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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.
| 2051. |
Mathrubhoomi started issuing on March 18, 1923, thrice a week, with………………………..as its editor. |
| A. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| B. | k.p.kesava menon |
| C. | t.k.madhavan |
| D. | sanjayan |
| Answer» C. t.k.madhavan | |
| 2052. |
This was best illustrated by the starting of the nationalist newspaper, theMathrubhoomi, from Kozhikode in……………. |
| A. | 1903 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1928 |
| Answer» D. 1928 | |
| 2053. |
The moving spirit of the Vaikom satyagraha was Shri………………..,himself a redoubtable 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 | |
| 2054. |
The Malayalarajyam daily was edited by………………, who was forced toresign from the Malayali over a controversial editorial criticizing the Travancore government. |
| A. | k.g.sankar |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | a.k.pillai |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 2055. |
Malayalarajyam was published from……………... |
| A. | thrissoor |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kollam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2056. |
June 26, ………………., the day the new newspaper regulations tookeffect, was observed as a day of mourning by the people of Thiruvananthapuram. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2057. |
9, featuring in its columns API and Reuter despatches and newspictures fed by foreign photo agencies. |
| A. | malayalarajyam |
| B. | swarad |
| C. | prabhodakan |
| D. | yuvabharatham |
| Answer» C. prabhodakan | |
| 2058. |
Swarad editor …………….led the deputation to the Dewan who, it mustbe conceded, gave them a patient hearing. |
| A. | a.k.pillai |
| B. | k.g.sankar |
| C. | k.ayyappan |
| D. | c.krishnan |
| Answer» B. k.g.sankar | |
| 2059. |
…………………now started the Kesari, later to become famous in theannuals of Malayalam journalism. |
| A. | k.g.sankar |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | k.ayyappan |
| D. | balakrishna pillai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2060. |
A.Balakrishana Pillai, who had earlier been eased out of editorialresponsibility of the Samadarshi, had in the meanwhile launched a new periodical entitled…………………. |
| A. | kerala kesari |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | prabhodakan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2061. |
The newspaper regulation of 1926 was promulgated by………………. |
| A. | dewan watts |
| B. | barrister a.k.pillai |
| C. | k.ayyappan |
| D. | k.p.kesava menon |
| Answer» B. barrister a.k.pillai | |
| 2062. |
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. | |
| 2063. |
………………..joined the paper Samadarshi in 1923 as editor. |
| A. | a.balakrishna pillai |
| B. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| C. | barrister a.k.pillai |
| D. | t.k. madhavan |
| Answer» B. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 2064. |
The Samadarshi which commenced publication from ………………..in1918 was a powerful and popular vehicle of public opinion. |
| A. | thrissur |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | thiruvananthapuram |
| D. | palakkad |
| Answer» D. palakkad | |
| 2065. |
Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottasheryvillage near Chennamangallur just after addressing a public meeting at……………….. |
| A. | cochin |
| B. | kodiyathur |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | palakkad |
| Answer» C. travancore | |
| 2066. |
Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottasheryvillage near ………………….just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur. |
| A. | chennamangallur |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» B. cochin | |
| 2067. |
The Second World War broke out, and Mohammed Abdul Rahiman Sahibwas kept in jail from 1940 to 1945 by the……………. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» C. dutch | |
| 2068. |
Being an admirer of Subhas Chandra Bose, …………………associatedhimself with the Forward Block formed by Netaji. |
| A. | abdul rahiman sahib |
| B. | k.g.sankar |
| C. | muhammed basheer |
| D. | moidu kunnath |
| Answer» B. k.g.sankar | |
| 2069. |
In 1930 the government confiscated the ‘Al Ameen’ press and in …………..the paper was completely closed down. |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» D. 1949 | |
| 2070. |
After independence Al Ameen was re launched by …………….who was aclose disciple of Muhammed Abdul Rahman, and it continued for a long time. |
| A. | moidu maoulavi |
| B. | vakkom moulavi |
| C. | muhammed basheer |
| D. | moidu kunnath |
| Answer» B. vakkom moulavi | |
| 2071. |
………………tried to nurture nationalism among the Muslim community. |
| A. | yuvabharatham |
| B. | al ameen |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | kerala kesari |
| Answer» C. malayala rajyam | |
| 2072. |
Launched from ……………..in October 1924, the proclaimed aim of thenewspaper ‘Al Ameen’ was to strengthen the national freedom movement. |
| A. | cochin |
| B. | kozhikode |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» C. travancore | |
| 2073. |
Abdul Rahiman Sahib started the newspaper `…………. as a weapon tofight for freedom. |
| A. | al ameen |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | chandrika |
| Answer» B. yuvabharatham | |
| 2074. |
Abdul Rahiman Sahib discontinued his studies at …………….University toparticipate in Non-cooperation movement and Khilafat movement in Malabar. |
| A. | aligarh |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | thrissur |
| D. | palakkad |
| Answer» B. travancore | |
| 2075. |
Abdul Rahiman Sahib’s primary education was from Veniyambadi andsecondary from………….. |
| A. | calicut |
| B. | madras |
| C. | aligarh |
| D. | cochin |
| Answer» B. madras | |
| 2076. |
…………………was born at Azhikode, Kodungallur in 1898. |
| A. | muhammad abdul rahman sahib |
| B. | ramakrishna pillai |
| C. | moidu maoulavi |
| D. | vakkom moulavi |
| Answer» B. ramakrishna pillai | |
| 2077. |
….was associated with two other publications-the Yuktivadi and the Stree. |
| A. | abdul rahiman sahib |
| B. | ramakrishna pillai |
| C. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| D. | k.ayyappan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2078. |
In fact, in 1933, ………………launched a publication, the Velakkaran,modeled along the British Daily Worker and devoted in the main to the labour movement. |
| A. | k.ayyappan |
| B. | ramakrishna pillai |
| C. | abdul rahiman sahib |
| D. | t.k. madhavan |
| Answer» B. ramakrishna pillai | |
| 2079. |
…………………..encouraged rationalist thought and the socialist doctrine. |
| A. | t.k. madhavan |
| B. | k.ayyappan |
| C. | pettayil raman pillai asan |
| D. | vakkom moulavi |
| Answer» C. pettayil raman pillai asan | |
| 2080. |
The Sahodaran was published by ……………from Cherayi in 1917. |
| A. | k.ayyappan |
| B. | t.k. madhavan |
| C. | k.a.damodara menon |
| D. | vakkom moulavi |
| Answer» B. t.k. madhavan | |
| 2081. |
The apogee of Madhavan’s reputation and influence as a journalist camewith the famous satyagraha at the …………..temple. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | vaikom |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2082. |
…………………. was drawn into the vortex of the movement and soonbecame an important leader of the Congress. |
| A. | t.k. madhavan |
| B. | p.ramunni menon |
| C. | k.a.damodara menon |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. p.ramunni menon | |
| 2083. |
……………. who rose to prominence as general secretary of the S.N.D.P.yogam started publication of the Desabhimani in 1915. |
| A. | t.k.madhavan |
| B. | ramakrishna pillai |
| C. | p.ramunni menon |
| D. | k.a.damodara menon |
| Answer» B. ramakrishna pillai | |
| 2084. |
The ………………of 1915 rendered Yeoman Service in pin-pointing thegrievances, political and social, of the Ezhava community and seeking redressal. |
| A. | desabhimani |
| B. | al ameen |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | chandrika |
| Answer» B. al ameen | |
| 2085. |
Kerala Kaumudi was converted into a full-fledged daily in………….. |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1910 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2086. |
Kerala Kaumudi paper initially started publication from……………. Later, itwas shifted to Kollam and then to Thiruvananthapuram. |
| A. | cochin |
| B. | mayyanad |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» C. travancore | |
| 2087. |
Kerala Kaumudi’s founder ……………….was a multi-faceted personality-apoet, a brilliant prose writer, historian, journalist, and politician, all combined together. |
| A. | ramakrishna pillai |
| B. | mahatma gandhi |
| C. | c.v.kunhuraman |
| D. | p.ramunni menon |
| Answer» D. p.ramunni menon | |
| 2088. |
In 1913, C.K.Krishnan acquired ownership of the paper Mitavadi andstarted publishing it as a magazine from…………... |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kozhikode |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2089. |
Mahakavi Kumaran Asan's famous poem, Veena Poovu was first publishedin the……………….. |
| A. | mitavadi |
| B. | yuvabharatham |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | kerala kesari |
| Answer» B. yuvabharatham | |
| 2090. |
The origins of the Kerala Kaumudi, one among the leading newspapers ofpresent day Kerala, can be traced back to…………….. |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1924 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» B. 1921 | |
| 2091. |
The appearance of the …………….from Tellicherry in 1907 marks the nextimportant milestone in the history of the press in Kerala. |
| A. | mitavadi |
| B. | yuktivadi |
| C. | malayala rajyam |
| D. | kerala kesari |
| Answer» B. yuktivadi | |
| 2092. |
……………..was the author of a biography on Karl Marx, the first one toappear in any Indian language. |
| A. | ramakrishna pillai |
| B. | p.rajagopalachari |
| C. | k.kelappan |
| D. | k.p.kesava menon |
| Answer» B. p.rajagopalachari | |
| 2093. |
A royal proclamation was issued on September 26, 1910, deportingRamakrishna Pillai from …………….and confiscating his press and paper- a martyrdom for a righteous journalist in the service of his countrymen. |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | palakkad |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» B. cochin | |
| 2094. |
The Swadeshabhimani died in exile at ……………..in 1928. |
| A. | thrissoor |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | kannur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2095. |
The appearance of the Mitavadi from ………………in 1907 marks the nextimportant milestone in the history of the press in Kerala. |
| A. | palakkad |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | tellicherry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2096. |
In fact, in……………, Ayyappan launched a publication, the Velakkaran,modeled along the British Daily Worker and devoted in the main to the labour movement. |
| A. | 1903 |
| B. | 1908 |
| C. | 1913 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2097. |
K.Ramakrishna Pillai was the editor of the Swadeshabhimani publishedfrom……………….. |
| A. | thiruvananthapuram |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | palakkad |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» B. cochin | |
| 2098. |
The Swadeshabhimani was started in …………… from a suburb of theState's capital, Thiruvananthapuram . |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1908 |
| C. | 1913 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» B. 1908 | |
| 2099. |
……………….was the editor of the Swadeshabhimani published fromThiruvananthapuram. |
| A. | k.ramakrishna pillai |
| B. | k.kalappan |
| C. | k.p.kesava menon |
| D. | k.madhavan nair |
| Answer» B. k.kalappan | |
| 2100. |
Saraswathi from …………..under the able editorship of Moorkoth Kumaranbegan publication in 1897. |
| A. | tellicherry |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | travancore |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» B. cochin | |