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📚 Miscellaneous Chapter 4: Language and Literature of Bihar (बिहार भाषा एवं साहित्य)

Module 3: Newspapers and journals

📖 Chapter 4 of 7 🧩 Module 3 of 5 ⏱️ ~1 min read 💡 11 MCQs
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Concept

Subtopic 3.1: The Patna press

  • The Searchlight began in 1918. Its first editor was Syed Haider Hussain. The Indian Nation was published from Patna. The Patna edition of The Times of India began in 1986.
  • The keyed years are Navin Bharat 1880, Sarv Hitaishi 1948 from Patna, Aaj 1979 and Sandhya Prahari 1992. Amrit Varsha began in 1987. Bihar Bandhu is published from Patna.
  • Bihar's first Urdu paper, brought out by Mohammad Hashim, was Nurul Anwar. Murli Khen edited Bihari.
⭐ Key Points
  • The Searchlight began in 1918. Its first editor was Syed Haider Hussain.
  • Sandhya Prahari was founded in 1992. The Times of India, Patna, began in 1986.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: When did The Searchlight begin? Answer: 1918.
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Question 3: The first editor of Bihar's leading newspaper The Searchlight was

The first editor of The Searchlight was Syed Haider Hussain.

Question 4: Which of the following newspapers was published from Patna?

The Indian Nation was published from Patna.

Question 12: From which district of Bihar is Bihar Bandhu published?

Bihar Bandhu is published from Patna.

Question 13: In which year did the newspaper Amrit Varsha begin publication in Bihar?

Amrit Varsha began in 1987.

Question 14: Match. Newspapers: A. Navin Bharat, B. Sarv Hitaishi, C. Aaj, D. Sandhya Prahari. Year founded: 1. 1948, 2. 1880, 3. 1979, 4. 1992.

The code is 2, 1, 3, 4: Navin Bharat 1880, Sarv Hitaishi 1948, Aaj 1979, Sandhya Prahari 1992.

Question 15: In which year did the famous English daily The Searchlight begin publication?

The Searchlight began in 1918.

Question 16: From which district of Bihar was the newspaper Sarv Hitaishi published?

Sarv Hitaishi was published from Patna.

Question 19: Under what title was Bihar's first Urdu newspaper published by Mohammad Hashim?

The title was Nurul Anwar.

Question 20: In which year was Sandhya Prahari founded?

Sandhya Prahari was founded in 1992.

Question 22: Which of the following statements is correct?

The first statement is the correct one. Murli Khen edited Bihari.

Question 26: In which year did the Patna edition of The Times of India begin publication?

The Patna edition began in 1986.
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When did The Searchlight begin?

1918.
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