Question 1

In June 1847 witnessed the primordial birth pangs of Malayalam journalism as eight cyclostyled sheets in demy octavo size were churned out from a press at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.near Thalassery.&#10;A)illikkunnu&#10;B)dharmadam&#10;C)muzhappilangad&#10;D)chettamkunnu

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Illikkunnu near Thalassery is recognized as the place where the first Malayalam journalism efforts took place in June 1847, marking the beginning of Malayalam journalism with the production of eight cyclostyled sheets.

Question 2

Who was the editor of Rajyasamacharam?&#10;A)dr.herman gundart&#10;B)william logan&#10;C)charles lawson&#10;D)devji bhimji

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Dr. Herman Gundert was the editor of Rajyasamacharam, which was the first Malayalam newspaper.

Question 3

Dr.Herman Gundart, the renowned western scholar associated with the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Based Mission Society.&#10;A)french&#10;B)british&#10;C)dutch&#10;D)german

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Dr. Herman Gundart was associated with the German-based Basel Mission Society. He was a notable missionary, linguist, and scholar who made significant contributions to the study and documentation of the Malayalam language in Kerala, India.

Question 4

In October &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Gundart started publication called Paschimodayam.&#10;A)1807&#10;B)1817&#10;C)1827&#10;D)1847

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In October 1847, Gundart started the publication called Paschimodayam.

Question 5

Jnananikshepam,an eight-page magazine was printed at the C.M.S. Press operating from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.way back in 1821.&#10;A)kottayam&#10;B)travancore&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)palakkad

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Jnananikshepam, an eight-page magazine, was printed at the C.M.S. Press in Kottayam in 1821, marking a significant moment in the history of Malayalam printing and publishing.

Question 6

A pioneering foursome embarked upon a publication entitled the Western Star from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in 1860.&#10;A)cochin&#10;B)travancore&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)palakkad

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The answer of A pioneering foursome embarked upon a publication...

Question 7

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, who had left England after completing his studies, took over as the Western Star paper's editor.&#10;A)charles lawson&#10;B)devji bhimji&#10;C)c.v.raman pillai&#10;D)dr.herman gundart

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Charles Lawson was a British journalist who took over as the editor of the Western Star paper after completing his studies in England.

Question 8

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.migrated to Madras to launch the Madras Mail in later years.&#10;A)c.v.raman pillai&#10;B)devji bhimji&#10;C)lawson's maiden&#10;D)charles lawson

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.migrated to Madras to launch the Madras...

Question 9

In 1864 a Malayalam edition of the Western Star started publication from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;under the banner Paschimataraka.&#10;A)travancore&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)thrissur

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The answer of In 1864 a Malayalam edition of the...

Question 10

The paper &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was edited by T.J. Paily in the first instance and later by Kalloor Oommen Philippose Asan.&#10;A)'paschimataraka'&#10;B)the malabar spectator&#10;C)atmavidhya kahalam&#10;D)swaraj

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is A because the passage mentions that "The paper 'paschimataraka' was edited by T.J. Paily in the first instance and later by Kalloor Oommen Philippose Asan."

Question 11

, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, on the eve of the introduction of control on newsprint during the Second World War.&#10;A)1931&#10;B)1941&#10;C)1951&#10;D)1967

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The answer of , &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;, on the eve of the...

Question 12

In 1867 Santishtavadi paper was started from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)cochin&#10;B)kottayam&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)irinjalakkuda

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The answer of In 1867 Santishtavadi paper was started from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)cochin&#10;B)kottayam&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)irinjalakkuda...

Question 13

The 'Travancore Herald', was printed in English from the C.M.S. Press&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)kottayam&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)trissur

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The answer of The 'Travancore Herald', was printed in English...

Question 14

The Santishtavadi was outspoken in its criticism of the powers that be, and soon fell foul of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Government which ordered its closure.&#10;A)thrissur&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)travancore

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The answer of The Santishtavadi was outspoken in its criticism...

Question 15

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;created history in Malayalam journalism by becoming the first martyr to the cause of freedom of the press.&#10;A)santishtavadi&#10;B)the malabar spectator&#10;C)atmavidhya kahalam&#10;D)swaraj

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The answer of The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;created history in Malayalam journalism by...

Question 16

The Malayalam paper 'Satyanadakahalam' started publication modestly as a fortnightly from Kunammavu in October&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)1816&#10;B)1826&#10;C)1836&#10;D)1876

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The answer of The Malayalam paper 'Satyanadakahalam' started publication modestly...

Question 17

From 1900 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was issued thrice a month. Four years later it was converted into a weekly.&#10;A)atmavidhya kahalam&#10;B)keralopakari&#10;C)satyanadom&#10;D)swaraj

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The answer of From 1900 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was issued thrice a month....

Question 18

In 1926 a change in format was introduced and the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.joined the early ranks of 'illustrated weeklies'.&#10;A)satyanadom&#10;B)the malabar spectator&#10;C)keralopakari&#10;D)malayalamitram

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The answer of In 1926 a change in format was...

Question 19

The Tiruvathancore Abhimani began to publish &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1878&#10;B)1883&#10;C)1886&#10;D)1889

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The answer of The Tiruvathancore Abhimani began to publish &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1878&#10;B)1883&#10;C)1886&#10;D)1889...

Question 20

The Keralopakari published from Malabar, which had the distinction of being the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..printed magazine issuing from this area.&#10;A)first&#10;B)second&#10;C)third&#10;D)fourth

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The answer of The Keralopakari published from Malabar, which had...

Question 21

Incidentally, the Keralopakari was printed from the Basel Mission Press located at&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)mangalore&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)irinjalakkuda

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The answer of Incidentally, the Keralopakari was printed from the...

Question 22

Devji Bhimji started a printing press at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in 1865 under the name of the Keralamitram Press.&#10;A)irinjalakkuda&#10;B)travancore&#10;C)cochin&#10;D)palakkad

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The answer of Devji Bhimji started a printing press at...

Question 23

Devji Bhimji started a printing press at Cochin in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. under the name of the Keralamitram Press.&#10;A)1865&#10;B)1869&#10;C)1875&#10;D)1895

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The answer of Devji Bhimji started a printing press at...

Question 24

Devji Bhimji had co-sponsored the English Western Star in 1860 and the Malayalam Paschimataraka in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1864&#10;B)1868&#10;C)1874&#10;D)1879

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The answer of Devji Bhimji had co-sponsored the English Western...

Question 25

The Keralamitram began to publish &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1881&#10;B)1887&#10;C)1895&#10;D)1898

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The answer of The Keralamitram began to publish &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1881&#10;B)1887&#10;C)1895&#10;D)1898...

Question 26

In a number of respects the Keralamitram can be hailed as the &#8230;&#8230;.. &#34;newspaper&#34; in the Malayalam language.&#10;A)first&#10;B)second&#10;C)third&#10;D)fourth

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The answer of In a number of respects the Keralamitram...

Question 27

The Keralamitram was fortunate in that it had as its first editor none other than Kandathil Varghese Mappilai who later founded the&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)malayalamanorama&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)malayala rajyam&#10;D)kerala kesari

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The answer of The Keralamitram was fortunate in that it...

Question 28

An English weekly entitled the West Coast Spectator started publication in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. from Kozhikode.&#10;A)1819&#10;B)1829&#10;C)1849&#10;D)1879

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The answer of An English weekly entitled the West Coast...

Question 29

Devji Bhimji tried his hand at running a Marathi magazine entitled Keralakokil from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)tellicherry&#10;B)travancore&#10;C)irinjalakkuda&#10;D)cochin

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The answer of Devji Bhimji tried his hand at running...

Question 30

An English weekly entitled the West Coast Spectator started publication in 1879 from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)kozhikode&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)irinjalakkuda

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The answer of An English weekly entitled the West Coast...

Question 31

West Coast Spectator was edited by an Englishman,&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)dr.keys&#10;B)william logan&#10;C)charles lawson&#10;D)devji bhimji

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The answer of West Coast Spectator was edited by an...

Question 32

A significant development was the publication in 1884 of the Keralapatrika weekly from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)kozhikode&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)thrissoor

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The answer of A significant development was the publication in...

Question 33

The idea of a weekly &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was conceived by Chengulathu Kunhirama Menon, possibly after attending a conference of the Indian National Association held at Calcutta in 1884.&#10;A)keralapatrika&#10;B)swabhimani&#10;C)mahatma&#10;D)navajivan

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The answer of The idea of a weekly &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was conceived...

Question 34

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. himself claimed that the Keralapatrika was the first &#34;newspaper&#34; in Malayalam in the Malabar district.&#10;A)kunhirama menon&#10;B)c.v.raman pillai&#10;C)k.kalappan&#10;D)k.p.kesava menon

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. himself claimed that the Keralapatrika was...

Question 35

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was printed from the Vidyavilasom Press and had the active backing of a number of prominent personalities of the day.&#10;A)keralapatrika&#10;B)swabhimani&#10;C)mahatma&#10;D)navajivan

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was printed from the Vidyavilasom Press and...

Question 36

The Atmavidyakahalam edited by Vagbhadananda Guru from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.in the late thirties was yet another weekly noted for its sharp attacks against superstitions and conventions.&#10;A)kozhikode&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)thrissur

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The answer of The Atmavidyakahalam edited by Vagbhadananda Guru from...

Question 37

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..is sometimes called the &#34;father of Malayalam Journalism&#34;.&#10;A)chengulathu kunhirama menon&#10;B)keralavarma valiyakoyi thampuran&#10;C)c.v.raman pillai&#10;D)k.p.kesava menon

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..is sometimes called the &#34;father of Malayalam...

Question 38

The management of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..changed hands in 1938 some time after the death of Kunhirama Menon.&#10;A)keralopakari&#10;B)swabhimani&#10;C)keralapatrika&#10;D)navajivan

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The answer of The management of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..changed hands in...

Question 39

The management of the Keralapatrika changed hands in 1938 some time after the death of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)kunhirama menon&#10;B)sanjayan&#10;C)koyippalli parameswara kurup&#10;D)c.v.raman pillai

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The answer of The management of the Keralapatrika changed hands...

Question 40

The Spectator Press of Kozhikode came out in 1886 with a Malayalam periodical entitled the&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)kerala sanchari&#10;B)keralopakari&#10;C)navajivan&#10;D)swabhimani

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The answer of The Spectator Press of Kozhikode came out...

Question 41

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;was edited by Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, otherwise well-known by his pen-name &#34;Kesari&#34;.&#10;A)kerala sanchari&#10;B)swabhimani&#10;C)mahatma&#10;D)navajivan

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;was edited by Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, otherwise...

Question 42

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was associated with the periodical for some time in 1897 as Kerala Sanchari's editor.&#10;A)c.v.raman pillai&#10;B)moorkoth kumaran&#10;C)pettayil raman pillai asan&#10;D)c.krishnan

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was associated with the periodical for some...

Question 43

The Kerala Sanchari later on merged with &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;published from Tellicherry.&#10;A)malayala rajyam&#10;B)yuvabharatham&#10;C)mitavadi&#10;D)kerala kesari

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The answer of The Kerala Sanchari later on merged with...

Question 44

The year 1886 stands out in the history of Malayalam journalism it saw the birth of the Malayali from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)thiruvananthapuram&#10;B)cochin&#10;C)thrissur&#10;D)palakkad

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The answer of The year 1886 stands out in the...

Question 45

The year &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. stands out in the history of Malayalam journalism it saw the birth of the Malayali from Thiruvananthapuram&#10;A)1806&#10;B)1816&#10;C)1836&#10;D)1886

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The answer of The year &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. stands out in the...

Question 46

In a pre-emptive move the publishing centre of Malayali was shifted to Thangasseri, near&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)cochin&#10;B)kollam&#10;C)trivandrum&#10;D)thrissur

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a pre-emptive move the publishing centre...

Question 47

For a short period in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; the Malayali came out as a daily newspaper.&#10;A)1901&#10;B)1911&#10;C)1931&#10;D)1941

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The answer of For a short period in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; the...

Question 48

The struggle for responsible government in Travancore had been launched and was gaining in tempo. At this critical stage the Malayali was shifted back to …………………to enable the paper to play a more positive and immediate role in the struggle.

A)thiruvananthapuram
B)cochin
C)thrissur
D)palakkad

Accepted Answer

The answer of The struggle for responsible government in Travancore...

Question 49

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;took over editorial responsibility of Malayali.&#10;A)m.r. warrier&#10;B)k.kalappan&#10;C)k.p.kesava menon&#10;D)k.madhavan nair

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;took over editorial responsibility of Malayali.&#10;A)m.r. warrier&#10;B)k.kalappan&#10;C)k.p.kesava...

Question 50

The Malayali was forced to hibernate till independence was attained, when it re-started publication from Thiruvananthapuram as a daily. Proprietorial control of the paper then passed on to the Nair Service Society and the centre of publication was moved to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)cochin&#10;B)changanacherry&#10;C)travancore&#10;D)thrissur

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The answer of The Malayali was forced to hibernate till...

Deck 1: The Evolution of Malayalam Journalism