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.
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.
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.
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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.
