Who started the first english newspaper in india?
Correct answer: C. James Augustus Hicky
- A. Raja Rammohan Roy
- B. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
- C. James Augustus Hicky
- D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Explanation
James Augustus Hicky launched Hicky's Bengal Gazette in 1780, generally regarded as India's first English newspaper. Raja Rammohan Roy was a later newspaper pioneer, while the other two belonged to the Muslim political press of a much later period.
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