Indian Newspapers and Revolution

Q. What were the two significant publications made by the newspaper Prabhakar?

1. It was the first newspaper to feature an illustration.
2. It published the history of French revolution.
3. It published the Shatpatre.
4. It published articles supporting widow remarriage.

Q.

Name the first newspaper published in India.

Q. When was India's first printing press brought in?

1. 1556

Q. is known as the father of Indian newspapers.

1. James Hickey
2. Debakar Ghosh
3. Balshastri Jambhekar

Q. Assertion(A): The first Indian newspaper was published in the year 1780 despite having printing press in the country from 1556.

Reason(R): This was because newspapers were not popular untill the arrival of the British.

1. Both A and R are incorrect.
2. A is correct but R is incorrect.
3. A is incorrect but R is correct.
4. Both A and R are correct.

Q.

The earliest factories in England came up by which of the following years?

1. 1730s

2. 1740s

3. 1840s

4. 1730s

Q. Imagine you are writing an essay. What do you think are the prerequisites for writing a good essay?

1. Unity- develop one theme with a definite purpose
2. Order- Chalk out a clear order/sequence information that you are going to present
3. Add a personal touch to the essay
4. One should not adhere to the word limit, but spill your heart out while writing an essay

Q. When is Journalists' Day observed in Maharashtra?

1. 6th February
2. 6th March
3. 6th January
4. 6th April

Q. Ramu was reading a newspaper. The headline read The Danger of Russian Attack on the Nation. Which newspaper was Ramu reading?

1. Darpan
2. Prabhakar
3. Deenbandhu
4. Induprakash

Q. What was the role of newspapers in the struggle for Indian independence?

Q. Around which year was the world's first newspaper published?

1. 1707
2. 1605
3. 1780
4. 1680

Q. The British were the first to introduce newspapers as a/an feature in India.

1. daily
2. annual
3. bi-annual

Q. The author of the passage is primarily concerned with __________

1. Discussing research data underlying several definitions.
2. Arguing for the adoption of a particular definition.
3. Exploring definitions of a concept.
4. Comparing the advantages of several definitions.
5. Clarifying some ambiguous definitions.

Q. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The British were responsible for introducing India to its first printing press.
2. Debopam Chatterjee was the founder of the newspaper, Calcutta General Advertiser.
   
3. The first English-language newspaper in India was printed in the year 1780.
   
4. Lokhitvadi wrote about issues like child marriage and the caste system, among other things.

Q. The question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and select suitable option i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d)

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d

Q. Letters written by Gopal Hari Deshmukh covered topics such as:

1. Child marriage
2. Conservation
3. Widow remarriage
4. Floods
5. Dowry
6. Technology
7. Women education
8. Polygamy

Q. Based on your understanding of the Play ‘The Proposal’ how do you think good relationships can be maintained? Why in today’s time we see so many people going away from each other?

Q. The printing press in India was set up by____________ at Goa in 1556.

Q. Who first introduced the printing press to India?

1. Spanish
2. British
3. Portuguese
4. French

Q. Which of the following may be found in a newspaper?

1. Editorials
2. Sports section
3. Movie listings
4. Sudoku puzzles
5. Audio segments
6. Advertisements
7. Comic strips
8. Blogs

Q. When the author was a student at Edinburgh, English Literature society used to meet _____________

1. where the Dialectic Society used to meet.
2. where it meets now.
3. near the place the student shop is located now.
4. where the Diagnostic Society meet now.