Chapter: Mass Media and History· History

The first English newspaper in India was started by ..................... .

Q.1 (A)(2) The first English newspaper in India was started by ..................... .

A. James Augustus Hickey

B. Sir John Marshall

C. Allen Hume

D. Balashastri Jambhekar

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Answer: (A) James Augustus Hickey

James Augustus Hickey started ‘The Bengal Gazette’ in Kolkata in 1780, the first English newspaper in India. Balshastri Jambhekar started ‘Darpan’, the first Marathi newspaper, in 1832.

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