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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1751. |
Self regulatory body of the television news channels in India is…. |
| A. | press council of india |
| B. | television council of india |
| C. | news broadcasting standards authority |
| D. | broadcast authority of india |
| Answer» D. broadcast authority of india | |
| 1752. |
Who among the following was not a chief editor of Malayala Manorama? |
| A. | kandathil varghese mappilai |
| B. | mamman mappilai |
| C. | k m george |
| D. | k m mathew |
| Answer» D. k m mathew | |
| 1753. |
Who is generally described as the unsung hero of a newspaper? |
| A. | reporter |
| B. | sub editor |
| C. | news editor |
| D. | chief editor |
| Answer» C. news editor | |
| 1754. |
Who among the following was a noted cartoonist? |
| A. | bal thackeray |
| B. | jug suraiyya |
| C. | tjs george |
| D. | pothan joseph |
| Answer» B. jug suraiyya | |
| 1755. |
Ramnath Goenka is associated with …. |
| A. | the indian express |
| B. | the hindustan times |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | the deccan herald |
| Answer» B. the hindustan times | |
| 1756. |
K Sukumaran was the editor of |
| A. | kerala kaumudi |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | malayala manorama |
| D. | malayali |
| Answer» B. mathrubhumi | |
| 1757. |
First private TV channel in Malayalam was |
| A. | surya |
| B. | asianet |
| C. | kairali |
| D. | india vision |
| Answer» C. kairali | |
| 1758. |
Inverted pyramid style of reporting emerged during….. |
| A. | american civil war |
| B. | falkland war |
| C. | russian revolution |
| D. | french revolution |
| Answer» B. falkland war | |
| 1759. |
Dateline in a report tells…. |
| A. | date of the story |
| B. | date and place |
| C. | date, place, country of the story |
| D. | date, place reporter of the story |
| Answer» C. date, place, country of the story | |
| 1760. |
A face to face interaction with media persons is generally known as ……. |
| A. | interview |
| B. | press conference |
| C. | press release |
| D. | handouts |
| Answer» C. press release | |
| 1761. |
When a press club or forum invites a celebrity to interact with the media person, it is knownas…. |
| A. | press conference |
| B. | press briefing |
| C. | press meet |
| D. | meet the press |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1762. |
The press release of the central Government is distributed to the media organisations by…. |
| A. | prd |
| B. | i & b ministry |
| C. | pib |
| D. | davp |
| Answer» D. davp | |
| 1763. |
Which of the following is a news agency? |
| A. | abc |
| B. | ins |
| C. | kyodo |
| D. | ipra |
| Answer» D. ipra | |
| 1764. |
Name the newspaper that unearthed the Watergate Scandal. |
| A. | new york times |
| B. | washington post |
| C. | wall street journal |
| D. | washington journal |
| Answer» C. wall street journal | |
| 1765. |
Monotype was a typesetting machine for…. |
| A. | hand composing |
| B. | photocomposing |
| C. | mechanical composing |
| D. | dtp |
| Answer» D. dtp | |
| 1766. |
A Balakrishna Pilla was associated with… |
| A. | kesari |
| B. | swaseshabimani |
| C. | keralan |
| D. | mathrubhumi |
| Answer» B. swaseshabimani | |
| 1767. |
Which of the following English newspaper is not published Kerala? |
| A. | deccan chronicle |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | deccan herald |
| D. | the new indian express |
| Answer» D. the new indian express | |
| 1768. |
Operation West End, a sting operation, was carried out by… |
| A. | tehelka. com |
| B. | ohmynews.com |
| C. | news.com |
| D. | probity.com |
| Answer» B. ohmynews.com | |
| 1769. |
The recognized union of working journalist in Kerala is … |
| A. | kuwj |
| B. | ifwjk |
| C. | kuj |
| D. | kunwj |
| Answer» B. ifwjk | |
| 1770. |
Which of the following is considered the first newspaper in Malayalam? |
| A. | paschimodayam |
| B. | jnana nikshepam |
| C. | keralopakari |
| D. | rajyasamacharam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1771. |
Name of the newspaper on the front page is called… |
| A. | masthead |
| B. | skyline |
| C. | nameplate |
| D. | name board |
| Answer» D. name board | |
| 1772. |
An early edition of a newspaper is called… |
| A. | city edition |
| B. | bulldog |
| C. | mofussil edition |
| D. | midnight edition |
| Answer» C. mofussil edition | |
| 1773. |
How many of the sensory channels can be applied while reading a news story? |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» B. two | |
| 1774. |
Malayala Manorama was established in |
| A. | 1888 |
| B. | 1889 |
| C. | 1890 |
| D. | 1891 |
| Answer» B. 1889 | |
| 1775. |
The first printed work by Johannes Gutenberg using movable types was |
| A. | aeropagitica |
| B. | catechism text |
| C. | way of the cross |
| D. | bible |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1776. |
Name the newspaper that did not publish the news of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi onits front page. |
| A. | the times of india |
| B. | the hindustan times |
| C. | the hindu |
| D. | the statesman |
| Answer» D. the statesman | |
| 1777. |
First controller of broadcasting in India |
| A. | j c bose |
| B. | gopal swami |
| C. | john reith |
| D. | lionel fielden |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1778. |
J.C. Bose demonstrated Radio transmission in |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | nagpure |
| C. | madras |
| D. | calcutta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1779. |
Marconi was born in |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | britain |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1780. |
Which of the following magazine is published from Kerala? |
| A. | the frontline |
| B. | the week |
| C. | the outlook |
| D. | stardust |
| Answer» C. the outlook | |
| 1781. |
The word ‘tele’ means ……………… |
| A. | to see |
| B. | far |
| C. | screen |
| D. | moving |
| Answer» C. screen | |
| 1782. |
What does the Latin word “communis” mean? |
| A. | commute |
| B. | communication |
| C. | common |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1783. |
Areopagatica, a pamphlet supporting the freedom of expression was written by thefamous English poet ………. |
| A. | john keats |
| B. | john milton |
| C. | p. b. shelley |
| D. | j s mill |
| Answer» C. p. b. shelley | |
| 1784. |
Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pilla was exiled from Travancore in ………….. |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 1912 |
| D. | 1913 |
| Answer» B. 1911 | |
| 1785. |
Robert Knight founded The Statesman in the year |
| A. | 1871 |
| B. | 1872 |
| C. | 1873 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1786. |
Swarad was started in ………….. from Kollam for the purpose of spreading theideology of INC and to support the Congress activities in Travancore. |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1939 |
| Answer» B. 1931 | |
| 1787. |
Kerala Mitram, a weekly newspaper from……………., began on January 1, 1881. |
| A. | kochi |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | tellicherry |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» B. travancore | |
| 1788. |
………………, the present editor of Manorama assumed office after the death of hisbrother K.M. Cherian in 1973. |
| A. | k.m. mathew |
| B. | sanjayan |
| C. | amsi narayana pillai |
| D. | k. neelakanda pillai |
| Answer» B. sanjayan | |
| 1789. |
The editor of…………….., Mamman Mappilai, passed away on December 31, 1953. |
| A. | manorama |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | sathyanada kahalam |
| D. | kerala patrika |
| Answer» B. lokamanyan | |
| 1790. |
Manorama resumed publication on November 29, …………….after the advent offreedom and the introduction of responsible government in Travancore. |
| A. | 1847 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1791. |
On September 9, ………………, the Dewan banned Malayala Manorama andconfiscated the press. |
| A. | 1838 |
| B. | 1848 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1792. |
Sir C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer, the Dewan of…………….., brutally suppressed the agitations. |
| A. | madras |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | malabar |
| Answer» C. cochin | |
| 1793. |
From January 26, ……………Malayala Manorama became a daily newspaper. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1794. |
…………………., a talented writer and an experienced hand in newspaper business,was the founder-editor of Manorama. |
| A. | kandathil varghese mappilai |
| B. | k.m. cherian |
| C. | k.m. mathew |
| D. | devji bhimji |
| Answer» B. k.m. cherian | |
| 1795. |
Although the Malayala Manorama company was registered in 1888, the first issuerolled out of its press in Kottayam on March 22,…………... |
| A. | 1850 |
| B. | 1860 |
| C. | 1890 |
| D. | 1896 |
| Answer» D. 1896 | |
| 1796. |
The Malayala Manorama Company was registered as a joint stock company inTravancore in…………….. |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1888 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1797. |
………………. started publication from St. Joseph’s Press at Mannanam on April 15, 1887. |
| A. | nasrani deepika |
| B. | prabhuddha keralam |
| C. | sadananda vilasam |
| D. | abhinava keralam |
| Answer» B. prabhuddha keralam | |
| 1798. |
In………………., Sathyanadam was merged with Kerala Times, a daily from Kochipublished by the Catholic Diocese of Varapuzha. |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1799. |
In ……………. the name Sathyanada Kahalam was changed to Sathyanadam. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1800. |
Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madrason September 20, 1878? |
| A. | hindustan times |
| B. | the hind |
| C. | anand bazar patrika |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. anand bazar patrika | |