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Newspapers and their founders

Kesari, Al-Hilal, Mooknayak, Harijan and other papers of the national movement.

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Example 1 · level 1

Which of these newspapers was founded by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad?

  1. Mooknayak
  2. Al-Hilal
  3. Sambad Kaumudi
  4. Amrita Bazar Patrika
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  1. Al-Hilal: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Urdu weekly, 1912).
  2. Mooknayak: B. R. Ambedkar (Marathi, 1920; the name means leader of the voiceless).
  3. Amrita Bazar Patrika: Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh (1868).
  4. Sambad Kaumudi: Raja Ram Mohan Roy (Bengali weekly, 1821).
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Al-Hilal

Example 2 · level 2

Which of these newspapers was founded by Shyamji Krishna Varma?

  1. Indian Sociologist
  2. Comrade
  3. Indian Opinion
  4. Kesari
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  1. Indian Sociologist: Shyamji Krishna Varma (published from London).
  2. Indian Opinion: Mahatma Gandhi (started in South Africa, 1903).
  3. Comrade: Maulana Mohammad Ali (English weekly, 1911).
  4. Kesari: Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Marathi weekly, 1881).
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Indian Sociologist

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following pairs (Newspaper : Founder): 1. Indian Sociologist : Shyamji Krishna Varma 2. Sambad Kaumudi : Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh 3. Kesari : Shyamji Krishna Varma How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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  1. Pair 1 is correct: Indian Sociologist: Shyamji Krishna Varma (published from London).
  2. Pair 2 is wrong: Sambad Kaumudi is not Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh. Sambad Kaumudi: Raja Ram Mohan Roy (Bengali weekly, 1821).
  3. Pair 3 is wrong: Kesari is not Shyamji Krishna Varma. Kesari: Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Marathi weekly, 1881).
  4. So 1 of the 3 pairs is correctly matched.
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Only one pair

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