From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 7 — Unit 7: Sources of Modern Indian History unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
Who was the editor of the nationalist newspaper Kesari written in Marathi?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak ✓
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Bal Gangadhar Tilak edited Kesari, his influential Marathi nationalist newspaper — alongside the English-language Mahratta, it was central to his political mobilization and his repeated prosecutions for sedition under colonial press laws.
The English daily The Mahratta was published under the leadership of:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak ✓
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bipin Chandra Pal
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Tilak also published the English-language Mahratta alongside his Marathi Kesari, allowing him to reach both vernacular and English-educated readerships with his nationalist and increasingly assertive ("Lal-Bal-Pal") political message.
Young India and Navajivan were edited during the Freedom Struggle by:
Mahatma Gandhi ✓
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Annie Besant
Gandhi edited Young India (English) and Navajivan (Gujarati) as his principal early journalistic platforms, using them extensively to articulate his political philosophy, campaign strategies, and social reform positions before later switching to Harijan.
Who founded the newspaper National Herald in 1938 in Lucknow?
Jawaharlal Nehru ✓
Motilal Nehru
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Jawaharlal Nehru founded the National Herald in Lucknow in 1938 as a nationalist English-language daily, distinct from his father Motilal Nehru's earlier associated paper The Independent — reflecting Jawaharlal's own growing political prominence by the late 1930s.
The daily newspaper New India and weekly Commonweal were published to advocate Home Rule by:
Annie Besant ✓
Bipin Chandra Pal
Sarojini Naidu
George Arundale
Annie Besant published New India and Commonweal specifically to advocate for the Home Rule movement she co-led with Tilak from 1916 — using both publications as key organs to build political momentum for self-government.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
