Exam 2: History of Journalism and Printing in India and the World

Who ……………..launched a weekly, called the "Navjeevan", in Gujarati?

Who is the author of "The Jungle Book"?

The Calcutta Journal, a new newspaper was launched by …………

Bengal Gazette was published James Augustus Hicky by in ………………..

The first printed book published in China was the Buddhist text, the "Diamond Sutra" by ……………….in 868 AD.

The author of "The Jungle Book", Rudyard Kipling, started ………….in 1866 from Allahabad.

The first book printed in India was in …………….language in Old Goa.

'Publick Occurrences' was a newspaper published by …………………

Calcutta Gazette a newspaper, circulating government advertisements, was first published on 4 March …………………

Who edited a PersianWeekly called 'Mirat-ul-Akhbar'.

Who was nicknamed as the "Father of Yellow Journalism."?

…………….Hungarian-born editor and publisher, was instrumental in developing 'yellow journalism' in the United States.

………………were the first European nations who brought a printing press to India and the first book published in India was by the Jesuits of Goa in 1557.

Calcutta Gazette a newspaper, circulating government advertisements, was first published on 4 March 1784. It was not a government publication and owed its origin and initial management to……………, an oriental scholar and an officer of the east India Company.

In 1784, ……………launched the "Daily Universal Register" from London which later adopted a new name "The Times".

The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian founded………….., is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format.

Which is the year of The French revolution?

Who was the owner of the Calcutta Morning Post?

Who started the paper "The Boston Newsletter"?

On January 29, 1780 James Augustus Hickey launched the ………….