Print Media Unit-1 Quiz

Who among the following published first newspaper in India?

• James Augustus Hickey

• Lord William Bentinck

• Lord Cornwallis                      

• Sir Thomas Munro

What was the name/title of India’s first newspaper?

• Punjab Mirror 

• The Bengal Gazette

• Azad Hind

• Enlighten India

Which was the first newspaper in Hindi ?

• Udant Markand

• Udant Martand

• Udant Vijayan

• Dainik Udand

Who were the first Europeans, who brought a printing press to India?

• French     

• Dutch

• English    

• Portuguese

Who among the following started Miratul Akhbaar?

• Fardaonji Murzban

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• James Silk Buckingham

• Shishir Kumar Ghosh

Who coined the term “fourth estate”?

• Charles Marrian        

• James Bryce

• Edmund Burke

• Thomas Jefferson

Which one is attributed as first newspaper circulated during roman period ?

• Acta Diurna  

• Roman Times

• Greek Times         

• Latin Diurna

The First Press Commission was formed in the year-

• 1952

• 1991

• 1966

• 2014

 As per records of Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), the total number of registered publications (including periodicals), as on 31st March, 2018 was

• 50,239  

•  1,18,239

• 5,039        

• 18,239

The word ‘journal’ originated from the Latin word ‘diurnal’ meaning

• Daily

• News

•  Activity

• Information