Development of Press in Modern India MCQs with Explanations
About the Topic: Development of Press in Modern India focuses on the evolution of newspapers and journalism during British rule and their contribution to the growth of Indian nationalism. This topic includes important newspapers, editors, press laws and the role of the press in the freedom movement. Practice Development of Press in Modern India MCQ Questions with detailed answers and explanations.
Match list-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Newspapers) (Editors)
Hindu 1. Dadabhai Nauroji
Sudharak 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Voice of India 3. G. Subramaniya Iyer
Bengali 4. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Code:
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(D)
3 2 1 4
G. Subramaniyam Iyer was the editor of the ‘Hindu’ newspaper and liberal leader Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the editor of ‘Sudharak’ newspaper. Dadabhai Naoroji was the editor of ‘Voice of India’ and S.N. Banerjee was the editor of ‘Bengali.’
Ques: 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Newspapers) (Person who started it)
Bombay Chronicle 1. Annie Besant
Common Weal 2. Madan Mohan Malviya
Leader 3. Feroz Shah Mehta
Search Light 4. Sachindanand Sinha
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(C) 3 1 2 4
‘New India’ and ‘Commonweal’ were the newspapers published by Annie Besant. Bombay Chronicle was published by Firoz Shah Mehta and ‘Searchlight’ was published by Sachindanand Sinha. ‘Leader’ was published by Madan Mohan Malviya.
Ques: 3
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Newspaper) (Founder)
Correct Answer:
(C) Tahzeeb-ul-Akhlaq - Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Ques: 4
Given below are the names of freedom fighters and the newspapers started by them among these, which combination is INCORRECT?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Mahatma Gandhi - The Pioneer
‘The Pioneer’ newspaper was started from Allahabad in 1865 by George Allen. ‘Indian-Opinion’, ‘Harijan’, ‘Young India’ and ‘Navjeevan’ were the newspapers started by Mahatma Gandhi. Other options are correctly matched.
Ques: 5
Who among the following had launched the paper ‘Qaumi Awaz’?
Correct Answer:
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
‘Qaumi Awaz’ newspaper was started by Jawaharlal Nehru and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai in 1945 from Lucknow. Its publication was stopped in 1997.
Ques: 6
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(C) Annie Besant - Commonweal
The correctly matched pair is as follows :
Commonweal - Annie Besant
Young India - Mahatma Gandhi
Kesari - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Mook Nayak - B.R. Ambedkar
Ques: 7
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(A) B.R. Ambedkar - Independent
‘Rast Goftar’ was related to Dadabhai Nauroji. ‘Kesari’ was related to Bal Gangadhar Tilak and ‘New India was related to Annie Besant. But ‘Independent’ was not related with B.R. Ambedkar. Motilal Nehru published the newspaper “Independent’ demanding self-rule for India.
Ques: 8
Which of the following was not a ‘nationalist’ newspaper?
Correct Answer:
(D)
The Times of India
‘The Times of India’ was not a nationalist newspaper. ‘The Hindu,’ Bengalee’ and ‘The Mahratta’ were nationalist newspapers as they promoted nationalism through their writings.
Ques: 9
Match the list of the Editors with that of the Papers/ Magazines, they were editing:
‘A’ (Editors) ‘B’ (Papers/Magazine)
S.A. Dange (i) Navyug
Muzaff ar Ahmad (ii) Inqilab
Ghulam Husain (iii) Labour Kisan Gazette
M. Singarvelu (iv) The Socialist
Code:
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
The correctly matched list is as follows :
S.A. Dange - The Socialist
Muzaffar Ahmad - Navyug
Gulam Hussain - Inqilab
M. Singarvelu - Labour Kisan Gazette
Ques: 10
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Newspapers) Editors
Kal 1. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Bengalee 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Sudharak 3. Dwarkanath
Somaprakash 4. Shivrama Madhav Paranjape
Codes :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(A) 4 1 2 3
The correctly matched newspapers and their respective editors is as follows –
(Newspapers) (Editors)
Kal - Shivrama Mahadev Paranjape
Bengalee - Surendra Nath Banerjee
Sudharak - Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Somaprakash - Dwarkanath Vidyabhusan
Ques: 11
From the options given below, find the correct combination of the names of editors of the nationalist newspapers The Hindu, Kesari, Bengalee, Hindustani, Sudharak:
Correct Answer:
(D)
G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Newspaper Editor
The Hindu G. Subramaniyam Iyer
Kesari Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bengalee Surendranath Bannerjee
Hindustani Ganga Prasad Verma
Sudharak Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ques: 12
Which journal was not associated with revolutionary activities?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Young India
Young India was not associated with revolutionary activities. Young India was a weekly journal published by Mahatma Gandhi. He used young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding the use of non-violence. Ghadar was a weekly newspapers published by a revolutionary group (Ghadar Party) with its headquarters at San- Francisco. The newspapers and journals advocating revolutionary terrorism included Sandhya and Yugantar in Bengal, and Kal in Maharashtra.
Ques: 13
The ‘Swadesh Vahini’ was edited by –
Correct Answer:
(C) K. Ram Krishna Pillai
Ramakrishna Pillai was the editor of ‘Swadesh Vahini’ or ‘Swadeshabhimani.’ He was born in 1878 in Nair family in Neyattinkara in then Travancore state.
Ques: 14
The English Newspaper ‘Independent’ was associated to-
Correct Answer:
(D)
Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru started the English journal, ‘Independent’ demanding self-rule for India.
Ques: 15
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below.
List-I List-II
(News Paper) (Language)
Bharat Mitra 1. Bengali
Rastra Mata 2. Gujarati
Prajamitra 3. Hindi
Nayak 4. Marathi
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(C) 3 4 2 1
The correctly matched newspapers and their respective languages is as follows :
Bharat Mitra - Hindi
Rastra Mata - Marathi
Prajamitra - Gujarati
Nayak - Bengali
Ques: 16
Through which newspaper published from Kanpur, Vijay Singh Pathik made the Bijoliya movement the subject of discussion in India.
Correct Answer:
(B) Pratap
The first Peasant Movement in Rajasthan took place in a large estate of Bijoliya in the state of Mewar (Udaipur). Various types of Lagans imposed on farmers resulted in the movement. It was headed by Sadhu Sitaram Das in 1913 and Vijay Singh Pathik in 1915 AD. Vijay Singh Pathik propagated the movement through ‘Pratap’ published by Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and made it a subject of discussion in India.
Ques: 17
‘Harijan’ was started by –
Correct Answer:
(C) Gandhiji
Gandhiji started ‘Harijan’ in English, ‘Harijan Bandhu’ in Gujarati and ‘Harijan Sevak’ in Hindi as a weekly newspaper.
Ques: 18
The first issue of a weekly paper ‘Harijan’ started by Gandhiji was published on February 11, 1933 from which of the following cities?
Correct Answer:
(C) Poona (now Pune)
The first issue of a weekly paper ‘Harijan’ started by Gandhi was published on February 11, 1933 from Yerwada Central Jail, Pune in Maharashtra.