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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.
| 1801. |
The scene now shifted to central Travancore from where early in 1848; the firstprinted magazine in the Malayalam language - the ……………….. hit the news stands. |
| A. | jnananikshepam |
| B. | the malabar spectator |
| C. | atmavidhya kahalam |
| D. | swaraj |
| Answer» B. the malabar spectator | |
| 1802. |
Dr.Herman Gundart, the renowned western scholar associated with the …………………..Based Mission Society. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | german |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1803. |
In which language was Amrita Bazar Patrika first published before changing overto English language? |
| A. | bengali |
| B. | punjabi |
| C. | urdu |
| D. | hindi |
| Answer» B. punjabi | |
| 1804. |
Malayala manorama’s first editor was …………………who brought with him the rich experience of his previous association with the Keralamitram of Cochin. |
| A. | kandathil varghese mappilai |
| B. | k.kalappan |
| C. | k.p.kesava menon |
| D. | k.madhavan nair |
| Answer» B. k.kalappan | |
| 1805. |
The Fourth Estate is a name generally given to the Press, but previously, it was theterm applied to |
| A. | lawyers |
| B. | the queen of england |
| C. | the proletariat |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1806. |
Vakkam Abdul Khadar Moulavi, an enlightened nationalist, started the paper…………….on January 19, 1905. |
| A. | indian opinion |
| B. | swadeshabhimani |
| C. | harijan, |
| D. | navajivan |
| Answer» C. harijan, | |
| 1807. |
……………… was the first Indian to start a domestic news agency, called theAssociated Press of India (API), in 1908. |
| A. | k.c. roy |
| B. | michael hodges |
| C. | max muller |
| D. | s. kasthuriranga iyengar |
| Answer» B. michael hodges | |
| 1808. |
C. Krishna Pillai was the main promoter of the paper …………….and later C.V.Raman Pillai became its editor. |
| A. | vivekodayam |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | malayali |
| D. | navajivan |
| Answer» D. navajivan | |
| 1809. |
……………… was started in1886 in order to promote the interests of the Nair community in Travancore. |
| A. | malayali |
| B. | harijan |
| C. | navajivan |
| D. | lokamanyan |
| Answer» B. harijan | |
| 1810. |
In …………. Varghese Mappilai formed a literary club, Bhashaposhini Sabha. |
| A. | 1851 |
| B. | 1861 |
| C. | 1871 |
| D. | 1891 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1811. |
In January 1881, under the ownership of Devji, a newspaper named KeralaMithram was started in…………….. |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thalassery |
| D. | kochi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1812. |
……………. mastered Malayalam language and compiled the first comprehensiveMalayalam-English dictionary. |
| A. | gundert |
| B. | kesari balakrishna pillai |
| C. | michael hodges |
| D. | max muller |
| Answer» B. kesari balakrishna pillai | |
| 1813. |
……………..studied philosophy and completed his Ph.D. from a Swiss University. |
| A. | gundert |
| B. | michael hodges |
| C. | max muller |
| D. | s.kasthuriranga iyengar |
| Answer» B. michael hodges | |
| 1814. |
Gundert came to Thalassery as a Protestant missionary in1839 where he stayedtill…………….. |
| A. | 1849 |
| B. | 1859 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1892 |
| Answer» B. 1859 | |
| 1815. |
Dr. Herman Gundert was a German missionary who came to Kerala in……………in order to spread the teachings of Christ. |
| A. | 1839 |
| B. | 1849 |
| C. | 1869 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» B. 1849 | |
| 1816. |
Janayugam was first launched from ……………in1947 under the editorship of N.Gopinathan Nair. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | thalassery |
| C. | kannur |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» B. thalassery | |
| 1817. |
………………….was re-launched on November 14, 2006 by Finance Minister Mr. P.Chidambaram. |
| A. | harijan |
| B. | indian opinion |
| C. | veekshanam |
| D. | navajivan |
| Answer» D. navajivan | |
| 1818. |
…………………. is the official mouthpiece of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee(KPCC). |
| A. | veekshanam |
| B. | vivekodayam |
| C. | varthamanam |
| D. | harijan |
| Answer» B. vivekodayam | |
| 1819. |
…………………is a Malayalam daily newspaper published from Calicut, Cochinand Doha and Sukumar Azhikode was the chief editor of the newspaper. |
| A. | varthamanam |
| B. | lokamanyan |
| C. | vivekodayam |
| D. | janmabhumi |
| Answer» B. lokamanyan | |
| 1820. |
Janmabhumi was earlier a magazine run by Nawab Rajendran from…………….. |
| A. | thalassery |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | cochin |
| Answer» D. cochin | |
| 1821. |
In which newspaper did Gandhi write: “I have taken up journalism not for its sake,but merely as an aid to what I have conceived to be my mission in life”. |
| A. | the madras standard |
| B. | young indi |
| C. | bangalee |
| D. | bombay chronicle |
| Answer» C. bangalee | |
| 1822. |
The Indian Languages Newspapers Association (ILNA) was formed on June 14,………………, on the eve of the introduction of control on newsprint during the Second World War. |
| A. | 1931 |
| B. | 1941 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» C. 1951 | |
| 1823. |
Saraswathi from …………..under the able editorship of Moorkoth Kumaran beganpublication in 1897. |
| A. | tellicherry |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | thrissoor |
| Answer» B. cochin | |
| 1824. |
In …………….. the magazine ‘Service’ was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram andbegan issuing as a tri-weekly. |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1937 | |
| 1825. |
The Atmavidyakahalam edited by ………………..from Kozhikode in the late thirtieswas yet another weekly noted for its sharp attacks against superstitions and conventions. |
| A. | vagbhadananda guru |
| B. | kainikkara govinda pillai |
| C. | ryru nambiar |
| D. | c.v.raman pillai |
| Answer» B. kainikkara govinda pillai | |
| 1826. |
V.T.Bhatadiripad, among others, wielded his powerful pen to break the isolationand rid ……………….community of conservatism. |
| A. | nair |
| B. | ezhava |
| C. | muslim |
| D. | namboodiri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1827. |
The Namboodiri Yogakshema Sabha sponsored two notable publications, theYogakshemam and the ……………..Namboodiri. |
| A. | krishnan |
| B. | raman |
| C. | vishnu |
| D. | unni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1828. |
After the war ‘……………………’ came out as a regular newspaper, withB.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 |
| Answer» B. the kaumudi | |
| 1829. |
The paper Express was edited by ……………and with its pronounced nationalistand 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 |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 1830. |
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 |
| Answer» B. irinjalakkuda | |
| 1831. |
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 |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 1832. |
The Powraprabha’s publishing base was successively shifted first to Mavelikkaraand then to Kottayam, with ………………as its editor. |
| A. | c.m.stephen |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.m. chacko |
| D. | k.k.kuruvilla |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 1833. |
The Powraprabha issuing from ……………..in the late thirties wielded considerableinfluence in the Travancore area. |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | kottayam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1834. |
The Arch Bishop of Ernakulam brought out the Malabar Mail from Ernakulamin……………….. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1936 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1835. |
In the late sixties the paper Navajeevan was shifted to……………., but did notsurvive for long. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | tellicherry |
| Answer» D. tellicherry | |
| 1836. |
The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from………….., with Joseph Mundassery as its editor. |
| A. | eranakulam |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1837. |
The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from Thrissur, with …………………asits editor. |
| A. | joseph mundassery |
| B. | dr. sebastian paul |
| C. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| D. | k.g.sankar |
| Answer» B. dr. sebastian paul | |
| 1838. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1839. |
The Chandrika of the Muslim League blossomed into a daily in …………..and wasshifted to Kozhikode. |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» D. 1946 | |
| 1840. |
After a splendid innings spread over 21 years the Deenabandu finally succumbed tofinancial difficulties and ceased publication in……………... |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» D. 1967 | |
| 1841. |
The Deenabandu commenced publication as a weekly in 1941from…………………... |
| A. | anchuthengu |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thangassery |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1842. |
The moving spirit of the Vaikom satyagraha was Shri……………….., himself aredoubtable journalist. |
| A. | t.k.madhavan |
| B. | k.p.kesava menon |
| C. | dr. sebastian paul |
| D. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| Answer» B. k.p.kesava menon | |
| 1843. |
It was the course of the non-cooperation and Khilafat movements that Kerala witnessed what was probably the most tragic episode in its freedom struggle, namelythe Mappila Rebellion or, has been increasingly called, the Malabar Rebellion of………….. |
| A. | 1821 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1929 |
| Answer» D. 1929 | |
| 1844. |
The …………………made a triumphant entry into Malayalam journalism in 1929,featuring in its columns API and Reuter despatches and news pictures fed by foreign photo agencies. |
| A. | malayalarajyam |
| B. | swarad |
| C. | prabhodakan |
| D. | yuvabharatham |
| Answer» B. swarad | |
| 1845. |
June 26, ………………., the day the new newspaper regulations took effect, wasobserved as a day of mourning by the people of Thiruvananthapuram. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1846. |
Swarad editor …………….led the deputation to the Dewan who, it must beconceded, gave them a patient hearing. |
| A. | a.k.pillai |
| B. | k.g.sankar |
| C. | k.ayyappan |
| D. | c.krishnan |
| Answer» B. k.g.sankar | |
| 1847. |
…………………now started the Kesari, later to become famous in the annuals ofMalayalam journalism. |
| A. | k.g.sankar |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.ayyappan |
| D. | balakrishna pillai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1848. |
A.Balakrishana Pillai, who had earlier been eased out of editorial responsibility ofthe Samadarshi, had in the meanwhile launched a new periodical entitled…………………. |
| A. | kerala kesari |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | prabhodakan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1849. |
The All Kerala Political Conference held at …………….in April 1921 marked thebeginning of the move for a united Kerala which became a reality in terms of law thirty-five years later. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | ottapalam |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissoor |
| Answer» C. cochin | |
| 1850. |
It is said that the notorious Travancore Newspaper Regulations of ………………..were an offshoot of Balakrishna Pillai's incisive criticisms. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1909 |
| C. | 1916 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» E. | |