Newspapers During the Freedom Struggle

Q. The Kesari and Maratha were started by which of the following people?

1. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
2. Bhau Mahajan
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Krishnarao Bhalekar

Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started in Marathi and in English in 1881.

1. Pandhra
2. Kesari
3. Dnyanoday
4. Rashtra
5. Maratha

Q. Which newspaper was known for supporting widow remarriage?

1. Maratha
2. Deenbandhu
3. Induprakash
4. Kesari

Q. reported the introduction of the Indian Railways under the title, Chakya Mhasoba.

1. Induprakash
2. Darpan
3. Dnyanoday

Q. I was a teacher and translator in pre-independence India. I started the first fortnightly Marathi newspaper and founded the Bombay Native General Library, so people get more access to knowledge. Who am I?

1. Vithal Kunte
2. Balshastri Jambhekar
3. Dadasaheb Saluke
4. Yogeshrao Kale

Q. What significant publications did Dnyanoday make?

1. It was the first paper to publish an illustration.
2. It reported the introduction of the Indian Railways.
3. It published news on the French revolution.
4. It published the Shatpatre.

Q. I was once a weekly Marathi-language newspaper. I was used to articulate the grievances of the working class. My founder was a close associate of a well renowned, anti-caste social reformer. Who am I?

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

Q.

The earliest novel in Marathi was written by Baba Padmanji in which of the following years?

1. 1920

2. 1877

3. 1820

4. 1857

Q. Name the paper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

1. Kesari
2. Gazette
3. The Hindu
4. Shamsul

Q. , published in the 19th century, represented the interests of minorities in India.

1. Prabhakar
2. Deenbandhu
3. Dinakar

Q. Assertion(A): Newspapers published during India's independence did more than keeping people informed.

Reason(R): Many newspapers addressed social issues, spread the nationalism and kept people politically informed.

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

Q. Which statement is true in the context of the Press in India before the country's independence?

1. The Vernacular Press Act enhanced the freedoms of the Indian press.
2. The periodical called Pragati was started in 1939.
3. Dnyanoday printed a map of Asia in 1842.
4. B. G. Tilak and Gopal G. A. started an English magazine called Kesari.

Q. What type of a publication was Pragati?

1. Blog
2. Book
3. Journal
4. Periodical

Q. Which publication carried the first illustration in an Indian newspaper?

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

Q. When did the British enact the Vernacular Press Act in India?

1. 1921
2. 1878
3. 1918
4. 1855