Development of Press in Modern India (Part-I)

Total Questions: 34

31. At the time of the National Movement, who started the 'Dash Roja' periodical? [Chhattisgarh P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (b) Abdul Gaffar Khan
Solution:The 'Dash Roja' magazine was started by Abdul Gaffar Khan.

Abdul Ghaffar Khan is also known as Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan. Abdul Ghaffar Khan honourably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan. Bacha Khan was a Pashtun independence activist against British colonial rule in India. He was awarded from Jawaharlal Nehru Award in 1967. He was also awarded by Bharat Ratna in 1987. Abdul Ghaffar Khan was nicknamed Sarhadi Gandhi by his close associate Amir Chand Bombwal. Khan founded the Khudai Khidmatgar and anti-colonial nonviolent resistance movement in 1929.

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

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.

33. Match the list of the Editors with that of the Papers/Magazines, they were editing: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]

A (Editors)B (Papers/Margazine)
A. S.A. Dange(i) Navyug
B. Muzaffar Ahmad(ii) Inqilab
C. Ghulam(iii) Labour Kisan Gazette
D. M. Singarvelu(iv) The Socialist

Code:

ABCD
(a)iiiiii
(b)iviii
(c)iiiiii
(d)iiiivii
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:
 (Editors)(Papers/Margazine)
 S.A. DangeThe Socialist
Muzaffar AhmadNavayug
GhulamInquilab
M. Singarvelu Labour Kisan Gazette

34. Mathch the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

List-IList-II
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal1.  New India
(B) Arvind Ghosh2. Comrade
(C) Bramohbandhab Upadhyay3. VandeMataram
(D) Mumhamad Ali4. Sandhya

Code:

ABCD
(a)1342
(b)2134
(c)2143
(d)1324
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follow:
List-IList-II
Bipin Chandra PalNew India
Arvind GhoshVandeMataram
Brahmobandhab UpadhyaySandhya
Muhammad AliComrade