Role of The Press

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Where does today come before yesterday?

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Who is known as the Grand Old Man of India?

1. Mahadev Govind Ranade

2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3. Surendernath Banerjee

4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Q. ___ newspaper is the oldest running newspaper in India, and was founded by Fardourji Marsban.

1. Kesari
2. The Hindu
3. Swadeshi Mitram
4. Bombay Samachar

Q. passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878.

1. Warren Hastings
2. Lord Lytton
3. Lord Curzon
4. Robert Clive

Q. How did the colonial administration respond to the growing importance of regional newspapers in the 19th century?

1. By appointing British editors to supervise all local publications
   
2. By recognising English as the only language for the press
   
3. By passing the Vernacular Press Act to curb nationalist criticism
   
4. By organising a boycott of all vernacular newspapers
   

Q. Raja Rammohun Roy is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'.

1. True
2. False

Q.

The headquarters of Sanyo is in which country?

Q. Newspapers published articles on massacres and the oppressive rule of the British throughout the Indian subcontinent. It also discussed how the British were economically exploiting India. What can be inferred from these two sentences?

1. People read newspapers and were literate.
2. Newspapers spread only negative news which was not good for the nation.
3. People learnt about the ill-treatment by the British and how they were looting the nation.
4. British did not bother about the newspapers.

Q. 'The Hindu' is a national daily which was founded by:

1. Fardourji Marsban
2. G Subrahmania Iyer
3. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
4. Motilal Ghosh

Q. Which of the following issues were highlighted by the newspapers published during the 19th century in the Indian subcontinent?

1. The oppressive nature of British rule
2. Economic exploitation by the British
3. The egalitarian social system of Great Britain
4. Global events related to the principles of freedom, democracy, and equality

Q. Vernacular newspapers spread the nationalist message, while all English language papers were pro-British.

1. True
2. False

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Pick the odd one out.
Hint: Names of newspapers.

1. Old India
2. Vandematharam
3. Harijan
4. The Hindu

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> S1: Most of the newspapers published in India was printed in regional languages to reach out to a greater number of people. S2: The Vernacular Act was passed in 1878 by Lytton to censor the press.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are related to each other
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent statements
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Raja Rammohun Roy started a Bengali weekly by the name ___.

1. The Royal Bengal
2. The Hindu
3. Sambad Kaumudi
4. The Indian Express

Q. Who ran the 20th century newspaper 'New India'?

1. Balgangadhar Tilak
2. Annie Besant
3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
4. Mahatma Gandhi