Literary Luminaries: Editors and Contributors of Indian Journals

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the editors and contributors of various Indian literary journals. The questions cover a range of topics, including the history of these journals, the prominent figures associated with them, and their contributions to Indian literature.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was the first English-language literary journal published in India?

  1. The Calcutta Review
  2. The Madras Journal of Literature and Science
  3. The Bombay Quarterly Review
  4. The Indian Review
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first editor of The Calcutta Review?

  1. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
  2. John Marshman
  3. James Sutherland
  4. William Carey
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following journals was founded by Rabindranath Tagore?

  1. The Modern Review
  2. The Visva-Bharati Quarterly
  3. The Prabasi
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first editor of The Modern Review?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Ramananda Chatterjee
  3. C.F. Andrews
  4. W.W. Pearson
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following journals was founded by Mulk Raj Anand?

  1. The Marg
  2. The Indian Literary Review
  3. The Quest
  4. All of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first editor of The Marg?

  1. Mulk Raj Anand
  2. Karl Khandalavala
  3. Pupul Jayakar
  4. A.S. Raman
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following journals was founded by Nissim Ezekiel?

  1. Poetry India
  2. The Indian Literary Review
  3. The Quest
  4. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first editor of Poetry India?

  1. Nissim Ezekiel
  2. A.K. Ramanujan
  3. Dom Moraes
  4. Arun Kolatkar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following journals was founded by Khushwant Singh?

  1. The Illustrated Weekly of India
  2. The Hindustan Times
  3. The National Herald
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India?

  1. Khushwant Singh
  2. Pritish Nandy
  3. Kuldip Nayar
  4. M.J. Akbar
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following journals was founded by Arun Shourie?

  1. The Indian Express
  2. The Pioneer
  3. The Sunday Observer
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first editor of The Indian Express?

  1. Arun Shourie
  2. Shekhar Gupta
  3. Raj Kamal Jha
  4. Anant Goenka
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following journals was founded by Tavleen Singh?

  1. The Sunday Times of India
  2. The Indian Express
  3. The Pioneer
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first editor of The Sunday Times of India?

  1. Tavleen Singh
  2. N. Ram
  3. Prannoy Roy
  4. Rajdeep Sardesai
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following journals was founded by Vir Sanghvi?

  1. The Hindustan Times
  2. The Pioneer
  3. The Sunday Observer
  4. All of the above