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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.
| 2001. |
………………..had been the editor of ‘Vanitha’ the women’s journal fromManorama Group till her death in 2003. |
| A. | jeomy |
| B. | thankom mammen |
| C. | annamma |
| D. | swapna antony |
| Answer» D. swapna antony | |
| 2002. |
K.M Mathew married……………., a pioneer of culinary literature inMalayalam in 1942. |
| A. | annamma |
| B. | marie |
| C. | jeomy |
| D. | rincy |
| Answer» B. marie | |
| 2003. |
K.M.Mathew inherited the family owned Manorma, started in ……………..by his great uncle Kandathil Varughese Mappillai . |
| A. | 1838 |
| B. | 1848 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1888 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2004. |
………………. has penned two books, an autobiographical “EttamatheMothiram” and “Annamma”, written in memory of his wife. |
| A. | k.m. mathew |
| B. | m. r. masani |
| C. | rajmohan gandhi |
| D. | thomas griffith |
| Answer» B. m. r. masani | |
| 2005. |
…………………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 andEditors based in France and a consultant of International Press Institute among other positions. |
| A. | m. r. masani |
| B. | k.m. mathew |
| C. | a.k chanda |
| D. | thomas griffith |
| Answer» C. a.k chanda | |
| 2006. |
………………..is credited with the introduction of the concept ofeditionalising 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. |
| A. | k.m.chandy |
| B. | m. r. masani |
| C. | thomas griffith |
| D. | k.m mathew |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2007. |
………………took over as Malayala Manorama’s Chief Editor on the deathof Mr Cheriyan in 1973. |
| A. | k.m mathew |
| B. | jagannath mishra |
| C. | k.m.chandy |
| D. | k.m.varghese |
| Answer» B. jagannath mishra | |
| 2008. |
The head office of Kerala Press Academy is located at………….; Kerala. |
| A. | manjeri |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | kakkanad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2009. |
Born as the eighth son of K M Mammen Mappillai and Kunjaadamma onJanuary 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2010. |
K M Mathew was doyen of Malayalam journalism and chief editor of……… |
| A. | mangalam |
| B. | mathrubhumi |
| C. | kerala kaumudi |
| D. | malayala manorama |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2011. |
Kerala Press Academy’s headquarters at ……………….was inaugrated inMay 1985. |
| A. | kakkanad |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» B. cochin | |
| 2012. |
Kerala Press Academy was established on March 19,……………... |
| A. | 1949 |
| B. | 1959 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2013. |
In …………….. the magazine ‘Service’ was shifted to Thiruvananthapuramand began issuing as a tri-weekly. |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1937 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1937 | |
| 2014. |
The Nair Service Society floated a magazine entitled ……………in 1920. |
| A. | janmabhumi |
| B. | thejas |
| C. | varthamanam |
| D. | service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2015. |
The Atmavidyakahalam edited by ………………..from Kozhikode in the latethirties was 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 | |
| 2016. |
The Vivekodayam was revived in 1967 as a magazine and publishedfrom……………... |
| A. | thrisur |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | irinjalakkuda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2017. |
The Vivekodayam was the official organ of the SNDP and was editedby…………………... |
| A. | mahakavi kumaran asan |
| B. | b.c.varghese |
| C. | vagbhadananda guru |
| D. | c.v.raman pillai |
| Answer» B. b.c.varghese | |
| 2018. |
V.T.Bhatadiripad, among others, wielded his powerful pen to break theisolation and rid ……………….community of conservatism. |
| A. | nair |
| B. | ezhava |
| C. | muslim |
| D. | namboodiri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2019. |
Powrasakhi daily bowed out in……………... |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» D. 1966 | |
| 2020. |
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 |
| Answer» D. travancore | |
| 2021. |
The birth of the Express was from…………... |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2022. |
The Powradhwani Started in 1939 by…………………. |
| A. | k.m. chacko |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | a.k.pillai |
| D. | c.krishnan |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 2023. |
The Powradhwani stopped publication in…………... |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2024. |
The Powradhwani was …………….-based paper. |
| A. | calicut |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kottayam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2025. |
The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from …………….in 1944, but wassoon converted into a daily. |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» B. irinjalakkuda | |
| 2026. |
The Powraprabha’s publishing base was successively shifted first toMavelikkara 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 |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 2027. |
The Arch Bishop of Ernakulam brought out the Malabar Mail fromErnakulam in……………….. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1936 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2028. |
The Navajeevan, was launched into existence from………….., with JosephMundassery as its editor. |
| A. | eranakulam |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2029. |
In the late sixties the paper Navajeevan was shifted to……………., but didnot survive for long. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | kozhikode |
| D. | tellicherry |
| Answer» D. tellicherry | |
| 2030. |
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 |
| Answer» B. dr. sebastian paul | |
| 2031. |
In the Travancore area the Communist Party started its own publication,the…………………. |
| A. | janayugam |
| B. | kaumudi |
| C. | kerala kesari |
| D. | bharati |
| Answer» B. kaumudi | |
| 2032. |
The government of Madras banned the paper Desabhimani in………... |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2033. |
The Desabhimani was converted into a daily in……………. |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2034. |
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. | |
| 2035. |
The Chandrika of the Muslim League blossomed into a daily in…………..and was shifted to Kozhikode. |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» D. 1946 | |
| 2036. |
The Chandrika, started out in 1934 from ………….as a weekly. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thalassery |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2037. |
The Kerala Kesari started publication from…………….. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | palakkad |
| C. | irinjalakkuda |
| D. | thalassery |
| Answer» B. palakkad | |
| 2038. |
The Yuvabharatham started publication from………….. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | palakkad |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» D. calicut | |
| 2039. |
The Swarad started publication from………………... |
| A. | kollam |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | palghat |
| Answer» B. cochin | |
| 2040. |
The Lokamanyan started publication from……………….. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» B. irinjalakkuda | |
| 2041. |
The………………… weekly was edited by V.R.Krishnan Ezhuthachan. |
| A. | deenabandu |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | kerala kesari |
| Answer» B. yuvabharatham | |
| 2042. |
The …………………was trial-blazer in the sense that it was one of the firstperiodicals published from Cochin State which supported the national movement. |
| A. | kerala kesari |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | deenabandu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2043. |
After a splendid innings spread over 21 years the Deenabandu finallysuccumbed to financial difficulties and ceased publication in……………... |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» D. 1967 | |
| 2044. |
The Deenabandu resumed publication in …………….. on the release of itseditor and other staff from jail. |
| A. | 1904 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1924 |
| D. | 1944 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2045. |
The Deenabandu commenced publication as a weekly in 1941 from……… |
| A. | anchuthengu |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thangassery |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2046. |
The Prabhatham started publication from ……………….with E.M.S.Namboodiripad as its editor. |
| A. | shoranur |
| B. | irinjalakkuda |
| C. | cochin |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» B. irinjalakkuda | |
| 2047. |
An article by……………….., the well-known humourist, criticized the high- handedness of British army personnel at Cochin. |
| A. | sanjayan |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.g.sankar |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 2048. |
The Dewan of Travancore, Sir………………., refused entry to the paperMathrubhoomi in the State. |
| A. | c.p.ramaswamy iyer |
| B. | k.g.sankar |
| C. | a.k.pillai |
| D. | p.rajagopalachari |
| Answer» B. k.g.sankar | |
| 2049. |
At the peak of the civil disobedience movement, in April 1930, the…………………started issuing as a daily. |
| A. | kerala kesari |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | mathrubhoomi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2050. |
It was the course of the non-cooperation and Khilafat movements thatKerala witnessed what was probably the most tragic episode in its freedom struggle, namely the Mappila Rebellion or, has been increasingly called, the Malabar Rebellion of………….. |
| A. | 1821 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1929 |
| Answer» D. 1929 | |