Journalism and Mass Communication Objective Questions (DMCQ)
Q1. Annie Besant was elected President of the Theosophical Society in
(a) 1889
(b) 1899
(c) 1907
(d) 1909
Correct Answer: (C) 1907
Explanation- Annie Besant became the President of the Theosophical Society in 1907 and held the position until her death in 1933.
Q2. Who founded a weekly newspaper Commonweal in January 1914?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) S.N.B banerje
(c) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: (A) Annie Besant
Explanation- Annie Besant founded the weekly newspaper Commonweal in January 1914 to promote her social and political views.
Q3. Who started ‘new India’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Lord Rippon
(d) Delhousie
Correct Answer: (B) Annie Besant
Explanation- Annie Besant started the newspaper ‘New India’ in 1914 to advocate for Indian self-rule and independence.
Q4. Who started ‘Young India’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta
Correct Answer: (A) Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation- Mahatma Gandhi started the weekly journal ‘Young India’ in 1919 to spread his ideas on nonviolence and Indian independence
Q5. Who started newspaper ‘Harijan’?
(a) Madan Mohan Malviya
(b) Gandhiji
(c) S.N.B banerje
(d) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Correct Answer: (B) Gandhiji
Explanation- Mahatma Gandhi started the newspaper ‘Harijan’ in 1933 to address social issues, particularly the plight of the untouchables.
Q6. The Leader was one of the most influential English-language newspapers in India during British Raj which was Founded by ………
(a) S.N.B banerje
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya
(c) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) K. P. Kesava Menon
Correct Answer: (B) Madan Mohan Malviya
Explanation- Madan Mohan Malviya founded ‘The Leader’ in 1909, which became a significant voice for Indian nationalism.
Q7. Bombay Chronicle was an English-language newspaper started in 1910 by …………..
(a) Sir Pherozeshah Mehta
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya
(c) K. P. Kesava Menon
(d) Gandhiji
Correct Answer: (A) Sir Pherozeshah Mehta
Explanation- Sir Pherozeshah Mehta started the Bombay Chronicle in 1910 to support the Indian independence movement.
Q8. Mathrubhumi was first published on 18th March, ……….
(a) 1923
(b) 1933
(c) 1935
(d) 1936
Correct Answer: (A) 1923
Explanation- Mathrubhumi, a Malayalam language newspaper, was first published on March 18, 1923.
Q9. The founder of ‘Mathrubhumi’, the Malayalam language newspaper was the renowned freedom fighter …………
(a) K. P. Kesava Menon
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Annie Besant
Correct Answer: (A) K.P. Kesava Menon
Explanation- K. P. Kesava Menon, a prominent freedom fighter, founded Mathrubhumi.
Q10. ‘My Experiments with Truth’ is the biography of …………
(a) Madan Mohan Malviya
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) S.N.B banerje
(d) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Correct Answer: (B) Mahatma Gandji
Explanation- ‘My Experiments with Truth’ is the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, detailing his life and philosophy.
