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History of Journalism in India
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History of Journalism in India
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1. .After a splendid innings spread over 21 years the Deenabandu finally succumbed to financial difficulties and ceased publication in……………...
2. Swarad editor …………….led the deputation to the Dewan who, it must be conceded, gave them a patient hearing.
3. Muhammed Abdul Rahman died on November 23, 1945 at Pottashery village near ………………….just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur.
4. The Samadarshi which commenced publication from ………………..in 1918 was a powerful and popular vehicle of public opinion.
5. ……………… was started in1886 in order to promote the interests of the Nair community in Travancore.
6. The name of the newspaper that Gandhi brought out in South Africa was
7. The Mumbai Samachar is the oldest newspaper in India, published in …………and is one of the most trusted newspapers of Mumbai.
8. Who was the owner of the Calcutta Morning Post?
9. Vernacular Press Act was passed in ………….
10. Who started 'Young India'?
11. Being an admirer of Subhas Chandra Bose, …………………associated himself with the Forward Block formed by Netaji.
12. …………………. is the official mouthpiece of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
13. Who founded a weekly newspaper ‘Commonweal’ in January 1914?
14. ……………..studied philosophy and completed his Ph.D. from a Swiss University.
15. The Powradhwani was …………….-based paper.
16. The Powraprabha issuing from ……………..in the late thirties wielded considerable influence in the Travancore area.
17. Serampore Mission was established on 10 January ………………
18. The Deenabandu resumed publication in …………….. on the release of its editor and other staff from jail.
19. Raja Rammohan set up ………………….in English
20. The Keralopakari published from Malabar, which had the distinction of being the …………..printed magazine issuing from this area.
21. The Chandrika of the Muslim League blossomed into a daily in …………..and was shifted to Kozhikode.
22. After the war ‘……………………’ came out as a regular newspaper, with B.C.Varghese, Varghese Kalathil and K.A.Damodara Menon occupying the editorial chair on successive occasions.
23. The Madras Courier was started in ……………
24. On January 29, 1780 James Augustus Hickey launched the ………….
25. ………………….was re-launched on November 14, 2006 by Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram.