Question 1

The All Kerala Political Conference held at Ottapalam on_______ marked the beginning of the move for united Kerala

Accepted Answer

A)  1920
B)  1940
C)  1921
D)  1941 C

Question 2

The state of ____ has the highest literacy rate in the country and this has helped in developing the media

Accepted Answer

A)  Bangalore
B)  Maharastra
C)  Kerla
D)  Gujrat C

Question 3

_____ used to be a nationalist newspaper during the British rule

Accepted Answer

A)  Jami-i-Jahan Numa
B)  Kohinoor
C)  Amrita Bazar Patrika
D)  Desabhimani C

Question 4

English newspapers follow the ____ tradition

Accepted Answer

A)  British
B)  African
C)  American
D)  Chinese

Question 5

The Vernacular Act was passed in the year

Accepted Answer

A)  1878
B)  1879
C)  1874
D)  1872

Question 6

The Prabhatam started out as a weekly from ______ in 1944, but was soon converted into daily

Accepted Answer

A)  Cochin
B)  Kottayam
C)  Travancore
D)  Kollam

Question 7

During regime of ____ as Prime Minister and Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister, Indian economy took a sharp turn from Nehruvian concept to mixed economy to a liberalized.

Accepted Answer

A)  Narendra Modi
B)  Mamata Banerjee
C)  Narsimha Rao.
D)  Moti Lal Ghosh

Question 8

___ was born on November 11, 1888 in Mecca

Accepted Answer

A)  Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B)  Mammen Mapillai
C)  Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
D)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Question 9

Which newspaper played an important role in the growth of Samyukta Maharashtra movement

Accepted Answer

A)  Tamil
B)  Hindi
C)  Bengali
D)  Marathi

Question 10

------------- started a weekly called Bengal Gazette in 1780

Accepted Answer

A)  Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
B)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C)  James Augustus Hicky
D)  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Exam 3: Key Moments in Indian Media History