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Development of press - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Mains 2018
    Indian Sociologist was published by
    1. Shyamji Krishnavarma
    2. Madam Vikhaji Cama
    3. Lala Hardayal
    4. Pandurang Kankhoje
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  2. Question 2

    SSC CGL 2021
    Who is considered the pioneer of Indian journalism and founded 'Bengal Gazette'?
    1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    2. James Augustus Hickey
    3. Charles Metcalfe
    4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CHSL 2023/ CAPF 2022,
    Which act was known as the 'Gagging Act'?
    1. Censorship of Press Act, 1799
    2. Licensing Regulation Act, 1823
    3. Vernacular Press Act, 1878
    4. Press Act, 1835
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  4. Question 4

    NDA 2022/ BPSC 2021
    What was the significance of the Press Act, 1835?
    1. It imposed severe restrictions on all publications
    2. It was the first act to recognize press freedom
    3. It removed the licensing restrictions
    4. It was known as the Gagging Act
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  5. Question 5

    SSC MTS 2022/ CAPF 2021
    ‘Kesari’ and ‘Maratha’ newspapers were started by which freedom fighter?
    1. Dadabhai Naoroji
    2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    3. Bipin Chandra Pal
    4. Lokmanya Tilak
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  6. Question 6

    JPSC 2021/ UPSC CDS 2020
    Which was the first National News Agency of India?
    1. PTI
    2. United News of India
    3. Free Press of India
    4. Samachar Bharati
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  7. Question 7

    UPSC CDS 2022
    The Press Regulation Act, 1823, was introduced by whom?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. John Adams
    3. Lord Lytton
    4. Charles Metcalfe
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  8. Question 8

    UPSC CDS 2023/ NDA 2021
    Which nationalist leader edited 'Bande Mataram'?
    1. Bipin Chandra Pal
    2. Aurobindo Ghosh
    3. C. R. Das
    4. Annie Besant
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  9. Question 9

    BPSC 2019/ SSC CGL 2020
    The Vernacular Press Act, 1878, was repealed by whom?
    1. Lord Curzon
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Lytton
    4. Lord Dalhousie
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CHSL 2023/ WBCS 2019
    Which language was used in the ‘Kesari’ newspaper?
    1. Hindi
    2. Bengali
    3. Marathi
    4. Tamil
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2021
    Which British Governor-General issued the Censorship of Press Act, 1799?
    1. Warren Hastings
    2. Lord Wellesley
    3. Cornwallis
    4. Lord Dalhousie
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  12. Question 12

    Who among the following was associated with ‘Indian Mirror’?
    1. Devendranath Tagore
    2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    3. Keshab Chandra Sen
    4. Surendranath Banerjee
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  13. Question 13

    NDA 2021
    Which act marked the beginning of organized press regulation in British India?
    1. Censorship Act, 1799
    2. Vernacular Press Act, 1878
    3. Press Act, 1835
    4. Licensing Regulation, 1823
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CGL 2020
    ‘The Hindu’ newspaper was started in which year?
    1. 1875
    2. 1878
    3. 1881
    4. 1885
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CHSL 2022
    Which Indian newspaper strongly opposed the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
    1. Bengalee
    2. Hindu Patriot
    3. Amrita Bazar Patrika
    4. The Tribune
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  16. Question 16

    BPSC 2020
    Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Press’?
    1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    2. James Augustus Hickey
    3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    4. Harish Chandra Mukherjee
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  17. Question 17

    CAPF AC 2021
    The newspaper ‘New India’ was founded by:
    1. Lala Lajpat Rai
    2. Annie Besant
    3. Dadabhai Naoroji
    4. Mahatma Gandhi
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CGL 2022/ UPSC CDS 2021
    The act that introduced compulsory security deposits from press owners was:
    1. Press Act of 1835
    2. Vernacular Press Act of 1878
    3. Indian Press Act of 1910
    4. Censorship of Press Act, 1799
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  19. Question 19

    NDA 2023
    Who started the paper ‘The Hindu’ to support the cause of Indian National Congress?
    1. G. Subramania Iyer
    2. Annie Besant
    3. A. O. Hume
    4. C. Rajagopalachari
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  20. Question 20

    CAPF 2022
    What was the significance of the Press Act of 1835 (Metcalfe Act)?
    1. Curbed seditious writing
    2. Imposed censorship
    3. Removed restrictions on the press
    4. Introduced licensing
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