MPPSC 2022 Prelims Q98: Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra was the Chief Editor of which

Q: What is the answer to MPPSC 2022 Prelims Q98?

C. Correct — C, Lokmat. Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra — a freedom fighter, journalist and later Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh — co-founded and served as chief editor of the nationalist Hindi newspaper Lokmat, launched in 1929 along with Seth Govind Das, where he wrote a column against British rule; he later edited the journal Sarathi as well.

MPPSC 2022 Prelims Paper-I · Question 98 of 100

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Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra was the Chief Editor of which of the following newspaper?

(a)Suryodaya
(b)Prabha
(c)Lokmat
(d)Sandhya

Answer

Why

Correct — C, Lokmat. Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra — a freedom fighter, journalist and later Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh — co-founded and served as chief editor of the nationalist Hindi newspaper Lokmat, launched in 1929 along with Seth Govind Das, where he wrote a column against British rule; he later edited the journal Sarathi as well.

Why the others are wrong

(a)Suryodaya — Not the paper Mishra edited — no chief-editor link to him is recorded.
(b)Prabha — Not the paper Mishra edited — no chief-editor link to him is recorded.
(d)Sandhya — Not the paper Mishra edited — no chief-editor link to him is recorded.

Concept

Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra (1901–1988) was a nationalist Hindi journalist, freedom fighter and politician from central India who later served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Before independence, he co-founded and edited the nationalist Hindi newspaper Lokmat, one of the region's earliest nationalist Hindi papers.

MPPSC tests these freedom-era journalist-politicians of central India by matching each named figure to the specific paper he edited, rather than to the person's general political role — the exam wants the exact paper name.

Key facts

Dwarka Prasad Mishra co-founded the nationalist Hindi newspaper Lokmat in 1929 with Seth Govind Das and served as its editor.
He wrote a column titled 'Vindhya Shikhar Se' in Lokmat, criticising British rule.
After Lokmat's short run ended, he went on to edit the weekly journal Sarathi.
He was a prominent Congress leader from central India and later served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

Study next

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Common traps

Confusing this 1929 nationalist Hindi paper 'Lokmat' (Mishra's) with the present-day Marathi daily of the same name
Mixing up Dwarka Prasad Mishra with other Congress Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh

MPPSC asks direct one-line 'who edited which newspaper' questions for MP's freedom-fighter-editors — pair the person to the exact paper name, not just their general role.

Related PYQs

No directly related past PYQ was found.

Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra later served as Chief Minister of which state?
- (a)Madhya Pradesh
- (b)Uttar Pradesh
- (c)Bihar
- (d)Rajasthan
Answer(a) Madhya Pradesh — he served as its Chief Minister after independence.
practice — not a real PYQ
Along with Seth Govind Das, Dwarka Prasad Mishra co-founded which nationalist Hindi newspaper in 1929?
- (a)Lokmat
- (b)Kesari
- (c)Hindustan
- (d)Aaj
Answer(a) Lokmat — the nationalist Hindi paper the two co-founded and Mishra edited.