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GK Questions: Books & Authors – Set 9

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  1. The book titled India in Transition penned by ………………
    1.Ghulam Hussain
    2.MN Roy
    3.MK Gandhi
    4.PC Rai
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.MN Roy
    Explanation :
    The book titled India in Transition penned by MN Roy

  2. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad established the ………………….
    1.Al- Hilal
    2.Din Mitra
    3.India Today
    4.Bombay Times
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Al- Hilal
    Explanation :
    The Al-Hilal was a weekly Urdu language newspaper established by the Indian leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  3. The Newspaper Indian Mirror was published by ……………….
    1.RN Taore
    2.Subramaniya Aiyar
    3.Ramaswamy Naiker
    4.Devendranath Tagore
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Devendranath Tagore
    Explanation :
    The newspaper, Indian Mirror, was edited and published by Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore from Calcutta

  4. Subash Chandra Bose is the author of ………………………
    1.Comrade
    2.India wins freedom
    3.Indian Struggle
    4.Voice of India
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Indian Struggle
    Explanation :
    The Indian Struggle, 1920–1942 is a two-part book by the Indian nationalist leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose that covers the 1920–1942 history of the Indian independence movement to end British imperial rule over India

  5. National Herald was an Indian Newspaper was established by …………………..
    1.Jawaharlal Nehru
    2.Indira Gandhi
    3.Rajiv Gandhi
    4.Soniya Gandhi
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Jawaharlal Nehru
    Explanation :
    The National Herald was an Indian newspaper established in 1938 by Jawaharlal Nehru. The paper finally ceased operations in 2008. Begun by Nehru at a time when he seemed unable to make an impact on the reactionary tendencies of the Congress Party

  6. RN Tagore related to …………
    1.History of Hindu Chemistry
    2.Poverty & Unbritish Rule in India
    3.Young India & Harijan
    4.Letters from Russia
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Letters from Russia
    Explanation :
    The book titled Letters from Russia is written by RN Tagore

  7. India Gazette was founded by ………………….
    1.James Augustus Hicky
    2.Hunters
    3.Henry Vivian Derozio
    4.MG Ranade
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Henry Vivian Derozio
    Explanation :
    The Gazette of India  is a public journal and an authorised legal document of the Government of India, published weekly by the Department of Publication, Ministry of Urban Development.It was founded by Henry Vivian Derozio

  8. Ramaswamy Naiker started a Tamil weekly newspaper …………………….. in 1925
    1.Kudi Arasu
    2.Inquilab
    3.Indian Mirror
    4.Ghulam Giri
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Kudi Arasu
    Explanation :
    A Tamil weekly Kudi Arasu started in 1925, while the English journal Revolt started in 1928 carried on the propaganda among the English educated people by Ramaswamy Naiker

  9. Who launched first printed newspaper of India in January 1780 ?
    1.James Augustus Hicky
    2.Hunters
    3.Henry Vivian Derozio
    4.MG Ranade
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.James Augustus Hicky
    Explanation :
    James Augustus Hicky was an Irishman, who launched first printed newspaper of India, in January 1780, with the name Bengal Gazette; it also came to be known as Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.

  10. A Tamil language newspaper Swadesamitran was founded by
    1.Ramaswamy Naiker
    2.Subramaniya Aiyar
    3.KM Panikkar
    4.Mukundrao Patil
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Subramaniya Aiyar
    Explanation :
    Swadesamitran was a Tamil language newspaper that was published from the then Madras city from 1882 to 1985. One of the earliest Tamil newspapers and the longest in print, Swadesamitran was founded by Indian nationalist G. Subramania Iyer four years after he had started The Hindu.





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