1. The first newspaper in India was –
(a) Bengal Gazette
(b) Hindustan Times
(c) Pioneer
(d) Sambad Kaumadi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains)2004]
Ans. (a) Bengal Gazette
- The Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), India.
- It was the first major newspaper in India, established in 1780 and running for two years.
- It was founded by James Augustus Hicky, and the beginning of the modern Indian press began in 1766 when Bolts released his paper.
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2. Which among the following was the first newspaper published in India?
(a) The Bengal Gazette
(b) The Calcutta Times
(c) Madras Courier
(d) Bombay Herald
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (a) The Bengal Gazette
- The Bengal Gazette was the first main newspaper in India, published in Kolkata (formerly called Calcutta).
- It was started in 1780 and ran for two years, founded by James Augustus Hicky.
- It was the start of the modern Indian press, which began back in 1766 with the release of a paper by Bolts.
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3. Who among the following had primarily implemented Press Censorship?
(a) Wellesley
(b) Hastings
(c) John Adams
(d) Dalhousie
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) Wellesley
- From 1766 to 1789, lots of newspapers were printed.
- In 1799, Lord Wellesley made a law that censored newspapers, but Lord Hastings got rid of it in 1818.
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4. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Minto
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005, 39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (a) Lord Ripon
- In 1878, Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Press Act, which allowed local Magistrates to make publishers sign a bond not to publish anything that would make people feel angry with the Government.
- If they broke the bond, the Magistrates could take away money they had deposited as security and, if they continued to break the rules, they could even seize the press.
- This Act was protested by the public and was eventually repealed in 1882 by Lord Ripon.
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5. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?
(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hastings
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (a) Lord Lytton
- Lord Lytton (1876-1880) passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878.
- By this Act, the Magistrates of the districts were empowered without the prior permission of the Government to call upon a publisher of any kind to enter into a bond, undertaking not to publish anything which might “rouse” feelings of disaffection against the Government.
- The magistrate was also authorized to deposit security, which could be confiscated if the publisher violated the bond.
- If a publisher repeated the violation, their press could be seized.
- Thus, the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 gagged the press and the result was some proceedings against some vernacular press people.
- There was a popular protest against this Act.
- This Act was later repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882.
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6. Under whose Governor-General ship was the Vernacular Act repealed?
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Dufferin
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]
Ans. (a) Lord Ripon
- In 1878, Lord Lytton passed a law called the Vernacular Press Act.
- It allowed district magistrates (judges) to demand that publishers sign a bond not to publish anything that would make people feel bad about the government.
- If they broke this bond, the magistrate could take away the security they deposited and take away the press if they continued to break the law.
- This led to some publishers being charged.
- People were angry about this Act and it was abolished by Lord Ripon in 1882.
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7. Who was the first Indian to go to jail in the performance of his duty as a journalist:
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Nauroji
(c) Motilal Ghosh
(d) Surendra Nath Banerjee
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak became the first Indian journalist to be sent to jail due to his work.
- In 1882 he was punished for four months for criticizing the Maharaj of Kolhapur.
- Then, in 1897 he was jailed for 18 months for influencing the Chapekar brothers to murder two English men.
- Some historians believe that Surendra Nath Banerjee was the first Indian journalist to be imprisoned, due to an article he wrote in ‘The Bangali’ in 1883.
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8. Who in America started to issue the newspaper ‘Free India’?
(a) Ram Nath Puri
(b) G..D. Kumar
(c) Lala Hardayal
(d) Tarak Nath Das
[39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (d) Tarak Nath Das
- Tarak Nath Das began publishing the newspaper ‘Free India’ in the United States.
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9. Persian Weekly ‘Miratul Akhbar’ was Published by:
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Maulana Shibli Nomani
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy tried to spread his ideas by creating ‘Sambad Kaumudi’ and ‘Pragya Ka Chaand’, a weekly newspaper in 1821, and a Persian newspaper called ‘Mirat-ulAkhbar’ in 1822.
- He was very educated and knew several languages including English, Bengali, Persian, Arabic, Greek, and Latin.
- Unfortunately, John Adams who was the Governor-General at the time, put a ban on Indian press in 1823 and punished people who published without a license with a fine of 400 rupees and imprisonment.
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10. The first Hindi Newspaper ‘Udant Martand’ (30th May 1826) was published from –
(a) Kolkata
(b) Patna
(c) Allahabad
(d) Lucknow
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
Ans. (a) Kolkata
- On May 30th 1826, the first Hindi Newspaper named ‘Udant Martand’ was printed in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta).
- This paper was released each Tuesday by Pt.
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11. From where the ‘Indian Mirror’ newspaper was published in 1880?
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Madras
(d) Pondicherry
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (b) Calcutta
- The newspaper ‘Indian Mirror’ was founded in 1861 in Calcutta, Bengal by Devendra Nath Tagore and Manmohan Ghosh.
- Keshav Chandra Sen and Narendra Nath Sen were part of the editorial team, and it was published as a daily newspaper.
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12. In which one of the following languages was the first issue of the Journal Gadar published?
(a) Urdu
(b) Hindi
(c) English
(d) Marathi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (a) Urdu
- The Journal ‘Gadar’ was first released on November 1, 1913 in Urdu.
- On December 9, it started being printed in Gurumukhi, Marathi, Hindi, English and Gujarati.
- There was also an edition of the paper in Pashto.
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13. The journal ‘Gadar’ of Gadar Party was a :
(a) Monthly Journal
(b) Fortnightly Journal
(c) Weekly Journal
(d) Daily Journal
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (c) Weekly Journal
- In 1913, many people from India moved to Canada and the US and started the Ghadar Party in San Francisco.
- The goal of the Party was to create an army to fight against British rule in India.
- Lala Hardayal, Sohan Singh Bhakna, and Kartar Singh created the Journal ‘Ghadar’ to help liberate India from the British.
- This journal was released weekly, with the first edition being published on November 1, 1913.
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14. Who founded the ‘Amrit Bazar Patrika’?
(a) Girish Chandra Ghosh
(b) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(c) S.N. Banerjee
(d) Shishir Kumar Ghose
[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (d) Shishir Kumar Ghose
- Shishir Kumar founded ‘Amrit Bazar Patrika’ in 1868 in Calcutta, initially in Bengali.
- To avoid the Native Language Press Act in 1878, it was converted to English.
- Girish Chandra Ghosh started publishing ‘Bengali’ in 1862 and Harishchandra Mukerjee became its editor in 1879.
- ‘Hindu Patriot’ was also founded by Girish Chandra Ghosh.
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15. Which newspaper was started by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak to serve the cause of India’s freedom struggle?
(a) Gadar
(b) Kesari
(c) Free Hindustan
(d) Swadesh Mitra
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
Ans. (b) Kesari
- In 1881, two newspapers called ‘Kesari’ and ‘Maratha’ were founded in Mumbai.
- Tilak made ‘Kesari’ the journal for the Home Rule movement and it was published in the Marathi language, while ‘Maratha’ was published in English.
- Initially, Kelkar edited ‘Kesari’ and Agarkar edited ‘Maratha’, but later they were both edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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16. Which one of the popular magazines of the revolutionary period criticized Congress for various reasons?
(a) Bangawasi
(b) Kaal
(c) Kesari
(d) All of the above
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]
Ans. (d) All of the above
- ‘Bangawasi’, ‘Kaal’, and ‘Kesari’ were the popular magazines of the revolutionary period which criticized Congress for its liberal policies.
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17. Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the period of the Indian freedom struggle ?’
1. Sandhya 2. Yugantar
3. Kaal
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
(a) 1, 2
(b) 1, 3
(c) 2, 3
(d) 1, 2, 3
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) 1, 2, 3
- During the Indian freedom struggle, three newspapers called “Sandhya,” “Yugantar,” and “Kaal” promoted revolutionary activities.
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18. With which of the following newspapers/magazines, Mahatma Gandhi was not associated?
(a) Indian Opinion
(b) Young India
(c) Nav Jeevan
(d) Yugantar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
Ans. (d) Yugantar
- Bhupendra Nath Dutt and Barindra Kumar Ghosh created ‘Yugantar’ magazine, however Mahatma Gandhi was not linked to it.
- He was instead connected to ‘Indian Opinion’, ‘Young India’ and ‘Nav Jeevan’.
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19. Who among the following started the newspaper ‘Som Prakash’?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- In 1858, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar released a Bengali magazine called ‘Som Prakash’.
- This magazine backed the improvement of farmers during the Indigo movement.
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20. Which of the following papers was essentially the mouthpiece of the policies of liberals?
(a) New India
(b) Leader
(c) Young India
(d) Free Press Journal
[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (b) Leader
- The ‘Free Press Journal’ was a news outlet.
- Mahatma Gandhi published ‘Young India’.
- The ‘Leader’ newspaper was used by liberals to promote their ideas.
- Annie Besant created the ‘New India’ publication.
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21. Which one of the following was not the language in which the ‘Indian Opinion’ paper was published?
(a) English
(b) Gujarati
(c) Tamil
(d) Urdu
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (d) Urdu
- Mahatma Gandhi created the newspaper ‘Indian Opinion’ in South Africa which was printed in Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, and English.
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22. The first editor of the journal ‘Indian Opinion’ was :
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) Albert West
(c) Mahadev Desai
(d) Mansukhal Nazar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
Ans. (d) Mansukhal Nazar
- Mahatma Gandhi started a newspaper called Indian Opinion in South Africa in 1903.
- Mansukh Lal was the first editor of the paper and also the Secretary of the Natal Congress.
- The paper was published in four languages: Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, and English.
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23. The ‘Young India’ was started as a weekly by:
(a) The Home Rule Party
(b) The Extremist Party
(c) Gadar Party
(d) Swaraj Party
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (a) The Home Rule Party
- Young India was a bi-weekly newspaper that started in Bombay on May 7, 1919.
- It later changed to a weekly publication and moved to Ahmedabad on October 8, 1919.
- Jamanadas Dwarkadas and Shankar Lal Banker were the first editors of the paper.
- Mahatma Gandhi then took over as editor when the paper changed to weekly.
- Jamanadas and Shankar Lal Banker were part of Annie Besant’s Home
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24. Which journal was not associated with revolutionary activities?
(a) Sandhya
(b) Yugantar
(c) Gadar
(d) Young India
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) Young India
- Mahatma Gandhi published a weekly magazine called Young India, which was focused on spreading his beliefs about non-violence.
- In contrast, Ghadar, a weekly newspaper, was published by a revolutionary group based in San Francisco.
- And in India, two other papers that promoted revolutionary terrorism were Sandhya and Yugantar in Bengal, and Kal in Maharashtra.
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25. The first Newspaper published by the Indians in the English language was:
(a) Hindu Patriot
(b) The Hindu
(c) Young India
(d) Native Opinion
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (a) Hindu Patriot
- The first English newspaper published by Indians was called ‘Hindu Patriot’, which began in 1853.
- Girish Chandra Ghosh was the first editor, followed by Harish Chandra Mukherjee and Kristo Das Pal.
- Madan Mohan Ghosh and Dwarka Nath Tagore also assisted the editors.
- Surendra Nath Banerjee edited the paper in London in 1874-75, and again in Delhi in 1878.
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26. The editor of the ‘Hindu Patriot’ who strongly supported the Indigo Movement was :
(a) Hem Chandrakar
(b) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(c) Dinbandhu Mitra
(d) Digambar Biswas
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]
Ans. (b) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
- The Indigo Movement was special because it had intellectuals who supported the farmers that were struggling.
- In 1859, Bengal indigo farmers revolted against the indigo planters.
- Girish Chandra Ghosh was the editor of ‘Hindu Patriot’ in the first two years (1853-55) and worked for the Indigo Movement.
- Harish Chandra Mukherjee became its editor in 1855 and stood up for the farmers who were treated unfairly by plantation owners.
- Christo Das Pal was the editor in 1861 and he was a supporter of British rule and pushed for British liberalism.
- The Hindu patriots then started advocating for the interests of high class Bengali landowners.
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27. Who affiliated himself with the English Journal ‘Vande Matram’?
(a) Arbind Ghosh
(b) M. G. Ranade
(c) S. C. Bose
(d) Lokmanya Tilak
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (a) Arbind Ghosh
- Arbind Ghosh joined the English weekly magazine ‘Vande Matram’.
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28. Which of the following newspapers used to be published in Patna?
(a) Indian Nation
(b) Punjab Kesari
(c) Prabhakar
(d) Dawn
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) Indian Nation
- Kameshwar Singh, the King of Darbhanga, started a newspaper called “The Indian Nation” in Patna in 1931.
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29. The ‘Swadesh Vahini’ was edited by –
(a) C.V. Raman Pillai
(b) C.N. Mudaliar
(c) K. Ram Krishna Pillai
(d) C.R. Reddy
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (c) K. Ram Krishna Pillai
- Ramakrishna Pillai was the editor of a newspaper called ‘Swadesh Vahini’ or ‘Swadeshabhimani’.
- He was born in 1878 into a Nair family in Neyattink
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30. The English Newspaper ‘Independent’ was associated to-
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) C.R. Das
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]
Ans. (d) Motilal Nehru
- Motilal Nehru launched the English magazine ‘Independent’ to call for India to have its own government.
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31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below.
List-I List-II
(News Paper) (Language)
A. Bharat Mitra 1. Bengali
B. Rastra Mata 2. Gujarati
C. Prajamitra 3. Hindi
D. Nayak 4. Marathi
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans.(c) 3 4 2 1
- The newspapers and the languages they are written in are: Bharat Mitra (Hindi), Rastra Mata (Marathi), Prajamitra (Gujarati) and Nayak (Bengali).
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32. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
(Newspaper) (Founder)
A. Dainik Aaj 1. George Allen
B. The Leader 2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. The National Herald 3. Madan Mohan Malviya
D. The Pioneer 4. Shiv Prasad Gupta
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (a) 4 3 2 1
- The following newspapers have been linked to their founders: Dainik Aaj (Shiv Prasad Gupta), The Leader (Madan Mohan Malviya), The National Herald (Jawahar Lal Nehru) and The Pioneer (George Allen).
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33. Through this newspaper published in Kanpur, Vijay Singh Pathik made the Bijoliya movement the subject of discussion in India.
(a) Kesari
(b) Pratap
(c) Maratha
(d) Majusha
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (b) Pratap
- In Rajasthan, the first Peasant Movement happened in the large estate of Bijoliya in Mewar (Udaipur).
- It was caused by the various Lagans placed on the farmers.
- The Movement was led by Sadhu Sitaram Das in 1913 and Vijay Singh Pathik in 1915 AD.
- Vijay Singh Pathik spread the movement through the newspaper ‘Pratap’ created by Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, making it well-known in India.
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34. ‘Harijan’ was started by –
(a) Tilak
(b) Gokhale
(c) Gandhiji
(d) Naoroji
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (c) Gandhiji
- Gandhiji began three newspapers – ‘Harijan’ in English, ‘Harijan Bandhu’ in Gujarati, and ‘Harijan Sevak’
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35. The first issue of a weekly paper ‘Harijan’ started by Gandhiji was published on February 11, 1933, from which of the following cities?
(a) Bombay (now Mumbai)
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Poona (now Pune)
(d) Nasik
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (c) Poona (now Pune)
- Gandhi released the first edition of the newspaper called “Harijan” on February 11, 1933 from the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, Maharashtra.
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36. The Marathi fortnightly ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ was started by:
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (b) B.R. Ambedkar
- In July 1924, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar set up a group called the ‘Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha’ in Bombay to help the untouchables get better morally and materially.
- He also began a Marathi newspaper called ‘Bahishkrit
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37. …… was related to Bahishkrit Bharat –
(a) Atmaram Pandurang
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]
Ans. (d) B. R. Ambedkar
- In July 1924, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar created the ‘Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha’ in Bombay to help the untouchables improve morally and materially.
- Additionally, he started a Marathi newspaper called the ‘Bahishkrit Bharat.’
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38. Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
(a) Al-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar
[I.A.S. (Pre), 2008, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (a) Al-Hilal
- In 1912, Abul Kalam Azad began printing an Urdu newspaper called “AlHilal”.
- In 1914, it was forbidden by the Press Act.
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39. Which Urdu newspaper was started by Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920?
(a) Vande Matram
(b) People
(c) Tribune
(d) Vir Arjun
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (a) Vande Matram
- Lala Lajpat Rai started a Urdu newspaper called ‘Vande Matram’ and an English magazine called ‘The People’ in Lahore.
- He had previously published a magazine called ‘Young India’ in the United States.
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40. Match list-I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Newspapers) (Editors)
A. Hindu 1. Dadabhai Nauroji
B. Sudharak 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Voice of India 3. G. Subramaniya Iyer
D. Bengali 4. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2003, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) 3 2 1 4
List-I List-II
| Hindu |
Subramaniya Iyer |
| Sudharak |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Voice of India |
Dadabhai Nauroji |
| Bengali |
Surendra Nath Banerjee |
- G. Subramaniyam Iyer was the editor of the ‘Hindu’ newspaper and Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the editor of ‘The Sudharak’.
- Dadabhai Naoroji edited ‘Voice of India’ and S.N. Banerjee edited ‘Bengali’.
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41. From the options given below, find the correct combination of the names of editors of the nationalist newspapers The Hindu, Kesari, Bengalee, Hindustani, and Sudharak:
(a) Surendra nath Benerjee, G, Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal krishna Gokhale
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, G. Subramania Iyer, Surendra nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar tilak, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Surendra nath banerjee
(d) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (d) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- G. Subramaniyam Iyer was the editor of The Hindu, Kesari Bal Gangadhar Tilak of the Bengalee, Surendranath Bannerjee of Hindustani, and Gopal Krishna Gokhale of Sudharak.
- Ganga Prasad Verma was also a leading figure in the Hindustani newspaper.
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42. Match List -I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(News Paper) (Publisher)
A. Bengalee 1. Jogendra Nath Bose
B. Bangbasi 2. Arvind Ghosh
C. Vande Matram 3.Surendranath Bannerjee
D. Amrit Bazar Patrika 4. Motilal Ghosh
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]
Ans. (b) 3 1 2 4
- The correct match between List-I and List-II is: Newspaper – Publisher; Bengalee – Surendra Nath Banerjee; Bangbasi – Jogendra Nath Bose; Vande Matram – Arvind Ghosh; Amrit Bazar Patrika- Motilal Ghosh.
- All these matchings are significant in the history of Indian journalism.
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43. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Newspapers) Editors
A. Kal 1. Surendra Nath Banerjee
B. Bengalee 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Sudharak 3. Dwarkanath
D. Somaprakash 4. Shivrama Madhav Paranjape
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 1 2 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
Ans. (a) 4 1 2 3
- The three major newspapers of India – Kal, Bengalee and Sudharak – and their editors – Shivrama Mahadev Paranjape, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dwarkanath Vidyabhusan respectively – are correctly matched.
- The fourth newspaper, Somaprakash, is also edited by Dwarkanath Vidyabhusan.
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44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Newspapers)
A. Bombay Chronicle B. Common Weal
C. Leader D. Search Light
List II (Person who started it)
1. Annie Besant
2. Madan Mohan Malviya
3. Feroz Shah Mehta
4. Sachindanand Sinha
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 2 1 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (c) 3 1 2 4
- Annie Besant published two newspapers called ‘New India’ and ‘Commonweal’.
- Firoz Shah Mehta published ‘Bombay Chronicle’ and Sachindanand Sinha published ‘Searchlight’.
- Madan Mohan Malviya published ‘Leader’.
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45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List -I List -II
(Newspapers) (Launcher/ Publisher)
A. Leader 1. Madan Mohan Malviya
B. Bombay Chronicle 2. Firozshah Mehta
C. Independent 3. T.M. Nair
D. Justice 4. Motilal Nehru
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
Ans. (a) 1 2 4 3
- Here is a list of newspapers and who publishes them:
- The Leader is published by Madan Mohan Malviya, Bombay Chronicle is published by Firozshah Mehta, Independent is published by Motilal Nehru, and Justice is published by T.M. Nair
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46. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Abul Kalam Azad 1. Bombay Chronicle
B. Feroz Shah Mehta 2. Al-Hilal
C. Annie Besant 3. Young India
D. Mahatma Gandhi 4. New India
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (a) 2 1 4 3
- The following is the list of correct matches:
- Abul Kalam Azad with Al-Hilal, Feroz Shah Mehta with Bombay Chronicle, Annie Besant with New India, and Mahatma Gandhi with Young India.
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47. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Newspaper) (Founder)
(a) Al-Hilal – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) New India – Annie Besant
(c) Tahzeeb-ul-Akhlaq – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Samvad Kaumudi – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]
Ans (c) Tahzeeb-ul-Akhlaq – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Tahzeeb-ul-Akhlaq was a journal published by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in Urdu language between 1871 and 1897.
- It was restarted in 1981 by Syed Hamid, Vice- Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, and has been published regularly since then.
- Option (a), (b) and (d) are correctly matched, but option (c) is wrongly matched.
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48. Given below are the names of freedom fighters and the newspapers started by them among these which combination is incorrect?
(a) Maulana Azad – Al-Hilal
(b) Lokmanya Tilak – Kesari
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru – National Herald
(d) Mahatma Gandhi – The Pioneer
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (d) Mahatma Gandhi – The Pioneer
- George Allen began the newspaper ‘The Pioneer’ in Allahabad in 1865.
- Mahatma Gandhi established four newspapers: ‘Indian-Opinion’, ‘Harijan’, ‘Young India’ and ‘Navjeevan’.
- The other pairs are correct
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49. Who among the following had launched the paper ‘Qaumi Awaz’?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) Khaliquzzaman
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
9ns. (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
- Jawaharlal Nehru and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai launched the ‘Qaumi Awaz’ newspaper in 1945 from Lucknow.
- It stopped being published in 1997.
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50. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Navjiwan – M.K. Gandhi
(b) Swarajya – T. Prakasham
(c) Prabhat – N.C. Kelkar
(d) Qaumi Awaz – Abul Kalam Azad
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (d) Qaumi Awaz – Abul Kalam Azad
- In 1945, Jawaharlal Nehru and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai began the ‘Qaumi Awaz’ newspaper in Lucknow.
- It was published until 1997.
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51. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi – Mook Nayak
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Young India
(c) Annie Besant – Commonweal
(d) B.R. Ambedkar – Kesari
[U.P. P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (c) Annie Besant – Commonweal
- Commonweal was written by Annie Besant, Young India was written by Mahatma Gandhi, Kesari was written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mook Nayak was written by B.R. Ambedkar.
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52. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar – Independent
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
(c) Annie Besant – New India
(d) Dadabhai Nauroji – Rast Goftar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (a) B.R. Ambedkar – Independent
- Rast Goftar was connected to Dadabhai Nauroji, Kesari was associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and New India was linked to Annie Besant.
- However, Independent was not related to B.R. Ambedkar.
- Motilal Nehru printed the newspaper “Independent” calling for India
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53. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Annie Besant – Young India
(b) Mahatma Gandhi – New India
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
(d) Surendranath Banerjee – Maratha
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
Ans. (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
- Annie Besant is linked to New India, Mahatma Gandhi to Young India, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak to Maratha and Kesari.
- Therefore, option (c) is correct.
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54. Which of the following were the two newspapers published by Annie Besant?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Commonweal 2. New India
3. New Hindu 4. The Aryans
Code :
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) 1 and 2
- Annie Besant published the newspapers ‘Commonweal’ and ‘New India’.
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55. To whom Commonweal is related?
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) Annie Besant
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) None of the Above
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
Ans.(b) Annie Besant
- ‘Commonweal’ was a paper printed in Madras, India, and Annie Besant was its editor.
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56. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal 1. New India
(B) Arvind Ghosh 2. Comrade
(C) Brahmobandhab Upadhyay 3. Vande Mataram
(D) Mohammad Ali 4. Sandhya
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 3 2 4
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (a) 1 3 4 2
- Bipin Chandra Pal is associated with the slogan ‘New India’, Arvind Ghosh with ‘Vande Mataram’, Brahmobandhab Upadhyay with ‘Sandhya’ and Muhammad Ali with ‘Comrade’.
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57. Who was the editor of the revolutionary paper ‘Vande Mataram’?
(a) Shyamji Krishna Verma
(b) Bhikaji Cama
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) G..D. Savarkar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (c) V.D. Savarkar
- Vande Mataram was an English-language newspaper created in 1906 by Bipin Chandra Pal.
- Bipin was editor until October 15th, and then Sri Aurobindo Ghosh took over until May 27th, 1907.
- It was published daily but switched to a weekly schedule starting June 2nd, 1907.
- In September 10th, 1909, Hardayal began publishing it from Paris, and Madame Bhikaji Cama handled the publishing and distribution.
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58. Which of the following was not a ‘nationalist’ newspaper?
(a) The Hindu
(b) Bengalee
(c) The Mahratta
(d) The Times of India
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (d) The Times of India
- The Times of India was not a paper that supported nationalism.
- On the other hand, The Hindu, Bengalee and The Mahratta were newspapers that encouraged nationalism in their articles.
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59. Match the list of the Editors with that of the Papers/ Magazines, they were editing:
‘A’ (Editors) ‘B’ (Papers/Magazine)
A. S.A. Dange (i) Navyug
B. Muzaff ar Ahmad (ii) Inqilab
C. Ghulam Husain (iii) Labour Kisan Gazette
D. M. Singarvelu (iv) The Socialist
Code:
A B C D
(a) i ii iii iv
(b) iv i ii iii
(c) ii iii i iv
(d) iii iv ii i
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) iv i ii iii
- The list with the right matches is: S.A. Dange is the Socialist, Muzaffar Ahmad is Navyug, Gulam Hussain is Inqilab, and M. Singarvelu is Labour Kisan Gazette.
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