Top 250+ Solved History of Journalism 1 MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The newspaper Independent was started by
a. motilal nehru
b. syed hussain
c. jawaharlal nehru
d. mahatma gandhi
Q. Who started the newspaper National Herald?
a. rajiv gandhi
b. indira gandhi
c. motilal nehru
d. jawaharlal nehru
Q. Which of the following was considered as ‘Gagging Act’?
a. press (emergency) powers act, 1931
b. vernacular press act
c. indian penal code
d. india press code
Q. Press Council was constituted under the recommendations of the Press Commission in
a. 1986
b. 1977
c. 1971
d. 1966
Q. This newspaper was vernacular in origin but overnight it became English because of theenactment of Vernacular Press Act of 1878
a. anand bazar patrika
b. naya bazar patrika
c. amrit bazar patrika
d. bengalee
Q. In India, Englishman William Bolts made the first attempt for the publication of newspapers
a. 1768
b. 1772
c. 1776
d. 1780
Q. Name the hero of the language press during the period 1845-83.
a. dwarkanath tagore
b. manmohan ghosh
c. christo paul
d. vasudev balwant phadke
Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’?
a. ardeshir irani
b. dada saheb phalke
c. raj kapoor
d. none of the above
Q. When was the office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) started?
a. 1 july 1956
b. 4 june 1956
c. 4 june 1955
d. 1 july 1954