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Quiz on Newspaper

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first newspaper in India was _________.

a)

Bombay Herald

b)

Samwad Kaumudi

c)

Bengal Gazzete

d)

Digdarshan

2.

Who was the the pioneer of Sambad Kaumudi, a Bengali publication?

a)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b)

Harivallabh Chatopadhyay

c)

Surendranath Banerji

d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

3.

Who was the first editor of Maratha - An English daily from Maharashtra?

a)

Lokmanya Tilak

b)

Gopal Ganesh Aagarkar

c)

Justice Ranade

d)

Justice Gokhale

4.

Which was the first e - paper in India?

a)

The Hindu

b)

Times of India

c)

Indian Express

d)

DNA

5.

The current editor in chief of the Times of India is_________.

a)

Ashok Jain

b)

Jaideep Chaudhary

c)

Vikram Shah

d)

Jaideep Bose

6.

Raj Kamal Jha is Chief Editor of _________ newspaper?

a)

The Hindu

b)

Hidustan Times

c)

Free Press Journal

d)

Indian Express

7.

What was the India Today's June 7, 2021 issue's cover story?

a)

Impact of Covid on Mental health

b)

The Economic Growth of India

c)

Vaccination in India

d)

Oxygen Shortfall

8.

What is the standard size of a broadsheet newspaper in India?

a)

23.5in x 31.5 in

b)

24 in x 29.5 in

c)

23.5 in x 29.6 in

d)

23.5 in x 29.5 in

9.

1. Headline must be attention seeker

2. One can tamper facts to make head line sensational

Read above statements and answer.

a)

1 and 2 both true

b)

1 and 2 both false

c)

1st True, 2nd false

d)

None of the above

10.

Identify the person?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

James Augustus Hicky

c)

Warren Buffett

d)

Christopher Columbus