Top 250+ Solved History of Journalism 1 MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The author of “The Jungle Book”, Rudyard Kipling, started ………….in 1866 from Allahabad.
a. the statesman
b. the times of india
c. the amrita bazar patrika
d. the pioneer
Q. Gandhiji started the ……………under the editorship of Mahadev Desai.
a. harijan
b. mumbai herald
c. mumbai samachar
d. the tribune
Q. Who ……………..launched a weekly, called the “Navjeevan”, in Gujarati?
a. gandhiji
b. nathaniel butter
c. nicholas bourne
d. henry muddiman
Q. Henry Muddiman had gained eminence as the "journalist" who edited the …………in 1666.
a. london gazette
b. madras gazette
c. kannada samachar
d. the times of india
Q. …………….Hungarian-born editor and publisher, was instrumental in developing ‘yellow journalism’ in the United States.
a. joseph pulitzer
b. nicholas bourne
c. thomas archer
d. benjamin franklin
Q. Who was nicknamed as the “Father of Yellow Journalism.”?
a. william randolph hearst
b. benjamin harris
c. william bradford
d. nicholas bourne
Q. ‘Publick Occurrences’ was a newspaper published by …………………
a. benjamin harris
b. william bradford
c. john peter zenger
d. nicholas bourne
Q. Bengal Gazette was published by ……………………
a. james augustus hicky
b. alan rusbridger
c. volney b. palmer
d. brissot
Q. Calcutta Gazette a newspaper, circulating government advertisements, was first published on 4 March …………………
a. 1764
b. 1784
c. 1789
d. 1794
Q. 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.
a. john edward taylor
b. francis gladwin
c. john anderton
d. william bolts
Q. Who was the owner of the Calcutta Morning Post?
a. will smith
b. mr. heatly
c. j.z.kiermander
d. peter read
Q. The Calcutta Journal, a new newspaper was launched by …………
a. james silk buckingham
b. b. messinck
c. e. jerome mccarthy
d. arthur muir