Who started the first english newspaper in india?

Correct answer: B. James Augustus Hicky

  • A. Raja Rammohan Roy
  • B. James Augustus Hicky
  • C. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
  • 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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