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Media of Communication

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which was the first form of paper?

  1. Foolscap
  2. Ream
  3. Vellum
  4. Papyrus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was the fist newspaper of India?

  1. Bengal Gazette
  2. Times of India
  3. Marathi Kesari
  4. Punjab Kesari
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the printing press invented?

  1. 1450
  2. 1456
  3. 1458
  4. 1453
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which was the first true English language newspaper?

  1. Bengal Gazette
  2. Indian Herald
  3. Oxford Gazette
  4. The Gazette
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which was the first bestseller in the US?

  1. The Color Purple
  2. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  3. To Kill a Mocking Bird
  4. Horatio Alger’s Story
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who founded the first subscription library in America in 1731?

  1. Benjamin Franklin
  2. Stephan Daye
  3. Johannes Gutenberg
  4. John Walter
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the Madras courier started?

  1. 1789
  2. 1785
  3. 1781
  4. 1783
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the owner of the newspaper “The Hindu”?

  1. KK Birla
  2. Kasturi and sons
  3. Benet and Coleman
  4. PG Pawar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the oldest evidence of Chinese printing?

  1. Diamond Sutra
  2. Meghdoot
  3. Pride and prejudice
  4. Nobel
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the competitor of “The Madras Courier”?

  1. Indian Herald
  2. India Gazette
  3. Richard Journal
  4. Madras Gazette
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first journalist press established in India?

  1. 1558
  2. 1556
  3. 1552
  4. 1555
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the founder of the Madras courier?

  1. Peter Reed
  2. B Messink
  3. Richard Johnson
  4. James Augustus Hicky
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the printing press established in India?

  1. 1558
  2. 1556
  3. 1552
  4. 1555
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which was the first soap opera in India?

  1. Krishi Darshan
  2. Hum log
  3. Buniyad
  4. Sansaar
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was introduced in 1957 to popularise film music in India?

  1. Akashwani
  2. AIR
  3. Vividh Bharti
  4. ISBS
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did the Bombay Herald come into existence?

  1. 1789
  2. 1783
  3. 1786
  4. 1785
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did BBC radio services start in England?

  1. 1922
  2. 1932
  3. 1942
  4. 1952
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who invented Television?

  1. JL Baird
  2. Paul Nipkow
  3. Philo Farnsworth
  4. Joseph Henry
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where was the first station of radio set-up?

  1. Madras
  2. Bengal
  3. Bombay
  4. Calcutta
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

AIR has how many radio stations presently?

  1. 190
  2. 200
  3. 198
  4. 210
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

TV made its debut in India in

  1. 1952
  2. 1959
  3. 1969
  4. 1947
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did Doordarshan commence coloured transmission?

  1. 15th August, 1982
  2. 15th August, 1972
  3. 15th August, 1962
  4. 15th August, 1952
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first Indian printing press was established by Portugal missionaries in

  1. Bombay
  2. Calcutta
  3. Chennai
  4. Goa
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the popular theatre of Gujarat?

  1. Jaatra
  2. Tamasha
  3. Burra Katta
  4. Bhavai
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At the time of independence, how many radio stations were there?

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 6
  4. 9
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The service DD-2 Metro Entertainment Channel is available in how many cities?

  1. 10
  2. 23
  3. 19
  4. 43
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the publisher of the Brahmical Magazine?

  1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. G Subramaniam
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the Delhi Radio Station established?

  1. 11th January, 1936
  2. 11th January, 1946
  3. 11th January, 1956
  4. 11th January, 1958
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Doordarshan has how many regional language satellite channels?

  1. 5
  2. 10
  3. 19
  4. 43
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Krishi Darshan' was inaugurated by whom?

  1. Rajiv Gandhi
  2. Morarji Desai
  3. Indira Gandhi
  4. Narsimha Rao
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