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MCQs on Evolution of Print Journalism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited with inventing the printing press in 1440?

a)

William Caxton

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

James Augustus Hickey

2.

The first printed newspaper in Europe, "Relation," was published in which year?

a)

1440

b)

1605

c)

1704

d)

1780

3.

The French newspaper "Gazette de France" was established in which century?

a)

15th century

b)

16th century

c)

17th century

d)

18th century

4.

Pamphlets played an important role during which historical phase in Europe and America?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

17th–18th century political movements

c)

World War I

d)

Cold War

5.

The “Penny Press” movement, which made newspapers affordable for the masses, started in which country?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

France

c)

United States of America

d)

Germany

6.

Which year marks the introduction of the printing press in India by Portuguese missionaries at Goa?

a)

1556

b)

1600

c)

1700

d)

1780

7.

What was the name of the first newspaper published in India?

a)

The Times of India

b)

The Hindu

c)

Hickey’s Bengal Gazette

d)

Bombay Samachar

8.

James Augustus Hickey is often known as the father of which field in India?

a)

Radio journalism

b)

Print journalism

c)

Investigative journalism

d)

Media ethics

9.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s newspaper *Sambad Kaumudi* was significant for promoting which social cause?

a)

Abolition of Sati and social reforms

b)

Freedom of Press

c)

Nationalization of industries

d)

Colonial education policies

10.

Which leader used the newspaper *Kesari* as a tool for spreading nationalist ideas?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Surendranath Banerjee

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

11.

Which English-language weekly was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 to voice nationalist concerns?

a)

Harijan

b)

Young India

c)

The Pioneer

d)

The Hindu

12.

Which term is used for underground or revolutionary journalism during the Indian freedom struggle?

a)

Vernacular press

b)

Radical journalism

c)

Secret journalism

d)

Revolutionary journalism

13.

Which constitutional article in India guarantees freedom of press implicitly under the freedom of speech and expression?

a)

Article 14

b)

Article 16

c)

Article 19(1)(a)

d)

Article 21

14.

The Emergency period in India (1975–77) is remembered for which restriction on journalism?

a)

Growth of regional newspapers

b)

Rise of advertising

c)

Severe censorship of the press

d)

Expansion of English press

15.

Which two newspapers are considered as leading examples of post-independence national dailies in India?

a)

The Pioneer and Harijan

b)

The Times of India and The Hindu

c)

Bombay Samachar and Kesari

d)

Indian Express and Kesari

16.

The resilience of Indian print media contrasts with the decline of print in which region?

a)

Asia

b)

Middle East

c)

North America and Europe

d)

Africa

17.

After the New Economic Policy (NEP) of 1991, Indian print journalism witnessed significant growth in:

a)

English dailies

b)

Regional and language newspapers

c)

Trade publications

d)

Government gazettes

18.

Which Indian language newspaper became a leading daily after liberalization in the 1990s?

a)

Malayala Manorama

b)

Kesari

c)

National Herald

d)

Hindustan Times

19.

What was the major factor behind the rise of the **Penny Press** in the USA?

a)

High literacy and printing innovation making papers cheap

b)

Government subsidies

c)

Religious patronage

d)

Colonial influences

20.

The growth of the vernacular press in colonial India played a pivotal role in:

a)

Strengthening British administration

b)

Promoting Indian freedom struggle and social change

c)

Expansion of Western education

d)

Spread of cinema and theatre