Question 1

In a pre-emptive move the publishing centre of Malayali was shifted to Thangasseri, near……………...

Accepted Answer

A) cochin 
B) kollam 
C) trivandrum 
D) thrissur

Question 2

, ………………, on the eve of the introduction of control on newsprint during the Second World War.

Accepted Answer

A) 1931 
B) 1941 
C) 1951 
D) 1967

Question 3

The Malayali was forced to hibernate till independence was attained, when it re-started publication from Thiruvananthapuram as a daily. Proprietorial control of the paper then passed on to the Nair Service Society and the centre of publication was moved to………………….

Accepted Answer

A) cochin 
B) changanacherry 
C) travancore 
D) thrissur

Question 4

In a number of respects the Keralamitram can be hailed as the …….. "newspaper" in the Malayalam language.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth

Question 5

The Spectator Press of Kozhikode came out in 1886 with a Malayalam periodical entitled the…………………..

Accepted Answer

A) kerala sanchari 
B) keralopakari 
C) navajivan 
D) swabhimani

Question 6

…………………took over editorial responsibility of Malayali.

Accepted Answer

A) m.r. warrier 
B) k.kalappan 
C) k.p.kesava menon 
D) k.madhavan nair

Question 7

The management of the Keralapatrika changed hands in 1938 some time after the death of……………….

Accepted Answer

A) kunhirama menon 
B) sanjayan 
C) koyippalli parameswara kurup 
D) c.v.raman pillai

Question 8

Devji Bhimji had co-sponsored the English Western Star in 1860 and the Malayalam Paschimataraka in……………..

Accepted Answer

A) 1864 
B) 1868 
C) 1874 
D) 1879

Question 9

Who was the editor of Rajyasamacharam?

Accepted Answer

A) dr.herman gundart 
B) william logan 
C) charles lawson 
D) devji bhimji

Question 10

The Atmavidyakahalam edited by Vagbhadananda Guru from …………….in the late thirties was yet another weekly noted for its sharp attacks against superstitions and conventions.

Accepted Answer

A) kozhikode 
B) cochin 
C) travancore 
D) thrissur

Exam 1: The Evolution of Malayalam Journalism