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HoM-I

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Printing press of India landed in ___.

a)

Goa

b)

Mumbai

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

None are correct

2.

Written News were circulated freely during _____.

a)

British Raj

b)

Mughal Raj

3.

The first newspaper was published by ______.

a)

James Augustus Hicky

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

John Adam

d)

Sir Philip Fransis

4.

Mahatma Gandhi is known as the father of Indian journalism.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The first newspaper In India was known as _____

a)

Bengal Gazette

b)

Calcutta General Advertiser

c)

Hicky's Gazette

d)

All are correct

6.

The Bengal Gazette never attacked __________.

a)

Sir Philip Fransis

b)

Warren Hastings

c)

John Adam

d)

None are correct

7.

The first Printing press arrived in India in the year ____.

a)

1560

b)

1556

c)

1554

d)

1562

8.

The 1st newspaper of India was published in the year ____.

a)

1790

b)

1850

c)

1780

d)

1720

9.

James Augustus Hickey was a firm believer in freedom of press.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The second Indian Newspaper by B. Massink was known as ___.

a)

The Calcutta Gazette

b)

The Indian Gazette

c)

The Bengal Journal

d)

None are correct