The first newspaper in India, ‘Bengal Gazette’, was started in 1780 by ................... .

Q.1 (A)(2) The first newspaper in India, ‘Bengal Gazette’, was started in 1780 by ................... .

A. Balshastri Jambhekar

B. James Augustus Hickey

C. Raja Rammohan Roy

D. Bhau Mahajan

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Answer: B. James Augustus Hickey

Answer: (B) James Augustus Hickey

James Augustus Hickey, an Englishman, started the ‘Bengal Gazette’ in Kolkata in 1780; it was the first newspaper published in India. Balshastri Jambhekar started ‘Darpan’ (1832), the first Marathi newspaper, and Bhau Mahajan started ‘Prabhakar’.

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