Development of Press in Modern India (Part-I)

21. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi - Mook Nayak
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Young India
(c) Annie Besant - Commonweal
(d) B.R. Ambedkar - Kesari

Correct Answer: (c) Annie Besant - Commonweal

Solution:The correctly matched pair is as follows:

Commonweal - Annie Besant

Young India - Mahatma Gandhi

Kesari - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Mook Nayak - B.R. Ambedkar

22. Match the List-I to List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

List-I	List-II
A. Samachar Darpan	1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Mirat-ul-Akhbar	2. B.G. Tilak
C. Kesari	3. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Young India	4. J.C. Marshman

Code:

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	4	1	2	3
(c)	2	3	4	1
(d)	4	1	2	3

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Correctly matched List-I and List-II are:

List-I	List-II
Samachar Darpan	J.C. Marshman
Mirat-ul-Akhbar	Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Kesari	Tilak
Young India	Mahatma Gandhi

23. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

(a) B.R. Ambedkar - Independent
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Kesari
(c) Annie Besant - New India
(d) Dadabhai Nauroji - Rast Goftar

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:'Rast Goftar was related to Dadabhai Nauroji. 'Kesari' was related to Bal Gangadhar Tilak and 'New India was related to Annie Besant. 'Independence was not related with B.R. Ambedkar. Motilal Nehru published the newspaper "Independence" demanding self-rule for India.

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

List-I (Newspaper/Magazine)	List-II (Place of publication)
A. Swadesh	1. Agra
B. Bharat Bandhu	2. Almora
C. Satyawadi	3. Hathras
D. Shakti	4. Gorakhpur

Code:

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	3	1	2
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	3	2	1	4
(d)	2	3	4	1

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Correct matches are as follows:

(Newspaper/Magazine)	(Place of publication)
Swadesh	Gorakhpur
Bharat Bandhu	Gorakhpur
Satyawadi	Agra
Shakti	Almora

25. From the options given below, find the correct combination of the names of editors of the nationalist newspapers The Hindu, Kesari, Bengalee, Hindustani, Sudharak: [64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Surendra Nath Banerjee, G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, G. Subramania Iyer, Surendranath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Surendra Nath Banerjee
(d) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (d) G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Verma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Solution:

Newspaper	Editor
The Hindu	G. Subramaniyam Iyer
Kesari	Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The Bengalee	Surendranath Bannerjee
Hindustani	Ganga Prasad Verma
Sudharak	Gopal Krishna Gokhale

26. Which of the following is correctly matched? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Annie Besant - Young India
(b) Mahatma Gandhi - New India
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Kesari
(d) Surendranath Banerjee - Mahratta

Correct Answer: (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Kesari

Solution:Correctly matched pairs:

Annie Besant - New India

Mahatma Gandhi - Young India

Bal Gangadhar Tilak - The Mahratta and Kesari
Hence, option (c) is correctly matched.

27. Which of the following were the two newspapers published by Annie Besant? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Commonweal
New India
New Hindu
The Aryans

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2

Solution:'The Commonweal' and 'New India' were the newspapers published by Annie Besant.

By early 1915, Annie Besant had launched a campaign to demand self-government for India after the war on the lines of white colonies. She campaigned through her newspapers, New India and Commonweal, and through public meetings and conferences. At the annual session of the Congress in 1915, the efforts of Tilak and Besant met with some success.

It was decided that the Extremists be admitted to the Congress. Although Besant failed to get the Congress to approve her scheme of Home Rule Leagues, the Congress did commit itself to a programme of educative propaganda and to a revival of local-level Congress committees. Not willing to wait for too long, Besant laid the condition that if the Congress did not implement its commitments, she would be free to set up her own league-which she finally had to, as there was no response from the Congress.

28. To whom is Commonweal related? [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) Annie Besant
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) None of the Above

Correct Answer: (b) Annie Besant

Solution:The Commonweal' was an English newspaper published from Madras, with Annie Besant as the editor.

By early 1915, Annie Besant had launched a campaign to demand self-government for India after the war on the lines of white colonies. She campaigned through her newspapers, New India and Commonweal, and through public meetings and conferences. At the annual session of the Congress in 1915, the efforts of Tilak and Besant met with some success.

It was decided that the Extremists be admitted to the Congress. Although Besant failed to get the Congress to approve her scheme of Home Rule Leagues, the Congress did commit itself to a programme of educative propaganda and to a revival of local-level Congress committees. Not willing to wait for too long, Besant laid the condition that if the Congress did not implement its commitments, she would be free to set up her own league-which she finally had to, as there was no response from the Congress.

29. Who was the editor of the revolutionary paper 'Vande Mataram'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (e) Bipin Chandra Pal

Solution:Vande Mataram' was an English newspaper founded in 1906 by Bipin Chandra Pal and later edited by Sri Aurobindo. Madame Bhikaji Cama was involved in its publication and distribution work.

30. Which of the following was not a 'nationalist' newspaper? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

(a) The Hindu
(b) Bengalee
(c) The Mahratta
(d) The Times of India

Correct Answer: (d) The Times of India

Solution:'The Times of India' was not a nationalist newspaper. 'The Hindu,' 'The Bengalee,' and 'The Mahratta' were nationalist newspapers promoting nationalism through their writings.