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Journalism and Mass Communication Objective Questions (DMCQ)
Q 1. In which year was the Amrit Bazar Patrika first published?
(A) 1875
(B) 1870
(C) 1868
(D) 1867
Correct Answer: (C) 1868
Explanation: Anandabazar Patrika is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. Shishir Kumar Ghosh In 1868, Amrita Bazar Patrika, a Bengali daily newspaper, started by Shishir Kumar Ghosh, Moti Lal Ghosh and Tusar Kanti Ghosh.
Q 2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with
(A) Bombay Times
(B) Indian Gazettee
(C) Hindu
(D) Maratha
Correct Answer: (D) Maratha
Explanation: Tilak started two weeklies, Kesari (“The Lion”) in Marathi and Mahratta in English in 1880โ81 with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar as the first editor. By this he was recognized as ‘awakener of India’, as Kesari later became a daily and continues publication to this day.
Q 3. Who started Amrita Bazar Patrika in 1868?
(A) Moti Lal Ghosh and Sisir Ghosh
(B) Navin Chandra Railways
(C) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(D) B.K. Bhatt and M.M. Ghosh
Correct Answer: (A) Moti Lal Ghosh and Sisir Ghosh
Explanation: Shishir Kumar Ghosh In 1868, Amrita Bazar Patrika, a Bengali daily newspaper, started by Shishir Kumar Ghosh, Moti Lal Ghosh and Tusar Kanti Ghosh.
Q 4. The Pioneer was started in Allahabad in the year
(A) 1865
(B) 1876
(C) 1890
(D) 1901
Correct Answer: (A) 1865
Explanation: The Pioneer was founded in Allahabad in 1865, by George Allen, an Englishman who had great success in the tea business in north-east India in the previous decade.
Q 5. What is the other name of Hickyโs Bengal Gazettee?
(A) Bengal Harkarv
(B) The Bengal News
(C) Calcutta General Advertise
(D) Bengal Journal
Correct Answer: (C) Calcutta General Advertise
Explanation: Hicky’s Bengal Gazette or the Calcutta General Advertiser was an English language weekly newspaper published in Kolkata (then Calcutta), the capital of British India.
Q 6. Broadcasting subject is under the
(A) State List
(B) Concurrent List
(C) Union List
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Union List
Explanation: Union List includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency. They are included in this list because we need a uniform policy on these matters throughout the country.
Q 7. Who was the Chairman of the First Press Council of India?
(A) Swarn Singh
(B) J.R. Mudholkar
(C) V.K.R.V. Rao
(D) R.S. Sarkaria
Correct Answer: (B) J.R. Mudholkar
Explanation: The Press Council of India was first constituted on 4th July, 1966. It is an autonomous, statutory and quasi-judicial body. Shri Justice J R Mudholkar, thd then Judge of the Supreme Court was its first Chairman.
Q 8. The Fourth Estate is a name generally given to the Press, but previously, it was the term applied to
(A) Lawyers
(B) The queen of England
(C) The proletariat
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Explanation: The Fourth Estate is a name generally given to the Press, but previously, it was the term applied to lawyers, The queen of England and the proletariat.
Q 9. Who is deemed as the father of Indian Journalism?
(A) S.N. Banerjee
(B) Devendra Nath Ghosh
(C) Dadabhai Nauroji
(D) J.A. Hicky
Correct Answer: (D) J.A. Hicky
Explanation: The contribution of James Augustus Hickey, an Irishman, who laid the foundation and parameters of journalism in India through the columns of his weekly Bengal Gazette, the first Indian newspaper published from Kolkata 1780.
Q 10. The office of the UNI is located at
(A) KG Marg, New Delhi
(B) Ballard Estate, Mumbai
(C) Veer Savarkar Marg, Mumbai
(D) Rafi Marg, New Delhi
Correct Answer: (D) Rafi Marg, New Delhi
Explanation: United News of India (UNI) is a multilingual news agency in India. It was founded in December 1959 as an English news agency. Its commercial operations were started from 21 March 1961. The office of the UNI is located at Rafi Marg, New Delhi.