UGC NET History Practice Question

The multi-volume compilation The Transfer of Power 1942-47, an essential documentary source for Indian independence, was edited by:

Nicholas Mansergh ✓

Penderel Moon

E.W.R. Lumby

H.V. Hodson

Nicholas Mansergh edited the massive twelve-volume Transfer of Power 1942-47 documentary series, drawing on official British records — an essential primary-source compilation for studying the final years of British rule and the negotiations leading to independence and Partition.

Who authored the newspaper Sambad Kaumudi (1821) in Bengali to campaign against the practice of Sati?

Raja Rammohan Roy ✓

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Debendranath Tagore

Keshab Chandra Sen

Raja Rammohan Roy founded Sambad Kaumudi in 1821 partly as a platform for his campaign against Sati — one of several publications (alongside Mirat-ul-Akbar) he used to advance social reform, reflecting his broader role as a pioneer of the Bengal Renaissance.

The Persian newspaper Mirat-ul-Akbar was founded in 1822 by:

Raja Rammohan Roy ✓

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Mirza Ghalib

Rammohan Roy founded Mirat-ul-Akbar in Persian in 1822, alongside his Bengali Sambad Kaumudi — together demonstrating his multilingual approach to reaching different audiences with reformist and socially critical journalism.

Which journal was published by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in 1920 to voice the concerns of Depressed Classes?

Mooknayak ✓

Bahishkrit Bharat

Janata

Prabuddha Bharat

Ambedkar founded Mooknayak ("Leader of the Voiceless") in 1920 as his first journalistic platform for Depressed Classes' concerns — he later founded Bahishkrit Bharat, Janata, and Prabuddha Bharat in succession, marking different phases of his public career.

The famous weekly newspaper Harijan was started in 12 languages in 1933 by:

Mahatma Gandhi ✓

B.R. Ambedkar

Jyotirao Phule

Vinoba Bhave

Gandhi started Harijan in 1933, focused on the campaign against untouchability, publishing in multiple languages to reach a broad audience — part of his sequence of journals (alongside earlier Young India and Navajivan) used to advance his social and political programs.

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