Journalism and Mass Communication Objective Questions (DMCQ)
Q1. Tilak is connected with the paper
(a) India
(b) Hindustan
(c) Vande Mataram
(d) Maratha
Correct Answer: (D) Maratha
Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with the newspaper Maratha, which he used as a platform to promote his nationalist views.
Q2. Who was called a ‘fighting editor’ by Gandhi?
(a) Frank Moraes
(b) M. Chakpati Rao
(c) K. Rama Rao
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) K. Rama Rao
Explanation: Gandhi referred to K. Rama Rao as a ‘fighting editor’ due to his courageous journalism.
Q3. Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madras on September 20, 1878?
(a) Hindustan Times
(b) The Hindu
(c) Anand Bazar Patrika
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) The Hindu
Explanation:The Hindu newspaper was founded in 1878 by a group of young men in Madras (now Chennai), and it has since become one of the most respected newspapers in India.
Q4. Who is known as the father of Indian language journalism in India?
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) Bhupendra Nath Dutta
Correct Answer: (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the father of Indian language journalism for his pioneering work in the Bengali press.
Q5. The first newspaper published from Mumbai was
(a) Bombay Samachar
(b) Bombay Times
(c) The Times of India
(d) Bombay Herald
Correct Answer: (A) Bombay Samachar
Explanation: Bombay Samachar is the oldest continuously published newspaper in India, first published in 1822 in Mumbai.
Q6. The first Indian daily newspaper in English was
(a) Indian Mirror
(b) Bombay Times
(c) The Times of India
(d) The Hindu
Correct Answer: (A) Indian Mirror
Explanation: The Indian Mirror, started in 1862, was one of the first Indian-owned English daily newspapers.
Q7. First evening paper in India was
(a) Calcutta Mail
(b) Mid-Day
(c) Madras Mail
(d) Bombay Mail
Correct Answer: (C) Madras Mail
Explanation: The Madras Mail was the first evening newspaper published in India, starting in 1868.
Q8. East India Company introduced censorship for the first time in
(a) 1790
(b) 1795
(c) 1800
(d) 1806
Correct Answer: (A) 1790
Explanation: The East India Company first introduced press censorship in 1790 to control the content being published in Indian newspapers.
Q9. Press Council was constituted under the recommendations of the Press Commission in
(a) 1986
(b) 1977
(c) 1971
(d) 1966
Correct Answer: (D) 1966
Explanation: The Press Council of India was established in 1966 following the recommendations of the first Press Commission to preserve the freedom of the press.
Q10. This newspaper was vernacular in origin but overnight it became English because of the enactment of Vernacular Press Act of 1878
(a) Anand Bazar Patrika
(b) Naya Bazar Patrika
(c) Amrit Bazar Patrika
(d) Bengalee
Correct Answer: (C) Amrit Bazar Patrika
Explanation: Amrit Bazar Patrika originally published in Bengali, switched to English overnight to avoid the restrictions of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878.
