Who among the following published first newspaper in India ?

Question 1

Who among the following published first newspaper in India ?
1. James Augustus Hickey
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord William Bentinck
4. Sir Thomas Munro

Question 2

Correct Answer - Option 1 : James Augustus Hickey

The correct answer is James Augustus Hickey.

Hickey's Bengal Gazette was a weekly English newspaper published from Calcutta, India by the Irishman James Augustus Hickey.
- It was the first newspaper of the sub-continent and was started in 1780.
- It was an inspiration for the Indians to launch a newspaper of their own.
Hence, option 1 is correct.

S.no	Newspaper Name	Founder
1	Kesari	B.G.Tilak
2	Vande Mataram	Aurobindo Ghosh
3	Rast Goftar (First newspaper in Gujarati)	Dadabhai Naoroji
4	Yugantar	Bhupendra Nath Datta and Barinder Kumar Ghosh

Anuragk · Answer 1 · 2022-03-02T17:20:48+0000

Correct Answer - Option 1 : James Augustus Hickey

The correct answer is James Augustus Hickey.

Hickey's Bengal Gazette was a weekly English newspaper published from Calcutta, India by the Irishman James Augustus Hickey.
- It was the first newspaper of the sub-continent and was started in 1780.
- It was an inspiration for the Indians to launch a newspaper of their own.
Hence, option 1 is correct.

S.no	Newspaper Name	Founder
1	Kesari	B.G.Tilak
2	Vande Mataram	Aurobindo Ghosh
3	Rast Goftar (First newspaper in Gujarati)	Dadabhai Naoroji
4	Yugantar	Bhupendra Nath Datta and Barinder Kumar Ghosh

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