 56 c. 13 d. 16

42. India has the largest newspaper market after which country? a. America b. London c. Brazil d. China

43. Which newspaper is one of the top ten English dailies? a. Hindustan b. Patrika c. Times of India d. Kesari

44. Which newspaper is one of the top ten Hindi dailies? a. Hindustan b. DNA c. d. Eenadu

45. What is one of the factors leading to growth in regional press? a. Only English newspaper started to print b. Corruption c. Issues of the common man d. Removal of advertisements

46. Which Hindi Daily was published from Jharkhand, Bihar and ? a. Times of India b. Hindustan c. Patrika d.

47. Which was the birthplace of Indian journalism? a. Pune b. Calcutta c. Agra d. Patna

48. Which was the place from where the Indian press launched its social reform movement? a. Delhi b. Pune c. Calcutta d. Mumbai

49. Which was the Anglo-Marathi fortnightly newspaper that was in the forefront of social reform? a. Prabhakar b. Eenadu c. Basumati d. Darpan

50. Who was associated with many papers such as Dyanprakash, Induprakash and Lokhitavadi? a. Vivek Dubey b. Harikishan Pillay c. Gopal Rao Hari Deshmukh d. Govind Mhate

51. Which leading social reformer edited the English side of Deshmukh’s bilingual paper Induprakash? a. Mahadev Govind Ranade b. Govind Mhate c. Dubey d. Hari rao

52. Who helped the Sarvajanik Sabha of Poona to organize a conference of journalists working in language papers which considered measures to mobilize public opinion against the Vernacular Press Act of 1878? a. Mahadev Govind Ranade b. Govind Mhate c. Dubey d. Hari rao

53. Which college did an early reformer, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, graduated from? a. KC College b. MD College c. Deccan college d. Agarkar college

54. Which paper was the English counterpart of the nationalist weekly, Kesari, in Marathi? a. Mahratta b. TOI c. Hindustan d. Savarkar

55. On leaving Kesari, which bilingual journal did Agarkar start on his own? a. Sudharak b. Suryodaya c. Hindustan d. Maratha times

56. Dadabhai Nauroji, the great nationalist leader became the editor of which newspaper? a. Mahratta b. Rast Goftar c. d. TOI

57. Who carried on a campaign through the press for removing the evils of Hindu society? a. Malabari b. Mulji c. Ranade d. Krishna Rao

58. Which paper campaigned the reforms for widow remarriage, raising the age of marriage, abolition of caste and uplift of untouchables? a. TOI b. The Hindu c. Hindustan d. Darpan

59. Who started a newspaper called Bande Mataram which vehemently protested against the Bengal Partition? a. Lala Lajpat Rai b. Gandhiji c. Rabindranath tagore d. Lal Bahadur Shastri

60. Which was the first Telugu Journal that was published from Bellary in 1835? a. Satya Doota b. Shyam Varna c. Sinathan d. Satyamev Jayate

61. Which journal was published from Madras by the Veda Samaj which serialized the Rig Veda along with Telugu translation and commentary? a. Eenadu b. Tattya Samaj c. Tathya Bodhini d. Satya Doota

62. Who was hailed as the father of Telegu Journalism? a. Krishnamurthy Iyer b. Veeresalingam Pantulu c. Somnath Iyer d. Shankar Prasad Iyer

63. Andhrabasha Sanjivini a weekly to oppose the reformist school represented by Veeresalingam Pantulu was brought by which writer? a. Venkataratnam Pantulu b. Shukla c. Somnath Iyer d. Shankar Prasad Iyer

64. Who published ‘Sasilekha’, the first weekly to campaign for the unification of Telugu-speaking areas and the formation of a separate province of Andhra Pradesh? a. Gathupalli Seshacharyulu b. Veeresalingam Pantulu c. Somnath Iyer d. Shankar Prasad Iyer 65. Which place remained the Centre of Telugu journalism for a long time? a. Delhi b. Madras c. Chennai d. Manipur

66. Who published Andhra Kesari? a. Rajesh Baliparam b. Somnath Iyer c. Rajahmundry d. Krishna Rao

67. K. Nageswara Rao Pantulu started which Telegu newspaper? a. Patrika b. Andhra Patrika c. Somavallam d. Kesari

68. When Doordarshan screened the popular serial Mahabharata on Sunday mornings in the late 1980s, who bought the Telugu rights to the screenplay? a. Rajahmundry b. Venkataratnam Pantulu c. Shankar Prasad Iyer d. Andhra Jyoti

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