CSS Mass communication Questions & Answers - Set 1

1)   In 1790, James Augustus for the first time started a newspaper in India:

a. Calcutta Time
b. India Gazetta
c. Bengal Gazette
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bengal Gazette

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

2)   Sadampur, a village close to:

a. Delhi
b. Kolkata
c. Hyderabad
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Kolkata

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

3)   The first Urdu newspaper was started from:

a. Ajmer-Merwara
b. Punjab
c. West Bengal
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: West Bengal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

4)   In 1822 the Persian weekly was first published in Urdu:

a. Jam-e-Jahan
b. Koh-i-Noor
c. Urdu
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Jam-e-Jahan

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

5)   On January 14, 1850 Munshi Harsukh Rai started the weekly:

a. Urdu-i-Mu'alla
b. Koh-i-Noor
c. The Comrade
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Koh-i-Noor

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

6)   Koh-i-Noor' circulation was:

a. 400
b. 550
c. 350
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 350

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

7)   Urdu Guide' was the first daily newspaper, which was started by Maulvi Kabeer-ud-Din from Kolkata in:

a. 1858
b. 1868
c. 1778
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1858

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

8)   In 1858, a daily 'Roznameha-e-Punjab' was started from:

a. Delhi
b. Lahore
c. Multan
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lahore

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

9)   As a first Urdu daily of Bihar, 'Dini Bihar' started in:

a. 1876
b. 1877
c. 1878
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1876

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

10)   Zamindar', was started in 1903 from:

a. Lahore
b. Delhi
c. Lucknow
d. Wazirabad
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wazirabad

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

11)   It was the first newspaper, which used the news from news agencies:

a. The Comrade
b. Koh-i-Noor
c. Zamindar
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Zamindar

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

12)   Zamindar, newspaper greatly supported the freedom struggle that time the circulation of Zamindar was:

a. 20,000
b. 30,000
c. 25,000
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 30,000

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

13)   In 1884 Munshi Mehar Bakhsh started:

a. Naseem-e-Subah
b. Rahbar-e-Hind
c. Sham-e-Wisal
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Naseem-e-Subah

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

14)   In 1884 Munshi Mehar Bakhsh started an evening newspaper:

a. Sham
b. Sham-e-Wisal
c. Naqeeb
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sham-e-Wisal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

15)   Maulvi Saiful Haq started the daily 'Rahbar-e-Hind' from Lahore in:

a. 1865
b. 1885
c. 1878
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1885

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

16)   In 1902 Maulvi Sanaullah Khan started the weekly 'Watan' which was published regularly for:

a. 13 years
b. 23 years
c. 33 years
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 33 years

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

17)   Naqeeb-e-Hamdard' started in 1912 by:

a. Muhammad Amin
b. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
c. Mirza Ghulam Haider
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

18)   Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad started 'Al-Hilal' in:

a. 1910
b. 1921
c. 1912
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1912

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

19)   After Zamindar the largest circulated newspaper was:

a. Hamdard
b. Al-Hilal
c. Rahbar-e-Hind
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Al-Hilal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

20)   Mahashay Krishn Started 'Pratap' on:

a. March 20. 1919
b. May 20. 1924
c. October 20. 1913
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: March 20. 1919

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

21)   The first newspaper, which was started supplements:

a. Tej
b. Pratap
c. Aftab
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pratap

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

22)   Jawaharlal Nehru started Qaumi Awaz from Lucknow in:

a. 1946
b. 1945
c. 1940
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1945

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

23)   Jawaharlal Nehru's Qaumi Awaz was also published from Patna and:

a. Khanpur
b. Lahore
c. Delhi
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Delhi

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

24)   AAP' is the news agency of:

a. USA
b. Australia
c. UK
d. Italy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Australia

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

25)   AASI' is the news agency of:

a. Turkey
b. Damascus
c. France
d. Pakistan
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Damascus

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

26)   AND' is the news agency of:

a. Turkey
b. France
c. Berlin
d. Paris
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Berlin

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

27)   AFP' is the news agency of:

a. Belgium
b. France
c. Russia
d. India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: France

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

28)   ALD' is the news agency of:

a. USA
b. Argentina
c. USR
d. Greece
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Argentina

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

29)   ALI' is the news agency of:

a. Portugal
b. Qatar
c. India
d. Bangaldesh
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Portugal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

30)   ANA' is the news agency of:

a. Greece
b. UK
c. India
d. USSR
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Greece

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

31)   ANGOP' is the news agency of:

a. Luanda
b. France
c. USA
d. Austria
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Luanda

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

32)   ANSA' is the news agency of:

a. Pakistan
b. Germany
c. India
d. USA
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Germany

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

33)   ANTARA' is the news agency of:

a. USA
b. Indonesia
c. Germany
d. UK
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Indonesia

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

34)   APP' is the news agency of:

a. USA
b. Pakistan
c. UK
d. Portugal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pakistan

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

35)   ATA' is the news agency of:

a. USA
b. Tirana
c. Germany
d. UK
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tirana

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

36)   APS' is the news agency of:

a. USA
b. Algiers
c. Pakistan
d. India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Algiers

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

37)   AUP' is the news agency of:

a. Bangladesh
b. Australia
c. Austria
d. Germany
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Australia

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

38)   BATRA' is the news agency of:

a. Austria
b. Amman
c. Bulgaria
d. India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Amman

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

39)   BELGA' is the news agency of:

a. India
b. Germany
c. UK
d. Belgium
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Belgium

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

40)   BERNAMA' is the news agency of:

a. Bangladesh
b. Italy
c. Malaysia
d. France
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Malaysia

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

41)   BSS' is the news agency of:

a. Bangladesh
b. USA
c. UK
d. France
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bangladesh

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

42)   CNS' is the news agency of:

a. China
b. UK
c. India
d. Pakistan
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: China

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

43)   CSTK' is the news agency of:

a. Canada
b. Prague
c. Germany
d. France
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Prague

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

44)   DPA' is the news agency of:

a. Germany
b. Pakistan
c. UK
d. India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Germany

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

45)   ENA' is the news agency of:

a. UK
b. Bangladesh
c. Spain
d. Malaysia
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bangladesh

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

46)   EXTEL' is the news agency of:

a. UAE
b. UK
c. Spain
d. USA
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: UK

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

47)   FIDES' is the news agency of:

a. Vatican city
b. Spain
c. Spain
d. UK
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Vatican city

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

48)   HHA' is the news agency of:

a. China
b. Ghana
c. Turkey
d. Germany
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Turkey

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

49)   HINA' is the news agency of:

a. Austria
b. Pakistan
c. UK
d. Portugal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Austria

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

50)   INA' is the news agency of:

a. Germany
b. Tirana
c. USA
d. India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tirana

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

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