Description : Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Cannin
Last Answer : b) Lord Curzon
Description : Who among the following created the office of the District Collector in India ? (A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Warren Hastings (C) The Royal Commission on Decentralisation (D) Sir Charles Metcalfe
Last Answer : (B) Warren Hastings
Description : The concept of five year plans in India was introduced by: a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Sir Winston Churchill d. Lord Mountbatten
Last Answer : a. Jawaharlal Nehru
Description : Who is attributed as the originator of the phrase “press is the fourth estate”? a) Edmund Burke b) Lord Macaulay c) North Cliff d) Rudyard Kipling
Last Answer : a) Edmund Burke
Description : Who is credited as the originator of the phrase “press is the fourth estate”? a) Edmund Burke b) Lord Macaulay c) North Cliff d) Rudyard Kipling
Description : The originator of the phrase ‘Press is the fourth estate’ is: A. North Cliff B. Edmund Burke C. Lord Macaulay D. Rudyard Kipling
Last Answer : C. Lord Macaulay
Description : Who, among the following, is a non-Indian who was conferred “Bharat Ratna”? (1) Mother Teresa (2) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman (3) Nelson Mandela (4) Lord Mountbatten
Last Answer : Nelson Mandela
Description : The division of Bengal Agreement 1905 by British Viceroy in India Lord Curzon that provided some relief to Muslims of East Bengal was cancelled due to strong Indian Nationalist opposition in: A. 1857 B. 1870 C. 1911 D. 1920
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : PRINTING PRESS WAS INVENTED BY? a) Charles Babbage b) Johann Guttenberg c) Edgar Thorpe d) Paul Swizz
Last Answer : b) Johann Guttenberg
Description : Who was known as the ‘Liberator of the Press’ ? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : How did Lord Mountbatten planned to solve the communal problem existing in India? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Lord Mountbatten came to a conclusion that partition of the India was the only solution to the existing communal problem in India. Therefore in his plan, he proposed; (i) That the country ... iv) The Provinces of Assam, Bengal and Punjab would be divided and the boundaries would be delineated.
Description : The last Viceroy of India was: A. Lord Wavell B. Lord Attlee C. Lord Mountbatten D. Lord Clive
Description : Who was the Viceroy of the time of Quit India Movement ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord Wavell (d) Lord Lin Lithgow
Last Answer : (d) Lord Lin Lithgow
Description : State two repressive policies of Lord Curzon. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Two repressive policies of Lord Curzon were the Indian University Act of 1904 and the Sedition Act and the official Secrets Act, which curtailed the liberties of all the sections of society.
Description : State any two repressive policies of Lord Curzon which prepared the way for a assertive form of nationalism. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The Act of 1898 made it an offence to provoke people against imperial rulers. (ii) In 1899, Lord Curzon passed the Calcutta Corporation Act by which he increased the number of Englishmen on the list of official members of the Corporation.
Description : Mention one important anti-India policy adopted by Lord Curzon, which brought about aggressive nationalism in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Partition of Bengal was one important anti-India policy adopted by Lord Curzon, which brought about aggressive nationalism in India.
Description : Who became the viceroy of India after Lord Curzon?
Last Answer : The Lord Curzon of Kedleston was succeeded by The Earl of Mintoand preceded by The Earl of Elgin, in the post of Viceroy ofIndia.
Description : Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan? (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Canning (c) Cyril Radcliffe (d) Stafford Cripps
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on : (1) Simon Commission (2) Lord Curzon Commission (3) Dimitrov Thesis (4) Lord Clive's report
Last Answer : (1) Simon Commission Explanation: The provincial part of the Government of India Act, 1935 basically followed the recommendations of the Simon Commission. Simon Commission had proposed almost fully ... were to be placed in charge of ministers enjoying the support of the provincial legislatures.
Description : The Victoria Memorial, conceived by Lord Curzon, represent the architectural climax of ____ city
Last Answer : Kolkata
Description : The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Duke of Cannaught (d) Duke of Wellingdon
Last Answer : (c) Duke of Cannaught
Description : Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Bentinck (d) Lord Curzon
Last Answer : (b) Lord Dalhousie
Description : Once ____________ said, “Man with the head and woman with the heart; Man to command and woman to obey; all else confusion.” a. Alfred Lord Tennyson. b. Darwin. c. Watson. d. Russell.
Last Answer : a. Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Description : ‘Despatched on Education’ (1854) laid great stress on the need for female education is founded by a) Charles wood’s b) Raja ram mohan roy c) Swami Vivekananda d) Annie besant
Last Answer : a) Charles wood’s
Description : The concept of “Global Village” was first introduced by : a) Marshal McLuhan b) Wilbur Schramm c) Charles Wright d) Joseph Klapper
Last Answer : a) Marshal McLuhan
Description : Computer’s basic architecture was developed by a. John Von Neumann b. Charles Babbage c. Blaiscpascal d. Jordan Murn
Last Answer : a. John Von Neumann
Description : The term 'computer ethics' was first coined by- a)Anne Piere b)Walter Maner c)Charles Babbage d)None of the above
Last Answer : b)Walter Maner
Description : An accepted means of issuing information to the press is called as: a) Vox Pop b) Interview c) Press Conference d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Press Conference
Description : Which of the following marketing techniques are most likely to pay you? a. Pay per click advertising b. Using social media marketing strategies c. posting press release d. article marketing
Last Answer : d. article marketing
Description : WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREDIBILITY OF THE PRESS? a) Sensationalism b) Impartiality c) Accuracy d) Believability
Last Answer : a) Sensationalism
Description : THE PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA WAS INITIATED IN a) 1966 b) 1952 c) 1982 d) 1984
Last Answer : a) 1966
Description : THE PRESS AND REGISTRATION OF BOOKS ACT ENACTED IN THE YEAR a) 1857 b) 1867 c) 1877 d) 1897
Last Answer : b) 1867
Description : PCI stands for? a) Press Committee for India’ b) Press Council of India c) Press Corporation of India d) Press Court of India
Last Answer : b) Press Council of India
Description : The headquarters of Press Trust of India is located at? a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) New Delhi d) Kolkata
Last Answer : c) New Delhi
Description : The inventor of the printing press was: a) Marshal McLuhan b) George Garbner c) Johannes Gutenberg d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Johannes Gutenberg
Description : Press Conference is a source of collecting authentic news reporting from the field. It is usually associated with--- a) Magazines b) Newspapers c) Advertising d) Public Relations
Last Answer : b) Newspapers
Description : The press release is a term used often in _______ (a) Magazine (b) Documentary (c) Script Writing (d) Newspapers
Last Answer : (c) Script Writing
Description : The press council of India was initiated in A. 1966 B. 1952 C. 1982 D. 1984
Last Answer : B. 1952
Description : The press and registration of books act enacted in the year A. 1857 B. 1867C. 1877 D. 1897
Last Answer : B. 1867
Description : The newspapers are heavily dependent on the advertisements for A. Journalism B. Press C. Revenue D. All of these
Last Answer : C. Revenue
Description : To improve the standard of news agencies and newspapers __________ was reconstituted. A. Press Council B. Wage Boards C. Press Forums D. None of these
Last Answer : A. Press Council
Description : When was the Press Council of India set up? (a) 1818 (b) 1919 (c) 1974 (d) 1964
Last Answer : (d) 1964
Description : UPI is the abbreviation of: A. United Press of India B. United Press of Indonesia C. United Press International D. None of these
Last Answer : A. United Press of India
Description : Who was the President of the Indian National Congress, while the Mountbatten Plan was accepted?
Last Answer : Acharya J.B. Kriplani