Q 1.The first attempt at printing books using modern technologies began in
(a) America
(b) Africa
(c) Asia
(d) Europe
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: (d) Europe
Q 2.In India Ilbert Bill agitation was organised by the British in the year:
(a) 1883
(b) 1943
(c) 1783
(d) 1683
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: (a) 1883
Q 3.Sambad-Kaumudi in Bengali in the year 1821 was published by:
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Raja Rammohun Roy
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: (c) Raja Rammohun Roy
Q 4.Mirat-Ul-Akbar was publisher in persian in the year:
(a) 1822
(b) 1821
(c) 1883
(d) 1722
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: (a) 1822
Q 5.The first attempts at printing books using modern technologies was first developed by _______________.
(a) Johann Gutenberg
(b) Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Benedict Anderson
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: a) Johann Gutenberg
Q 6.The first attempts at printing books using modern technologies started in the year ___________
(a) 1560
(b) 1440
(c) 1850
(d) 1750
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: b) 1440
Q 7.Name the scholar who argued that mass media helped in the growth of nationalism and thought the nation as imagined community.
(a) Benedict Anderson
(b) Johann Gutenberg
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: a) Benedict Anderson
Q 8. The Amrita Bazar Patrika newspaper was published in ____________ language.
(a) English
(b) Hindi
(c) Malayalam
(d) Gujarati
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: a) English
Q 9. The Times of India was founded in Bombay in the year ______.
(a) 1950
(b) 1850
(c) 1861
(d) 1820
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: c) 1861
Q 10. The Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore was founded in the year _________.
(a) 1876
(b) 1851
(c) 1756
(d) 1890
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: a) 1876
Q 11. The ___________ newspapers are often called 'national dailies'.
(a) English
(b) Marathi
(c) Malayalam
(d) Hindi
(Chapter 7: Mass Media and Communications)
Ans: a) English