Indian Newspapers and Revolution

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. Who first introduced the printing press to India?

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

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

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

Q. A newspaper from colonial India ran titles like, "The Danger of Russian Attack on the Nation", "Remarriage of Hindu Widows", and "The Inception of Theatre at Calcutta". Where was this newspaper founded?

1. Calcutta
2. Bombay
3. Delhi
4. Bangalore

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. 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. 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. Choose the correct pairs of newspapers and their publishers.

1. Darpan
2. Prabhakar
3. James Augustus
4. Bhau Mahajan
5. Bengal Gazette
6. Balshastri

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. 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 is Journalists' Day observed in Maharashtra?

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

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

1. daily
2. annual
3. bi-annual