Journalism and Mass Communication Objective Questions (DMCQ)
Q1. Who was the founder of the newspaper ‘The Madras Courier’?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mohare Hanamanthraya
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Richard Johnson
Correct Answer: (D) Richard Johnson
Explanation- Richard Johnson, a British Army officer turned printer, founded The Madras Courier on October 12, 1785. It was the first newspaper published in the Madras Presidency.
Q2. Who launched in 1858 a Bangla weekly ‘Som Prakash’?
(a) Mohare Hanamanthraya
(b) Robert Knight
(c) Richard Johnson
(d) Iswar Chandra vidyasagar
Correct Answer: (D) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
Explanation- Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar inspired the launch of the Bangla weekly ‘Som Prakash’ in 1858, which was edited by Dwarakanath Vidyabhusan.
Q3. In 1875, Robert Knight founded ………………………
(a) The Calcutta Chronicle
(b) The Calcutta Gazette
(c) The Bengal Journal
(d) The Statesman
Correct Answer: (D) The Statesman
Explanation- Robert Knight founded The Statesman in 1875, which became one of the most influential newspapers in India.
Q4. Who was the founder of the newspaper “The Hindu”(1878)?
(a) Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
(b) Jogendra Nath Bose
(c) Dinabandhu Mitra
(d) Robert Knight
Correct Answer: (A) Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
Explanation- The Hindu was founded by a group known as the Triplicane Six, which included G. Subramania Iyer and M. Veeraraghavachariar. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar later became associated with the newspaper.
Q5. Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper ‘Kesari’ in …………
(a) Marathi
(b) English
(c) Hindi
(d) Malayalam
Correct Answer: (A) Marathi
Explanation- Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper ‘Kesari’ in Marathi in 1881 to promote the Indian independence movement.
Q6. Lokmanya Tilak started the newspaper ‘Maratha’ in………………
(a) English
(b) Gujarathi
(c) Marathi
(d) Hindi
Correct Answer: (A) English
Explanation- Lokmanya Tilak also started the newspaper ‘Maratha’ in English to reach a broader audience with his nationalist ideas.
Q7. ‘The Spectator’ was an English-language newspaper published from …………..
(a) Madras
(b) Bombay
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam
Correct Answer: (B) Bombay
Explanation- ‘The Spectator’ was an English-language newspaper published from Bombay.
Q8. The Press Council of India was established in the year ……….
(a) 1906
(b) 1916
(c) 1926
(d) 1966
Correct Answer: (D) 1966
Explanation- The Press Council of India was established in 1966 to maintain and improve the standards of newspapers and news agencies in India.
Q9. ………………is a constitutional, quasi judicial body which acts as a supervisory body of the press.
(a) The present Press Council of India
(b) All India Muslim League
(c) Indian national congress
(d) Theosophical Society
Correct Answer: (A) The Present Press Council of India
Explanation- The Press Council of India is a constitutional, quasi-judicial body that acts as a supervisory body of the press.
Q10. The All India Muslim League was formed in Dhaka in …………
(a) 1806
(b) 1906
(c) 1909
(d) 1960
Correct Answer: (B) 1906
Explanation- The All-India Muslim League was formed in Dhaka in 1906 to advocate for the rights of Muslims in India.
