Journal | MCQs

Explanation

The Comrade was a weekly English-language newspaper

Mohammad Ali Jauhar published it between 1911 from Calcutta 

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Explanation

• The founder of ‘Zamindar’ (newspaper) was Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
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• Zafar Ali Khan, was a Pakistani writer, poet, translator, and journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement against the British Raj.
  
• He is generally considered to be "the father of Urdu journalism." 
• Born: 1873, Sialkot
• Died: November 27, 1956, Wazirabad

Explanation

“APP” news agency belongs to Pakistan

APP stands for Associated Press of Pakistan

It was Founded in 1949

Its Headquarters is located in Islamabad

News Agencies of Important Countries

China: Xinhua

Russia: TASS (Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza) 

India: Press Trust of India (PTI)

France: AFP (Agence France-Presse) (also the oldest news agency)

Italy: ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata)

USA: Associated Press (AP)

Britain: Reuters 

Malaysia: Bernama 

Israel: ITIM

Bahrain: BNA (Bahrain News Agency)

Iran: FARS

Syria: SANA(Syrian Arab News Agency)

Yemen: SABA

Indonesia: Antara 

Kuwait: KUNA (Kuwait News Agency)

Kenya: KNA (Kenya News Agency)

Explanation

Dawn is the largest and oldest English-language newspaper in Pakistan.

Quaid-e-Azam was the founder of Daily English Newspaper Dawn.

Among the following, which is the oldest English language newspaper of Pakistan?

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Agency France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world.

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Explanation

The investigative journalist is not willing to reveal the identity of her informant

تفتیشی صحافی اپنے مخبر کی شناخت ظاہر کرنے کو تیار نہیں ہے۔

Informant is verb

Informant → is a person who gives secret or sensitive information, especially to journalists or police 

(یعنی خبر دینے والا یا مخبر)

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Explanation

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa was the first Urdu-language newspaper.

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa was established in 1822

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa was established in Kolkatta 

The Editor of Jam-i-Jahan-Numa by Harihar Dutta.

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Explanation

Manmeet Kaur is a Pakistani journalist and social worker.

Kaur belongs to Peshawar in the province of KPK, Pakistan.

She is the first Sikh journalist from Pakistan and the first to be nominated for the 100 most influential Sikh personalities under 30.

Explanation

The first Urdu language newspaper published in the newly independent Pakistan was the Daily Imroze,

They were founded by Mian Iftikharuddin in 1947,

Originally published in Lahore. 

Explanation

The sentence is in present simple tense in active voice.

Passive structure: Object + am/is/are + past participle + by + subject

So, "This news surprises me" becomes "I am surprised by this news."

Explanation

Tehzeeb-ul-Ikhlaq was a journal published by the Muslim reformer Sir Syed Ahmed Khan between 1871 and 1897.

The journal published alternative Muslim perspectives, written in plain language.

It gave voice to the publisher's religious, social, and reforming opinions