Press Development

The history of newspaper in India began by the publication of Bengal Gazette by James Augustus Hicky in 1780. Read the following statements about the newspapers in India:

1. The first newspaper in an Indian language was in Bengali - The `Samachar Darpan`.
2. The first Gujarati newspaper was ‘Bombay Samachar’.
3. The first Hindi newspaper was ‘Samachar Sudha Varshan’.
4. The first Oriya magazine was Junaruna.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Many newspapers emerged during freedom struggle under distinguished and fearless journalists. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

I (Newspaper) II (Journalist)

Which of the following statements regarding Vernacular Press Act, 1878 is/are correct?

1. According to the provisions of the Act, the Magistrate’s action was final and no appeal could be made to a court of law.
2. At the suggestion of the Secretary of State, Lord Cranbrook, a Press Commissioner was appointed and charged with the duty of supplying authentic and accurate news to the press.
3. The Vernacular Press Act was replaced by the Newspapers Act during Lord Curzon’s tenure.

Codes:

Choose the incorrect pair.

Many prominent leaders during Indian national Movement used newspaper as a vehicle of communicating democratic ideas and ideals of the freedom struggle. In this context which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Which one of the following statements is incorrect about role of Press in Indian national Movement?

Asiatic Society of Bangal was established for-

Which of the following does not mention the correct match of newspaper with their founder?

1. Sanjeevani by K.K Mitra
2. Yugantar by Bhupendranath Dutt
3. New India By Aurobindo Ghosh
4. Bharat Mata by Ajit Singh

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. The Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha was formed by the associates of Raja Ram mohan Roy.
2. The Zamindari Association was formed to safeguard the interest of the poor peasants.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Indian Press Act 1910, consider the following statements:

1. Imposed stringent censorship and restriction on all types of publications.
2. The measure was put into effect in order to curtail and restrict the emerging Indian freedom struggle, particularly with the advent of World War I.
3. Herbert Hope Risley drafted the main substance of the Indian Press Act 1910.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Bengal Gazette was the first Indian newspaper.
2. Jam-i-Jahan Numa was a first Persian journal founded by Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Amrit Bazar Patrika was an English newspaper started by Sisirkumar Ghosh.

Choose the incorrect statement/s:

Match the following:

With reference to Vernacular Press Act, consider the following statements:

1. In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed.
2. This Act empowered a Magistrate to secure an undertaking from the editor, publisher and printer of a vernacular newspaper that nothing would be published against the British Government.
3. Amrita Bazar Patrika in Calcutta had converted itself into an all-English weekly within a week of the passing of the Vernacular Press Act.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is correctly matched?

1. Mirat ul Akhbar - Raja Ram Mohun Roy
2. Som Prakash - Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
3. Satyarth Prakash - Dayanand Saraswati

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following statement is not correct in context of revolutionary movement in India?

With reference to printing press in India, consider the statements

1. The printing press first came to Goa with Portuguese missionaries in the mid-sixteenth century.
2. From 1780, James Augustus Hickey began to edit the Bengal Gazette.

Which of the above statement/s is/are true?

With reference to Vernacular Press Act, consider the following statements

1. It was modelled on the British Press Laws.
2. It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press.
3. It provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press.

Which of the above statement/s is/are true?