Q1. Which of the following is the official state news agency of the People’s Republic of China?
a) TASS
b) Xinhua
c) Reuters
d) AFP
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Correct Answer: b) Xinhua
Q2. The Press Trust of India (PTI) was established in which year?
a) 1947
b) 1951
c) 1961
d) 1971
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Correct Answer: a) 1947
Q3. Which news agency is known as the world’s oldest?
a) Associated Press
b) Agence France-Presse (AFP)
c) Reuters
d) Xinhua
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Correct Answer: b) Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Q4. Reuters, one of the leading international news agencies, is based in which country?
a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) Germany
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Correct Answer: b) United Kingdom
Q5. TASS is the major news agency of which country?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) France
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Correct Answer: b) Russia
Q6. Which Indian news agency was established in 1961?
a) Press Trust of India
b) United News of India
c) Asian News International
d) Indo-Asian News Service
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Correct Answer: b) United News of India
Q7. The Associated Press (AP) was founded in which year?
a) 1835
b) 1846
c) 1851
d) 1902
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Correct Answer: b) 1846
Q8. Which of the following is NOT a news agency based in India?
a) ANI
b) PTI
c) BBC
d) UNI
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Correct Answer: c) BBC
Q9. Agencia EFE is the major news agency of which country?
a) Spain
b) France
c) Italy
d) Germany
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Correct Answer: a) Spain
Q10. The Australian Associated Press (AAP) was established in which year?
a) 1935
b) 1946
c) 1957
d) 1968
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Correct Answer: a) 1935
Q11. Which news agency is headquartered in Beijing, China?
a) Xinhua
b) Reuters
c) AFP
d) AP
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Correct Answer: a) Xinhua
Q12. Interfax is a news agency based in which country?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) India
d) France
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Correct Answer: b) Russia
Q13. Which of the following news agencies is based in the United Kingdom?
a) Bloomberg
b) Xinhua
c) TASS
d) ANSA
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Correct Answer: a) Bloomberg
Q14. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) is the official news agency of which country?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Iran
c) Iraq
d) Egypt
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Correct Answer: b) Iran
Q15. Which news agency was founded as the Red China News Services?
a) Xinhua
b) TASS
c) Reuters
d) AFP
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Correct Answer: a) Xinhua
Q16. The United Press International (UPI) was formed by the merger of United Press and which other agency?
a) International News Service
b) Associated Press
c) Reuters
d) AFP
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Correct Answer: a) International News Service
Q17. Which news agency is known for its focus on financial and business news?
a) Bloomberg
b) Xinhua
c) TASS
d) ANSA
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Correct Answer: a) Bloomberg
Q18. The news agency ANSA is based in which country?
a) Italy
b) France
c) Germany
d) Spain
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Correct Answer: a) Italy
Q19. Kyodo News is a news agency based in which country?
a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) India
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Correct Answer: b) Japan
Q1. Which of the following is not a source of Ancient Indian history?
a) Inscriptions
b) Coins
c) Manuscripts
d) Pottery
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Correct Answer: d) Pottery
Explanation: Inscriptions, coins, and manuscripts are all sources of Ancient Indian history, but pottery is not considered a significant source.